State Conference Archive
Records from past state conferences
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2019 VTA State Conference
Thursday 15 and Friday 16 August 2019. The theme of this year's conference was TAFE: Delivering on the Public Mission. pdf Program (1.78 MB)
Principal sponsor
Gold sponsors
Silver sponsors
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2018 VTA State Conference
Presentations
TAFE Working with Industry Symposium - The presentations are being reproduced into an A5 booklet (which will also be available as a PDF). Conference delegates will be advised when booklet is available late September/early October.
State Conference -
Presentations will be uploaded as soon as they become available.
pdf Enhancing the standing and status of VET (561 KB) (Professor Stephen Billett)
pdf Participation and success in VET (1.07 MB) (Professor Stephen Lamb)
Program
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2017 VTA State Conference
Presentations
pdf Keynote Address: VET in tertiary education across Europe - state of the art, discussions and challenges (1.79 MB)
Ute Hippach-Schneider, Senior Researcher, BIBB, Germany
Panel: TAFE at the heart of community prosperity
pdf Mark Fidge, CEO South West TAFE (4.11 MB)
Future of Work
Jan Owen, CEO Foundation for Young AustraliansProgram
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2016 VTA State Conference
In an environment of ever increasing change and market complexity, the ability for businesses and the workforce to evolve will be a precious differentiator between competitors. Innovation will be critical for success in local, national and international markets.
Victoria’s public VET providers are the foundation for the state’s workforce development needs. As the economy and our communities transition to meet these challenges of evolution, TAFEs are likewise repositioning what and how we service Victoria to maintain our role as an enabler for the state’s economic and social reform.
To foster innovation, we need to ourselves be innovative. The products and services we offer now must meet the needs of a future beyond the horizon, and must leverage our considerable strengths. The collaborative relationships our public VET providers have with all the key stakeholders: industry; government; businesses; our communities; citizens; and each other are critical for success.
The 2016 VTA State Conference program brings together an exciting list of local and international speakers to engage the might of Victoria’s public VET sector leaders in the challenge to collaborate and innovate, and realise the future now!
Conference program
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PresentationsWelcome Address
pdf Welcome Address (256 KB)
Gill Callister
Secretary
Department of Education and TrainingKeynote Address
Dr Robert Luke
Vice President of Research and InnovationGeorge Brown College Toronto, Canada
NB - the book Dr Luke referenced during his presentation is The Entrepreneurial State debunking public vs. private sector myths by Mariana Mazzucato
Speaker
pdf Understanding young students heading your way (3.15 MB)
Peter Hutton
Principal, Templestowe CollegeSpeaker
pdf Drivers for change in VET (1.70 MB)
Leonie Walsh
Former Lead Scientist, Victorian GovernmentPanel Fostering Innovation
How to create an environment where innovation happens
pdf Innovate, Incubate, Accelerate (1.75 MB)
Vivian Vo
Program Manager, Melbourne Innovation Centrepdf A capacity for risk management not reckless speculation (97 KB)
Dr Marcus Powe
Entrepreneur in Residence, RMIT UniversityKeynote Address
Dr Margaret Leonard
Manager
Research and Knowledge Transfer Ara Institute of Canterbury
Christchurch, New ZealandSpeaker
pdf Dealing with disruption in the VET sector (3.23 MB)
David Platt
Co-author of Disrupted Strategy for Exponential Change
For more information and to take the Disruption Readiness Test, please go to resilientfutures.com/services/disruption-readiness-testing and click on the DRT icon.
With thanks to our sponsors
Principal sponsor: Department of Education and Training
Silver sponsors: VicSuper, Lander & Rogers, LH Martin Institute
Bronze sponsors: VDC, Worner Consulting, PwC, TechnologyOne
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2015 VTA State Conference
Victorian public providers – having endured a period of massive transformational change – have a vital role to play in leading and supporting Victoria’s transformational challenge. VTA members are uniquely positioned to support the new government’s social and economic agenda: providing young people with pathways to meaningful careers in dynamic new industries; up-skilling and cross-skilling existing workers to enable them to transition successfully; and partnering with industries, employers and communities through the transformational process.Victoria’s economy is undergoing the fastest rate of structural adjustment in Australia. To make a successful transition, businesses and their personnel will need to understand the capability requirements of the new landscape. Likewise, they will need to assess their own capabilities, promote their strengths and identify and address the gaps.The Victorian TAFE Association’s 2015 State Conference, Leading Transformational Change, is a timely consideration of the changing role of the Victorian public VET sector provider, where we have come from and where we are headed.
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Presentations
pdfDinner Speaker
Disruption & Transformation (100 KB)Kim Williams AM,
former Chief Executive, News Corp Australia and FOXTEL.pdf
Keynote Address
Back to the Future: Changing colleges, Changing lives (3.85 MB)Dr David Collins CBE
Further Education Commissioner
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, UK GovernmentSpeaker
pdf Chisholm case study (323 KB)
Maria Peters
CEO, Chisholm InstituteWorkshops
pdf Strategies for Change - How to move the mountain (2.94 MB)
Dr David Collins CBE
Further Education Commissioner
Department for Business,
Innovation and Skills, UK Governmentpdf Lean principles in educational delivery (1.16 MB)
Ray Griffiths
Midweek ConsultingNote Ray Griffiths' workshop was cancelled, but his presentation has been made available.
Panel: The Student Experience
pdf A student centric approach (348 KB)
Frances Coppolillo
Deputy CEO & Head of Programs
Melbourne Polytechnicpdf A case management apporach to student success (622 KB)
Tracey Forbes
Director Education
Sunraysia Institute of TAFESpeaker
pdf Taking international TAFE to a whole new level (1.52 MB)
Hon. Phil Honeywood
CEO
International Education Association of Australiadocument TAFE Queensland transformational change (53.10 MB)
Warren Tapp
Chair
TAFE Chairs' AustraliaPanel
Changing Provider Landscape
pdf State of the Nation (2.75 MB)
Rod Camm
CEO, Australian Council for Private Education & TrainingSponsors
Principal: Department of Education and Training
Gold: VicSuper, Slade Group
Silver: TAFE Directors Australia, TechnologyOne
Bronze: Lander & Rogers, VDC, LH Martin Institute -
2014 VTA State Conference
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Sponsors
VicSuper, VDC, Slade Group, TDA, Lander & Rogers
Presentations
Welcome Address
The Hon. Nick Wakeling MLA,
Minister for Higher Education and SkillsWoman Trade Apprentices
document Strategies for Attracting Women Trade Apprentices (5 MB)
Fiona Lawrie
Owner / Founder Fanelle Apprentice and Tradeswoman NetworkWorkshop 1 Governance Reputational Risk
pdf Reputational Risk (463 KB)
Tim Janes,
Director,
Fulcrum Risk Servicesdocument Summary of Key Points (7 KB)
Sponsored by Governance Institute of Australia
Workshop 2 Partnerships and Pathways
pdf Are qualifications supply chains an answer to disruptive change? (156 KB)
Prof. Anne Jones
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Students),
Victoria Universitydocument Summary of key points (18 KB)
Workshop 3 International Development
pdf The Current State of Play (849 KB)
Julian Hill
Executive Director International Education
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Director International Education, DSDBI -
2013 Victorian TAFE Governance & Regulation Forum
In place of the VTA State Conference in 2013, the VTA held a Victorian TAFE Governance & Regulation Forum.
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Sponsors
VicSuper, Slade Partners, VDC, TDA, Lander & Rogers, Echo 360
Forum Presentations
pdf Compliance and Regulatory Issues of Importance to TAFE Boards (408 KB)
Chris Robinson
Chief Commissioner & CEO
ASQApdf VECCI 2013 Summit Outcomes and Policies for 2014 (888 KB)
Andrew Rimington
Senior Manager Employment
Education & Training
VECCIpdf Key Elements of Good Public Sector Governance in Victoria (1.26 MB)
Tony Nippard
Executive Director - Knowledge
Management & Governance
SSApdf The Role of the Board Secretary in Corporate Governance (264 KB)
Russell Barnier
Solicitor and Governance Consultant
BendigoThe Role of the Director of Public Sector Entities
Paul Geyer
State Manager Victoria, AICDpdf Regulation and Quality, TEQSA Requirements and Expectations (718 KB)
Professor Anne Jones
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic & Students)
Victoria Universitypdf The VRQA - The Current Scene, What's Different? (946 KB)
Tim Smith
Chair
VRQARole of the National Skills Standards Council
Phil Clarke
General Manager
Office of the NSSC -
2012 VTA State Conference
TAFE Leading Skills Enrichment
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Conference presentations
Welcome Address
pdf Refocusing VET in Victoria (456 KB)
Kym Peake
Deputy Secretary
Higher Education and Skills Group
Department of Education & Early Childhood DevelopmentKeynote Speaker
pdf TAFE Victoria, Economic Outlook (669 KB)
Chris Richardson
Partner
Deloitte Access EconomicsPanel
Skills Reform and Tertiary Interface
pdf Skills Reform in South Australia (77 KB)
Elaine Bensted
Chief Executive
TAFE SApdf Skills Reform and Tertiary Interface (390 KB)
Dr Leesa Wheelahan
Associate Professor
LH Martin Institute, University of Melbournepdf Skills Reform in Queensland (250 KB)
Deb Daly
Deputy Director-General
Training and Tertiary Education QueenslandPanel
Operating in a Commercial Environment
pdf Operating in a Commercial Environment (783 KB)
David Willersdorf
Board Chair
Chisholm Institute & Group General Manager / Director / Company Secretary
Grenda Corporation Pty Ltdpdf A Lean Journey at Kangan Institute (1.24 MB)
Michael Brown
Board Chair
Kangan Institute
Wagon & Fleet Manager
Pacific NationalPanel
Competition / Gaining Competitive Edge
pdf Competition / Gaining Competitive Edge (902 KB)
James Kelly
Managing Director
Lifestyle Communities Ltd -
2011 VTA State Conference
Gaining the Edge Outcomes Equity & Innovation
More Information
pdf VTA State Conference 2011 Program (2.94 MB)
Presentations
Transcripts produced by ai media
document Welcome Address
(1.59 MB) pdf Transcript (65 KB)Kym Peake
Deputy Secretary
Skills Victoriapdf Keynote: Education for Innovation - and for an Innovation Culture (3.11 MB)
pdf Transcript (50 KB)Professor Mary O'Kane
Mary O'Kane & Associatespdf Keynote: Board Innovation & Outcomes in a Commercial & Competitive Environment
(68 KB) pdf Transcript (383 KB)Deanne Weir
Group Director - Corporate Development
AustarWorkshops
pdf Brokering Pathways to Employment: Newly Arrived Refugees and Migrants (3.37 MB)
Catherine Scarth
General Manager Community and Policy,
AMESLuke Treadwell
Employment Pathways Manager
AMESSally Hearn
VET Pathways Manager
AMESMargot Hennessy
Coordinator AMES Youth Programs
AMESdocument Sharing Stories Across Hemispheres (1009 KB)
Fiona Knowles
Manager Development and Learning (School for Sustainable Futures)
Swinburne University of Technologypdf ACE Sector in Australia (2.12 MB)
Sally Thompson
CEO
Adult Learning Australiapdf Working in Partnerships to Innovate (10.98 MB)
Maria Peters
CEO
Chisholm InstituteMalcolm Macpherson
Director - Centre for Sustainable Technology
Chisholm InstituteCarl van Loon
Director/Sales
PowerplantsIndustry Perspectives Panel
Aaron Young
HR Manager Power & Industry Division
Silcar
