Leadership Forum 2 September 2011

2. Leadership Forum 2 September 2011 Alison Wood, R/Institute Director

3. Council of Australian Governments (CoAG) Communique Canberra, 19 August 2011 • All States moving to a more flexible and demand-driven training system • Greater contestability of funding for public training • Greater competition between providers

4. CoAG Communique • Key role of TAFE as public provider in a competitive market recognised and supported including • TAFE delivery of high-cost technical training • TAFE’s encouragement of disadvantaged students, and • The offering of services in regional and remote areas

5. CoAG Communique • Future reform to encourage increase in higher-level qualifications to • Improve employment resilience and productivity • Raise the standard of learning outcomes • Possibility of income contingent loans for publicly subsidised diploma and above qualifications • Pathways between sectors to be strengthened

6. CoAG Communique • Greater transparency to support informed choices by employers and students • Implementation of My Skills website to improve access to information and support informed choice • Introduction of a Unique Student Identifier • Enhanced collection and sharing of VET data to improve accountability of outcomes.

7. CoAG Communique • Reforms to continue to drive improved quality including • Newly-established regulatory arrangements • Renewed focus on VET teacher development • Introduction of stronger quality measures for VET providers

8. Tertiary Sector mergers, amalgamations • Canberra Institute of Technology and University of Canberra • Professor Denise Bradley recommended the establishment of a new dual sector institution formed by amalgamating the two institutions as of 1 January 2011 • Central Queensland University and Institute of TAFE • On 10 August 2011 the Queensland Premier announced the first dual sector institution in Queensland.

9. National Workforce Development Fund (NWDF) • Release of $558 million by Commonwealth Government to support enterprise based training and workforce development in areas of current and future skills need.

10. NWDF – Enterprise Contribution • Co-funding arrangement with participating organisations contributing as follows: • 1-99 full time equivalent workforce = 33% of total training funds • 100-199 full time equivalent = 50% • 200 and above = 66%

11. NWDF – Enterprise Contribution • Funding allocated by Industry Skills Councils (ISCs) • RTOs will be contracted by either the ISCs or participating organisation • RTOs will not be able to access funds directly

12. NWDF – Enterprise Contribution • Priority sectors for the financial year 2011/2012 are • Construction • Aged Care

13. Victorian VET Reforms Information from Kangan Institute, Victoria:

14. Victorian VET Reforms: Drivers • “Securing Jobs For Your Future” (www.skills.vic.gov.au) • Innovative economy • Ageing population • Global competitiveness • Reform VET • Increased workforce productivity • Increased workforce participation Information regarding Victorian VET Reforms from Kangan Institute, Victoria

15. Victorian VET Reforms: Agenda • Increase numbers of people in training • System to engage more effectively with industry/individuals • System more responsive to changing workforce needs • Create culture of lifelong skills development • Provide student ‘entitlement’ Information regarding Victorian VET Reforms from Kangan Institute, Victoria

16. Victorian VET Reforms: Process • $316m over 4 years/172,000 extra places • Uncap public RTO quotas • All RTOs eligible for government subsidy • Adoption of ‘private’ RTO funding allocation model - $ follow eligible students on confirmation and progress monthly in arrears (contestability) • Public RTO =‘full service’ with price differential Information regarding Victorian VET Reforms from Kangan Institute, Victoria

17. Victorian VET Reforms: Eligibility for subsidised places • Learners up to 20 years eligible for subsidised place at any level • Learners 20 years + eligible for subsidised place at sequentially higher level than their current maximum qualification level except for: • Foundation – Certs 1 & 2 - all learners eligible • Exemptions and concessions available Information regarding Victorian VET Reforms from Kangan Institute, Victoria

18. Victorian VET Reforms: Metrics • Full implementation 01/01/2011 • Second Quarter Data c/w same period 2010 • Reported (cumulative) enrolments +15% • Individual student numbers +24% • Private RTO market (student numbers) share up from 14% in 2008 to 38% now. • TAFE Market share down to 52% Information regarding Victorian VET Reforms from Kangan Institute, Victoria

19. Victorian VET Reforms: Metrics First half 2011 compared with 2010 • 4 TAFEs report enrolment growth 5%+ • 8 TAFEs report no change • 6 TAFEs report decline of 5% • Diploma level and above +28% • Certificates 3 and 4 +22% • Foundation (literacy/numeracy) +59% • 1,700 funded exemptions and 5,000 concessions granted Information regarding Victorian VET Reforms from Kangan Institute, Victoria

20. Victorian VET Reforms: Metrics Enrolments • Retail +36% • Health and Community Services +32% • Manufacturing +37% • Construction +32% • Accounting, electrical engineers, construction engineers, wood trades workers, down • Average increase in occupations declared ‘specialised’ and in ‘short supply’ +14% Information regarding Victorian VET Reforms from Kangan Institute, Victoria

21. Victorian VET Reforms: Summary* • More Victorians in training • More training at higher qualification levels • More training where skills needs • People with no/low quals engaging more • Eligibility exemptions and fee concessions are providing access to disadvantaged *source: SV Training Market Quarterly Report Information regarding Victorian VET Reforms from Kangan Institute, Victoria

22. Kangan Institute, Victoria Organisational Strategy • Accept private/enterprise RTOs are real and credible competition • Accept policy change as ‘critical friend’ • Optimise policy change to benefit stakeholders • Define and compare ‘value proposition’ • Systematic deployment • Innovate/diversity/exploit embedded IP • Learner/customer perspective • Survival of public TAFE ‘optional’ in new world?

23. A Vote of Support from the NSW Minister of Education, Adrian Piccoli

24. Extracts from Minister Piccoli’s statement in Parliament in Question Time on 25 August • NSW must have all the resources available to offer training to as many people as possible • NSW will not sit back and allow the Commonwealth simply to dictate to us what will happen in vocational education and training • We are strong supporters of TAFE, particularly in regional NSW

25. Extracts from Minister Piccoli’s statement in Parliament in Question Time on 25 August • We must make sure we keep TAFE as the public provider of training • We need to support TAFE, maintain its strength and, most importantly, maintain the quality training that TAFE provides

26. Results of the myVoice Survey Practices towards the right (higher “importance”) have a greater impact on Passion and Progress based on the data. Ideally, practices should rest in the oval where there is a good match between performance and importance. Practices in the bottom right corner are potential priorities for action. maintain promote higher lower limit prioritise lower higher Voice Project Survey Report, (c) Voice Project Pty Ltd.

27. Results of the myVoice Survey – four strategic areas for improvement: • Career Opportunities • Involvement • Recruitment and Selection • Senior Leadership lower higher Voice Project Survey Report, (c) Voice Project Pty Ltd.

28. myVoice Survey – strategic areas for improvement: • Career Opportunities • Enough time and effort is spent on career planning • I am given opportunities to develop skills needed for career planning • There are enough opportunities for my career to progress in Sydney Institute lower higher Voice Project Survey Report, (c) Voice Project Pty Ltd.

29. myVoice Survey – strategic areas for improvement: • Involvement • I have input into everyday decision-making in Sydney Institute • I am encouraged to give feedback about things that concern me • I am consulted before decisions that affect me are made lower higher Voice Project Survey Report, (c) Voice Project Pty Ltd.

30. myVoice Survey – strategic areas for improvement: • Recruitment and Selection • Sydney Institute is good at selecting the right people for the right jobs • Managers in Sydney Institute know the benefits of employing the right people • Managers in Sydney Institute are clear about the type of people we need to employ lower higher Voice Project Survey Report, (c) Voice Project Pty Ltd.

31. myVoice Survey – strategic areas for improvement: • Senior Leadership • I have confidence in the ability of senior management • Senior management are good role models for staff • Senior management keep people informed about what’s going on • Senior management listen to other staff lower higher Voice Project Survey Report, (c) Voice Project Pty Ltd.

32. Results of the myVoice Survey • Executive members have been discussing the results locally • High-level results now published on SydNet • Institute Director has provided a commentary on the results in his Director’s message • Next steps: • Collaborate to determine actions • Incorporate into 2012 Annual Plan lower higher Voice Project Survey Report, (c) Voice Project Pty Ltd.