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

In this episode Claire is joined by the CEO and Managing Director of Studiosity, Mike Larsen, to discuss their latest research on student wellbeing. The research report can be downloaded from Studiosity's website: https://www.studiosity.com/au-student-wellbeing-2024Contact Claire: Connect with me on LinkedIn: Claire Field Follow me on Bluesky: @clairefield.bsky.social Check out the

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 h

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

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 t

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 recommendati

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://experienc

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 inter

In this episode Claire speaks with Russ Hawkins, CEO of Community Colleges Australia, about a range of VET issues. Find out more about what Russ and Claire discussed:Community Colleges Australia: https://cca.edu.au2023 CCA conference: https://cca.edu.au/what-we-do/2023-cca-annual-conference/House of Representatives Select Committee on Workforce Australia Employment Services: https:

In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Aurelia Eves a recent graduate of the University of Southern Queensland - who shares her experiences and ideas on what changes are needed to help rural students go back to study and transition into new careersContact Claire: Connect with me on LinkedIn: Claire Field Follow me on Bluesky: @clairefield.bsky.social Check out the news

In this episode Claire explains the suite of reforms to international education announced in 2023 and what they mean for different providers and the sector overall. She refers to the following reports, publications and releases: 2022 investigative reports by the SMH/The Age on Australia's migration system August 2023 SMH/The Age "ghost colleges" article August 2023 joint media rele