The Victorian Regional Dual-Sector University Partnership - Todd Walker

The Victorian Regional Dual-Sector University

Partnership: An Australian Model for Mass

Higher Education

Professor Todd Walker. Deputy Vice Chancellor (Learning and Quality),

University of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

Total Number of FTE 2009

813000609000

Higher Education VET

1.4 Million

Source: NCVER 2011

Source: NCVER 2011

Source: NCVER 2011

University of Ballarat

is the third oldest site of higher learning in Australia,

is Australia's only regional multi-sector university,

and offer secondary schooling, TAFE, higher education, and research opportunities

University of Ballarat

Higher Ed

48%

TAFE

52%

Load

8%

72%

20%

On CampusPartner ProvidersOff Shore

Partnership Model

An alternate form of educational

delivery whereby private or public

institutions form collaborative

partnerships with the University to

deliver tertiary education.

assesses and approves the Providers’ teaching staff;

provides the curriculum;

sets and moderates the assessments;

ratifies results;

handles appeals and discipline issues

annually reviews the relationship for quality assurance purposes

meets with management twice-yearly;

and graduates the students.

Ballarat...

University of PartnershipsUniversity of Partnerships

…Victorian Regional Dual-Sector Partnership (DSP)

to support delivery of bachelor degree programs across regional Victoria working in dual-sector university partnership (DSP) with six regional TAFE Institutes in Victoria

Market

In regional Victoria in the Diploma / Advanced Diploma there are 32,000 students

5 per cent take up

1600+ new HE students by 2016

build further depth and breadth of the regional Victorian workforce through providing

opportunity for access to degree level programs; and

contribute to regional development and sustainability goals by explicitly addressing regional skill needs.

PartnersBendigo Institute of TAFE

Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE

East Gippsland Institute of TAFE

Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE

Sunraysia Institute of TAFE

Wodonga Institute of TAFE

Coverage

80% of Victoria80% of Victoria80% of Victoria80% of Victoria

Victoria's mainland area is 227 010 sq kmFrance’s mainland area is 551,695 sq km

Disciplines•Business

Management

•Hospitality

•Public Administration

• Information Technology

•Children’s Services

•Manufacturing operations

•Transport and Logistics

•Health

•Rural/Agribusiness

•Certificate III in Children's Services

•Certificate IV in Children's Services

•Diploma in Children's Services (Early Childhood Education & Care)

•Advanced Diploma in Children Services

•Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education)

•Postgraduate Diploma in Education Studies (Early Childhood)

Model•Collaborative regional program

•Curriculum development

•Collaborative governance

•Moderation model of quality control

•Blended learning

•DSP Higher Education Centres

•Collaborative capacity building

Overseas Models•University of Plymouth “network”

• 20 FE Colleges across SW England

•University of Western England “Federation”

• 11 FE Colleges

•University of The Highlands and Islands, Scotland.

Progress

•$24.5M Federal Government Grant

•Dedicated project teams (20 people)

•TAFE and Ballarat University

•Aggregated demand model

The fact is, in today’s world, no enterprise, no university and no national economy stands alone. There is an ecosystem of business partners, government agencies, universities and research labs, customers and competitors.

Connectivity gives us the unprecedented ability to collaborate and learn from one another.

Thank you

•Todd Walker

•Email [email protected]

•Twitter @dvc.lq