Ms Pam Christie
Deputy Director-General (TAFE and Community Education), NSW Department of Education and Training
BA, DipEd, DipSpEd, Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)
A member of the LH Martin Institute's Advisory Board representing a state TAFE authority.
Pam Christie was appointed Deputy Director-General, TAFE and Community Education in March 2010. Her key responsibilities include driving strategic directions and policy across TAFE NSW, working with industry to enable community capacity building and increased productivity, and developing a highly skilled workforce for the state.
Pam has worked in education and training for over 30 years. She began her career as a secondary school teacher, worked overseas as an Australian volunteer and for the Adult Migrant English Service. Pam went on to work in the vocational education and training sector, conducting major Commonwealth-State negotiations, managing regulation and funding of training providers in NSW and leading reforms related to apprenticeships. More recently, Pam led TAFE NSW - South Western Sydney Institute and TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute and implemented significant initiatives across the tertiary sector.
Pam is a member of the NSW TAFE Commission Board, the NSW Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board, the Board of Studies NSW.
