What now? What next? Insights into Australia's tertiary education sector: Recent Episodes
Claire Field
Claire Field talks with leaders and experts from within the Australian tertiary education sector and across the global ed-tech sector
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Prof. Michelle Trudgett, DVC Indigenous Leadership, Western Sydney University.
Here are the links mentioned in the interview:
- Know your worth: valuing Indigenous leadership positions in
Australian higher education https://doi.org/10.1080/1360080X.2026.2670000 - Indigenous Centre of Excellence at Western Sydney University: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/western-growth/icoe
- Mother and three children embark on shared journey to becoming Indigenous doctors
- IRU (now 2050 Alliance) analysis of the impact of Job-ready Graduates funding: https://iru.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Impacts-of-the-Job-Ready-Graduates-policy-and-options-for-reform-IRU-analysis.pdf
- The GO Foundation: https://www.gofoundation.org.au
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Alex White, the CEO of the Victorian TAFE Association, to discuss a new research report and Alex's broader insights into VET and the public TAFE sector.
The VTA's new TAFE Employment Outcomes report is available on their website: https://vta.vic.edu.au/employment-outcomes-report/
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by the founder and CEO of Voyage, Matthew Donlon, to discuss student perceptions of and questions about studying in Australia, how they are reacting to conflict and global uncertainty and what they want from institutions as AI reshapes the graduate jobs market.
The Voyage website is: https://myvoyage.io/app/thesocialsource
And details of the the recent change made by the UK government to international education are at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/universities-face-ban-on-international-students-over-visa-abuse
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Prof. Phillip Dawson from CRADLE at Deakin University. During the episode you'll hear them mention the following resources:
- The Castlereagh Statement: https://castlereagh.ai/
- Research on academic cheating by Prof. Guy Curtis and colleagues: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40979-026-00215-z (open access)
- Prof. Dawson's LinkedIn post with the AI glasses: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/philldawson_you-designed-an-interactive-oral-assessment-share-7454689736088109056-zZMo/?
- His research with Dr Thomas Corbin & Sue Sharpe on AI wearables and teaching/assessment: https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2026.2661367 (open access)
- TEQSA's GenAI knowledge hub: https://www.teqsa.gov.au/guides-resources/higher-education-good-practice-hub/gen-ai-knowledge-hub
- Prof. Margaret Bearman's research: https://experts.deakin.edu.au/40465-margaret-bearman/publications
- The 'drive an F1 race car with your mind' video https://youtu.be/UC_fQa2cmd0?si=on7i9u1dbUw729oD
- The 'control a drone with your mind' video: https://youtu.be/LSUr-C6JLYA?si=1SLeQpe_SF595OW-
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Rishen Shekhar to discuss his experiences in the Australian international education sector and where it needs to head to next.
Here are links to some of the articles and reports Rishen discusses:
- Jon Chew 'Implications of rising inexplicable student visa rejections' https://thekoalanews.com/implications-of-rising-inexplicable-student-visa-rejections/IEAA Agent Quality Research Project: https://ieaa.org.au/IEAA/research/Publication/2026/IEAA-Agent-Quality-Research-Project.aspx
- Eric Knight 'Education agent commission ban won't cut course hopping. Here's what will: https://www.themandarin.com.au/308521-education-agent-commission-ban-wont-curb-course-hopping-heres-what-will/
- Minister directs French universities to raise fees for international students: https://monitor.icef.com/2026/04/france-directs-universities-to-charge-higher-tuition-fees-to-non-eu-students-starting-september-2026/
- Keri Ramirez 'Visa Cost Increase: The Quiet Rise of a $735 Million Revenue Stream' https://thekoalanews.com/visa-cost-increase-the-quiet-rise-of-a-735-million-revenue-stream/
- Universities Australia factsheet: https://universitiesaustralia.edu.au/publication/international-education-a-sector-worth-backing/
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Prof. Kevin Ashford-Rowe, Pro Vice Chancellor Learning and Teaching at QUT and Dr Erin Jancauskas, Chief Academic and Partnerships Officer at Online Education Services (OES) to discuss how we can assure learning and encourage aspiration as AI transforms teaching and learning.
In the episode they discuss the following reports and articles:
- OES - Assurance of Learning Positioning Paper
- Needed Now in Learning and Teaching - 'When teachers become builders: Vibe coding and the future of educational technology' - James Bedford, UNSW College
- The Castlereagh Statement - A cross sector call to action on Australian education and training in the age of AI
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by three senior leaders at the Analytics Institute of Australia (Pankaj Goel, Sarthak Goel and Rolf Baum) to learn about what it's like leading an international private higher education provider as the sector goes through a number of policy changes, as well as educating and preparing students for work in an AI-era.
During the interview - Sarthak references TEQSA's new Revised Academic Integrity Toolkit: https://www.teqsa.gov.au/about-us/news-and-events/latest-news/revised-academic-integrity-toolkit-now-available
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by the CEO of Canberra Institute of Technology, Dr Margot McNeill, to discuss some of the key reforms in VET including:
- TAFE Centres of Excellence
- National Qualifications Reform
- the National TAFE Network
- women in leadership, and
- why we need to shift from RPL to "recognition of prior experience".
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire is joined by Prof. Michael Wesley, Deputy Vice Chancellor Global, Culture and Engagement at the University of Melbourne to hear his views on what's happening in Australian higher education from both a domestic and international perspective.
In her introduction to the episode Claire briefly reflects on the recent Senate Committee hearing into the legislation to introduce the new Australian Tertiary Education Commission. If you're interested you can view a full replay of the hearing on the Senate's You Tube channel.
And if you're interested in the University of Melbourne's submission on the ATEC legislation, or any of the other submissions, you can find them on the Senate website.
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire unpacks all of the submissions to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee's inquiry into the "Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 and a related bill".
If you want to read any of the submissions you'll find them on the Senate website: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Education_and_Employment/ATEC2025/Submissions
Also in this podcast episode Claire shares a few details (much more to come) on two big new initiatives she'll be launching this year - one focussed on VET data and the other on AI.
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire shares insights from three recent events she's attended:
- GITEX Global where she learned about: the Canadian government's approach to "sovereignty not solitude" in an era of AI, and Canada's LLM (Cohere), the new Open University of Kenya, Estonia's successful digital economy, the UAE's LLM (Falcon), the Abu Dhabi government's TAMM app, G42's Global AI Institute with Microsoft, Abu Dhabi's Technology Innovation Institute, and the UAE's Mohamed bin Zayed University of AI (and here's the IMF's ratings of countries by GDP per capita)
- National Summit on AI and the Future of Australian Education - if you're not familiar with the Australian Framework for Generative AI in Schools it's making a big difference in the schools sector
- Digital Education Council's Global Summit - the chart that DEC CEO Alessandro Di Lullo shared "the scariest chart in the world" from Derek Thompson writer at The Atlantic (using data from the US Federal Reserve), DEC's Ten Dimension AI Readiness Framework. Danny Bielik spoke with Claire in Episode 117 of the podcast and Prof. Himanshu Rai joined Claire in Episode 122
And details of The Economist's upcoming AI Innovation Asia summit.
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Distinguished Prof. Keith Dowding and Dr Marija Taflaga from the Australian National University - with some answers to the problems of university governance.
In the episode you'll here references to:
- the paper Dr Taflaga, Dr Markham and Prof Dowding recently published: https://doi.org/10.25911/MWW4-9781
- their submission to the Senate Inquiry into University Governance is submission number 6 on the new Senate inquiry website: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Education_and_Employment/UniversityGovernance48/Submissions
- the Senate inquiry's interim report has helped focus public attention on how significant some of the problems are in universities - it's at: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Education_and_Employment/UniversityGovernance48/Interim_report
- the University Chancellors Council's submission to the Accord Panel's Interim Report is at: https://www.education.gov.au/system/files/2023-08/AUA_inter_tranche3_043%20University%20Chancellors%20Council.pdf
- in a much earlier episode of the podcast (episode 130) I summarised the submissions made to the first iteration of the inquiry (before the election). Those submissions are available at: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Education_and_Employment/UniversityGovernance/Submissions
- in episode 132 I spoke to Prof. Renée Leon on university governance and the Charles Sturt University submission
- in episode 135 I spoke to Prof. Gavin Nicholson about his submission on university governance, and
- in episode 137 I spoke with Dr Julia Anaf about the health impacts on university staff of the current governance problems in much of the sector.
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode, Claire is joined by by Bala Subra, TAFE NSW IT Program Development and Management to discuss their use of a new AI tool, Maya, as a team teacher supporting student learning.
In the episode Claire refers to the following resources which listeners working in the VET sector will find particularly useful if you haven't come across them before:
- TEQSA's GenAI knowledge hub: https://www.teqsa.gov.au/guides-resources/higher-education-good-practice-hub/gen-ai-knowledge-hub
- Claire's interview with Timmy Theopelus on Gen AI and a tech company getting engaged in VET: What Now? What Next? episode 109
- Claire's recap of the 2024 HolonIQ Summit where Prof. Rose Luckin spoke about AI: What now? What next? episode 113
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire is joined by Shae McGregor, Pathways Course Transitions Manager at TAFE Gippsland to discuss some phenomenal work they are doing to help learners experiencing intersectional disadvantage to make profound changes to their lives.
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by the Vice Chancellor of the University of New England, Prof. Chris Moran to discuss the work UNE is doing to engage and support students from less privileged backgrounds to consider university study and find a place at UNE despite many not having an ATAR.
During the conversation Claire referred to this new report from Jobs and Skills Australia: https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/research/studies/gender-economic-equality-study#paper2educationand
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Dr Tabatha Griffin from the NCVER and Tamie Cousins and Elcin Gul from Melbourne Polytechnic to discuss the next generation of VET educators and the support they need to be great educators.
Recent research Dr Griffin has undertaken with her colleagues at the NCVER on the VET workforce, teaching, and learning includes:
- Effective teaching and learning: teacher perspectives on what works best for whom
- Effective student support: enabling the learner journey - good practice guide
- Laying the foundations: how foundation skills shape VET outcomes
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Dr Julia Anaf from Stretton Health Equity, at the University of Adelaide to discuss the Stretton Health Equity submission to the Senate inquiry into university governance and why university leaders need to be paying much more attention to the psychosocial safety of their staff - particularly as they restructure.
During the podcast Dr Anaf discusses:
- The Stretton Health Equity submission which is available on the Senate website (submission 30): https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Education_and_Employment/UniversityGovernance/Submissions
- Her research on on the corporatisation of universities with the head of Stretton Health Equity, Prof. Fran Baum: Baum, F., & Anaf, J. (2023). Corporatisation and the health of Australian universities. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47(3), 100057, and
- The World Health Organisation's interest in and emerging work on the Commercial determinants of health.
The submission to the Senate inquiry from the University of South Australia's Psychosocial Safety Climate Global Observatory (submission 47) includes data on the research that Dr Anaf discusses - about the relatively poor psychosocial safety levels in Australian universities relative to other Australian workplaces.
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Assoc. Prof. Mark Bassett, Director Academic Quality, Standards and Integrity at Charles Sturt University to discuss generative AI, AI detection tools and how institutions can help their staff safely use GenAI tools.
During the interview Assoc. Prof. Bassett discusses the following:
- S.E.C.U.R.E Framework: https://secureframework.ai
- AI detectors in education: https://tinyurl.com/aidetectorsineducation
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire is joined by QUT's Prof. Gavin Nicholson to discuss his submission to the Senate Committee's inquiry into university governance.
If you want to read a copy of Prof. Nicholson's submission (Submission 21) - you can find it at: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Education_and_Employment/UniversityGovernance/Submissions
And if you haven't listened yet - you may also find episode 130 of the podcast interesting - it's Claire discussing what she learned from reading the first 190 submissions to the inquiry.
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire is joined by QUT's Dr Natasha Arthars to discuss her recent research on VET in Schools enrolments and the questions that arise for students labour market prospects and future study pathways.
Dr Arthar's research paper can be accessed at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1360080X.2025.2478962
The OECD research Claire mentions on high school students' career aspirations is available at: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/the-state-of-global-teenage-career-preparation_d5f8e3f2-en/full-report.html
And the SaCSA (Services and Creative Skills Australia) report on their 'Creative Workforce Scoping Study' is available at: https://sacsa.org.au/our-projects/creative-workforce-scoping-study/
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire unpacks some of the changes happening in the tertiary sector as both regulators (ASQA and TEQSA) start thinking about how AI is changing the world of work and what that means for what providers teach.
Claire references the following reports, frameworks and research in the episode:
- NSW Audit Office (2025) Universities 2024 https://www.audit.nsw.gov.au/our-work/reports/universities-2024
- TEQSA GenAI toolkit: https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-11/Gen-AI-strategies-emerging-practice-toolkit.pdf
- Claire's latest public commentary on GenAI and TEQSA and ASQA's recent directions to providers: https://clairefield.com.au/australias-tertiary-education-sector-takes-a-significant-step-into-the-future-on-genai/
- Upcoming TEQSA webinar on GenAI: https://www.teqsa.gov.au/about-us/news-and-events/latest-news/gen-ai-and-tomorrows-professionals-upcoming-webinar
- New practices in GenAI in the UAE: https://clairefield.com.au/what_australian_higher_education_should_be_learning/
- Dr Selena Chan (2025) Artificial Intelligence in VET: Understanding Learner and Teacher Perspectives on the Integration of Generative AI through Participatory Action Research https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-96-6001-8
- Dr Mark Bassett The S.E.C.U.R.E. GenAI Use Framework for Staff https://secureframework.ai/
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by the Vice Chancellor of Charles Sturt University, Prof. Renée Leon to discuss why funding for universities, and not institutional governance, is the biggest issue facing the sector. Prof. Leon also points out the substantial challenges facing regional universities and their students - who are often first-in-family, low SES, mature age and First Nations students needing much greater support to succeed.
Prof. Leon also shares why she's so pleased Minister Clare has been returned to the Education portfolio, to finish what he started, and highlights how CSU is engaging with AI to ensure students are not left behind.
A copy of the Charles Sturt University submission to the Senate Committee into higher education governance is available to download (submission no. 52).
The AI framework developed by Charles Sturt University is at: https://secureframework.ai/
And Claire's notes from the QS Middle East Higher Education Summit (which she mentions briefly in the introduction to the episode) are at: https://clairefield.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/April-2025-Reflections-on-QS-Higher-Ed-Middle-East-Summit.pdf
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire speaks with Emeritus Prof. Erica Smith on the state of apprenticeships in Australia and how a raft of recent reforms are privileging traditional male trades over apprenticeships/traineeships in feminised industries.
Claire and Erica discuss the recent Strategic Review of the Australian Apprenticeship Incentive System and the government's interim response to the review.
Erica has appeared on the podcast previously (episode 68) with Prof. Andrew Norton.
In this current episode, Erica also discusses some of her recent research (noting that her yet-to-be published paper focuses on the Strategic Review of the Australian Apprenticeship Incentive System):
- Smith, E. (2024).Rescue and recovery: The COVID and post-COVID responses of apprenticeship systems. International Review of Applied Economics. 38:3, 337-356. https://doi.org/10.1080/02692171.2024.2336546
- Smith, E. (2022) Landmarks in the Australian apprenticeship and traineeship system. Online, National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
https://www.voced.edu.au/vet-knowledge-bank-landmark-documents-apprenticeships-and-traineeships-historical-overview - Smith, E. (2021). The expansion and contraction of the apprenticeship system in Australia, 1985-2020. Journal of Vocational Education and Training.73:2, 336-365 https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2021.1894218
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire gives a summary of the submissions to the Senate Committee's inquiry into the Quality of governance at Australian higher education providers.
During the episode Claire references her interview in episode 123 with NTEU representatives Emily Foley and Tony Williams about their experiences working as casual academics in Australian universities.
The submissions to the Senate Committee's inquiry can all be read and downloaded from the inquiry webpage: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Education_and_Employment/UniversityGovernance/Submissions
The SuperFriend data mentioned in the episode is at: https://www.superfriend.com.au/research/workplace-mental-health-statistics
And Claire forgot to include the submission number for Prof. Gavin Nicholson's submission - it's number 21.
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire speaks with Adam Kilburn, CEO of NEAS Australia.
They discuss:
- NEAS' 2025 conference: https://neas.org.au/conference-25/
- The ASEAN Australia Education Dialogue: https://www.aseanaustraliadialogue.com/aaed-2024
- Claire's initial analysis of the Coalition's proposed international student caps: https://clairefield.com.au/unpacking-the-coalitions-plans-for-international-education/
- Further analysis by Claire of the proposed caps - in The Koala News: https://thekoalanews.com/getting-the-message-right-on-the-coalitions-caps/
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Jobs and Skills Australia's Deputy Commissioners, Trevor Gauld and Megan Lilly.
There are references throughout their conversation to a number of JSA reports and data available on the JSA website. If you don't already visit the site regularly then these links may be useful to you:
- Monthly labour market data at the regional level: https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/data/employment-region-dashboards-and-profiles
- GenAI Capacity Study (and opportunity to engage in current consultations): https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/studies/generative-artificial-intelligence-capacity-study
- Tertiary Harmonisation: https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/publications/opportunity-and-productivity-towards-tertiary-harmonisation-roadmap
- Clean Energy Capacity Study: https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/research/studies/clean-energy-capacity-study
- First Nations People Workforce Analysis: https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/studies/first-nations-people-workforce-analysis
- Foundation Skills Study: https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/studies/foundation-skills-study
- Gender Economic Equality Study: https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/research/studies/gender-economic-equality-study
- International Students Pathways and Outcomes Study: https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/international-students-pathways-and-outcomes-study
- VET Workforce Study: https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/studies/vet-workforce-study
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast, Claire is joined by RMIT University's Deputy Vice Chancellor Vocational Education and Vice President, Mish Eastman. Mish explains how the university's College of Vocational Education is partnering with Australian and international businesses and governments to deliver impact for learners.
During the episode Mish references:
- RMIT's new 'Earn and Learn' model: https://www.rmit.edu.au/partner/recruit-students-and-graduates/earn-and-learn
- The new model was written up by the Australian Financial Review: https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/careers/how-this-engineering-student-will-graduate-debt-free-from-rmit-20250320-p5ll3t
- And RMIT's cyber safety/resilience programs in Indonesia are detailed here: https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/2025/feb/indonesia-cyber-security
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire is joined by the Vice Chancellor of Western Sydney University, Prof. George Williams.
Prof. Williams' Meanjin article is available at: https://meanjin.com.au/essays/a-university-not-a-corporation/
And you can email admin@clairefield.com.au if you're interested in a one month free trial of Claire's regular analysis and updates on the tertiary sector.
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by researcher and educational designer Dr Selena Chan from Ara Institute of Technology. She explains the incredible work being done in New Zealand to help their VET (and higher education) sectors grapple with GenAI.
If you don't regularly attend the annual AVETRA Conference - then you're missing out on hearing from great researchers like Dr Chan. Details on this year's conference are at: https://avetra.org.au/conference2025
The following resources are discussed during the episode:
- TEQSA's GenAI resources: https://www.teqsa.gov.au/guides-resources/higher-education-good-practice-hub/artificial-intelligence
- Prof. Mike Sharples: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/case-studies/2023/aug/generative-ai-and-education-futures
- Prof. Ethan Mollick: https://www.oneusefulthing.org
- US research on GenAI helping improve completion rate in a short course: https://au.pcmag.com/ai/100574/harvards-new-computer-science-teacher-is-a-chatbot
- UK gardener using ChatGPT to improve literacy: https://zapier.com/blog/how-a-contractor-uses-ai-to-write-business-emails/
- CEDEFOP research on digital skills: https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/news/embracing-human-centred-ai-unlock-eu-competitiveness
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Dr Rocco Guarnaccia joins Claire to discuss his research on commercial, for-profit, providers. He shares his insights into which RTOs are likely to thrive and which will struggle as the sector continues to change.
Rocco's thesis is available at: https://minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au/items/5de8508e-cc37-49f3-ace6-dcd7e8512dd5
The government media release on 'ghost colleges'/lapsed providers: https://ministers.dewr.gov.au/giles/over-150-ghost-colleges-axed
Claire's analysis of the data on 'ghost colleges' (lapsed providers):
https://clairefield.com.au/the-list-of-144-of-the-150-ghost-colleges-including-more-schools-the-nsw-taxi-council-ausgrid-and-more/
ASQA's actions to revoke thousands of VET qualifications:
https://www.asqa.gov.au/information-former-students-cancelled-providers
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by two casual academics, Emily Foley and Tony Williams, who also hold positions at the National Tertiary Education Union. Emily and Tony share their personal experiences and those of others in the sector and what the highly casualised, precarious nature of their employment means.
The articles and reports mentioned in the podcast are listed below - but before you get to them, here's another one that takes a very different approach: Prof. George Williams at Western Sydney University writes in Meanjin that universities are not corporations.
- NTEU: University wage theft on track to exceed $382 million nationally
- FWO: University of Melbourne signs Enforceable Undertaking
- FWO: University of Sydney signs Enforceable Undertaking
- AFR: 'I'm not going to say no to a nice salary' outgoing Melbourne Uni boss
- The Guardian: Revealed: University of Sydney spent millions more on consultants than repaying wages of casual staff
- University Chancellors Council: Submission to the Universities Accord Panel's Interim Report
- Bluesky: Ben Eltham thread on the Monash University Federal Court wage theft case
- The Guardian: Australian Catholic University sparks anger over scrapping medieval history and philosophy departments
- Times Higher Education: World University Rankings 2025
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Prof Himashu Rai from the Indian Institute of Management Indore. What IIM Indore is doing to educate the next generation of Indian business leaders and engineers has to be heard to be believed.
If you want to know more about IIM Indore - their website is: https://iimidr.ac.in/ and you can find Prof. Rai on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/askhimanshurai/
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this special episode of the podcast, Claire is joined by Dirk Mulder, founder and CEO of The Koala News and Tracy Harris, Principal, Tracy Harris Solutions to discuss where the international education sector stands now that the government's legislative changes to amend the ESOS Act look unlikely to be passed by the Senate.
The podcast is the audio recording of a webinar Claire, Dirk and Tracy hosted. If you want to watch the video instead you'll find it at: https://clairefield.com.au/international-student-caps-webinar-recording/
If you're not already a subscriber to the Koala News - you definitely should be: https://thekoalanews.com
Finally, if you want to connect with Dirk and Tracy - here are their LinkedIn profiles:
- Tracy Harris
- Dirk Mulder
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Chemène Sinson and Maria Langwell to discuss the Revised Standards and why it's important that the Standards should still include a definition of 'competency', why there is a need for proper education and support for RTOs during this transition, and how training providers can map their existing practices to the new Standards.
If you haven't seen the Revised Standards yet - they're still technically in draft form until they are legislated - but they have been signed off by State, Territory and Australian government Skills Ministers, so for now they're available on the DEWR website: https://www.dewr.gov.au/standards-for-rtos
And if you don't know Maria or Chemène - here's where you'll find them on LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/chemenesinson/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-langwell-23617766/
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
On this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by two VET leaders helping shape VET's response to changes in the way work is done in the construction industry: Jason Jennings from the ACT's Construction Industry Training Council and Eve Price from ConCOVE (New Zealand's Construction & Infrastructure Centre of Vocational Excellence).
You can find out more about ConCOVE at: https://concove.ac.nz and about CITC at: https://www.citc.org.au
And if you're interested in AI and its impact on teaching and assessment - although the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has not yet produced any resources to support VET providers with this challenge, the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency has developed an impressive array of practical resources which are also highly relevant to the VET sector: https://www.teqsa.gov.au/guides-resources/higher-education-good-practice-hub/artificial-intelligence
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire steps through the following changes the Australian government is looking to make to international education:
- through the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment Bill - which aims to improve transparency in relation to education agents, to limit new international education providers and their activities, and to cap international student enrolments
- Claire's analysis of what the student enrolment caps will mean for different providers - which she has also written about in some detail on her website at: https://clairefield.com.au/unpacking-the-international-student-caps-for-each-provider/ and here: https://clairefield.com.au/more-problems-in-how-international-student-caps-have-been-allocated/
- Claire's analysis of the government's related actions to strengthen integrity in the international VET sector: https://clairefield.com.au/the-list-of-144-of-the-150-ghost-colleges-including-more-schools-the-nsw-taxi-council-ausgrid-and-more/ and the government's earlier media release on the supposed "ghost colleges" https://ministers.dewr.gov.au/giles/over-150-ghost-colleges-axed
- Claire's explanation of why the removal of Ministerial Direction 107 may not deliver everything providers are expecting: https://clairefield.com.au/revoking_ministerial_direction_wont_be_a_silver_bullet/
- Claire's analysis of why private VET providers will be hardest hit in the short-term by the student caps: https://clairefield.com.au/why-private-vet-providers-are-hardest-hit-by-student-caps/
- the Senate Committee's report and recommendations on the ESOS Amendment Bill: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Education_and_Employment/OverseasStudents/Report, and
- the recent PIE panel discussion on the proposed changes and their likely impact: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/australia-intled-landscape-whats-at-stake
Contact Claire:
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by the President of the Digital Education Council, Danny Bielik to discuss the work of the Council and how education is changing and what that means for institutions. During their conversation they discuss:
- a recent global survey conducted by the Council on students' views and use of AI in education: https://www.digitaleducationcouncil.com/post/digital-education-council-global-ai-student-survey-2024
- the work of the government of Singapore in keeping its citizens upskilled for the changing world of work: https://www.skillsfuture.gov.sg (see particularly the 'initiatives' tab), and
- Danny reminds us of how difficult it is in early stages of technological change to predict the future (see for example his short post on the Nokia Communicator - once heralded as the future of the internet!)
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode, Claire speaks with Michael Fay OAM, Director and Head of Education Services at AFG Venture Group and Special Advisor to the Executive Director of the ASEAN Universities Network.
Michael shares his deep experience and insights on Australia's universities' (and VET providers') engagement in Southeast Asia and with ASEAN - and talks about the upcoming ASEAN Australia Education Dialogue being held later this year.
In her introduction Claire recognises the efforts of Austrade to sensitively communicate the recent decision by the Australian government to introduce caps on new international student numbers in 2025, see the Study in Australia website
And as Michael notes, the details of the upcoming AAED Dialogue have not yet been finalised but you can look back at the previous dialogues on the AAED website and there's the option on that page to subscribe to their newsletter to keep updated (or connect with Michael on LinkedIn) or you can check out the ASEAN Universities Network website.
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Kane Murdoch, Macquarie University's Head of Conduct, Appeals and Misconduct to discuss issues related to academic integrity - especially since the advent of Generative AI.
Kane mentions the following articles in the interview:
- Educational integrity enforcement pyramid with Cath Ellis: Ellis, C., & Murdoch, K. (2024). The educational integrity enforcement pyramid: a new framework for challenging and responding to student cheating. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2024.2329167
- Murdoch, K., House, D. (2023). Courageous Conversations: Approaching Amnesty Through Honesty as Reparations to a Learning Community. In: Eaton, S.E. (eds) Handbook of Academic Integrity. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-079-7_181-1
And a recent report from the Digital Education Council 'Global AI Student Survey' offers interesting insights into students' use of GenAI, reinforcing the need for institutions to fully engage with the technology and its impact on academic integrity and learning.
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire was joined by Amit Sevak, the CEO of Educational Testing Service (ETS), to discuss the role ETS plays in international education and what they are seeing as countries like Australia move to restrict international student numbers.
Amit also shares his insights into some of the key takeaways from ETS' 2024 Human Progress Report - a global survey of attitudes to learning (including views on upskilling and reskilling and the growing 'fear of becoming obsolete' (FOBO) as well as people's views on the use of AI in learning.
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire shares what she learned from two of the presenters at the HolonIQ 2024 "Future of Higher Education & Workforce" Summit. Prof. Rose Luckin and Dr Victoria Galan-Muros are respectively experts in AI in education and on microcredentials in higher education. The insights they shared left Claire (and other Summit attendees) with a lot to contemplate.
The website for Prof. Luckin's EDUCATE Ventures Research is: https://www.educateventures.com/
UNESCO's Institute for Higher Education's website is: https://www.iesalc.unesco.org/en/
Claire will publish a summary of her takeaways from the Summit on her website in the coming days at: https://clairefield.com.au/about/
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire is joined by the CEO and Managing Director of Studiosity, Mike Larsen, to discuss their latest research on student wellbeing.
The research report can be downloaded from Studiosity's website: https://www.studiosity.com/au-student-wellbeing-2024
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Peter Mackey, Executive Director of Skills and Industry Capacity, Western Parklands City Authority, NSW Department of Planning to discuss a new model of skills development delivering real results in Western Sydney.
Crucially, as the world of work changes fast and both higher education and VET providers (and the respective VET and higher education systems) struggle to adapt and respond to the pace of change - this model allows providers to start delivering new courses a mere 4-5 months after industry first identifies a skills gap...
This is an issue Claire has written about many times. Her latest article is at: https://clairefield.com.au/skilling-for-the-future/ and there are a number of others on the News pages of her website: https://clairefield.com.au/news/
You can learn more about Western City Parklands Authority's:
- new Industry Skills Accelerator: https://www.wpca.sydney/our-work/industry-skills-accelerator/
- education partners: https://www.wpca.sydney/our-work/industry-skills-accelerator/netm-education-and-training-providers-panel/
- current course catalogue: https://www.wpca.sydney/our-work/industry-skills-accelerator/learners/
Contact Claire:
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast, Claire unpacks the recommendations in the Final Report of the House of Representatives’ Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training’s Inquiry into the Perceptions and Status of VET.The 2023 report showing how GenAI is impacting so many of the job roles (and hence Training Packages) in Business, ICT and Finance was published by Future Skills Organisation and be downloaded from their website.
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Timmy Theopelus, Vice President Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at Axioo - part of the Indonesian technology company PT Tera Data Indonusa.
Timmy explains why PT Tera Data developed the Axioo Class program which now operates in almost 1,000 vocational colleges in Indonesia and why the program has been recognised by the International Labour Organisation for its effectiveness.
As Australia considers how to keep Training Packages current and how to foster closer links between industry and VET - there is a lot we can learn from this great Indonesian example of hi-tech collaboration.
Also in recent news - two former podcast guests, AiGroup's Megan Lilly and the ACTU's Liam O'Brien, have been appointed as Deputy Chairs of the Jobs and Skills Australia Advisory Board: https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/engage/about/ministerial-advisory-board
If you want to listen back to their views - you'll find them at:
- Episode 46: (Megan Lily) https://whatnowwhatnext.buzzsprout.com/345782/8740975-the-expert-view-on-digital-transformation-and-skills
- Episode 98: (Liam O'Brien) https://whatnowwhatnext.buzzsprout.com/345782/13654759-the-actu-s-liam-o-brien-on-vet-reform-where-we-re-at-and-what-s-needed
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire unpacks the recommendations of the Universities Accord Panel and the response of the key stakeholders in the sector.
In doing so she references the following:
- The Universities Accord Panel final report: https://www.education.gov.au/australian-universities-accord/resources/final-report
- My analysis of the challenges in implementing some of the Panel's recommendations: https://clairefield.com.au/government-faces-challenges-with-the-accord-panels-report/
- My analysis of the challenges facing regional universities: https://clairefield.com.au/australias-regional-universities-in-the-post-covid-era/
- Prof. Andrew Norton's analysis: https://andrewnorton.net.au and https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/plans-for-bigger-fairer-higher-education-not-without-its-problems/news-story/3e53116b6a6965872fc3e75a404dcc66
- Education Ministers' Communique: https://www.education.gov.au/education-ministers-meeting/resources/education-ministers-meeting-communiqu-february-2024
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Jennie Tax, Executive Director – Education at Experience Gold Coast. Jennine shares details of the really impressive work being done by Experience Gold Coast to support all tertiary students studying on the Gold Coast including their unique Kickstart Graduate Program.
Find out more about Experience Gold Coast at: https://experiencegoldcoast.au
Also find out more about the latest student visa application data in this recent article from The Koala News: https://thekoalanews.com/january-visa-grant-data-is-down-down-except-bangladesh-perhaps-they-didnt-get-the-memo/
And The Koala News also had this very good piece on the discussions the International Education Council members have been having with the Minister for Home Affairs: https://thekoalanews.com/visa-mess-on-councils-agenda/
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast, Claire was joined by Jeffrey Lehrer, National Compliance Manager at The Scout Association of Australia's RTO. He outlines why Scouts have an RTO and how both adult volunteers and young scouts benefit - as well as discussing the work being done (in Australia and internationally) to better recognise non-formal learning.
For international listeners interested in non-formal learning and/or the Scouts movement - there are a few Australian acronyms/terms used in this episode:
- an RTO is a registered training organisation (ie a technical and vocational education and training provider regulated by government, and delivering a range of certificate and diploma courses specified by industry)
- a Training Package is the collection of competencies and qualifications industry representatives have told government that their workers need - and these packages are used by RTOs to ensure they deliver the right training content to learners
- the 'TAE Package' is the Training and Assessment training package which specifies the teaching and assessment competencies that educators working in the TVET sector need, and
- the National Microcredential Framework details are online: https://www.education.gov.au/national-microcredentials-framework
If there's anything I've missed in my explanation of some of the Australian-specific content then please feel free to get in contact.
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire speaks with Russ Hawkins, CEO of Community Colleges Australia, about a range of VET issues.
Find out more about what Russ and Claire discussed:
- Community Colleges Australia: https://cca.edu.au
- 2023 CCA conference: https://cca.edu.au/what-we-do/2023-cca-annual-conference/
- House of Representatives Select Committee on Workforce Australia Employment Services: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House/Workforce_Australia_Employment_Services
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Aurelia Eves a recent graduate of the University of Southern Queensland - who shares her experiences and ideas on what changes are needed to help rural students go back to study and transition into new careers
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire explains the suite of reforms to international education announced in 2023 and what they mean for different providers and the sector overall.
She refers to the following reports, publications and releases:
- 2022 investigative reports by the SMH/The Age on Australia's migration system
- August 2023 SMH/The Age "ghost colleges" article
- August 2023 joint media release
- August 2023 Minister O'Connor media release
- October 2023 joint media release
- October 2023 Minister O'Neill media release
- Nixon Review report
- Government response to Nixon Review
- Joint Standing Committee interim report
- Migration Strategy
- My analysis of the Migration Strategy
- Mike Ferguson's analysis of the Migration Strategy
- Ministerial Direction 107: visa processing priorities
- SMH/The Age article on universities assessment risk levels
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire looks at some of the important developments in VET in 2023 and looks ahead to 2024. In doing so she references the following reports and analysis:
- NCVER's 2023 Government-funded VET Student and Courses: https://www.ncver.edu.au/research-and-statistics/publications/all-publications/government-funded-students-and-courses-january-to-june-2023
- Fee Free TAFE in 2023 and 2024: https://clairefield.com.au/fee-free-tafe-in-2024-prioritising-more-short-courses/
- VET Student Outcomes report: https://clairefield.com.au/the-honest-conversation-vet-needs-to-have/
- National Skills Agreement: https://clairefield.com.au/theres-much-more-detail-yet-to-come-in-the-national-skills-agreement/
- NCVER's 2022 Total VET Students and Courses: https://www.ncver.edu.au/research-and-statistics/publications/all-publications/total-vet-students-and-courses-2022
- House of Representatives’ Select Committee on Workforce Australia Employment Services: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House/Workforce_Australia_Employment_Services/WorkforceAustralia/Report
- Australian Framework for Generative AI in Schools: https://www.education.gov.au/schooling/resources/australian-framework-generative-artificial-intelligence-ai-schools
- TEQSA: Assessment reform for the age of artificial intelligence: https://www.teqsa.gov.au/guides-resources/resources/corporate-publications/assessment-reform-age-artificial-intelligence
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire is joined by three of the founders of the International Education Sustainability Group (IESG) - Will Archer, Ailsa Lamont and Emily O'Callaghan. They've been working with co-founder Nannette Ripmeester on developing the Climate Action Barometer for International Education (CABie): https://ie-sg.org/cabie/
The Barometer launched in late July and has the support of the following founding partners in Australia and New Zealand: https://ie-sg.org/#ourpartners
- Charles Darwin University
- Curtin University
- Flinders University
- Navitas
- The University of Newcastle
- The University of Sydney
- University of Auckland
- University of Tasmania
- Western Sydney University
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode, Claire is joined by Dianne Dayhew of the National Apprentice Employer Network (NAEN) which is the national peak body representing group training organisations.
Di shares her insights (and those of some of the other keynote speakers from the recent NAEN conference) to explain how the labour market and therefore apprenticeships are changing and the vital role of group training organisations.
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire is joined by Acumen's Chief Commercial and Partnership Officer, Marnie Watson. Marnie shares her insights on TNE opportunities in higher education and VET - as well as some great tips in managing high performing teams remotely.
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by ACTU Assistant Secretary, Liam O'Brien to discuss VET reform.
Claire also unpacks the skills and higher education initiatives outlined in the newly released Employment White Paper - which you can download from the Treasury website
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast, Claire is joined by Ukraine's Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency, Vasyl Myroshnychenko to discuss the impact of the war, particularly on Ukraine's students - and what Australia's tertiary education institutions can do to help.
The exhibition the Ambassador discusses is Unissued Diplomas: Ukrainian Student War Victims: https://www.unissueddiplomas.org
And if you want to donate to support Ukraine :
- United24 is the official fundraising platform set up by President Zelensky: https://u24.gov.ua and
- UNICEF is also working with the Government of Ukraine: https://www.unicef.org/ukraine/en
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire explains why Skills Ministers are embarking on reforms to VET qualifications, where the process is up to, and what the changes are likely to mean for RTOs. She also explains why there's a demand for change and why the VET sector might go through all of this effort, only to find industry subsequently arguing (again) for more specificity and prescription.
If you haven't engaged yet with the VET Qualifications Reform work - you'll find the following links useful:
- The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Qualifications Reform information page: https://www.dewr.gov.au/skills-reform/vet-qualification-reform
- VET Qualification Reform Consultation Feedback: https://www.dewr.gov.au/skills-reform/resources/vet-qualification-reform-consultation-feedback
- Qualifications Reform - Public Webinar presentation: https://www.dewr.gov.au/skills-reform/resources/qualifications-reform-public-webinar-presentation
- Claire's Campus Morning Mail article explaining the differences between the German and Australian hospitality training requirements: https://campusmorningmail.com.au/news/short-and-to-the-point-germany-can-teach-us-about-training/
- The 2018 Strategic Capability Review of TAFE SA by former CEO of ANTA (and former Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet), Terry Moran: https://www.voced.edu.au/content/ngv%3A80642
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast, international education expert Dirk Mulder joins Claire to discuss the changes the sector is currently undergoing and those still to come. He also discusses his new venture: https://thekoalanews.com where you'll find all the latest Australian international education news.
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
Dr. Carina Garland is the Federal MP for the seat of Chisholm, as well as a member of the House of Representatives' Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training.
She joined Claire on the podcast to discuss the Universities Accord Panel's work and its Interim Report. If you're wanting to provide feedback on the Interim Report, the Panel is accepting submissions until 1 September 2023: https://www.education.gov.au/australian-universities-accord/consultations/consultation-interim-report
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire is joined by Anastasiia Horyslavets, a refugee who fled Ukraine last year and is now studying at RMIT University. She is being supported in her studies by the new MEGT Foundation - and the Foundation Manager, Jodie Belyea also joined Claire on this episode of the podcast.
If you want to find out more about the MEGT Foundation and the ways it can assist students (or if you want to get involved) - you'll find details at: https://www.megt.com.au/megt-foundation-scholarship-program
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire is joined by Brian Wexham, CEO of Skills One and the Chair of National Skills Week, to discuss his efforts to help VET showcase all of the myriad, life changing opportunities it creates for students.
If you want to learn more about the different initiatives Brian mentions in the interview these are the links you'll need:
- National Skills Week: https://www.nationalskillsweek.com.au
- SkillsOne: https://www.skillsone.com.au/
- Skills and Thrills Showcase: https://www.skillsone.com.au/skillsandthrillsshowcases2023/
And the new research on high performing RTOs that Claire mentions in the interview is available on the NCVER website.
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast, Claire is joined by the CEO of Kallibr Training, Gerard Healy to discuss the risks associated with the constant level of policy churn in VET and some current programs which might provide potential solutions.
And more change is ahead - with the NSW government launching a new review of its VET sector (https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/strategies-and-reports/our-reports-and-reviews/nsw-vocational-education-and-training-review) and the WA government launching a review of post-school options (https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook-Labor-Government/Experts-to-review-post-school-options-for-secondary-students-20230621)
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Prof. Braden Hill, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Students, Equity and Indigenous) at Edith Cowan University to discuss equity in higher education and the Voice.
During their discussion Braden and Claire mention the following:
- Braden's speech to the 2022 TEQSA annual conference: https://youtu.be/O__d5VSaaF0
- The Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre at Murdoch University: https://www.murdoch.edu.au/explore/support-services/kulbardi-aboriginal-centre
- Kulbardi's K-Track program: https://www.murdoch.edu.au/explore/support-services/kulbardi-aboriginal-centre/k-track-enabling-program
- Prof. Megan Davis' speech to the 2023 Universities Australia annual conference: https://youtu.be/MhQrsAKf6co
- Western Sydney University's all staff webinar explaining The Voice: https://youtu.be/WEmmHr_1fmg
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire was joined by Matt McGowan, former General Secretary of the NTEU to discuss the issue of university wage underpayment. Matt shares his views on what's gone wrong and the significant cultural shift needed to address the problem.
While wage underpayment is an issue in the tertiary education sector affecting predominantly, but not exclusively, universities - the solutions may partly end up impacting all providers and that's because of the focus on corporate/institutional governance in a very recent letter from the Fair Work Ombudsman to the Chair of the Universities Accord Panel, Prof. Mary O'Kane. You can access it at: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Senate_estimates/ee/2023-24_budget_estimates/Employment_and_Workplace_Relations (scroll down to Ms Sandra Parker PSM, near the bottom of the webpage, and there is a pdf copy of her letter to Prof. O’Kane)
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Adj. Prof. Robin Shreeve - who shares his insights into the ways in which VET and higher education could be better integrated - as well as some of the challenges for VET in closer integration. Robin also explains what's needed to lift the status and perceptions of VET.
Read or watch:
- Robin's submission to the Inquiry into the Perceptions and Status of Vocational Education and Training
- The transcript of the Inquiry's public hearing where Robin gave evidence isn't publicly available yet, but when it is you'll find it here
- ASQA's appearance at the Inquiry into Australia's tourism and international education sectors
Contact Claire:
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
Claire is joined in this episode by Prof. Yi-Chen Lan from Western Sydney University - explaining how international education changed his life and how he and the team at WSU and their partners are giving back to assist Myanmar students and teachers
Contact Claire:
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Kira Clarke from the Brotherhood of St Laurence and President of AVETRA (the Australasian VET Researchers Association).
If you're interested in finding out more about the 2023 AVETRA National Conference - you can find the program and registration details at: https://dg.eventsair.com/avetra-2023-conference and the AVETRA website has more details on the Association and the work it does: https://avetra.org.au
Contact Claire:
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire speaks with John Ross and Chris Platt from Times Higher Education on the key issues in Australian higher education and in the broader global higher education sector. If you're interested in attending THE's Campus Live ANZ 2023 event, co-hosted with The University of Queensland - you'll find all the details at: https://www.timeshighered-events.com/live-anz-2023
And if you work in the VET sector and want to know more about the upcoming AVETRA Annual Conference - you'll find details at: https://dg.eventsair.com/avetra-2023-conference
Contact Claire:
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire outlines what the Productivity Commission's latest 5 year inquiry Advancing Prosperity recommends for higher education and VET.
She then goes on to examine recommendations from some of the key submissions to the Inquiry into the Perceptions and Status of VET .
Finally Claire discusses her own submission to the Inquiry into VET which is also available on her website: https://clairefield.com.au/submission-to-inquiry-into-perceptions-and-status-of-vet/
The Productivity Commission's report has a much heavier emphasis on higher education than VET. So if you work in the VET sector and are mostly interested in the relevant recommendations for VET then skip ahead to about the 27 minute mark - from that point on Claire unpacks the different submissions to the VET Inquiry and then looks at how the most popular submissions to the VET Inquiry align with the Productivity Commission's VET recommendations.
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
On this edition of the podcast Claire speaks with Patrick Pheasant, the CEO of NEAS (the National ELT Accreditation Scheme). During the interview Patrick mentions the workshops NEAS has run for English language teachers in the ASEAN region and now in Ukraine. You can find out more at https://neas.org.au
Contact Claire:
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Fiona Anson, Enterprise Learning Lead at UTS. Fiona explains the work she's been leading to develop industry-specified, platform- and vendor-agnostic microcredentials for some of Australia's largest companies - and she also explains her experiences and passion for helping women (and men) into tech.
During the podcast, Claire mentions a recent presentation she gave on how ChatGPT and other forms of AI are already changing work in a range of occupations and the stress she thinks that will place on normal Training Package updating processes especially for the Business Services package. Claire's slides are available to download.
Contact Claire:
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The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire speaks with Design Director at Spowers, Scott Allardyce, about creating the best physical designs for online and on-campus learning.
Claire also mentions the upcoming TAFETalks webinar she'll be speaking at on 8 February 2023. Register at: https://tda.edu.au/events/tafe-talks/ and that's also where you'll find the recording after the 8th, as well as being able to access recordings of other TAFETalks events.
Contact Claire:
- Connect with me on LinkedIn: Claire Field
- Check out the news pages on my website: clairefield.com.au
- Email me at: admin@clairefield.com.au
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire unpacks all of the key reforms and initiatives which had an impact on the Australian VET, higher education, international education and EdTech sectors in 2022.
If you want more details you can find a detailed summary at: https://clairefield.com.au/wrapping-up-all-that-happened-in-2022/
Contact Claire:
- Connect with me on LinkedIn: Claire Field
- Check out the news pages on my website: clairefield.com.au
- Email me at: admin@clairefield.com.au
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire speaks with Prof. Helen Huntly, Provost and Vice President, Academic at CQU about the importance of regional universities to the people, businesses and communities they serve, as well as the challenges dual sector universities face because of the different policies, funding and regulatory arrangements in the higher education and VET sectors in Australia. Helen also shares some of the successes CQU has had despite these challenges.
After we recorded the conversation the Federal government launched an inquiry into the Perceptions and Status of VET which is seeking submissions: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House/Employment_Education_and_Training/VETInquiry
(submissions close 1 March 2023)
And the Federal government is also consulting on the design and implementation of their Australian Skills Guarantee election commitment: https://www.dewr.gov.au/australian-skills-guarantee
(submissions close 22 December 2022)
Contact Claire:
- Connect with me on LinkedIn: Claire Field
- Check out the news pages on my website: clairefield.com.au
- Email me at: admin@clairefield.com.au
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire is joined by Wendy Palmer, Director, Global Studio at Deakin University. Wendy shares a raft of insights, research and learnings on the very non-linear journeys lifelong learners are taking from Deakin's short courses to subsequent enrolment in Deakin University's microcredentials and degrees. She also shares the lessons of their successful online transnational education offerings.
Contact Claire:
- I'm on Twitter @CFieldAssoc
- Connect with me on LinkedIn: Claire Field
- Check out the news pages on my website: clairefield.com.au
- Email me at: admin@clairefield.com.au
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Michael Hui, Managing Director Australasia of Arowana. They own a number of accredited and non-accredited education businesses (EdventureCo) offering different training solutions for individuals, employers and even governments as they navigate the changing world of work and increased digitisation.
Arowana also owns businesses in the Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicle sectors and with the growing emphasis on skills training for these sectors, Michael also shared his insights from their operations.
Contact Claire:
- I'm on Twitter @CFieldAssoc
- Connect with me on LinkedIn: Claire Field
- Check out the news pages on my website: clairefield.com.au
- Email me at: admin@clairefield.com.au
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire shares the ideas she presented at HolonIQ's Melbourne Summit - part of their Global Impact Summits - a suite of events (12 in person and 3 virtual) happening around the world to discuss what's happening in education, EdTech, HealthTech and ClimateTech. To find out more visit: https://www.holoniq.com
Claire's presentation addressed the changes happening in the Australian higher education, VET and international education sectors and what they mean for different institutions as well as for potential partners and the EdTech sector. A copy of her slides are available at: https://clairefield.com.au/claires-presentation-to-holoniqs-melbourne-summit-october-2022/
During her presentation Claire also mentioned analysis she's done of the particular challenges facing regional universities. You can find that at: https://clairefield.com.au/australias-regional-universities-in-the-post-covid-era/
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by leaders from RMIT University's STEM College, Prof. Angela Carbone (Assoc. DVC Learning and Teaching) and Prof. Kerryn Butler-Henderson (Director, Digital Health) to discuss the recent special issue of the Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, Women and leadership in higher education learning and teaching which they were involved in editing.
The following publications are mentioned by Kerryn and Angela during the episode:
- Marcia Devlin - Beating the Odds: A practical guide to navigating sexism in Australian universities
- Kelly-Ann Allen, et al - Work Like a Girl: Redressing gender inequity in academia through systemic solutions
Claire also references recent decisions taken at the Jobs and Skills Summit. They are detailed in the Summit's Outcomes Paper
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire is joined by the Founder and Managing Director of Talisium, Tony Brennan (https://talisium.com). Tony is also one of the co-founders of EduGrowth (https://edugrowth.org.au) and has a wealth of experience and expertise in online delivery across the world.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire discusses innovation in teaching and learning with Assoc. Prof. Josephine Lang from the University of Melbourne's MSPACE (https://mspace.unimelb.edu.au) and James Horne from Balance Internet which hosts the SkillFinder platform (https://www.skillfinder.com.au) and assists universities with elearning and ecommerce.
Their discussion unpacks the changes happening across the tertiary sector, particularly as universities and other providers look at how they can meet the upskilling and reselling needs of individuals and employers.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire reflects on what she learned at this year's EdTechXEurope conference. She mentions a number of websites and reports in the episode - links are below:
- EdTechXEurope: https://edtechxeurope.com/
- Claire's written summary of the conference: https://clairefield.com.au/about/ (scroll down on the page for Claire's notes)
- zSpace: https://zspace.com/
- Predictions on the use of AR/VR in education: https://www.perkinscoie.com/en/news-insights/optimism-around-immersive-technology-rising-post-pandemic-perkins-coies-xr-industry-insider-survey-finds.html
- European Commission's Digital Action Plan: https://education.ec.europa.eu/focus-topics/digital-education/digital-education-action-plan
- European Digital Education Hub: https://education.ec.europa.eu/focus-topics/digital-education/digital-education-action-plan/digital-education-hub
- Mark Brown's review of microcredentials for the European Commission: https://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/525
- CEDEFOP microcredentials study: https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/news/microcredentials-new-opportunity-lifelong-learning
- AlphaBeta's Future Skills report for Google Australia:https://alphabeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/google-skills-report.pdf
- Multiverse: https://www.multiverse.io/en-GB
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
Claire spoke with Prof. Shirley Alexander in her final week as DVC (Education and Students) at UTS. In this interview Shirley reflects on how higher education is changing particularly with the growing acceptance of online education - and what that means for universities and students. She also shares some insights into innovations UTS is pursuing and some of the challenges she sees for the future of the higher education sector.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire is joined by Dr Lizzie Knight from Victoria University to discuss her research on a range of topics across tertiary education and particularly VET.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
On this week's episode of the podcast, Claire is joined by regular Campus Morning Mail contributor, Colin Simpson, to explore what's happening in universities and VET providers when it comes to their use of EdTech.
If you're not a regular reader of Colin's EdTech CMM columns, they're a regular feature every Tuesday and highlight really useful research and trends on EdTech from the educator's perspective. You can subscribe to CMM at: https://campusmorningmail.com.au
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In this episode Claire is joined by Prof. Andrew Norton and Prof. Erica Smith to discuss the new Federal government's higher education and VET policies, and what additional reforms the sectors need.
If you're not across Labor's election policies for the sector you can find them at: https://www.alp.org.au/policies/your-education
In the interview Andrew refers to new research he's done on the weaknesses of the Job-ready Graduates reforms which you can find on The Conversation website: https://theconversation.com/the-inequity-of-job-ready-graduates-for-students-must-be-brought-to-a-quick-end-heres-how-183808
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire is joined by two leaders steering their organisations through the profound changes that the VET sector is responding to in terms of the changes in the industries they train for, the changing demands from their learners, increased digitisation and more.
Catherine Ng is the General Manager of CIT's commercial arm, CIT Solutions, and Steve Petit is the CEO of AIF. Despite the differences in their organisations - these two leaders are tackling many of the same strategic challenges (and Steve also has important insights from a recent successful self-assurance audit).
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire is joined by Daniel Milford (CEO and founder of Chironix) a specialist in software engineering and robotic systems, and Helen Tinney (General Manager at AUSMESA). They share their insights on how the world of work is changing and how the VET sector and TAFE in particular, given Helen's extensive career there, are responding.
For listeners wanting to understand more about how the industry cluster organisations intend bringing industry and VET providers together on the training product development process (ie qualification and learning resource design) this episode is worth a listen even if you don't work in TAFE.
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In this episode Claire is joined by Prof. Sarah Todd Vice President (Global) at Griffith University to discuss her experiences in the sector particularly during COVID and as international students are now being welcomed back to campus. As the President of APAIE - Sarah also shared some key takeaways from this year's APAIE Annual Conference.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Jay Segeth, My eQuals Program Director at HES, and Daniel Hibbert, Commercial Director at Digitary to discuss the My eQuals platform and how it sits alongside changes in the sector such as the Microcredentials Marketplace which is currently under development by UAC, the new National Credentials Platform which UAC and HES are building with funding allocated by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment, and the new National Microcredential Framework recently published by DESE.
If you want to know more about My eQuals their website is: https://www.myequals.edu.au
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Sharon Robertson, CEO of the IBSA Group to explore how the VET sector can meet the needs of industries as they go through rapid digital transformation and to unpack what the new Industry Clusters will mean for the sector - including specifically VET providers.
In the episode you'll hear mention of:
- the Heads of Agreement for Skills Reform https://www.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/publications/heads-of-agreement-skills-reform.pdf
- the new Industry Clusters https://www.skillsreform.gov.au/reforms/industry-engagement-reforms/, and
- new OECD data on the take-up of AI https://oecd.ai/en/data?selectedArea=ai-jobs-and-skills
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire is joined by Ryan O'Hare, CEO Asia-Pacific for Keypath Education, to discuss how online education is changing and how online program managers (OPMs) like KeyPath help traditional education institutions expand their offerings and attract new students.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by US EdTech entrepreneur Shaunak Roy from Yellowdig explaining how their platform and its social media-like design is increasing student retention in both face-to-face and online learning. With universities from the most traditional (Harvard) to fully online (Arizona State University) using Yellowdig - the platform reflects students' lived experiences of using a variety of tech tools and platforms even when engaged in traditional in-class learning.
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On this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Dr Gavin Lind, CEO of AUSMESA, to explain their work as a pilot skills organisation. Whether or not you train for the mining and resources sector, if you're interested in the government's qualification reforms (speeding up the qualification design process), new Industry Clusters, and possible changes to apprenticeship models - then there's a lot for you in this episode.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In the final episode for 2021 Claire looks at emerging reforms in international education, VET and higher education and considers what they will mean for providers.
There's a lot to discuss so if you're only interested in international education Claire covers that at the start of this episode. She moves to the domestic VET sector at the 14 minute 20 second mark, and onto domestic higher education at the 35 minute mark.
The three reports she mentions are:
- Australian Strategy for International Education (2021-2030)
- State of Australia's Skills 2021
- University-Industry Collaboration in Teaching and Learning Review
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On this episode Claire is joined by Chris Smith, ReadyTech's Head of Strategy and Innovation. If you're someone who thinks data reporting is a necessary compliance requirement which gets in the way of running your institution, this conversation between Claire and Chris will convince you otherwise. Chris shares a raft of thoughtful and entertaining insights on where the sector is heading and how data can help drive performance improvement.
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Claire is joined by Neil Pearson, IDP's Chief Digital Marketing Officer, to discuss their new app 'IDP Live' and how it changes international student decision making, and what it can offer institutions looking to diversify their international student population.
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In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Jenny Dodd, the interim CEO of TAFE Directors Australia. Jenny shares her insights on the opportunities (and challenges) facing the TAFE sector as the VET system goes through more reforms.
Details on the new Industry Cluster arrangements are available on the DESE website, as well as details of other VET reforms recently implemented or in progress.
And as a follow-up from the last episode, if you wanted a link to the University of Wollongong's new website for the Jindaola program - it's: https://www.uow.edu.au/about/services/woolyungah-indigenous-centre/jindaola/
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In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Jade Kennedy (Academic Director and Senior Lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges at the University of Wollongong) to discuss Jindaola.
Jindaola is about successfully embedding Aboriginal perspectives and knowledge into the university's curriculum and teaching practices. As Jade makes clear it's a team approach where the knowledge of community elders is being embraced by the university and where all students and staff are the beneficiaries.
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This week Claire is joined on the podcast by Stephen Connelly from Adventus.io - an international education EdTech firm. Stephen offers rich insights on what's happening in international education and what institutions will need to deal wth in future based on his deep experience and multiple different roles in the sector.
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In this episode Claire is joined by Sally Curtain, the CEO of Bendigo Kangan Institute, to discuss leading an organisation during COVID and how the Institute is responding to changing employer and community needs.
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In this episode Claire is joined by Jodi Schmidt, the CEO of the Human Services Skills Organisation to discuss reforms happening in the VET sector, the work the HSSO is doing and some of the issues the sector still needs to tackle.
If you're interested in providing input into the skills reform agenda - there's a Skills Reform Engagement Hub on the DESE website (https://www.skillsreform.gov.au) which includes a brief summary of the new Industry Clusters. And Jenny Dodd at TAFE Directors Australia has also written a brief summary on the Industry Clusters.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire unpacks two new NCVER reports highlighting the changes happening in the government-funded and fee-for-service parts of the VET sector. You can read Claire's analysis in two recent updates in the News section of her website: https://clairefield.com.au/news/ And the NCVER's data is an absolute treasure trove if you want to understand the sector better: https://www.ncver.edu.au
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode of the podcast, Claire is joined by Dr Douglas Proctor, PVC Global Engagement at Swinburne University of Technology, to discuss international education.
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This episode is part 2 of Claire's conversation with VET consultant Joe Newbery and draws on his insights about inconsistency in ASQA decision-making (and how to improve things) in this recent article: https://newberyconsulting.com.au/observation-assessment/
Joe's article came out at the same time as an audit report on ASQA's performance conducted by the Australian National Audit Office which you can find here on the ANAO website.
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On this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by VET consultant, Joe Newbery, to discuss his recent article on observation assessment in VET. If you haven't read it it is a 'must read' for all RTO compliance managers and assessors: https://newberyconsulting.com.au/observation-assessment/
In the article Joe also discusses the need for more consistency in ASQA decision making. There was so much to discuss in his interview with Claire that we have split that part of the discussion out and you can find it in the next episode of the podcast.
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Claire is joined on this episode of the podcast by Prof. Sally Kift to discuss the AQF Review report and its recommendations. If you haven't read the report it's accessible at: https://www.dese.gov.au/reviews-and-consultations/australian-qualifications-framework-review
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The Digital Transformation Expert Panel's report: The Learning Country: Digital Transformation Skills Strategy was released recently and this week Claire spoke with three leaders in the sector involved in developing the report: Prof Aleksander Subic (RMIT), Megan Lilly (AiG) and Paul Walsh (AIS).
If you haven't read the report it offers a very good framework for lifelong learning, policies to make sure no workers are "left behind" as Australia embraces a more digital future, and reforms to improve the technological skills of the VET workforce. Download the report at: https://digitalskillsformation.org.au
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Claire is joined in this episode by Prof. Michael Sankey from Charles Darwin University and Prof. Claire Macken from RMIT University to discuss how universities accelerated their move to online teaching during COVID, the lessons learned and what lies ahead.
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Claire unpacks the 2021 Federal Budget looking at what measures were (and were not) announced in it and what they mean for the VET, higher education and international education sectors.
For a fuller rundown on the international education measures - Claire provided some analysis in this recent article: https://campusmorningmail.com.au/news/claire-field-not-overwhelmed-by-the-private-provider-help-package/
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In this episode Claire speaks with David Riordan, former CEO of NSW DET International, Director of City Services at the City of Sydney and Director of TAFE NSW Sydney Institute. David is now consulting to the sector and has some very useful insights on where international education is at and where the future lies.
During our conversation we discuss the consultation paper the government has released to help shape the next International Education Strategy. If you haven't seen a copy yet, it's available at: https://www.dese.gov.au/australian-strategy-international-education-2021-2030
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Claire is joined in this episode by renowned mental health expert Prof. Patrick McGorry AO (Executive Director, Orygen), Prof. Kylie Readman (PVC Education, Murdoch University) and Jack Goodman (Executive Chairman, Studiosity) to discuss how institutions need to adapt their student support to an increasingly online environment.
During the discussion Patrick refers to MOST, moderated online social therapy for young people. The website with details is: http://most.org.au
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In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Prof. Ly Tran from Deakin University to discuss the current state of Australia's international education sector and the experiences of students here in Australia and offshore. Ly also shares her views on where the sector might find itself in the next 5-10 years and some of its key challenges.
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This week Claire has 5 guests on the podcast across two episodes to unpack what's in the Productivity Commission's report on the new National Skills Agreement. On this episode she speaks with Craig Robertson from TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) and Troy Williams from Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA).
The Victorian government's "Macklin Review" also gets a mention. If you'd like to have a read it's available here.
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This week Claire has 5 guests on the podcast across two episodes to unpack what's in the Productivity Commission's report on the new National Skills Agreement. On this episode she speaks with Dr Don Perlgut from Community Colleges Australia (CCA), Chris Butler from the Enterprise RTOs Association (ERTOA) and Dr Sally Burt from Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA).
The Victorian government's "Macklin Review" also gets a mention. If you'd like to have a read it's available here.
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In this episode Claire unpacks the Productivity Commission's final report on their review of the National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development - and crucially their recommendations for the next National Skills Agreement. The report identifies a raft of changes to VET funding which the sector can expect from 2022 (subject to their acceptance by the Commonwealth and then the State and Territory governments).
The full report is at: https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/skills-workforce-agreement/report
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
On this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Patrick Kidd OBE OAM, CEO of the Digital Skills Organisation, to explain what the DSO has been set up to do and the results of a recent tender process for the ‘Train 100 Data Analysts’ project.
The DSO is an initiative led by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment to take an industry-led approach to digital skills training and employment. More details on the Skills Organisations are available on the DESE website: https://www.dese.gov.au/skills-organisations
The DSO's Data Analysts pilot is designed to fund, test and evaluate improved ways of training people in digital skills and get them into jobs. The three successful providers are:
- General Assembly
- Goanna Education
- TAFE Queensland
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
Sveto joins Claire on the podcast to share her experiences as an international student, a women's rights activist, and a social entrepreneur.
Sveto's current activities include founding the Chadari Project which uses poetry and storytelling to enable Afghan women to tell their stories, and co-founding AYAT Modest Clothes - a social enterprise providing work for illiterate women creating high quality, fashionable, modest clothing.
She is also a contributor to the Afghan Women's Writing Project and the Everywoman Treaty.
Sveto was Afghanistan's first Schwarzman Scholar studying a one-year, fully-funded master’s program at Tsinghua University. The program is designed to build a global community of future leaders and strengthen understanding between China and the rest of the world.
You can follow Sveto on LinkedIn and Twitter.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
Claire is joined by the CEO of ITECA (the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia), Troy Williams, to discuss a range of issues within the sector, as well as the changes Troy and his members have been focussed on over the last two years.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
Professor Judyth Sachs and Jim Micsko join Claire on this episode of the podcast. They share their insights on the importance of the school to tertiary education transition as well as what institutions and policymakers need to do to support students during this crucial phase.
With COVID-19 having impacted both senior secondary students and first year tertiary students this was a very timely discussion, with both Judyth and Jim providing important insights and lessons to help ensure students get the best out of their studies in 2021 and beyond.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In today's episode of the podcast, David Linke, the Managing Director of EduGrowth joins Claire to discuss the current state of play in the Australian EdTech sector.
You can find out more about EduGrowth and their activities at: https://edugrowth.org.au
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
On this episode of the podcast, Kylie Wilson, CEO of the New Zealand School of Tourism joins Claire to share her insights on regulatory self-assurance.
Recent reports have recommended that ASQA should look at the New Zealand Qualifications Authority's approach when they design their new regulatory model. Kylie explains how different the NZQA's approach is from our current audit model in Australia and why she's passionate about the role the NZQA's reviews play in helping her improve her institution.
The most recent NZQA report on the New Zealand School of Tourism is available on the NZQA website (scroll down to external reviews). The NZQA is 'Highly Confident' (the highest ranking) in the NZ School of Tourism's educational performance and their capacity for self-assessment.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire explains the details of the JobTrainer scheme, what's been agreed by the Commonwealth, States and Territories in the Heads of Agreement for the next National Skills Agreement, and what advice people gave to the Productivity Commission on VET funding reform and what that is likely to mean for the sector.
Claire has also compiled a summary of the submissions provided to the Productivity Commission on their interim report on VET funding. It's accessible at: https://www.clairefield.com.au/vet-funding-the-sectors-ideas/
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire is joined by Dr Laura Hougaz to discuss the independent higher education sector and how it is managing its way through the COVID pandemic. Laura shares her insights on both the challenges and opportunities for these institutions and their entrepreneurial leaders.
Laura's book 'Entrepreneurs Creating Educational Innovation - Case Studies from Australia' is well worth a read if this is a sector you don't know much about and are interested in learning more. It's available through Springer Publishing. Also of interest will be TEQSA's latest report on the higher education sector - which has some good information on independent providers.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
Claire is joined on this episode of the podcast by Mike Larsen, the CEO of Studiosity to discuss the "Herculean" effort tertiary education providers have made during COVID to move their content online and what that's meant for student support.
We were delayed in publishing this episode because we were busy writing a submission to the Productivity Commission's inquiry into Commonwealth-State VET funding. If that's your thing you can read the submission at: https://www.clairefield.com.au/a-response-to-the-productivity-commission/
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
On this episode Claire is joined by Prof. Andrew Norton from the Centre for Social Research at the ANU, Luke Sheehy from the ATN, and Conor King from the IRU to discuss the government's higher education reforms and their likely impact on the sector.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
In this episode Claire discusses the Productivity Commission's Interim Report on the National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development. She outlines where it fits with the other recent reviews of the VET sector, as well as discussing the report's findings and the interim recommendations and options it proposes for future VET funding.
This report is a key part of the government's JobMaker plans for rebuilding the economy post-COVID so if you work in an RTO or dual-sector provider (public or private) it has direct relevance to your future operations.
In this episode Claire references the following links and reports:
- The Productivity Commission website and details on making a submission (before 17 July 2020): https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/current/skills-workforce-agreement/interim
- Claire's written analysis of the Commission's report: https://www.clairefield.com.au/unpacking-whats-in-the-productivity-commissions-interim-report/
- Claire's analysis of the ASQA Rapid Review: https://www.clairefield.com.au/asqa-rapid-review-analysis-of-what-it-means-for-providers/
- The BroadAgenda website: http://www.broadagenda.com.au
- NSW government's Statement of Owner Expectations for TAFE NSW: https://www.tafensw.edu.au/documents/60140/76288/soe.pdf
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
Belinda Robinson, Vice-President University Relations and Strategy at the University of Canberra, joins Claire on this episode of the podcast to discuss her time as Interim Vice Chancellor of the university. Belinda took the reins as the university, its staff and students were emerging from the drought, summer bushfires and a very destructive hailstorm - then the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Belinda shares her insights on what those challenges meant for the university and for her as a leader.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
Claire is joined in this episode by Alex Chevrolle, Managing Director of Study Group Australia and New Zealand.
During the show Alex mentions the EdTech platform insendi (https://insendi.com) which is part of Study Group's global operations and has assisted them and their university partners in moving rapidly online and keeping students engaged.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
On this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Renata Aldana an international student living in Sydney. Renata describes why she chose Australia for her studies, what it's like being far away from her family during the COVID-19 pandemic and what it's meant to lose her job as businesses have been forced to close.
If you're interested in finding out about Renata's photographic work - check out her website: https://araldanas.myportfolio.com
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
Claire is joined on this episode of the podcast by Katrina Higham, the Head of Training and Education at the Restaurant and Catering Industry Association.
Katrina shares her insights and experience in shifting to online learning even when your courses must contain face-to-face practical components. She also offers details of the new microcredentials RCA is developing to help the hospitality sector emerge more resilient after the coronavirus crisis.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
Peter Giutronich is a leadership facilitator and mentor to organisations and CEOs across the education, banking and the mining sectors.
In this episode of the podcast he shares practical suggestions for managing your team through the COVID-19 crisis and emerging with hope out the other side. Peter's also got some helpful insights and case studies for keeping connected during this period of isolation and the benefits that can bring to you and your colleagues. You can also check out his new 'Mates by 8' initiative on Facebook.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
The Australian CEO of OpenLearning, Cherie Diaz, joins Claire on the podcast to share her experiences as a former educator and education administrator in taking face-to-face delivery models online. She also shares details of the new platform for micro-credentials (OpenCreds) developed by the team at OpenLearning.
If you're interested in the OpenCreds framework you can find details at: https://solutions.openlearning.com/opencreds/
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
Maria Spies returns to the podcast to share her insights from her recent presentation to the Reinventing VET for the Digital Age conference.
Looking beyond the VET sector to how the coronavirus is impacting education and training across the globe, and the global outlook for education, you won't want to miss Maria's data driven insights.
To access a copy of the slides which accompany her presentation go to: https://www.clairefield.com.au/news/ and on that page you'll also find some of Claire's reflections on the role the Australian tertiary education sector can play in responding to COVID-19 and the steps governments need to take to make that happen.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
Firstly an apology - the audio quality in this episode is a little bit scratchy towards the beginning of the interview with Janelle BUT fortunately not from Janelle's end - so she's crystal clear!
In this interview Claire discusses the international education sector with Janelle Chapman, Executive Director, TAFE Queensland International.
Janelle is currently the Deputy Chair of the International Education Association of Australia and the VET Expert on the Council for International Education. Janelle has a long-term view on international education which is insightful and refreshing - especially as the sector (and the broader community) battles the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
Dr Don Zoellner, University Fellow at Charles Darwin University, discusses why we should be looking at the role of TAFE and the broader VET sector through the theories of 'delivering public value' and 'institutional logics'.
That might sound like a dry topic for a podcast but let me assure it wasn't at all that kind of conversation.
With a range of policymakers now identifying flaws in the way the market has been used as a funding construct for VET - I believe Don's views are likely to gain traction.
If you care about how VET is funded, the role of the public provider and where private providers can/should sit in a broader view of the role of VET - then do take the time to have a listen.
In the podcast Don refers to a paper which he drew on in his presentation to the 2019 TAFE Directors Australia conference. If you would like a copy - please get in touch with either Don or Claire.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
Claire is joined on this episode by Emma Pollard from the Taronga Conservation Society (which operates both Taronga and Western Plains zoos and has its own enterprise RTO), Paul Saunders an expert on Training Packages to discuss the Sustainability Training Package, and Ailsa Lamont an expert in the international education sector who now runs her own business (Pomegranate Global) and is a co-founder of CANIE.
The discussions focus on a range of ways the VET and international education sectors can, and are, assisting in the fight against climate change.
If you'd like Pomegranate Global to help your organisation tackle climate change you can find them at: https://www.pomegranateglobal.com.au and if you want to find out more about the Climate Action Network for International Educators their website is: http://www.can-ie.org and you can sign-up (for free) as a CANIE member at: http://www.can-ie.org/sign-up.html that will keep you in the loop on all of their efforts, including the upcoming virtual Climate Action Summit they're hosting.
The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
Joining Claire on this episode of the podcast, industry specialist, Leon Drury from Manufacturing Skills Australia shares his insights into what's working and what's not when it comes to the VET sector meeting the needs of industry.
The What now? What next? podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia's traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au
Claire is joined by Celia Yeo, Senior International Development Advisor at Melbourne Polytechnic https://www.melbournepolytechnic.edu.au
Celia has a wealth of experience in international education and offers her insights into what's working and what the challenges are for Australian providers wanting to operate in the ASEAN region. She also shares examples of what's working including the different partnerships that Box Hill Institute https://www.boxhill.edu.au and Chisholm Institute https://www.chisholm.edu.au have in Vietnam, and the work Melbourne Polytechnic is doing in Indonesia.
Thanks as always to the sponsors of the show CareerFAQs (https://www.careerfaqs.com.au)
In this week's episode, Claire is joined by Luke Sheehy from the Australian Technology Network and Conor King from the Innovative Research Universities to discuss the Australian higher education landscape.
Thanks to the sponsors of the show: CareerFAQs (https://www.careerfaqs.com.au)
In this episode Claire reflects on what she learned from the recent ASEAN-Australian Education Dialogue and site visits to two Malaysian VET providers.
You can find out more about the ASEAN-Australian Education Dialogue (AAED) at: https://www.aseanaustraliadialogue.com
The AAED digital panelists included representatives from:
- OpenLearning: https://www.openlearning.com
- Burst Learning: https://www.burstlearning.ai
- AJAR: https://www.ajar.id/en/
- Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang: https://www.usm.my
- Rural Biz: http://www.ruralbiztraining.com.au
The Malaysian Polytechnic that AAED delegates visited is Politeknik Tuanku Sultanah Bahiyah (http://www.ptsb.edu.my/) and the website for the Penang Skills Development Centre is https://www.psdc.org.my
Thank you to the show's sponsor CareerFAQs (https://www.careerfaqs.com.au)
In this episode Claire speaks with two more VET experts on the simple changes ASQA could make to improve its regulatory approach. The conversation was recorded just before ASQA released its consultation paper on its new fee structure in a full-cost recovery environment.
Judith Bowler heads up RTO Advance (http://rtoadvance.com.au) and Kerri Buttery leads VETNexus (https://vetnexus.com.au)
If you haven't seen the ASQA consultation paper it's available on their website https://www.asqa.gov.au/about/fees-and-charges/provide-feedback-proposed-asqa-fees-and-charges-2020-21 and you have until 9 December to provide your feedback.
A few of the suggestions made by Kerri and Judith echo the regulatory approaches and tools previously in use at the National Audit and Registration Agency. If you're interested in finding out more see: https://www.clairefield.com.au/the-nara-model/
Finally a thank you to the sponsors of the show CareerFAQs (https://www.careerfaqs.com.au)
In this episode Claire provides an update on where things are at in terms of the implementation of the recommendations of the Joyce Review.
She also looks at the details of the Commonwealth government's recently announced 12-18 month review of ASQA https://ministers.employment.gov.au/cash/national-vocational-education-regulator-focus-training-excellence and examines the Victorian government's recently announced review of their VET system (the Macklin Review) https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/department/Pages/macklin-review.aspx
During the podcast Claire refers to the NCVER's VET Knowledge Bank which is an excellent source of information on the VET sector https://www.voced.edu.au/vet-knowledge-bank
Thanks to the sponsor of the show CareerFAQs (https://www.careerfaqs.com.au)
In this episode Claire sits down with three leaders in the global EdTech sector - co-founder of HolonIQ, Maria Spies; President and COO of Human eSources, Ross Dickie; and founder of Learnspace and Edtech Tours, Svenia Busson. They discuss the impact EdTech is having on traditional models of education.
Note in the podcast episode Claire introduces Ross as the founder of Human eSources - he is in fact President and COO. We apologise for the error.
For more information on each of the organisations discussed in this episode go to:
HolonIQ: www.holoniq.com
Human eSources: www.humanesources.com
Learnspace: www.learnspace.fr
Edtech tours: www.edtechtours.com
And thanks again to Career FAQs the sponsor of the show (www.careerfaqs.com.au)
In this episode Claire shares her reflections on a week-long intensive program in the Indian EdTech sector. She's joined by Shaun (Seok Hoon) Noh a participant on the same program - who works at UK EdTech firm BoClips.
In next week's episode you'll hear from other program participants working in the EdTech sector in Europe and North America, as well as from one of the co-founders of HolonIQ - the world's leading source of market intelligence on the EdTech sector (and the organisers of the Indian Executive Program).
During the episode the following companies and websites are referred to:
www.clairefield.com.au/about
www.holoniq.com
www.boclips.com
www.awign.com
www.cocubes.com
www.greatlearning.in
www.simplilearn.com
www.talentsprint.com
And a thank you to the show's sponsors CareerFAQs (www.careerfaqs.com.au)
Former VET regulator, Simon Hitchick, and former Victorian public servant Maria Langwell join Claire to discuss the regulatory challenges facing the VET sector and what can be done to fix them.
During the conversation there's a discussion about the recent Communique from Skills Ministers calling for changes to ASQA's regulatory approach. The statement is available at: https://docs-jobs.govcms.gov.au/system/files/doc/other/skills_council_-_20_september_-_communique_20_sept_final.pdf
If you want to contact Maria her email is the best place to start: maria@marialangwellconsulting.com.au
If you want to contact Simon his website has his contact details: www.variisconsulting.com
And if you're interested in the details about 'the NARA model' you can find them at: https://www.clairefield.com.au/the-nara-model/
Finally thank you to the sponsors of the show CareerFAQs (www.careerfaqs.com.au)
In this episode Claire is joined by Nicole Brigg, Pro-Vice Chancellor International, Macquarie University who shares her views on both the current issues shaping the international education sector as well as its future direction.
Thank you to the sponsors of the show CareerFAQs (www.careerfaqs.com.au)
In this episode leading commentator Andrew Norton shares his views on what's currently happening in the tertiary education sector, as well as what should happen. He discusses what current reforms might mean for both students and providers, as well as the challenges for governments in getting funding settings right.
Some of the reports mentioned in this episode include:
Risks and rewards - when is vocational education a good alternative to higher education? https://grattan.edu.au/report/risks-and-rewards-when-is-vocational-education-a-good-alternative-to-higher-education/
Reskilling and retraining seem to be in decline: https://andrewnorton.net.au/2019/09/26/contrary-to-expectations-reskilling-and-retraining-seem-to-be-in-decline/
Report of the Review of the Demand Driven Funding System: https://www.education.gov.au/report-review-demand-driven-funding-system
The Joyce Review (Strengthening Skills: Expert Review of Australia's VET System): https://www.pmc.gov.au/resource-centre/domestic-policy/vet-review/strengthening-skills-expert-review-australias-vocational-education-and-training-system
Performance-Based Funding for the Commonwealth Grants Scheme: https://www.education.gov.au/performance-based-funding-commonwealth-grant-scheme
And, as always, a big thank you to the sponsor of the show CareerFAQs (www.careerfaqs.com.au)
This episode features a conversation with John Briggs - a consultant offering workshops, training, facilitation and providing specialist guidance around Indigenous engagement and inclusion. Find out more at: http://www.johnbriggs.net.au
Also mentioned in this episode is a new book by Professor Marcia Langton: "Welcome To Country: An Introduction to Our First Peoples for Young Australians"
And a huge thanks to Deb Nooyen (MEGT's National Indigenous Programs Manager) and the rest of the MEGT RAP Working Group for the work they do and for inviting John to lead the Cultural Awareness Training workshop mentioned in this episode.
Finally thanks to the show's sponsor CareerFAQs (www.careerfaqs.com.au)
In this episode Claire is joined by Rebecca Hall the head of International Education at Austrade to continue the discussion on international education. Rebecca outlines what the Austrade team sees happening both in Australia and the impact Australian institutions are having overseas (including in ed-tech).
During the episode Rebecca mentions a number of activities Austrade is leading on behalf of the sector. If you're unfamiliar with them you can find out more by following the links below:
About the Market Information Package (MIP): www.austrade.gov.au/MIP
Data landing page: https://www.austrade.gov.au/australian/education/education-data/campaign
Edtech microsite- https://www.austrade.gov.au/edtech/
AIE2025 - https://www.austrade.gov.au/Australian/Education/Services/australian-international-education-2025
And keep a look out for the final episode in this series on international education when Claire will be joined by Nicole Brigg, PVC International, Macquarie University.
Thank you to the sponsors of the show CareerFAQs (www.careerfaqs.com.au)
In the first of a three-part discussion on international education - Kadi Taylor from Navitas discusses the trends she's seeing in the sector in terms of both current and future student enrolments, as well as some of the changes Navitas thinks would make the sector stronger.
The Laurie Pearcey Opinion Piece mentioned in this episode is at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/asian-students-are-a-great-resource-and-here-s-how-unis-can-foster-them-20190829-p52m0p.html?btis
Thank you to the sponsors of the show CareerFAQs (www.careerfaqs.com.au)
A copy of the Joyce Review, 'Strengthening Skills: Expert Review of Australia's Vocational Education and Training System', can be downloaded at: https://pmc.gov.au/domestic-policy/vet-review
And thank you to the sponsor of the show - CareerFAQs (www.careerfaqs.com.au)
Thank you to the sponsor of the show - CareerFAQs (www.careerfaqs.com.au)
Websites mentioned in this episode include:
EdTechX: https://www.edtechxcorp.com
HolonIQ: https://holoniq.com
Sana Labs: https://sanalabs.com
Century Intelligent Learning: https://www.century.tech
IE University: https://www.ie.edu/university/
KnowledgeFox: https://knowledgefox.net/en/
Founders Academy: https://foundersacademy.io
Skillogs: https://www.skillogs.com/en/
London Interdisciplinary School: https://www.londoninterdisciplinaryschool.org
On Purpose: https://onpurpose.org/en/
Makers Academy: https://makers.tech
FutureLearn: https://www.futurelearn.com
StudySmarter: https://www.studysmarter.de/en/
Insimu Patient: https://insimu.com
CRSP Dsgn: https://www.crspdsgn.com
Thank you to the sponsor of the show - CareerFAQs (www.careerfaqs.com.au)
The reports and reviews that were mentioned during the show were:
· University performance measures: https://www.education.gov.au/performance-based-funding-commonwealth-grant-scheme
· QILT (Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching) website: https://www.qilt.edu.au
· VET Student Loans provider-level data: https://www.education.gov.au/vet-student-loans-statistics
· Review of the AQF: https://www.education.gov.au/australian-qualifications-framework-review-0
· Review of Higher Education Provider Category Standards: https://www.education.gov.au/review-higher-education-provider-category-standards
· Steven Joyce Review of VET: https://www.pmc.gov.au/resource-centre/domestic-policy/vet-review/strengthening-skills-expert-review-australias-vocational-education-and-training-system
· Terry Moran Review of TAFE SA: https://www.education.sa.gov.au/department/reviews-and-responses/fresh-start-tafe(you then need to click through to the SA Parliament webpage and go to 4 September 2018 to find the report) – alternatively I have a pdf copy I am happy to email to you - contact me at: admin@clairefield.com.au