Thursday 21 September |
| 8:30am | Registration and coffee |
| 9:00am | Welcome | Rod Brightman, National AUSTAFE President |
| 9:10am | Conference opening address | The Hon Gary Hardgrave MP, Minister for Vocational & Technical Education |
| 9:40am | Plenary | Tim Reardon, Executive Director Housing Industry Association: Youthbuild - partnerships in practice |
| | | Margaret McKinnon, Branch Manager, Australian Apprenticeships DEST |
| | | Iain Heddle, RICOH presentation (gold sponsor) |
| 10:30am | Morning Tea |
| 11:00am | Concurrent Sessions |
| | Theme 1
VTE partnership pathway begins in schools - or does it?
The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) - Vocational Pathway Projects
A Whiter & R Fearnside | Theme 2
Industry/community partnerships - who are the winners?
Industry led blended learning solutions strengthened by TAFE partnerships
T Regan, K Nibblett & J Dodd | Theme 3
International partnerships - are they worth it?
Global Education - How can you benefit in a changing world? The Centre for Forensic Science experience at CIT
G Bell & S Armitage |
| 11:40am | Concurrent Sessions |
| | Theme 1
Pathways - potholes and possibilities
V Croucher & T Van Leeuwen | Theme 2
Common Problems - Common Solutions... the Pilbara Pathways partnership
J Wakelam | Theme 3
Global education - how can you benefit in a changing world?
Developing competency based Skills Frameworks to underpin Singapore’s new, performance-based Continuing Education and Training (CET) system
P Bennett & A Vukovic |
| 12:20pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| | Theme 1
Hospitality on Wheels an innovative partnership between TAFE, schools and the community
B Smith & V Conlan | Theme 2
A winning mix - PRIA student challenge - linking education, professional organisation and community
R Sainsbery & J Mahoney | Theme 3
International Partnerships - Facing the Challenge
L Shaw & J Macindoe |
Communities of practice change practice - but not always, nor easily
J Mitchell, S McKenna & S Young |
| 1:00pm | Lunch - neck and shoulder massage by CIT students |
| 2:00pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| | Theme 1
The VTE in Schools experience in the ACT; the challenges and lessons of the past, the challenges and opportunities for the future.
T McNevin | Theme 2
"Up-front productivity training" for mature apprentices in the tiling trade
C Cass | Theme 2
TAFE Practitioners - Workforce Development Consultants?
W Perry & D Morgan |
| 2:30pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| | Theme 1
Learning pathways between TAFE and University: a Qld experience
L Wheelahan & F Bevan | Theme 2
Partnerships - pathways to a practical pedagogical paradigm
J Frohlich & P Jauncey | Theme 2
Protecting co-operating 'partners' from risk
J Buckley |
| 3:00pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3:30pm | Plenary | Cross-Country Partnerships
Dr Pim Borren, CEO Waiariki Institute of Technology, New Zealand |
| | | International perspectives
Tim Smith, National Executive Officer, ACPET |
| 5:00pm | AGM followed by pre-dinner drinks and conference dinner at 7:00pm |
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Friday 22 September |
| 8:15am | Optional guided walk around Floriade with CIT tourism students |
| 9:00am | Panel session | What is industry expecting from their TAFE partners?
Jim Barron, Group Training Australia, Sharon Coates, IBSA, Chris Peters, ACCI, John Quick, AiG
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| 10:30am | Morning tea |
| 11:00am | Plenary | The power of partnerships
Berwyn Clayton, CURVE - CIT |
| | | Liz Dowd, acting Branch Manager, Australian Technical Colleges, DEST |
| 12 noon | Concurrent sessions |
| | Theme 2
Buy it in or do it yourself? Employers’ decision making about buying training from RTOs
E Smith | Theme 2
Training and industry partnership for effective workforce redesign and development. Case study - Allied Health
K Korsch | Theme 2
Mentoring with businesses in virtual enterprises: practises and challenges
G Aguilar |
| 12:30pm | Lunch - optional guided walk to Floriade |
| 1:30pm | Plenary | Perspectives on lobbying
Martin Riordan, TDA and Neil Smail |
| | Panel | Are we linking the players? |
| 3:00pm | Closing remarks | National AUSTAFE President
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