Visit to Australia
by
Chilean Ministry of Education VET Advisory Council Delegation
Saturday 12 to Saturday 19 March 2005
In cooperation with
DELEGATION MEMBERS
DELEGATION LEADER
Francisco Troncoso
Advisor to Vice Minister
Ministry of Education
DELEGATION MEMBERS
Carmen Payá
Education Manager
Sociedad de Fomento Fabril (SOFOFA)
Pedro Cancino
Academic Coordinator: Technical – Professional Secondary Schools
Federación de Instituciones de Educación Particular (FIDE)
Antonio Castilla
President
Caja de Compensación La Araucana
Guillermo Mondaca
President
Confederación Federaciones y Sindicatos de la Educación Técnica Profesional (Confesitep)
Marcello von Chrismar
Rector
DuocUC – Technical and Professional Institute
Padre Daniel Lescot
School Principal: Colegio Salesiano de Concepción
Member of Federación de Instituciones de Educación Particular (FIDE Técnica)
Accompanied by—
Australian Official: From the Department of Education, Science and Training
Mr Christopher Lawson
Americas and Europe Section
Australian Education International
SATURDAY 12 MARCH 2005
SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES
7.25 am Arrive at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport by LanChile flight LA801
Met by—
Mr Maximiliano Jarpa
Educational Attaché of Chile
Consulate-General of the Republic of Chile
8.45 am Depart for The Grace Hotel, 77 York Street, Sydney
9.15 am Arrive and check in
7.00 pm Meeting, level 2 foyer of The Grace Hotel, with Mr Christopher Lawson, Americas and Europe Section, Australian Education International
Evening Informal dinner
SUNDAY 13 MARCH 2005
SYDNEY & CANBERRA, AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
10.15 am Depart hotel for Canberra by bus, via Berrima.
11.30 am Arrive Berrima, sightseeing and lunch
1.00 pm Depart Berrima
3.00 pm Tour of Parliament House
4.00 pm Depart for Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1 Binara Street, Civic Square, Canberra
6.30 pm Meet Ambassador Schmidt in hotel lobby, proceed to hotel lounge for informal meeting
7.20 pm Depart for Dijon Restaurant, 24 West Row, Canberra City
7.30 pm Dinner hosted by Dr Wendy Jarvie, Deputy Secretary, Department of Education, Science and Training
9.30 pm Depart for hotel
MONDAY 14 MARCH 2005
CANBERRA
9.15 am Depart for Department of Education, Science and Training, Executive Meeting Room, Level 6, 16 Mort Street, Canberra City
9.25 am Arrive
9.30 am Welcome, introductions of DEST staff in attendance and Chilean delegation participants
9.50 am Australia’s policy approach to VET
Aurora Andruska
Group Manager, Vocational Education and Training Group
10.20 am Involvement of industry in VET sector
Robyn Calder
Branch Manager, Industry Training Branch, Vocational Education and Training Group
10.50 am Morning tea
11.00 am Integration of VET with other sectors
Matt Davies
Branch Manager, Transitions Branch, Indigenous and Transitions Group
11.30 am Communication strategies
Ben Johnson
Branch Manager, New Apprenticeships Branch, Vocational Education and Training Group
12.00 pm Summary and concluding remarks
12.20 pm Depart for the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT), Constitution Avenue, Reid
12.30 pm Lunch at the CIT Class Inn, hosted by CIT
Vaughan Croucher
Dean
Learning Services Division
Trixie Van Leeuwen
Senior Manager
Education Development Centre
Jacqui Martin
Senior Manager
External Relations and Marketing Unit
Shirley Hardjadinata
Development Manager
External Relations and Marketing Unit
2.00 pm Overview of CIT
Jacqui Martin
Senior Manager, External Relations and Marketing Unit
2.30 pm Teacher training and development
Trixie Van Leeuwen
Senior Manager
Education Development Centre
3.10 pm Depart for Parliament House, ministerial entrance
3.30 pm Meeting with Minister Gary Hardgrave, Minister for Vocational Education and Training
4.00 pm Meeting ends
4.10 pm Depart for Canberra International Airport, via Crowne Plaza Hotel to collect luggage
5.00 pm Arrive at Qantas Domestic Terminal
5.50 pm Depart for Adelaide by Qantas Flight QF737
(Flying time: 1 hour 45 mins)
7.05 pm Arrive at Adelaide Airport
7.25 pm Depart for Stamford Plaza Adelaide, 150 North Terrace, Adelaide
8.00 pm Arrive and check in
TUESDAY 15 MARCH 2005
ADELAIDE
8.45 am Meet at hotel lobby to walk to Education Adelaide, Qantas Building, Level 5, 144 North Terrace.
Saraswathi Karthigesu
International Project Officer
Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST)
Peg Winton
Manager, International Marketing,
DFEEST
8.55 am Welcome and introductions
Peter Klar
Director, Marketing and International Unit,
DFEEST
9.00 am Presentation:
· Technical and Further Education South Australia (TAFE SA)
· Importance of VET in Australia
· Pathways to universities – focussing on viticulture program
· Teacher education and development in VET
Peg Winton
Manager, International Marketing,
DFEEST
9.30 am Presentation:
· VET as a viable option
· VET in schools
Marlene Boundy
Senior Educational Manager
TAFE SA
9.45 am Question and answer session
10.00 am Depart for Red Head Wine Studio
10.45 am Tour of Red Head Wine Studio and discussion on VET, industry involvement, and industry attachment for students
12.00 pm Depart for Café Tempo, Hindley Street
12.30 pm Lunch hosted by University of South Australia (UniSA) and presentation on wine marketing
Kevin Brett
Director, International Relations
UniSA
2.30 pm Depart for Urrbrae, view facilities and program. Introduction to Wine Grape Production
Trevor Nottle
Educational Manager, Environment, Conservation and Horticulture, Urrbrae
4.30 pm Depart for hotel
WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH 2005
ADELAIDE
8.30 am Depart Adelaide for TAFE SA Campus in the Barossa Valley
10.00 am Welcome and introductions
Courses to be viewed:
· Wine grape growing
· Winemaking techniques
· Wine evaluation
· Bottling and packaging
· Cellar door sales
· Cellar operations
Peg Winton
Manager, International Marketing,
DFEEST
Melindy Bellotti
Educational Manager,
Diploma of Wine and Food, TAFE SA
Helinka Williams
Educational Manager,
Wine, Food Processing, TAFE SA
12.00 pm Lunch hosted by DFEEST and TAFE SA, with Food Barossa
1.00 pm Trip to a Barossa vineyard (one that has a TAFE SA student/s attached) to view the machinery of a vineyard
Presentation:
· VET and industry involvement
· Industry and attachment for students
Malcolm Parish
Coordinator, Viticulture Program,
Clare Campus, TAFE SA
2.30 pm Depart for Adelaide Airport
4.10 pm Arrive at Qantas Domestic Terminal
4.55 pm Depart for Brisbane by Qantas Flight QF664
(Flying time: 2 hours 20 mins)
6.45 pm Arrive at Brisbane Airport
7.10 pm Depart for Novotel Hotel, 200 Creek Street,
Brisbane
7.40 pm Arrive and check in
THURSDAY 17 MARCH 2005
BRISBANE
8.45 am Depart hotel (via taxi) for VET Export Office, Department of Employment and Training, Level 4, 30 Mary St, Brisbane
9.00 am Arrival and welcome (Level 4, small conference room)
9.10 am Australia’s policy approach to VET – AQF
Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) Representative
10.00 am Introduction to TAFE Queensland
Peter Harber
Director, International Programs
TAFE Queensland
10.30 am Morning tea
10.45 am The role of the private providers in VET
Michael Hall
Executive Officer, Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET)
11.15 am Depart for lunch and site visits on mini bus – Gold Coast
12.30 pm Welcome lunch at Gold Coast Institute TAFE (GCIT) Training Restaurant, Heeb St, Ashmore
Hosted by the Hon Paul Braddy, Chair, Queensland Education and Training International
2.00 pm Tourism and Hospitality Training – the GCIT Experience
Nigel Allen
Director Tourism and Hospitality
3.30 pm Depart for Griffith University – Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality
Centre of Excellence Program
Pauline Tang
Business Development Officer
4.30 pm Depart for hotel
Evening Official dinner
FRIDAY 18 MARCH 2005
BRISBANE
9.00 am Mini-bus to collect delegation from hotel and depart for Simtars, 2 Smith St, Redbank
10.00 am Tour of Simtars facilities (Safety in Mines Training and Research Services), Simtars Safety and Training Centre
Stewart Bell, Director
11.15 am Depart
12.30 pm Official lunch
Hosted by the Hon Paul Braddy, Chair, Queensland Education and Training International and attended by Ambassador Schick
2.00 pm Return to Education House for presentations
2.15 pm TQ Mining Services – opportunities for collaboration
Rosalind Gilroy, Manager TQ Mining
3.15 pm Queensland Mining Industry Training Advisory Board
Phil Stewart, Executive Officer
4.00 pm Conclusion of program and depart for hotel
SATURDAY 19 MARCH 2005
BRISBANE
&
SYDNEY
4.00 am Depart for Brisbane Airport
4.30 am Arrive at Brisbane Airport
Proceed to check-in
6.00 am Depart for Sydney by Qantas flight QF505
(Flying time: 1 hour 30 mins)
8.30 am Arrive at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport
Proceed to International Terminal
11.15 am Depart for Santiago by flight LanChile LA800