Legislative Assembly Economy and Infrastructure Committee

Inquiry into student pathways to in-demand industries

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    This is a regional public hearing held in the Share Plate Conference Room, The Gordon, Geelong Central.

    10:00 AM

    The Gordon Institute of TAFE Carley Brennan, Director Engagement and Partnerships Peter McKinnon, Executive Director, Growth and Student Experience

    10:30 AM
    Panel: Business groups

    Geelong Chamber of Commerce Jeremy Crawford, Chief Executive Officer Geelong Manufacturing Council Leanne Nelson, Program Manager Gforce Robyn Stevens, Chief Executive Officer Greg Haynes, General Manager Services Symal Group Alison Laing, Chief People Officer Ashleigh Nugent, Learning and Development Manager

    11:15 AM
    Panel: Organisations for supporting young people

    Western Chances Jackie Taylor, Chief Executive Officer Julie Noonan, Scholarships Program Manager YouThrive Andrew McGuckian, Chief Executive Officer Charlotte Bracey, Program Manager

    11:45 AM
    Panel: First Nations

    Strong Brother Strong Sister Cormach Evans, Founder and Directing Manager Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative Michelle Searles, Executive Director Foundations and Future

    12:45 PM

    Northern Bay College, Geelong Industry Trade Training Centre Ken Massari, Assistant Principal Richard Ellson, Centre Manager

    1:05 PM

    Cultura Youth Council Roqya Husseini, Deputy Chair Erfan Rahimy, Member

    1:25 PM

    Farm My School James McLennan, Chief Executive Officer

    1:55 PM

    Cloverdale Community Centre Liz Bonner, Chief Executive Officer Margaret Reed, Community Volonteer

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    This is a regional public hearing held in the WB3.28 Conference Room, South West Institute of TAFE, Warrnambool. 

    10:00 AM

    South West TAFE Dr John Flett, Director Strategy, Research and Clean Energy Kathy Hall, Executive Manager Education

    10:30 AM

    Neil Porter Legacy Matt Porter, Co-founder and Executive Officer

    11:15 AM

    South West Local Learning and Employment Network Greg McMeel, Executive Officer

    11:35 AM

    The Midfield Group Mick Williams, Human Resource Manager

    11:50 AM

    Nicholas Croker

    12:05 PM

    Youth Affairs Council Victoria Zoe Damman, Rural Development Coordinator Anne Murphy, Representative Lyn Eales, Representative

    1:15 PM

    Westvic Staffing Solutions Dean Luciani, Chief Executive Officer Standing Tall in Warrnambool Matty Stewart, Program Coordinator

    1:35 PM

    Timboon P–12 School Andrea Vallance, Timboon Agriculture Project Coordinator

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    10:00 AM

    National Disability Services Sarah Fordyce, State Manager Victoria Carlene Egan, Senior Sector Support and Policy Officer

    10:20 AM

    Vacro Marius Smith, Chief Executive Officer

    10:40 AM

    Shepparton Ethnic Council Deng Mading Deng, Board Member

    11:10 AM

    Committee for Greater Shepparton Linda Nieuwenhuizen, Chief Executive Officer Karen Linford, Representative Martina Johnson, Director

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    9:30 AM
    Panel: Organisations supporting refugees and asylum seekers

    Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture, Foundation House Gregory Gow, General Manager Community and Sector Capacity Building Afnan Matti, School Support Officer Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Anastasia Magriplis, Head of Humanitarian Operations and Resilience Moin Zafar, Manager, Vocational & Empowerment Pathways Program River Nile School Charles Hertzog, Principal Sarah Gray, Head of Partnerships and Development
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    10:00 AM
    Victorian Student Representative Council

    Victorian Student Representative Council Hiwan, Student (VCE VM), Gilson College Imogen, Student (VCE VM), The Gordon
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    10:30 AM

    Young Workers Centre Yolanda Robson, Director Angus Leech, Outreach Organiser
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    11:10 AM
    Panel: First Nations

    Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Jim O'Shea, Chief Operating Officer Stephanie Kilpatrick, Executive Director, Policy Advocacy Communications Unit Ngaweeyan Maar-oo Emily Hocking, Manager, Strategic Policy and Reform Kayla Thomas, Policy Officer Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Indigenous), University of Melbourne Tiriki Onus, Pro Vice-Chancellor
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    11:40 AM
    Panel: Organisations supporting young people

    Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare Michele Lonsdale, Acting Chief Executive Officer Pearl Goodwin Burns, Senior Manager, Raising Expectations Program Youth Affairs Council Victoria Lauren Frost, Advocacy Manager (Policy and Communications) Jesuit Social Services Rob Auger, Operations Manager, Employment Services Youth Projects Melanie Raymond OAM, Chair Trent Miller, Chief Executive Officer
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    12:50 PM
    Panel: Education unions

    Independent Education Union Victoria Tasmania Branch Kylie Busk, Deputy General Secretary Sarah Collins, Organiser Australian Education Union, Victorian Branch Justin Mullaly, President Briley Stokes, Deputy President
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    1:20 PM

    Australian Industry Group Caroline Smith, Executive Director, Centre for Education and Training Paolo Damante, Senior Policy Officer
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    1:55 PM
    Panel: Construction industry

    Master Builders Association of Victoria Corrie Williams, Chief of Public Affairs Bianca Florent, Outreach and Future Skills Manager Housing Industry Association Steven Wojtkiw, Deputy Executive Director, Victoria
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    2:30 PM
    Panel: Health industry

    Advanced Pharmacy Australia Jerry Yik, Head of Policy and Advocacy Debbie Parker, Pharmacy Technician and member of AdPHa’s Technicians and Assistants Specialty Practice Group Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association Alex Leszczynski, Senior Industrial Officer Emily De Wind, Member and Physiotherapist, Austin Health Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Alana Ginnivan, Acting Assistant Secretary Mark Staaf, Professional Officer
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    3:00 PM

    Victorian Association of State Secondary Principals Colin Axup, President Belinda Hudak, Principal, Mildura Senior Secondary College Matthew Koutroubas, Principal, Rochester Secondary Robert Boucher, Principal, Swifts Creek P-12
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    9:35 AM

    ManpowerGroup Australia Erin Johnston, General Manager, Group Sales Rod Barton, Lead, Government Relations
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    9:55 AM
    Panel: Parents' organisations

    Parents Victoria Gail McHardy, Chief Executive Officer Victorian Parents Council Jacqui Van de Velde, VPC Education Consultant
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    10:30 AM

    Country Universities Centre Chris Ronan, Chief Executive Officer
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    10:50 AM
    Panel: Artificial intelligence

    Australian Computer Society Dilan Jayasekara, Branch Executive Committee Member Manjusha Bhakta, Chair, Data and AI Special Interest Group and Head of Data (Protegic)
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    11:15 AM

    Victorian Trades Hall Council Amanda Threlfall, Assistant Secretary
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    11:45 AM
    Panel: Supporting women into careers in male-dominated industries

    Women's Health in the South East Kit McMahon, Chief Executive Officer Polly Britten, Founder, LinkUp Careers
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    12:15 PM

    Independent Schools Victoria Brad Davies, Strategic Advisor to the Chief Executive
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    12:35 PM

    Australian International Academy of Education Samet Istar, Board Member
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    10:30 AM
    Roundtable public hearing Youth Associates

    Atharva Nerlikar Bianca Baldwin Dylan McBurney Harlequin Goodes Matilda Ryan Rowan Farren Shanay Gao-Kuhlmann (Jacobs) Sienna Seychell Yesha Khandel
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    9:30 AM
    Victorian Government

    Department of Education Tony Bates, Secretary Scott Widmer, Deputy Secretary, Strategy and Secondary School Reform Group Natalie Garcia de Heer, Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary, Senior Secondary Pathways Reform Taskforce, Strategy and Secondary School Reform Group Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions Lee-Anne Fisher, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Victorian Skills Authority David Miller, Chief Executive Officer, Office of TAFE Coordination and Delivery
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    10:40 AM

    Australian Centre for Career Education Penne Dawe, Chief Executive Officer Trevor Black, ACCE President, Career Practitioner and Mathematics Teacher, Carey Baptist Grammar School
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    11:10 AM

    Victorian TAFE Association Alex White, Chief Executive Officer Lizzy O'Shea, Head of Policy Reform Pam Jonas, Senior Adviser
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    11:55 AM
    Panel: Dual-sector universities

    Swinburne University of Technology Madelyn Bolch, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive – Vocational Education and Training Caryn Phillips, Executive Director – VET Operations Victoria University Wayne Butson, Chief TAFE Officer and Chief Executive Officer of TAFE RMIT University Mish Eastman, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Vocational Education and Vice-President Iain Lockie, Associate Director, Lifelong Learning Federation University Darren Gray, Pro Vice-Chancellor VET and Pathways and Chief Executive Officer TAFE
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    12:35 PM
    Panel: Universities

    Deakin University Iain Martin, Vice-Chancellor Jessica Vanderlelie, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Australian Catholic University Julie Cogin, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Monash University Sarah McDonald, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Student Experience Wayne Hodgson, Dean of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences University of Melbourne Gregor Kennedy, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Andrea O’Connor, Co-Director, Victorian Medtech Skills and Device Hub, Shanahan Chair in Frontier Medical Solutions La Trobe University Sue Bennett, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Emmaline Bexley, Academic Director, Widening Participation
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    1:45 PM
    Panel: Local Learning and Employment Networks (LLENs)

    Victorian LLENs Fiona Purcell, Chair, VicLLENs and Chief Executive Officer, Outer Eastern LLEN Dallian D’Cruz, VicLLENs and Chief Executive Officer, WynBay LLEN Inner Northern LLEN David Kennedy, Executive Officer Loddon Mallee LLENs Nicky Leitch, Chief Executive Officer, Central Ranges LLEN Jane Hosking, Chief Executive Officer, North Central LLEN Baw Baw Latrobe LLEN Lisa Price, Executive Officer Michelle Anderson, Board Director
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    2:15 PM
    Panel: Registered Training Organisation

    Aviation Australia Ian Smythe, Chief Academic Officer WISE Employment Daria Walczak, Program Director, GradWISE genU Training Nikki Noack, General Manager, genU Education & Training Lorna Mackie, Director of Strategy
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    2:55 PM

    Apprenticeship Employment Network Gary Workman, Executive Director
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    3:25 PM

    Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia Felix Pirie, Chief Executive Officer Sally Deane, State Policy Manager
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    3:55 PM

    Adult and Community Education Victoria Nina Bekker, Executive Officer
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