Inquiry into Career Advice Activities in Victorian Schools

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Created: Thursday, 07 September 2017 01:59

Last Updated: Wednesday, 22 August 2018 10:43

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22 AUG 2018 Report targets better career advice for students462.23 KB

02 MAY 2018 Career advice hearing to focus on vulnerable students466.38 KB

21 MAR 2018 Students to give career advice to MPs461.69 KB

19 MAR 2018 Mildura hearing on whether career advice hits the mark464.60 KB

15 FEB 2017 Hearings to examine if career advice is on target99.96 KB

24 OCT 2017 MPs seek career advice from youth and teachers472.62 KB

17 OCT 2017 Aiming for top marks in career advice475.51 KB

Government Response

Created: Thursday, 07 September 2017 02:03

Last Updated: Thursday, 07 March 2019 10:04

The Government reponse to this report was tabled in Parliament on 21 February 2019.

Government Response(PDF 59.46 KB)

Hearings and Transcripts

Created: Thursday, 07 September 2017 01:59

Last Updated: Thursday, 23 August 2018 10:29

Information on the Committee's public hearing schedule for this Inquiry will be posted here as it becomes available. Corrected transcripts of these hearings will also be published here when finalised by the Committee.

Monday 7 May 2018
Meeting rooms G.7 & G.8, 55 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne

Time	Witness	Transcripts
10:00 am	ROUNDTABLE: Industry groups Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce Mr Nigel Muller, Executive Manager, Training, Auto Apprenticeships and Skills Submission Victorian Farmers Federation Ms Meg Parkinson, President, Victorian Farmers Federation Industrial Association and Chair, Workplace Relations Committee Submission Restaurant & Catering Australia Ms Jonty Low, Project Manager, Tourism and Hospitality Careers Council Submission	Transcript(174.76 KB)
10:45 am	ROUNDTABLE: TAFEs The Gordon Ms Tracey Jeffery, Skills and Jobs Centre Adviser Ms Keelie Hamilton, Director, Student and Industry Engagement Submission Victorian TAFE Association Dr Arnaldo Barone, Director, Policy and Advocacy, Submission Goulburn Ovens TAFE Ms Jodee Price, Manager, Skills and Employment Submission	Transcript(185.25 KB)
11:40 am	ROUNDTABLE: Vocational Education and Training Holmesglen Institute Ms Fleur Goulding, Executive Officer, Office of the Chief Executive, and Board Secretary Submission Box Hill Institute Group Ms Jane Young, Manager, Employment Initiatives Submission North Melbourne VET Cluster and South East VET Cluster Ms Vicki Bawden, Cluster Coordinator Submission National Centre for Vocational Education Research Mr Phil Loveder, Manager, Stakeholder Engagement Submission	Transcript(184.17 KB)
12:25 pm	ROUNDTABLE: Disability service providers Amaze Mr Braedan Hogan, Manager, Public Affairs and NDIS Transition Submission National Disability Services Mr David Moody, State Manager Ms Michelle Wakeford, National Ticket to Work Manager Submission Victorian National Disability Coordination Officer State Network Ms Andrea Evans‑McCall, National Disability Coordination Officer Submission	Transcript(178.35 KB)
1:35 pm	ROUNDTABLE: Supporting students with additional needs (part 1) Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated Mr Lionel Bamblett, General Manager Submission Victorian Council of Social Service Ms Emma King, Chief Executive Officer Submission Carers Victoria Mr Gabriel Aleksandrs, Policy Adviser Submission	Transcripts(160.36 KB)
2:05 pm	ROUNDTABLE: Supporting students with additional needs (part 2) Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare Ms Joanna Humphries, Project Manager, Raising Expectations: Improving Educational Outcomes for Young People Leaving Care Submission Mission Australia Ms Aileen Lacey, Area Manager, Victoria Submission Melbourne City Mission Mr Dave Wells, Principal, Hester Hornbrook Academy, and General Manager, Early Years, Education and Employment Submission	Transcript(147.25 KB)
2:35 pm	Hester Hornbrook Academy students Ms Sinead McKenna-Reid, VCAL student Ms Tnaysha Halemba, Graduate	Transcript(138.42 KB)

Monday 26 March 2018
Meeting room G.6, 55 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne

Time	Witness	Transcripts
10:00 am	Parents Victoria Ms Gail McHardy, Executive Officer Ms Leanne McCurdy, Administration and Executive Support Submission	Transcript(153.44 KB)
10:45 am	ROUNDTABLE: Youth organisations Year13 Mr William Stubley, Chief Executive Officer Submission Foundation for Young Australians Ms Jan Owen, Chief Executive Officer Ms Sherry-Rose Bih Watts, Associate, YLab Submission Youth Affairs Council Victoria Dr Jessie Mirchell, Policy Manager Youth Disability Advocacy Service Ms Leah van Poppel, Manager Submission	Transcript(178.27 KB)
11:30 am	FORUM: students Victorian Student Representative Council Ms Shannon Bone, Year 12 student Mr Tom Saxton, Year 11 student Ms Wren Gillett, Year 11 student Ms Clare Joseph, Year 12 student Youth Disability Advocacy Service Ms Marlee van Mourik, TAFE student	Transcript(153.25 KB)     Transcript116.87 KB
12:45 pm	Department of Education and Training Ms Katy Haire, Deputy Secretary, Early Childhood and School Education Mr Nick Beckingsale, Executive Director, Secondary Reform, Transitions and Priority Cohorts Division, Early Childhood and School Education Group, Submission	Transcript(159.02 KB)  Additional information(612.98 KB)
1:15 pm	FORUM: Regional students Country Education Partnership Mr Rose Vallance, University student Mr Joe Collins, University student Ms Alice Whitford, Year 12 student Mr Nathan Grigg, University student Mr Sam Rice, Year 12 student Mr Xavier Healy, University student Ms Emily Turnbull, University graduate	Transcript(182.56 KB)

Thursday 22 March 2018
Donata's Room, Quality Hotel, Mildura Grand, Seventh Street, Mildura

Time	Witness	Transcripts
9:30 am	Sunraysia Careers Network Ms Sara Wrate, President Ms Nicole Clisby-Weir, Vice President	Transcript(158.56 KB)
10:00 am	Northern Mallee Local Learning and Employment Network Mr Ron Broadhead, Executive Officer	Transcript(158.26 KB)
10:30 am	ROUNDTABLE: Regional industry/business Devilee's Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Mr Peter Devilee, Managing Director Lower Murray Water Mr Peter Ebner, Manager, Business Development Olam Orchards Australia Mr Robert Wheatley, General Manager, Almond Orchards	Transcript(158.08 KB)
11:15 am	FORUM: Year 7–10 schools Chaffey Secondary College Mr Graeme Forrester, Executive Principal Ms Sara Wrate, Transition and Pathways Leading Teacher Red Cliffs Secondary College Mr David Browne, Principal Mrs Amanda Boulton, Pathways Coordinator Merbein P–10 College Mr Graeme Cupper, Principal Mr Andrew Willison, Careers Coordinator Irymple Secondary College Mrs Jackie Horkings, Career and Pathways Adviser	Transcript(169.10 KB)
12:00 pm	FORUM: Students Chaffey Secondary College Mr Campbell Griffiths, Year 10 student Ms Jade Aitken, Year 10 student Red Cliffs Secondary College Mr Sebastian McNabb, Year 11 student Ms Dallas Gange, Year 11 student Merbein P–10 College Ms Mackenzie Dunne, Year 10 student Ms Kaycee Fleming, Year 10 student Irymple Secondary College Ms Tamsin McLean, Year 10 student Ms Siann Brookes, Year 10 student	Transcript(171.29 KB)
1:15 pm	Mildura Senior College Mrs Tracy Marr, Assistant Prinicpal, Transition and Pathways Ms Linda Snoxall, VET Coordinator Ms Bethany Simpson, 2017 graduate Mr Izaal Luitjes, Year 12 student, Vice Captain	Transcript(162.87 KB)
1:45 pm	FORUM: Non-government schools St Joseph's College Mildura Ms Debbie Bell, Careers Counsellor Mrs Julia Lewis, College VET Coordinator Ms Tayla Pahl, Year 12 student Trinity Lutheran College Mildura Ms Nicole Clisby-Weir, Pathways Coordinator Ms Simone Palamara, Year 10 student	Transcript157.25 KB
2:30 pm	Sunraysia Institute of TAFE Mr Robin Kuhne, General Manager, Education	Transcript(147.10 KB)

Monday 19 February 2018
Meeting rooms G.7 & G.8, 55 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne

Time	Witness	Transcripts
10:25 am	Private career service providers Ms Judy O’Donohue, Director/Career Practitioner/Consultant, Career Me Now Submission Mr Steve Shepherd, Chief Executive Officer, TwoPointZero Submission	Transcript256.89 KB
10:55 am	Ms Melyssa Fuqua Submission	Transcript(135.68 KB)
11:30 am	Career Education Association of Victoria Ms Bernadette Gigliotti, Chief Executive Officer Mr Frank Thompson, President Mr Phil Newnham, Executive Member Submission Career Development Association of Australia Mr Allan Moyle, National Vice President Ms Louise Walsh, Member, National Career Development Committee Submission	Transcript(270.65 KB)
12:15 pm	Mitchell Institute Ms Megan O’Connell, Institute Director Ms Kate Torii, Policy Analyst Submission	Transcript(235.97 KB)
1:15 pm	Independent Schools Victoria Mr Peter Roberts, Director, School Services Ms Aine Maher, Director, Education Services Submission	Transcript(153.52 KB)
1:45 pm	Victorian Association of State School Principals Ms Sue Bell, President Mr Colin Axup, Principal, Suzanne Cory High School Submission	Transcript(158.73 KB)
2:15 pm	Victorian Local Learning and Employment Networks Ms Jerri Nelson, Executive Officer, North Central LLEN Mr Trent McCarthy, Executive Officer, Central Ranges LLEN Submission	Transcript(226.98 KB)
3:00 pm	Australian Education Union, Victorian Branch Mr John Graham, Research Officer Ms Erin Aulich, Vice President, Secondary Mr Justin Mallaly, Deputy President Submission	Transcript(152.01 KB)
3:30 pm	Australian Catholic University Professor Jim Bright, Professorial Fellow (Career Education & Development), Faculty of Education and Arts Submission La Trobe University Associate Professor Andrew Harvey, Director, Centre for Higher Education Equity and Diversity Research, Associate Professor of Higher Education Submission	Transcript(171.65 KB)