MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC CAMPUSES, TRAINING CENTRES, SKILLS AND JOBS CENTRES & COURSE ADVICE CENTRE CAMPUSES TRAINING CENTRES Collingwood Ararat Training Centre 20 Otter Street Grano Street Collingwood VIC 3066 Ararat VIC 3377 Epping Growling Frog Vineyard Corner Cooper Street and Dalton Road 1910 Donnybrook Road Epping VIC 3076 Yan Yean VIC 3755 Fairfield Northern AMEP Centre Yarra Bend Road Corner Belfast and Blair Streets Fairfield VIC 3078 Broadmeadows VIC 3047 Greensborough Northern Lodge, Eden Park 61 Civic Drive Glen Robin Court MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC Greensborough VIC 3088 Eden Park VIC 3757 Heidelberg Northern Lodge, Yan Yean Corner Waterdale Road and Bell Street 2005 Plenty Road Heidelberg West VIC 3081 Yan Yean VIC 3755 Prahran 144 High Street Prahran VIC 3181 Preston 77 St Georges Road Preston VIC 3072 INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL Fuzhou Melbourne Polytechnic Campus 199 Xi Yuan Gong Road Shangjie District, Minhou County, Fuzhou Fujian Province, China Annual Report SKILLS AND JOBS CENTRES Melbourne Polytechnic @ Northland Shopping Centre 2-50 Murray Road Preston VIC 3072 2019 Melbourne Polytechnic @ Westfield Plenty Valley 415 McDonalds Road Mill Park VIC 3082 COURSE ADVICE CENTRE Melbourne Polytechnic @ Westfield Doncaster 619 Doncaster Road (Cnr Williamsons Road) Doncaster VIC 3108 www.melbournepolytechnic.edu.au ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CULTURE Cultural inclusiveness is one of our guiding principles at Melbourne Polytechnic. On behalf of our staff and students we acknowledge the first educational practices that occurred on this land for thousands of years. They are the traditional learnings and teachings of the Wurundjeri people. i MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC ANNUAL REPORT 2019 CONTACT US FOLLOW US ON Melbourne Polytechnic https://twitter.com/melbpoly Locked Bag 5 https://www.facebook.com/MelbournePolytechnic Preston VIC 3072 AUSTRALIA https://www.instagram.com/melbpoly/ +61 3 9269 1200 [email protected] www.melbournepolytechnic.edu.au Left: The Hon Gayle Tierney MP, Minister for Training and Skills and the Minister for Higher Education, and Vicki Ward MP, Member for Eltham, visited our Greensborough, Preston, and Fairfield campuses to make announcements about the Victorian Government’s Free TAFE for Priority Courses initiative. L-R: Vicki Ward MP, Member for Eltham; the Hon Gayle Tierney MP, Minister for Training and Skills and Minister for Higher Education; Frances Coppolillo, Melbourne Polytechnic Chief Executive; and Health and Community Services students. Left: Melbourne Polytechnic students and staff visited Fuzhou Melbourne Polytechnic (FMP), China, to welcome 730 new Chinese students who enrolled in FMP programs and to promote TAFE Victoria. Left: Former Senator the Hon Doug Cameron, Shadow Minister for Skills, TAFE and Apprenticeships, and Ged Kearney MP, Shadow Assistant Minister for Skills, visited the Melbourne Polytechnic Preston campus to open our new Building Information Modelling (BIM) laboratory. L-R: Greg Madigan, Executive Director of Marketing, Industry and International Partnerships (to October 2019), Melbourne Polytechnic; the Hon Doug Cameron, Shadow Minister for Skills, TAFE and Apprenticeships; Ged Kearney MP, Shadow Assistant Minister for Skills; Frances Coppolillo, Chief Executive, Melbourne Polytechnic; and Building Design students. Left: Bronwyn Halfpenny MP, Member for Thomastown, visited our Preston and Epping campuses to promote the Parliament Exhibition 2019 Youth Contributions to Thomastown Electorate. L-R: Darcy Ridgway, Melbourne Polytechnic Visual Arts student; Bronwyn Halfpenny MP, Member for Thomastown; Con Emmanuelle, Leading Teacher Visual Arts, Melbourne Polytechnic; Helen Jolly, Program Leader Visual Arts, Melbourne Polytechnic. 2 Melbourne Polytechnic Annual Report 2019 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 4 BOARD CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT 4 MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE 5 OVERVIEW OF THE MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC STRATEGIC PLAN 2019-2023 6 REPORT OF OPERATIONS 7 2019: THE YEAR IN REVIEW 7 STAFF AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS 8 ORGANISATIONAL RESTRUCTURE 10 2019 REVIEW OF FUNCTIONAL GROUPS 11 ACADEMIC OPERATIONS 11 STUDENT PROFILE – AKOLDA BIL 14 CURRICULUM INNOVATION AND TEACHING EXCELLENCE 15 PEOPLE, CULTURE AND CORPORATE SERVICES 17 STRATEGY, PERFORMANCE AND GOVERNANCE 19 STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS 20 STUDENT PROFILE – SOPHIN DAHAL 22 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE 23 SUMMARY OF OPERATING RESULTS AND FINANCIAL POSITION 26 GOVERNANCE 27 BOARD AND COMMITTEES 27 MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC SENIOR MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AT 31 DECEMBER 2019 31 MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC OBJECTIVES, FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES 32 WORKFORCE DATA 33 COMPLIANCE WITH LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS 35 MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE ATTESTATION STATEMENT 37 COVID-19 IMPACT STATEMENT 37 2019 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 39 DECLARATION 40 AUDITOR-GENERAL’S INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT 41 PERFORMANCE 74 AUDIT REPORT ON PERFORMANCE STATEMENT 74 2019 PERFORMANCE STATEMENT DECLARATION 76 2019 PERFORMANCE STATEMENT 76 CONSULTANCIES 77 ADVERTISING 77 SUMMARY OF MAJOR COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES 77 COMPULSORY NON-ACADEMIC FEES AND CHARGES STATEMENT 2019 78 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 79 DISCLOSURE INDEX 80 STUDENT AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS 83 Melbourne Polytechnic Annual Report 2019 3 INTRODUCTION BOARD CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT I am pleased to present Melbourne Polytechnic’s 2019 Annual On behalf of the Board, I extend sincere thanks to all members Report. Prepared for our stakeholders, this report provides a of the Melbourne Polytechnic Board, our Chief Executive, summary of our achievements and financial results for 2019. Frances Coppolillo, and the Executive Leadership Team for their invaluable contributions. I would also like to thank the outgoing The Melbourne Polytechnic Strategic Plan 2019-2023 outlines Board members for their dedication and thank the former Chair, a clear direction towards realising our vision: Developing the Jim Pasinis. I acknowledge and thank the Hon Gayle Tierney capabilities of students and industry to thrive in a rapidly MP, the Minister for Training and Skills and the Minister for changing world. A key platform of the Strategic Plan is to Higher Education, her staff and the Department of Education ensure the Institute’s financial sustainability. To achieve this, we and Training for their ongoing support and assistance during a are focused on reducing our reliance on grant funding while challenging, yet rewarding year for Melbourne Polytechnic. achieving a level of financial performance that enables us to make strategic, long-term investment decisions. I would also like to thank our staff, who demonstrate genuine commitment to our students, our values and our strategic Melbourne Polytechnic recorded many successes in 2019 and we directions. believe they demonstrate our ongoing commitment to putting students at the centre of everything we do, and the value we I am confident that with strong governance and our clear vision, place on genuine engagement and partnerships with employers, Melbourne Polytechnic will continue to rise to challenges and industry and our communities. opportunities and provide high-quality education that meets the needs of our students, partners, industry and community. In 2019, we maintained over 37,000 course enrolments. International student enrolments increased by 23 per cent during the year, and 2,150 international students from 70 countries joined us at our Melbourne campuses. Enrolments at the Fuzhou Melbourne Polytechnic Campus in China more than doubled in 2019 and we continued to offer quality programs in China, Hong Kong, Korea and Indonesia through our global partnerships. Helen Clarke Board Chairperson Relationships with industry and community were strengthened Melbourne Polytechnic throughout the year. The Banyule Nillumbik and Whittlesea Date: 24 February 2020 Tech schools embedded productive and sustainable Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) programs into our I confirm that this Report of Operations was prepared in communities through partnerships with 34 local secondary accordance with the requirements of the relevant Financial schools. We also welcomed nine new partners to our Inner North Reporting Directions. Eastern Melbourne Education Precinct in Collingwood. Student, staff and Institute successes were acknowledged with a vast array of awards (see pages 8-9 and pages 83-86). Melbourne Polytechnic was an Australian International Training Provider of the Year and Victorian Inclusive Training Provider of the Year Training Awards finalist in 2019, and our expertise Helen Clarke in horticultural training was recognised at the Melbourne Board Chairperson International Flower and Garden Show. Melbourne Polytechnic Date: 24 February 2020 4 Melbourne Polytechnic Annual Report 2019 MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE Throughout 2019, we worked consistently towards realising our responsibility for curriculum development and the quality vision to develop the capabilities of students and industry to of our training and education. Together with strategies to thrive in our rapidly changing world. enhance professional teaching practice we believe this will lead to improved student experience, learning and vocational We remain deeply connected to the communities we serve, outcomes. Twenty Melbourne Polytechnic staff participated in and provide support to new arrivals, both migrants and those our leadership development program in 2019, which culminated entering Victoria on humanitarian grounds, through our in a range of improvement