TAFE Directors Australia International engagement in the Asian Century TDA 2013 National Conference - Brisbane
TDA international cooperation Formal agreements and associations with: American Association of Community Colleges Association of Community Colleges Canada Association of Colleges (UK) Chile Ministry of Education China Education Association for International Exchange Commonwealth Secretariat, UK Commonwealth Association of Polytechnics in Africa Community College Baccalaureate Association India Ministry of Human Resource Development & Ministry of Labour and Employment Kasipkor Holdings, Republic of Kazakhstan Korean Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training Mongolian Ministry of Education Indonesian Ministry of Education & Culture and Ministry of Manpower &Transmigration UNESCO UNEVOC World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics
TDA cooperative agreements & associations
Forms of cooperation Consultancies (Mongolia, Taiwan) Joint research (China, India, Indonesia, UK) Leadership & mentoring programs (China, India, Indonesia) Missions & delegations Networks (East Asia Summit, UNESCO, World Federation of Colleges & Polytechnics) Projects (Chile, China, Kazakhstan, USA)
TDA Asian Century Business Engagement Project
TAFE offshore engagement Partnership agreements (TDA 2011 survey – 41 respondents) 247 active partnerships 40 countries 58,516 students studying offshore China - 95 India - 28 Korea - 16 Singapore - 11 Indonesia - 9 PNG - 8 Malaysia - 8 Japan – 5 Sir Lanka – 5 UAE – 5 Vietnam - 5
Methodology ◦ Survey of all TAFEs – current offshore partnerships ◦ Literature search and review ◦ Interviews with selected TAFEs, Austrade, AEI & AusAID personnel, offshore partners, state & territory agencies, peak bodies, other international agencies Timing ◦ Survey: now ◦ Interviews: September – December 2013 ◦ Draft report: February 2014 ◦ Final report: May 2014 Current as at 12 March 2013
Contacts Peter Holden (direct office line) +61 (0) (mobile/cell phone) Jessica Davis (direct office line) +61 (0) (mobile/cell phone)