Legislative Assembly Economy and Infrastructure Committee

Inquiry into student pathways to in-demand industries

Conducting Public Hearings

Upcoming public hearings

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    9:35 AM

    ManpowerGroup Australia Erin Johnston, General Manager, Group Sales Rod Barton, Lead, Government Relations

    9:55 AM
    Panel: Parents' organisations

    Parents Victoria Gail McHardy, Chief Executive Officer Victorian Parents Council Jacqui Van de Velde, Education Consultant

    10:30 AM

    Country Universities Centre Chris Ronan, Chief Executive Officer

    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)

    11:15 AM

    Victorian Trades Hall Council Amanda Threlfall, Assistant Secretary

    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

    12:15 PM

    Independent Schools Victoria Maria Floudiotis, Education Consultant, Careers

    12:35 PM

    Australian International Academy of Education Samet Istar, Board Member

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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 River Nile School Charles Hetzog, Principal Sarah Gray, Head of Partnerships and Development

    10:00 AM

    Victorian Student Representative Council Imogen, Year 11, The Gordon TAFE (VCE VM) Hiwan, Year 11, Gilson College

    10:30 AM

    Young Workers Centre Yolanda Robson, Director Angus Leech, Outreach Organiser

    11:10 AM
    Panel: First Nations

    Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) 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

    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

    12:50 PM
    Panel: Education union

    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

    1:20 PM
    Panel: Industry peaks

    Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Amelia Bitsis, Executive Director, Policy and Advocacy Australian Industry Group Caroline Smith, Executive Director, Centre for Education and Training

    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 Master Electricians Australia Kate Raymond, Chief Executive Officer

    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

    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

Previous public hearings

Corrected transcripts of these hearings will be published below when finalised by the Committee.

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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

    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

    11:10 AM

    Victorian TAFE Association Alex White, Chief Executive Officer Lizzy O'Shea, Head of Policy Reform Pam Jonas, Senior Adviser

    11:55 AM
    Panel: Dual-sector universities

    Swinburne University of Technology Madelyn Bolch, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer, Vocational Education and Training Caryn Phillips, Director, Vocational Education and Training 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

    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

    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

    2:15 PM

    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

    2:55 PM

    Apprenticeship Employment Network Gary Workman, Executive Director

    3:25 PM

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

    3:55 PM

    Adult and Community Education Victoria Nina Bekker, Executive Officer