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State Conference Archive

Records from past state conferences

  • 2019 VTA State Conference

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    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

    TAFE VIC EDU STATE LOGO PMS 631

    Gold sponsors

    VicSuper
    PwC
    KPMG
    VDC

    Silver sponsors

    AEN
    Landers And Rogers
    Loop
    TDA Logo RGB
    Learning Vault
    JobReady 2019 Logo

     

     

     

  • 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. 

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    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)

     

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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 Australians

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  • 2016 VTA State Conference

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    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!

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    Presentations

    Welcome Address

    pdf Welcome Address (256 KB)
    Gill Callister
    Secretary
    Department of Education and Training

    Keynote Address

    pdf Start Up, Scale Up and Stay Up: the Canadian experience of Applied Research in Colleges (2.89 MB)

    Dr Robert Luke
    Vice President of Research and Innovation

    George 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 College

    Speaker

    pdf Drivers for change in VET (1.70 MB)

    Leonie Walsh
    Former Lead Scientist, Victorian Government

    Panel Fostering Innovation

    How to create an environment where innovation happens

    pdf Innovate, Incubate, Accelerate (1.75 MB)

    Vivian Vo
    Program Manager, Melbourne Innovation Centre

    pdf A capacity for risk management not reckless speculation (97 KB)

    Dr Marcus Powe
    Entrepreneur in Residence, RMIT University

    Keynote Address

    pdf VET staff and students as drivers and creators of innovative solutions for industry and our community (1.50 MB)

    Dr Margaret Leonard
    Manager
    Research and Knowledge Transfer Ara Institute of Canterbury
    Christchurch, New Zealand

    Speaker

    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

  • 2015 VTA State Conference

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    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

    pdf

    Dinner Speaker

    Disruption & Transformation (100 KB)

    Kim Williams AM,
    former Chief Executive, News Corp Australia and FOXTEL.

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    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 Government

    Speaker

    pdf Chisholm case study (323 KB)

    Maria Peters
    CEO, Chisholm Institute

    Workshops

    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 Government

    pdf Lean principles in educational delivery (1.16 MB)

    Ray Griffiths
    Midweek Consulting

    Note 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 Polytechnic

    pdf A case management apporach to student success (622 KB)

    Tracey Forbes
    Director Education
    Sunraysia Institute of TAFE

    Speaker

    pdf Taking international TAFE to a whole new level (1.52 MB)

    Hon. Phil Honeywood
    CEO
    International Education Association of Australia

    document TAFE Queensland  transformational change (53.10 MB)

    Warren Tapp
    Chair
    TAFE Chairs' Australia

    Panel

    Changing Provider Landscape

    pdf State of the Nation (2.75 MB)

    Rod Camm
    CEO, Australian Council for Private Education & Training

    Sponsors

    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

    pdf Welcome Address (262 KB)

    The Hon. Nick Wakeling MLA,
    Minister for Higher Education and Skills

    Woman Trade Apprentices

    document Strategies for Attracting Women Trade Apprentices (5 MB)

    Fiona Lawrie
    Owner / Founder Fanelle Apprentice and Tradeswoman Network

    Workshop 1 Governance Reputational Risk

    pdf Reputational Risk (463 KB)

    Tim Janes,
    Director,
    Fulcrum Risk Services

    document 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 University

    document Summary of key points (18 KB)

    Workshop 3 International Development

    pdf The Current State of Play (849 KB)

    Julian Hill
    Executive Director International Education
    and Rebecca Hall
    Director International Education, DSDBI

    document Summary of Key Points (7 KB)

     

  • 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
    ASQA

    pdf VECCI 2013 Summit Outcomes and Policies for 2014 (888 KB)

    Andrew Rimington
    Senior Manager Employment
    Education & Training
    VECCI

    pdf Key Elements of Good Public Sector Governance in Victoria (1.26 MB)

    Tony Nippard
    Executive Director - Knowledge
    Management & Governance
    SSA

    pdf The Role of the Board Secretary in Corporate Governance (264 KB)

    Russell Barnier
    Solicitor and Governance Consultant
    Bendigo

    The Role of the Director of Public Sector Entities

    Paul Geyer
    State Manager Victoria, AICD

    pdf Regulation and Quality, TEQSA Requirements and Expectations (718 KB)

    Professor Anne Jones
    Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic & Students)
    Victoria University

    pdf The VRQA - The Current Scene, What's Different? (946 KB)

    Tim Smith
    Chair
    VRQA

    Role 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 Development

    Keynote Speaker

    pdf TAFE Victoria, Economic Outlook (669 KB)

    Chris Richardson
    Partner
    Deloitte Access Economics

    Panel

    Skills Reform and Tertiary Interface

    pdf Skills Reform in South Australia (77 KB)

    Elaine Bensted
    Chief Executive
    TAFE SA

    pdf Skills Reform and Tertiary Interface (390 KB)

    Dr Leesa Wheelahan
    Associate Professor
    LH Martin Institute, University of Melbourne

    pdf Skills Reform in Queensland (250 KB)

    Deb Daly
    Deputy Director-General
    Training and Tertiary Education Queensland

    Panel

    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 Ltd

    pdf A Lean Journey at Kangan Institute (1.24 MB)

    Michael Brown
    Board Chair
    Kangan Institute
    Wagon & Fleet Manager
    Pacific National

    Panel

    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 Victoria

    pdf Keynote: Education for Innovation - and for an Innovation Culture (3.11 MB)
    pdf Transcript (50 KB)

    Professor Mary O'Kane
    Mary O'Kane & Associates

    pdf Keynote: Board Innovation & Outcomes in a Commercial & Competitive Environment
    (68 KB)
    pdf Transcript (383 KB)

    Deanne Weir
    Group Director - Corporate Development
    Austar

    Workshops

    pdf Brokering Pathways to Employment: Newly Arrived Refugees and Migrants (3.37 MB)

    Catherine Scarth
    General Manager Community and Policy,
    AMES

    Luke Treadwell
    Employment Pathways Manager
    AMES

    Sally Hearn
    VET Pathways Manager
    AMES

    Margot Hennessy
    Coordinator AMES Youth Programs
    AMES

    document Sharing Stories Across Hemispheres (1009 KB)

    Fiona Knowles
    Manager Development and Learning (School for Sustainable Futures)
    Swinburne University of Technology

    pdf ACE Sector in Australia (2.12 MB)

    Sally Thompson
    CEO
    Adult Learning Australia

    pdf Working in Partnerships to Innovate (10.98 MB)

    Maria Peters
    CEO
    Chisholm Institute

    Malcolm Macpherson
    Director - Centre for Sustainable Technology
    Chisholm Institute

    Carl van Loon
    Director/Sales
    Powerplants

    Industry Perspectives Panel

    document Silcar and Tertiary Education in the Latrobe Valley (in partnership with Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE) (182 KB)

    Aaron Young
    HR Manager Power & Industry Division
    Silcar

     

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