B. Public Hearings

B. Public Hearings

Wednesday, 22 March 2023

Committee Room 1R2, Parliament House, Canberra

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

  • Clare Sharp, Acting Deputy Secretary, Skills and Training Group
  • Laura Angus, First Assistant Secretary, Careers and International Division

Jobs and Skills Australia

  • David Turvey, First Assistant Secretary
  • Professor Peter Dawkins AO, Director

Wednesday, 29 March 2023

Committee Room 1R2, Parliament House, Canberra

TAFE Directors Australia

  • Jenny Dodd, Chief Executive Officer

Australian Council of Trade Unions

  • Christopher Watts, Senior Policy Adviser

Wednesday, 19 April 2023

Committee Room 1R3, Parliament House, Canberra

Motor Trades Association of Australia

  • Rodney Camm, Chief Executive Officer (Queensland)
  • Darrell Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer (South Australian and Northern Territory)
  • Ian Price, General Manager, Training (New South Wales)

Master Electricians Australia

  • Chris Lehmann, National Advocacy Manager

National Australian Apprenticeships Association

  • Ben Bardon, Chief Executive Officer

Minerals Council of Australia

  • Ben Davies, General Manager, Workplace and Safety
  • Karolina Szukalska, General Manager, Workforce and Innovation

Wednesday, 26 April 2023

Committee Room 1R3, Parliament House, Canberra

Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union

  • Mark Dean, Research and Planning Officer

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation

  • Annie Butler, Federal Secretary
  • Jodie Davis, Federal Education Officer

National Union of Students (NUS)

  • Bailey Riley, President
  • Salwa Kilzi, Vocational Education Officer

Victorian Student Representative Council (VicSRC)

  • Julia Baron, Chief Executive Officer
  • Isabelle Holmes, Student Executive Advisory Committee Member
  • Billy Lister, Student Executive Advisory Committee Member

Australian Education Union

  • Maxine Sharkey, Federal TAFE Secretary, Federal Office

Wednesday, 3 May 2023

Committee Room 1R3, Parliament House, Canberra

Mr Robin Shreeve, Private capacity

Dr Karen O'Reilly-Briggs, Private capacity

Dr Rochelle Fogelgarn, Private capacity

Dr Jacolyn Weller, Private capacity

Professor Erica Smith, Private capacity

Dr Stephen Billett, Private capacity

Dr Sarojni Choy, Private capacity

Griffith University

  • Dr Steven Hodge, Deputy Head of School (Research), School of Education and Professional Studies
  • Dr Anh Hai (Leah) Le, Research Felow, School of Education and Professional Studies

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

Main Committee Room, Parliament House, Canberra

National Centre for Vocational Education Research

  • Simon Walker, Managing Director

SkillsIQ

  • Yasmin King, Chief Executive Officer

Career Industry Council of Australia

  • David Carney, Executive Director

Australian Centre for Career Education

  • Penne Dawe, Chief Executive Officer
  • Helen Madden, Member, Committee of Management

Wednesday, 24 May 2023

Committee Room 1S5, Parliament House, Canberra

National Rugby League

  • Tain Drinkwater, Executive General Manager, Performance and Pathways
  • Tiffany Slater, General Manager, Wellbeing, Diversity and Performance

Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia

  • Troy Williams, Chief Executive
  • Felix Pirie, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Policy and Research

Wednesday, 31 May 2023

Committee Room 1S5, Parliament House, Canberra

The Monash Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice (Video Conference)

  • Professor Lucas Walsh, Director

Electrical Trades Union of Australia

  • Reagan Agar, National Policy Officer
  • Jessie Caisley, National Policy Officer
  • Trevor Gauld, National Policy Officer

Wednesday, 7 June 2023

Cranbourne Secondary College, Stawell Street, Cranbourne

Secondary college students

  • Ankido
  • Annabelle
  • Bianca
  • Casper
  • Emily
  • Eman
  • MacKenzie

Staff

  • Mr George Massouris, Assistant Principal
  • Ms Alison Wall, VET Pathways Coordinator

Wednesday, 21 June 2023

Committee Room 1R2, Parliament House, Canberra

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

  • Anna Faithfull, Deputy Secretary, Skills and Training
  • Laura Angus, First Assistant Secretary, Careers and International Skills

Jobs and Skills Australia

  • David Turvey, First Assistant Secretary
  • Natasha Yemm, Director

Department of Education

  • Brett Nordstrom, Assistant Secretary, Tertiary Policy Branch
  • Kelly Pearce, First Assistant Secretary, Higher Education Division

Monday, 17 July 2023

Seminar Room 1 & 2, Caboolture Hub, Moreton Bay Regional Council, Level 1, 4 Hasking Street, Caboolture

Industry roundtable - Loveday Electrical and Katrina's School of Hair and Beauty

  • Katrina Gilligan, Chief Executive Officer
  • Kira McKenna, Principal

Justine Gaske

Wednesday, 26 July 2023

Chisolm Institute Frankston Campus, Fletcher Road, Frankston

Advance Community College

  • Mark Darragh, Registered Training Organisation Manager

Nepean Industry Edge Training

  • Samantha Gillick, Lead Trainer

South-East Melbourne and Peninsula Region, Workforce Australia

  • Sean Teer, Employment Facilitator

Frankston Mornington Peninsular Local Learning and Employment Network

  • Angela Byatt, Executive Officer

Thursday, 27 July 2023

Brighton Council Chambers (top floor Library), Corner Wilson St and Boxhall St, Brighton

Women in Adult and Vocational Education (WAVE)

  • Kit McMahon, National Co-Convenor

Brotherhood of St Laurence

  • Kira Clarke, Principal Research Fellow, Skills and Training, Education, Skills and Training Team, Social Policy and Research Centre

Fashion Industry Roundtable

  • Leila Hibra, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Fashion Council
  • Courtney Knight, Sustainability Lead, Viktoria & Woods
  • Vicki Nicola, Lead Educator, Kangan Institute
  • Belinda Paul, Founder and Director, RCYCL
  • Katrina Rose, Program Manager, Fashion and Textiles, Creative Industries, RMIT University

Ashley Beeby, Private capacity

Nathan Carolus, Private capacity

Ebony Pacey, Private capacity

Raelene Stockton, Private capacity

Monday, 14 August 2023

Committee Room 2S2, Parliament House, Canberra

National Youth Commission Australia

  • Keith Waters, Chief Executive Officer

Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association (ICPA) of WA 

  • Sally Brindal, Immediate Past President
  • Kym Ross, State Councillor

Laureate Professor Jenny Gore, Director, Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, University of Newcastle

Wednesday, 16 August 2023

Room M4.07, Level 4, M Block See Street, Meadowbank

TAFE NSW, Macquarie University and University of Technology Sydney

  • Professor Anne Gardner, Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning, Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney
  • Professor Grant Hose, Associate Dean, Innovation, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University
  • Dr Raffaele (Raf) Marcellino, Executive Director, Education and Skills, TAFE NSW
  • Stephen Brady, Managing Director, TAFE NSW
  • Matt Bushby, Director, Commercial and University Partnerships, TAFE NSW
  • Janet Schorer, Chief Delivery Officer, TAFE NSW

The Institute of Technology Education (ITE)

  • Grant Byrne, President
  • Andrew Brooks, Committee Member
  • Matthew Stanley, Committee Member

New South Wales Department of Education

  • Samantha McMurdo, Classroom Teacher