Work Group Sessions Outcomes

Dr Jane den Hollander Impact on Students Positives –WA Government Involvement –TAFE Articulation –Indigenous Initiatives, Rural and Remote

Dr Jane den Hollander Impact on Students Negatives –SLE, Full Fee Paying –Access, Equity, Diversity –HEIMS –Customer Demands, Litigation

Prof. Jeff Gawthorne Impact on Staff Work Profile Workload Increase Accountability –Performance –University to Government Collaboration on support and academic services –Inter and Intra

Peter Walton Finance and Governance Accountability –Work with key stakeholders to get debate moving –Need to create a better perception in wider community

Peter Walton Finance and Governance Supply Side Issues –Charges in governance will impact academic admin and this needs greater consideration –How do we really increase income –Need to improve cost management

Michelle Hoad Regionalisation and the TAFE/University Interface Cost Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration. Entity Ego

Prof. Pat Garnett Industrial Repercussions Uncertainty of Details –Timing Current EB timeframes When Govt makes decision –Content –What is link of IR and $

Prof. Pat Garnett Industrial Repercussions Lack of Understanding and Knowledge of Government –University Sector and IR practices –Performance management –Probation and promotion Indirect Impacts –Course/profile link –SSR issues

Prof. Robyn Quin Academic Profiles NILTHE –Influence/Shape –It Should Commission Research T/L Disseminate Good Teaching Share Research Share Research Dollars

Prof. Robyn Quin Academic Profiles Nexus Teaching/Research –Jury Out! Educate Stakeholders –DEST –Politicians –Students

Prof. Robyn Owens Research Q1: Where is the debate of the Teaching-Research nexus in Nelson and the AVCC? Can you have a T-R nexus in a mass education system? Q2: What does Nelson’s talk of clusters mean for research? Will competition-based funding and research concentration result in excellent research outcomes?

Prof. Robyn Owens Research Q3: What do we in WA need to do to compete effectively? A: Need to collaborate between universities, with the state government and state research agencies, and together build international partnerships Q4: Are universities seriously addressing responses to OBR?