What now? What next? Insights into Australia's tertiary education sector Claire Field

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 sta...

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.Contact Claire: Connect with me on LinkedIn: Claire Field ...

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 ...

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-reportMy 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 o...

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.auAlso find out more about the latest student visa application data in this recent article from The...

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...