TAFE International EngagementPeter Holden

Director, International Engagement

Federal Department of Education 2015 Counsellors Conference16 March 2015

October 2014

National leadership for TAFE through:

• Advocacy

• Policy development

• Members Services Research and publications Tuition Assurance Scheme National Scholarships Foundation

• International engagement

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TAFE Institutes in Australia

Qualification scope

TAFE delivers VET qualifications from Certificate 1 to Advanced Diploma to over 1.2m students each year

20 of our institutes offer Higher Education Bachelor and Masters degrees with 5,000 enrolments in 2014

International engagementFormal agreements and associations: American Association of Community Colleges Association of Community Colleges Canada Association of Colleges (UK) Chile Ministry of Education China Education Association for International Exchange Commonwealth Secretariat, UK Commonwealth Association of Polytechnics in Africa Community College Baccalaureate Association India Ministry of Human Resource Development & Ministry of Labour and Employment Indonesian Ministry of Education & Culture and Ministry of Manpower &Transmigration InterAmerican Development Bank (Habilidades para la Productividad) Kasipkor Holdings, Republic of Kazakhstan Korean Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training Mixed Economy Group (UK) Mongolian Ministry of Education UNESCO UNEVOC World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics.

AsiaBound student mobility workshops

Asian Business Engagement Projects – Myanmar leadership program and

Offshore Partnership models

Australia/China Skills Centre with CIVTE

China Leadership Program (VELT)

India Vocational Mentoring Program

Indonesia Train the Trainer (with Booz Allen Hamilton)

International Green Skills network (USA, China)

Kazakhstan curriculum and teacher development

Latin American seminars & workshops (six countries)

TAFE Higher Education Network (USA, Canada, UK, China)

Taiwan consultancy services in TVET reform & teacher training.

TDA Current Projects (2014-15 )

International models of cooperation

1. Consultancies and partnerships Teacher training TVET systems Competency based training Curriculum development Industry engagement Resource development

2. Study tours High level short term (3 to 5 days) Institute & college tours (5 to 10 days) Professional development (10 to 30 days)

Models of cooperation

3. Staff and student exchange programs Short term Semester Academic year

4. Course delivery in another country - TAFE/local Institute partnerships

Stand alone provision ‘Twinning’ programs ‘Auspicing’ programs

TAFE Survey 2013 (funded by Austrade)

22 institutes – 161 offshore partnerships

NCVER data2013

Partnerships (Top 6) Offshore students

China 91 42,097

PNG 15 831

South Korea 7 862

Malaysia 4 781

Singapore 4 464

India 3 241

Indonesia 3 109

Student enrolments onshore: 20,374 (as at December 2014)Student enrolments offshore: 57,122 (as at 2013)

TAFE offshore partnerships

Thank you

For more information, please contact:

Peter HoldenDirector International Engagement TAFE Directors Australia

p.holden@tda.edu.auwww.tda.edu.au

+61 2 9217 3181 (direct office line)