Wednesday, 8th May TAFE Directors Australia Convention 2024

Helen McCabe, Founder and Managing Director of Future Women and TDA Convention 2024 MC

Uncle Allen Madden, Gadigal Elder
Respected Gadigal Elder, cultural representative for the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council

Uncle Allen is a Gadigal man from the Eora nation, born in Redfern NSW in 1949. He attended Redfern Public School, which is now reformed NTO National CIE, Narwee Boys High School, Newtown Technology High School. At the age of 14, Uncle Allen started working at Ingham Chicken, Shelly soft drinks, City of Sydney Council, Aboriginal Medical Service, Aboriginal Children’s Service, Aboriginal Legal Service and New Careers for Aboriginal People Employment.

Uncle Allen has been on the Board of Sydney Foreshore Authority, SBS, Central Coast Aboriginal Heritage along with various other organisations. At present he is a Board member of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Local Council. Uncle Allen has been involved in television with Redfern Now, Walk on Country, Greatest Cities of the World (BBC), First Australian, Pemulway, First Contact, and Foot Prints.

He is married with 10 children and a life member of Redfern All Blacks RLFC.

•    - Barney Glover
•    - Anna Faithful

•    - Holly Gudsell
•    - Peter Redfern-Elliot
•    - Brendan Reid
•    - Alyssa Forbes-Nicholson
•    - Kerryn Meredith-Sotiris

• Opening address - Brendan O'Connor

•    - Michael Hartman
•    - Patrick Kidd
•    - Emma King
•    - Gavin Lind
•    - Anthea Middleton
•    - Sharon Robertson
•    - Brett Schimming
•    - Natalie Turmine
•    - Paul Walsh

Join Diamond Sponsor ReadyTech for a lunchtime workshop

•    - Michael Hartman
• The Heart of the Issue: collaborative action on textile waste in WA - Lisa W Piller
• Applied Research in the VET sector - Lessons for Australian TAFEs - John D Flett

• TAFE NSW's Connected Learning Points - Taking the practical delivery to new levels using streaming solutions  - Allison Poole
• Excellence in learning and teaching through a partnership approach - Cheryl Wilson, Tamara Cousins and Alexandra Vardis

• A focused discussion about apprenticeships - Sharon Robertson
• A focused discussion about apprenticeships - Paul Walsh
• A focused discussion about apprenticeships - Brett Schimming
• A focused discussion about apprenticeships - Ben Bardon

• Exploring innovative solutions to workforce challenges in the human services sectors.  - Warren Hill
• A National First: Innovative student-centred digital work placement tools for enrolled nurses. - Helen L Hull

• Building connection with our communities - implementation of TAFE Queensland’s First Nations Education Strategy - Emma Rice and Leanne Bell
• First Nations Training @ TAFEMethodologies that benefit student, community and TAFE - Michael Hamilton
• The value of First Nations perspectives in the classroom - Wyatt Cain

• Moments that Matter - Hemant Kokularupan and Susan Pettigrew
• Student Success Program - Collaboration in action  - Louisa Ellum
• Building an Inclusive Teaching and Learning Roadmap - Marina Borrello
• Weaving trauma-informed ideas into our learning spaces - Glen Brack

• FSO and AUSMASA TDA Workshop - “Application of AI in Industry”  - Patrick Kidd and Gavin Lind
• The future is now: Crafting an institutional AI policy and action plan in a dynamic educational landscape. - Suneeti Rekhari and Sharon Lehman
• Designing educational conversations with AI using simple and advanced prompts - David H Smith

• Using market intelligence and performance data to inform product decisions - Julie Healy
• Have your say on the new TGA - Clair Strickand, Nathan Smith and Ben O'Cianain

• Paid to Learn – Innovative program attracting teachers and managing retention in identified skills shortage areas.   - Julie Tickle
• TAFE NSW: Employee Wellbeing influences performance and engagement - Chris Koutoulas
• Rising to the Challenge: Australia’s Future Workforce Solutions - Robbie van Dijk and Mish Eastman

• Sovereign Skilling Capability – Why ‘TAFE at the Heart’ is central to Australia’s security, sustainability and resilience. - Penny Johnston and Nick Howie
• Keeping Australia’s Workforce Ahead of Global Trends - Creating Training Solutions for the Next Generation of Clean Energy Workforce - Shawn O'Sullivan
• Collaboration success at the heart of responding to industry needs - Justin Vaughan

Presentation of TAFE Staff Recognition Awards by Diamond Sponsor ReadyTech and Gold Sponsors TechnologyOne and Aspire Learning.

Welcome by Mary Faraone, TDA Board Chair

MCs: Robbie Van Dijk & Kelly McCarthy