Transcript PPT - TAFE Directors Australia

New models for Australia’s TAFE
Institutes
The relationship between VET and Higher
Education: Policy, trends and the rise of private
training
Martin Riordan
CEO, TAFE Directors Australia
My Presentation
PART I –
• The role of TAFE Directors Australia
• Expansion of TAFE in higher education
• Toward review of tertiary models in Higher Education
PART II -• COAG and the National Partnership Agreement on Skills
and Workforce Development
• Australian state & territory reforms to TAFE governance
• Individual procurement opportunities
PART I
The role of TAFE Directors Australia
TAFE Directors Australia represents 61 publicly funded TAFE
institutions:
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National network of the 61 public provider (TAFEs) including six
dual sector universities with TAFE divisions
Established a network for the 10 TAFE HEPs, with Community
Colleges in Canada & US, FE Colleges UK, Hong Kong THEi &
Indonesia polytechnics
Corporate Affiliates – TechnologyOne
Domestic undergraduate enrolments 2009-2012
Source: ACER (2013). Higher education growth, change and the role of private HEPs
Domestic undergraduate enrolments 2009-2012
Non-Table A
Source: ACER (2013). Higher education growth, change and the role of private HEPs
Higher Education qualifications in TAFE
YEAR
2009
2013
HE
Associate Bachelor
Diploma Degree
Degree
2
4
30
34
35
56
HE
Grad.
Cert/Dip
Masters
TOTAL
1
8
0
3
68
105
YEAR
No. Registered Higher
Education Providers
No. Delivering
No. Qualifications
Offered
2009
2013
10
10
9
23
68
105
Delivery Models
Dual Sector Universities
University/VET Networks
Cross-sectoral dual awards
Franchising
Physical co-location
Polytechnic partnerships
Concurrent RTO/HEP status
Guaranteed pathways
Credit transfer/course mapping
Cross sectoral electives
Joint delivery
Joint accreditation
Rationale
TAFE institutes:
• have typically built degrees onto areas of vocational
specialisation in conjunction with industry partners, often
responding to skill shortages
• have experience in supporting industries/ enterprises to
achieve their workforce development goals
• have a strong track record in working with students from low
SES backgrounds (in fact, TAFE scores higher than HE on
all equity benchmarks)
• have a very large foot print nationally, especially in regional
and remote areas.
Challenges
• Inequitable government funding arrangements
• Students, often first in family in higher education,
who need support in their studies
• Status – the perception that TAFE institutes are
second-rate by comparison with universities
• Sustaining a tertiary orientation
• Workforce capability – scholarship.
PART II
COAG NPA Agreement – Governance reforms
ISSUES
ACTION
TAFE governance
Statutory authority – out of
state departments of
education and training
VET skill places
Funding for VET –
DECREASES
‘Blurring’ between HE and
VET sector boundaries
COAG and the National Partnership
Agreement (Effective 1st July 2013)
1. Introduction of a national training entitlement and
increased availability of income contingent loans
2. Phased in over two years across states and territories
3. Designed to develop a more open competitive public
VET training market
4. improving participation and qualifications completions at
higher levels
5. recognising the “important function of public providers “ in
servicing the training needs of industries, regions and local
communities”
6. assuring the quality of training delivery and outcomes
Queensland
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Creation of a new statutory entity by the beginning of July 2013
The amalgamation of 13 institutes into 6 institutes, plus merger
Central Queensland TAFE with CQU
A fully contestable market by 1 July 2014
Student contributions will vary with ‘priority’ qualifications
Strong quality benchmarks
Differential funding for TAFE, but a work in progress.
Government supports a ‘managed market’ IE priority skill
qualifications will be nominated within Qld Entitlement
South Australia
Skills for All is South Australia’s framework:
• All South Australians aged 16 and over are eligible for a
government subsidised place.
• Certs I & II plus some critical skills qualifications (eg Cert III
Electrotechnology) have no student fees, but above these levels
fees apply and are very complex, based upon units of study not
qualification being studied.
• Diploma and above qualifications have access to VET Fee Help
income contingent loans
• A managed market, dedicated quality criterion for VET funding
• Pilot of Cert IV student loans
New South Wales
Under the Government’s Smart & Skilled policy changes
commenced on 1 January 2013:
• Fees in TAFE rose by 9.5% and the student concession fee
from $53 to $100
• Reduction of around 800 positions over the next 4 years
• Referral to Independent & Pricing & Regulatory Tribunal
(IPART) for proposed fees & charges (pending)
• Further cuts to the TAFE budget may be required to offset the
implementation of the Gonski reforms.
New South Wales
The Minister for Education, Adrian Piccoli in 2012:
“The Government is receiving $2.5 billion less in revenue each
year….along with the increasing cost of delivering education and
training services across NSW by an average of 6% each year
means general expenses in the education portfolio have
outstripped growth in Government revenue and this is simply
unsustainable”.
• A review of central support functions for TAFE NSW and
efficiency improvements resulting in the reduction of around
800 positions over the next 4 years
LATEST …. Delay in NSW entitlement to Jan 2015
Western Australia
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WA Government supports a managed market for VET (Like
Queensland and SA)
A limited entitlement system from July 2014
Entitlement is envisaged to apply to areas of skills shortage eg
engineering/nursing
Only about 15% of government subsidised training is currently
opened up to contestability
WA government is “on record” in wanting to ensure only high
quality contracted providers – remains outside ASQA
Victoria
Premier summarised some of the VET policy failures in an
address to Parliament on 16 August 2012
“Enrolments had exploded for courses that were cheap to deliver
and were profitable for providers but which did not deliver on the
job.
“When cash is offered (to students) for training courses to be
undertaken, when iPads are offered and when there is a blow out
in one year of $400,000, it has to be addressed. You cannot stay
silent. You have to be responsible”.
Victoria
The Victorian Government has implemented the following VET
reforms:
• Competition for Government funding
• Only a government subsidised place if student does not hold
higher level qualifications (does not apply to under 20 yr olds,
foundation studies or apprenticeships)
• Uncapping of student fees
• Expansion of income contingent loans
• 5 bands of funding, resulting in 20% of SCH funding increase
and 80% getting a decrease
LATEST … $200M restructuring plan for Victorian TAFEs, pending
Commonwealth approval of ‘transition plans’ under Commonwealth
NPA Agreement – pending State election
Response to State/Territory VET
reforms
-- Industry -Innes Willox, CEO, Australian Industry Group, said
• “It is of significant concern to industry that we won’t be able to
then drive the skills pool in the future and kids in regional
Australia will miss out on opportunities to gain skills and then get
into the workforce”
Response to State/Territory VET
TDA advocacy campaign -New governance for TAFEs – mentoring statutory
authorities, CEO mentoring
Online learning – Outsourcing for ICT Schools
New enterprise investment into TAFEs (WA oil & gas )
Promote review of rigid Training Package curriculum
UK-pilot to introduce new Enterprise Training for
individual learners – building careers
Thank you…
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www.tda.edu.au