Events

Over 400 delegates attended the inaugural Polytechnic Education Conference in Hobart on the 8th and 9th May 2008.  The two day event provided the opportunity to bring together the two cultures of colleges and TAFE Tasmania and for staff to work together to unpack what teaching and learning in the Tasmanian Polytechnic will be like.

Conference Synopsis and Report from Roving Reporters [PDF 80KB]

Feedback from the conference indicated a clear message from delegates of appreciation for the opportunity to interact and develop understanding with colleagues across senior secondary colleges, TAFE Tasmania and other associated organisations.

The conference included, keynote addresses and presentations from highly respected experts who informed and stimulated discussion and exploration of the polytechnic education concept.  'Chat sessions' followed on from keynote speakers which provided delegates the opportunity to actively partcipate in each session. For an outline of what took place download the Conference Program [PDF 246KB].

Transition workshops were held throughout the two day conference and focussed on the cultural change which underpins a shift to a new educational paradigm.

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TAFE Representative

• Wilson Forward (South)
• Patrick Farrington (North)
• Aileen Powell (N/W)
• Michelle Saward (N/W)
• Kris Foweraker (South)
• Kerryn Meredith-Sotiris (South)
• Fiona Ison (North)
• James Oates (Drysdale South)
• John Andrius (North)

• Andrew Butler (Claremont)
• Glenn Smith (Newstead)
• Pam Baker (Don)
• Kathy Cameron (Hellyer)
• Arlette Mercae (Elizabeth)
• Fran Moore (Elizabeth)
• Alison Horch (Hellyer)
• Peter Armstrong (Hobart)
• Frank Sernaggia (Launceston)

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Jack Keating is a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne in the Centre for Post-compulsory Education and Lifelong Learning. He has over 30 years experience in education and training. During 1995 he was a policy officer at the Australian National Training Authority before becoming an Associate Professor at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (1995-2003). He has been an Advisor to both the Ministry of Education and the Premier of Victoria (1988–2001); an Executive Member of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Board (1987–1988); and worked for the OECD in 2001-2002 on an activity of qualifications and lifelong learning. He was the chief author of the influential Kirby report in Victoria (2000) and has undertaken projects in post-compulsory education and training in over 12 countries. Jack is a trained teacher and holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Doctor of Philosophy.

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Professor Daryl Le Grew was appointed Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Tasmania in 2003. Prior to this he spent five years as Vice-Chancellor at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and held posts as Professor of Architecture, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Resources) at Deakin University in Victoria.  Professor Le Grew is engaging the University of Tasmania with a strategic agenda that underlines excellence and distinctiveness in research and teaching, along with a program of strong community engagement and targeted growth. He is Chair of the Carrick Institute Discipline-Based Initiatives Scheme, and is a member of the National Cultural Heritage Committee. He was a member of the ARC Board until 2006, and will take up an appointment on the board of Universities Australia shortly. Professor Le Grew is a registered architect in Victoria, retaining an active interest in architecture in both Australia and New Zealand.

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James is a medical practitioner by profession, with the majority of his medical career spent in the field of emergency medicine, holding the position of Director of Emergency Services at St Helens Private and Hobart Private Hospitals. He is currently an executive director of a family company which owns and operates Tasmanian Collection Service, Shoreline Hotel, Cradle Mountain Wilderness Village and Swansea Holiday Parks. James is also an owner and director of Intuit Technologies, a Tasmanian-based ICT company which is expanding throughout Australia in a number of niche areas such as aged care information systems and online business systems for the tourism industry. He has been a Director of TAFE Tasmania since 2004 and Chair since January 2006. He is also a Director of the Tourism Council of Tasmania and is currently Deputy Chair.

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Diane Tompson, Dip Mus, B Ed, TTC is a dynamic business leader in the Tasmanian business community. In 2005 she received the honour of being acknowledged as Tasmania’s Business Woman of the Year. She has worked in a variety of businesses from music to electronics in a career that has spanned more than thirty years. Diane and her husband Phillip own four Tasmanian companies, Novaris Pty Ltd, Powercom Systems Pty Ltd, Powercom Consultants Pty Ltd and Datacall Telemetry Pty Ltd. Diane is a founding director of the Board of The Powercom Group and is co-owner of Novaris Technologies Malaysia. Diane is a member of the Tasmanian Manufacturing Industry Council and was Chair of the former Tasmanian Learning and Skills Authority. She is the current President of the Tasmanian Division and the National President-Elect of Women Chiefs of Enterprises International. Diane was ranked 22nd by Business Review Weekly in its 2006 list of Australian Entrepreneurial Women.