2010 Tertiary Education Policy Seminars:
Realising the national vision for tertiary education
Seminar 2: Meanings of ‘Inclusion’: TAFE, universities and the participation agenda
The Bradley report and 2009 budget package broadened commitment to ‘inclusion’ in tertiary education in two distinctive and overlapping ways.
The first commitment from the Commonwealth Government was to undertake a major expansion of participation, facilitated by subsidised places to all local students accepted by higher education institutions (‘demand-driven funding’); and broadening entry for students from poorer backgrounds. Targets include: 40 per cent of all 25-34 year olds will hold a university degree by 2025, and one fifth of all students in higher education will come from a low-SES background by 2020.
The second was to develop a closer integration between universities and VET institutions, with potential to feed into the participation and equity agenda via better throughput between secondary schools, VET and higher education.
Will both forms of inclusion be achieved? What are the keys to progressing socio-economic equity and what are the tasks of selective and research-intensive universities here?
The guest speakers at this seminar are Professor Ian Young, Vice-Chancellor and President of Swinburne University of Technology, and Ms Pam Christie, Deputy Director-General TAFE and Community Education, NSW. Chair: Mr Bruce Mackenzie, Chief Executive of Holmesglen Institute of TAFE, and the Chair of TAFE Directors Australia.
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Date & time: Wednesday, 28 July, this seminar will run from 6.00pm - 8.00pm, with light refreshments available in the foyer from 5.30pm.
Location: The Woodward Conference Centre, Melbourne Law School, Level 10, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton (Building 106).
Speakers:
Ms Pam Christie
Deputy Director-General, TAFE and Community Education, NSW
BA, DipEd, DipSpEd, Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)
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 our 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 and the LH Martin Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Management Advisory Board.
Professor Ian Young
Vice-Chancellor & President, Swinburne University of Technology
Professor Ian Young was appointed Vice-Chancellor and President of Swinburne University of Technology in December 2003.
Prior to this appointment, he held the dual positions of Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences and Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) at the University of Adelaide. He has also held positions at the University of New South Wales, James Cook University and the Max Planck Institut für Meteorologie, Germany.
His academic qualifications include a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering, a Master of Engineering Science and a PhD in Ocean Engineering, all from James Cook University. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Australia (FIEAust) and a Fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE).
In addition to his work as Vice-Chancellor, Professor Young continues to conduct research focused on coastal and ocean engineering and particularly wind generated ocean waves. His distinguished academic career spans more than 20 years and he has published a number of books and is the principal author and co-author of many journal papers and more than 100 research papers. He has been the recipient of numerous research grants from a range of sources including the Australian Research Council and the US Office of Naval Research.
As a consultant, Professor Young has worked extensively with the coastal and offshore oil industries in Australia, Europe, the USA and Asia particularly in the development of economical and environmentally sustainable offshore oil and gas production.
Mr Bruce Mackenzie
Chief Executive, Holmesglen Institute of TAFE; and Chair, TAFE Directors Australia
With over 25 years in the field of vocational education, Bruce Mackenzie PSM has played a leading role in the successful development and implementation of the TAFE system in Victoria. His contribution to the vocational education and training (VET) sector was formally recognised in his selection for the 1994 National AUSTAFE Award for Educational Leadership. In the 2005 Australia Day Honours List Bruce Mackenzie was awarded the Public Service Medal for outstanding services to vocational education. He was a founding member of TAFE Directors Australia and is its current Chair. Holmesglen Institute enrols over 50,000 students each year, trades locally, nationally and internationally with substantial international contracts in the Middle East. It offers courses over 3 educational sectors, upper secondary, vocational and higher education.
Further information: Please contact Anita Wong on waiyw@unimelb.edu.au or +61 3 8344 0906.