What now? What next? Insights into Australia's tertiary education sector
Claire Field talks with leaders and experts from within the Australian tertiary education sector and across the global ed-tech sector
Episodes
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by the President of the Digital Education Council, Danny Bielik to discuss the work of the Council and how education is changing and what that means for institutions. During their conversation they discuss:
- a recent global survey conducted by the Council on students' views and use of AI in education: https://www.digitaleducationcouncil.com/post/digital-education-council-global...
In this episode, Claire speaks with Michael Fay OAM, Director and Head of Education Services at AFG Venture Group and Special Advisor to the Executive Director of the ASEAN Universities Network.
Michael shares his deep experience and insights on Australia's universities' (and VET providers') engagement in Southeast Asia and with ASEAN - and talks about the upcoming ASEAN Australia Education Dialogue being he...
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Kane Murdoch, Macquarie University's Head of Conduct, Appeals and Misconduct to discuss issues related to academic integrity - especially since the advent of Generative AI.
Kane mentions the following articles in the interview:
- Educational integrity enforcement pyramid with Cath Ellis: Ellis, C., & Murdoch, K. (2024). The educational integrity enforcement pyram...
In this episode of the podcast Claire was joined by Amit Sevak, the CEO of Educational Testing Service (ETS), to discuss the role ETS plays in international education and what they are seeing as countries like Australia move to restrict international student numbers.
Amit also shares his insights into some of the key takeaways from ETS' 2024 Human Progress Report - a global survey of attitudes to learning (including v...
In this episode Claire shares what she learned from two of the presenters at the HolonIQ 2024 "Future of Higher Education & Workforce" Summit. Prof. Rose Luckin and Dr Victoria Galan-Muros are respectively experts in AI in education and on microcredentials in higher education. The insights they shared left Claire (and other Summit attendees) with a lot to contemplate.
The website for Prof. Luckin's EDUCA...
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-2024
Contact Claire:
- Connect with me on LinkedIn: Claire Field
- Follow me on Bluesky: @clairefield.bsky.social
- Check out the news pages on my website: c...
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 higher education systems) struggle to adap...
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 Skills Organisation and be downloaded from t...
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 the International Labour Organisation for ...
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-report
- My analysis of the challenges in implementing some of the Panel's recommendations: https://clairefield.com.au/...
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://experiencegoldcoast.au
Also find out more a...
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 interested in non-formal learning and/or...
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.au
- 2023 CCA conference: https://cca.edu.au/what-we-do/2023-cca-annual-conference/
- House of Representatives Select Committee on Workforce Australia Employment Services: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Busine...
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 careers
Contact Claire:
- Connect with me on LinkedIn: Claire Field
- Follow me on Bluesky: @clairefield.bsky.social
- Check out the news pages on my website: clairefield.com.au
- Em...
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 release
- August 2023 Ministe...
In this episode Claire looks at some of the important developments in VET in 2023 and looks ahead to 2024. In doing so she references the following reports and analysis:
- NCVER's 2023 Government-funded VET Student and Courses: https://www.ncver.edu.au/research-and-statistics/publications/all-publications/government-funded-students-and-courses-january-to-june-2023
- Fee Free TAFE in 2023 and 2024: https://clairefield.com.au/fee-...
"Fixing the international-shaped hole in sustainability strategies" - insights from the team at IESG
In this episode Claire is joined by three of the founders of the International Education Sustainability Group (IESG) - Will Archer, Ailsa Lamont and Emily O'Callaghan. They've been working with co-founder Nannette Ripmeester on developing the Climate Action Barometer for International Education (CABie): https://ie-sg.org/cabie/
The Barometer launched in late July and has the support of the following founding par...
In this episode, Claire is joined by Dianne Dayhew of the National Apprentice Employer Network (NAEN) which is the national peak body representing group training organisations.
Di shares her insights (and those of some of the other keynote speakers from the recent NAEN conference) to explain how the labour market and therefore apprenticeships are changing and the vital role of group training organisations.
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...In this episode Claire is joined by Acumen's Chief Commercial and Partnership Officer, Marnie Watson. Marnie shares her insights on TNE opportunities in higher education and VET - as well as some great tips in managing high performing teams remotely.
Contact Claire:
- Connect with me on LinkedIn: Claire Field
- Follow me on Bluesky: @clairefield.bsky.social
- Check out the news pages on my website: clairefield....
In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by ACTU Assistant Secretary, Liam O'Brien to discuss VET reform.
Claire also unpacks the skills and higher education initiatives outlined in the newly released Employment White Paper - which you can download from the Treasury website
Contact Claire:
- Connect with me on LinkedIn: Claire Field
- Follow me on Bluesky: @clairefield.bsky.social
- Check out the news pages on...
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