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Realising Opportunities through Collaboration: Addressing systemic problems facing regional TAFEs.

Andrea Radley E-learning Developer, South West TAFE

Nicole Broe Director Food & Fibre Centre of Excellence, Bendigo Kangan Institute

Andrew Williamson Executive Director, Victorian TAFE Association

WFCP World Congress

Tuesday 9 October 2018

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Victorian TAFE NetworkThe Victorian TAFE Network

The Victorian TAFE Model

State / Territory Number of TAFEs

New South Wales 1

ACT 1

Queensland 6

South Australia 1

Northern Territory 1

ACT 1

Western Australia 5

Tasmania 1

Victoria 12+4

The Victorian TAFE Model

The footprint of more localised TAFE is consistent

and aligned with other important institutions such

as local government and Regional Development

Australia Committees, thereby facilitating

collaboration on social and economic

development.

The number of TAFEs and dual sectors means that

the experience and skill set of CEOs and Chairs is

more diverse, which is an important mechanism for

divergent and innovative strategic thinking.

A number of the TAFEs and dual sector institutions

have high profile industry specialisations, and long

standing relationships with industry sectors.

Public VET Provision in Victoria

History – current state

• First Mechanic’s Institute in Melbourne in 1840

• Rapid expansion in regional Victoria to support skills and culture – GOLD

• Governance of TAFE colleges cycled through central to local control

• Links with industry and community vital

• Government recognises TAFE role in social and economic reform

• 2012 – transition to a contestable VET market

Victoria’s Current VET Policy Platform

“TAFEs will be at the centre of the new training system,

with a distinct role expanded for excellence and quality”

1.A benchmark for quality and a trusted advisor to Government

2.Centres of excellence partnering with industry to ensure productivity,

innovation and skills

3.Pivotal in regional communities through links with local businesses

4.Leaders in international education in partnership with Government

5.Providing more than just training by offering a campus experience

and essential services that help disadvantaged learners

Ministerial Statement of Expectations

Minister for Training & Skills 2018

Strengthen collaboration and sharing of expertise across the TAFE network

to drive service improvements, ensuring all Victorians have access to the

same level of high quality training and services, regardless of their

location, background, or circumstance…

Regional Collaboration

Thin markets for students, thin markets for staff

Economies of Scale

Geography

Shared systems and services

Regional Food & Fibre Collaboration

Who?

Regional Food & Fibre Collaboration

Why?

Regional Collaboration

Support Industry Growth

Share Quality

Courseware

Lift perception

of VET

Support effective &

efficient relationships

Improve Learner

Experience

Focus on New and Emerging

Trends

Stronger as ONE

Regional Food & Fibre Collaboration

When?

November 2015: Initial

Meeting

March 2016:

Terms of Reference, Vision and

Mission statements

July 2016: BKI food and fibre centre

business case

October 2017:

qualifications and units for development

agreed

February 2018: Centre of Excellence

Complete

March 2018: MOU

Deliverables

May 2018: Joint RSTF application

August 2018: Initial

Development Unit

Complete

Regional Food & Fibre Collaboration

Critical Factors

Regional Food and Fibre Collaboration Delivery Model

Creation of a “one stop shop”

Reduced duplication of

resource development

Improved industry

confidence in the training system

Improved access to education for regional national and international students/groups

Efficient and effective service

provision

Improved productivity and profitability of

key stakeholders

Better skilled graduates

Diverse support base

Strong positive community

awareness and acceptance

Regional Food & Fibre Collaboration

Benefits

INDUSTRY STUDENTS

COMMUNITY REGIONAL TAFES

SUCCESS IS…

KEY SUCCESES TO DATE

1. MOU Signed to Dec 2020

2. Joint Funding Application Production Horticulture

3. Decisions on the Next Collaboration projects

4. Working closely with the RTA

Regional Food & Fibre Collaboration

Collaboration is Everywhere

Regional Food & Fibre Collaboration

Collaboration is Everywhere

Critical Very Important

Somewhat Important Not Important

Don't Know

TRENDS

1. Personalisation 2. Globalisation3. Distance Learning4. More eLearning Platforms5. No physical campus6. Project focused7. Teacher as a guide/ facilitator8. Social and Emotional Skills9. Flexibility

Regional Food & Fibre Collaboration

Future for Education

VIRTUAL

Regional TAFE Alliance

Project Drivers

• Consistent content and assessment

supported by a digital collaborative

hub

• Re-dress the inequity created by

thin markets

• The wicked question of industry

engagement in curriculum

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Regional TAFE Alliance

Project Outputs

• Agreed quality framework

• Greater industry engagement

and support

• Regional TAFEs regain a reputation

as leaders in eLearning

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Regional TAFE Alliance

Economy of Scale

Metro TAFE - 460 Full-time TeachersRegional TAFE - 170 Full-time Teachers

Metro TAFE -10 million student contact hoursRegional -3 million student contact hours

Metro TAFE - $270,000 per full time teacherRegional TAFE - $150,000 per full time teacher.

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Regional TAFE Alliance

Not just another eLearning project

• Strategic partnership framework

• Professional development fordevelopers and teachers

• Project management methodology

• Capability building

• Change management

• New models of rapid evaluation and rapid development

Regional TAFE Alliance

Developing the quality framework

eLearning Developer,

Glenn Kelly from the Gordon in Geelong.

https://youtu.be/oHgPI1ZQqk0

Building capability for a sustainable future

• within the eLearning development team

• within the individual TAFEs and

• amongst teaching disciplines across TAFEs.

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Regional TAFE

AllianceBuilding capability

in the eLearning DeveloperseLearning Developer, Julie Day

from the Federation Training in Bairnsdale.

https://youtu.be/a_eog_nQGCA

Regional TAFE AllianceBuilding capacity within

each individual TAFEs

The teachers can pick

and choose the

‘content chunks’

that best fit with

their approach and

what they already

have.

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Regional TAFE AllianceBuilding capacity amongst teaching

disciplines across TAFEs

This project is building collaboration across TAFEs as the “new normal”.

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Regional TAFE AllianceBarriers and Challenges

• Internal ICT policies can block collaboration• Availability of quiet 24/7 connected workspaces• Drawn back to previous role – if not backfilled• Filtering of the CEO message to share resources• Travel distances - time and money• Less than expected provenanced content• No state-wide (or country-wide!) view of

parallel projects

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Regional TAFE AllianceWhat we have learnt

• Informal daily virtual team meetings – weekly formal virtual team meetings

• Bi monthly face-to-face team meetings are essential • Important to establish tools for communication

and collaboration early• Sharing underpins everything we do• Regular reflection • Sustainable model• Yes – culture eats strategy for breakfast

– but not when you have 7 very hungry CEOs.

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Learning from ExperienceCollaboration across the TAFE Network

• Beyond regional

• Across state boundaries

• International commons?

Realising Opportunities through Collaboration: Addressing systemic problems facing regional TAFEs.

Andrea Radley Elearning Developer, South West TAFE

andrea.radley@swtafe.edu.au

Nicole Broe Director Food & Fibre Centre of Excellence, Bendigo Kangan Institute

nbroe@bendigotafe.edu.au

Andrew Williamson Executive Director, Victorian TAFE Association

awilliamson@vta.vic.edu.au