Consultation

Response

Consultation Response - November 2007 [PDF 480KB] On 15 November 2007, the Minister for Education announced his response to the consultation process for the Tasmania Tomorrow initiative.  The response summarises the main messages that emerged from the consultation phase and provides clarity regarding the way forward.

In summary:

1. The Tasmanian Academy, Tasmanian Polytechnic and Training Tasmania will commence operations from January 2009.
2. Hobart College will make the transition from January 2009 and the Mt Nelson campus will accommodate a campus of both the Tasmanian Academy and Tasmanian Polytechnic.
3. TAFE Tasmania will split to create the training enterprise and, combined with part of Hobart College, the polytechnic.
4. Other colleges will come on board when their local community is ready, with an expectation that they will have made the transition in time for the start of the 2011 school year.
5. The Tasmanian Polytechnic will have state-wide coverage and will have campuses at:
   
   • South - Hobart (Mt Nelson), City (Campbell Street) and Clarence
   • North - City and Alanvale
   • North West - Burnie and Devonport
   Training Tasmania will have campuses at Clarence (South), Alanvale (North), Burnie, and Devonport.
   
6. Information on course options for those who choose to attend the Tasmanian Academy and the Tasmanian
   Polytechnic will be available in March 2008.
7. Information on student fees and on the enrolment system will be available in June 2008.
8. In order to ensure that we are improving retention and qualifications, student achievement will be closely monitored by the collection of data about student outcomes. This will occur in 2008, 2009 and 2010 in readiness for 2011. Data will continue to be gathered in subsequent years.
9. A guarantee is given to all Year 10 students that they will be able to complete whatever two-year program they commence in a college in 2008, 2009 and 2010. They can choose to take advantage of any new courses made available through the academy and polytechnic.
10. Each organisation will be a statutory authority reporting to the Minister for Education and managed by a board.
    A chief executive officer will be appointed to each organisation who will be responsible to the board for the
    administration, management and leadership of the organisation.
11. Staff will be employed under the State Service Act 2000 and in accordance with the relevant public sector award.
    

If you have questions about the Tasmania Tomorrow initiative contact the project team, or you can provide feedback by using the online form.

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Submissions

The following submissions have been received as part of the general consultation for the Tasmania Tomorrow initiative.

• University of Tasmania [PDF 40KB]
• Australian Education Union [PDF 3MB]
• TAFE Tasmania Board [PDF 20KB]
• Southern Area Taskforce [PDF 200KB]
• TASCOSS [PDF 64KB]
• Hobart College [PDF 75KB]
• Claremont College [PDF 244KB
• Rosny College [PDF 45KB]
• Elizabeth College [PDF 64KB]
• Tasmanian State Schools Parents and Friends [PDF 70KB]
• Claremont College Parents Group [PDF 48KB]
   
  

Online Forums

The Minister hosted online forums on 14 and 15 June and 3 July 2007, to provide staff, students and the general public with the opportunity to discuss the new post-school arrangements directly with him. To view the conversations from these forums go to: http://www.education.tas.gov.au/minister/previousevents/3july2007  

Public Forums

The Minister for Education hosted a series of statewide public forums to discuss the changes to post-school arrangements.

At the forums, the Minister committed to placing the issues raised on the record, providing information and answers to each, for distribution to staff and forum attendees. The communiques to each forum is available from the relevant forum link below.

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