TAFE Directors Australia Australian vocational education cooperation projects in China briefing Chongqing – October 2013 Current as at 12 March 2013
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TAFE Directors Australia
Australian vocational education cooperation projects in China briefing
Chongqing – October 2013
Current as at 12 March 2013
TDA - the peak body for TAFE
• Member association representing the CEOs and Directors of Australia’s TAFE institutes (government owned TVET providers); 61 member institutes
• Governed by a Board of Directors with representatives from each State & Territory
• Activities managed by a National Secretariat
Current as at 12 March 2013
TAFE Institutes in Australia
Current as at 12 March 2013
Mission and Role of TDA
To provide national leadership in the TVET sector through:
• Advocacy• Research• Marketing & promotion• National & international networks• Business development
www.tda.edu.au
Current as at 12 March 2013
TDA international cooperationFormal agreements and associations
with: American Association of Community Colleges Association of Community Colleges Canada Association of Colleges (UK) Chile Ministry of Education China Education Association for International Exchange Commonwealth Secretariat, UK Commonwealth Association of Polytechnics in Africa Community College Baccalaureate Association India Ministry of Human Resource Development & Ministry of Labour and
Employment Kasipkor Holdings, Republic of Kazakhstan Korean Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training Mongolian Ministry of Education Indonesian Ministry of Education & Culture and Ministry of Manpower
&Transmigration UNESCO UNEVOC World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics
Current as at 12 March 2013
TDA cooperative agreements & associations
International policy developmentReview of international student visa program
(on-going)
Implementation of the Tuition Protection Service for overseas students (2012)
White paper on Australia in the Asian Century (2012)
International Education Advisory Council report (February 2013)
TDA Position Paper on international education (mid 2013)
Current as at 12 March 2013
TDA International Engagement
Some of our 2013 projects: AsiaBound student mobility workshops
Asian Century Business Engagement Project – offshore partnership models
BECAS Chile scholarship program
China Leadership Program & Student Exchange program
China Green Skills conference
East Asia TVET provider network
Indonesia mentoring program; industry survey
International student survey
USA Green Skills network
Current as at 12 March 2013
Models of cooperation (1)
High level consultancies
• TVET systems• Competency based
training• Industry
engagement• Resource
development• Teacher trainingPartnerships with:• Local providers• Government
agencies• Industry
Current as at 12 March 2013
Models of cooperation (2)Study tours High level short term (3 to 5
days) Institute & college tours (5 to 10
days) Professional development (10 to
30 days)
Student / Teacher Exchange
Short term (one Semester – 16 to 18 weeks)
Academic year
Current as at 12 March 2013
Models of cooperation (3)
Course delivery in another country Stand alone provision ‘Twinning’ programs ‘Auspicing’ programs
In partnership with: Other training providers Employers & industry bodies Government agencies
Current as at 12 March 2013
TAFE offshore engagementPartnership agreements (TDA 2011 survey – 41 respondents)
247 active partnerships
40 countries
China - 95 India - 28Korea - 16Singapore - 11Indonesia - 9PNG - 8Malaysia - 8Japan – 5Sir Lanka – 5UAE – 5Vietnam - 5
Current as at 19 August 2013
Students studying offshore with an Australian institution - 2010
NCVER Survey 2010 VET private providers VET public providers Total
Providers 105 37 142
Students 8 452 64 819 73 271
Students based in China 1 282 48 971 50 253
Students(b) based in countries other than China
7 170 15 848 23 018
Students(b) studying all award (c) courses
7 005 52 478 59 483
Students studying diploma & advanced diploma courses
3 601 34 973 38 574
Students(b) studying non-award (c) courses
1 447 12 341 13 788
Students(b) studying courses taught in English only
5 231 38 947 44 178
Students(b) studying courses also offered in Australia
7 533 53 540 61 073
Courses 483 572 1 055
Countries (a)(d) 66 30 68
Current as at 12 March 2013
Students studying on & offshore - 2011
NCVER Survey 2011
VET private providers VET public providers Totals
Providers 20 31 51
Nationalities Offshore Onshore Offshore Onshore
China 698 14,133 43,183 4,380 62,394
Fiji 1,709 1,709
Hong Kong 640 640
India 53,189 2,369 55,558
Korea 7,537 2,102 9,639
Kuwait 2,247 2,247
Nepal 9,574 9,574
PNG 1,848 1,848
Philippines 939 939
Singapore 2,080 2,080
South Africa 520 520
Sri Lanka 876 876
Thailand 10,687 10,687
Vietnam 2,055 2,269 4,324
Other 1,957 52,488 7,474 11,570 73,489
TOTALS 6,771 147,608 58,516 23,629 236,524
Current as at 12 March 2013
Current China-Australia engagement
Current as at 12 March 2013
• Green skills curriculum
• Special college partnerships
• CEAIE VELT leadership
China
• Study in China – 45,000 students at China colleges
• Students to TAFE in Australia offering ‘work ready’ degrees
TDA
Current ideas ….STUDENTS• Graduating China college students into Australia TAFE /
Hong Kong THEi degree courses• Industry demand for specialist technical workers
RESEARCH• Launch of Australian TAFE Centre for Skills Excellence• Econometric model on contribution of VET to GDP and
employment• Project work on industry competency training, green skills
curriculum, and green campus development• English language teaching and learning
Current as at 12 March 2013
Australian government initiative:support the development of an East Asia Network of TVET Providers
TDA is leading the development of the network with a residential workshop held in November 2012 in Melbourne. An inaugural network conference is scheduled for November 2013 in Seoul, Korea.
Australia
Brunei
Burma
China
Cambodia
India
Indonesia
Japan
Laos
Malaysia
New Zealand
Philippines
Russia
Singapore
South Korea
Thailand
Vietnam
United States
1. To build the capacity of TVET institutions to meet the skill demands of industry and contribute to the social and economic development of participating countries 2. To build this capacity through the exchange of ideas, knowledge, expertise and experience
3. To further develop this capacity through joint research programs, institutional partnerships and cooperation with government agencies, donor organisations and other networks
Current as at 12 March 2013
Thank you
For more information, please contact:
Martin RiordanChief Executive OfficerTAFE Directors [email protected]+61 2 9217 3180 (direct office line)
Current as at 12 March 2013
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