This week Claire is joined on the podcast by Stephen Connelly from Adventus.io - an international education EdTech firm. Stephen offers rich insights on what&apos;s happening in international education and what institutions will need to deal wth in future based on his deep experience and multiple different roles in the sector.-------------------------------------The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au

What now? What next? Insights into Australia's tertiary education sector

Stephen Connelly - the changing international education sector

In this episode Claire is joined by Sally Curtain, the CEO of Bendigo Kangan Institute, to discuss leading an organisation during COVID and how the Institute is responding to changing employer and community needs.------------------------------------------------The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au

Sally Curtain on innovation in VET at Bendigo Kangan Institute

In this episode Claire is joined by Jodi Schmidt, the CEO of the Human Services Skills Organisation to discuss reforms happening in the VET sector, the work the HSSO is doing and some of the issues the sector still needs to tackle.If you&apos;re interested in providing input into the skills reform agenda - there&apos;s a Skills Reform Engagement Hub on the DESE website  (https://www.skillsreform.gov.au) which includes a brief summary of the new Industry Clusters.  And Jenny Dodd at TAFE Directors Australia has also written a brief summary on the Industry Clusters.---------------------------------------------------The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au

Jodi Schmidt on industry-VET engagement at the HSSO

In this episode Claire unpacks two new NCVER reports highlighting the changes happening in the government-funded and fee-for-service parts of the VET sector. You can read Claire&apos;s analysis in two recent updates in the News section of her website: https://clairefield.com.au/news/ And the NCVER&apos;s data is an absolute treasure trove if you want to understand the sector better: https://www.ncver.edu.au------------------------------------------The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au

What's happening in VET and what does it mean for providers?

In this episode of the podcast, Claire is joined by Dr Douglas Proctor, PVC Global Engagement at Swinburne University of Technology, to discuss international education.-------------------------------------------The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au

Douglas Proctor: What Australia can learn from Ireland on international education

This episode is part 2 of Claire&apos;s conversation with VET consultant Joe Newbery and draws on his insights about inconsistency in ASQA decision-making (and how to improve things) in this recent article: https://newberyconsulting.com.au/observation-assessment/Joe&apos;s article came out at the same time as an audit report on ASQA&apos;s performance conducted by the Australian National Audit Office which you can find here on the ANAO website. ------------------------------------------------The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au

Improving audit consistency at ASQA

On this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by VET consultant, Joe Newbery, to discuss his recent article on observation assessment in VET. If you haven&apos;t read it it is a &apos;must read&apos; for all RTO compliance managers and assessors: https://newberyconsulting.com.au/observation-assessment/In the article Joe also discusses the need for more consistency in ASQA decision making. There was so much to discuss in his interview with Claire that we have split that part of the discussion out and you can find it in the next episode of the podcast.--------------------------------------------The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au

Joe Newbery - Getting VET assessment right

Claire is joined on this episode of the podcast by Prof. Sally Kift to discuss the AQF Review report and its recommendations. If you haven&apos;t read the report it&apos;s accessible at: https://www.dese.gov.au/reviews-and-consultations/australian-qualifications-framework-review-------------------------------------The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au

Sally Kift answers all your AQF Review questions

The Digital Transformation Expert Panel&apos;s report: The Learning Country: Digital Transformation Skills Strategy  was released recently and this week Claire spoke with three leaders in the sector involved in developing the report: Prof Aleksander Subic (RMIT), Megan Lilly (AiG) and Paul Walsh (AIS).If you haven&apos;t read the report it offers a very good framework for lifelong learning,  policies to make sure no workers are "left behind" as Australia embraces a more digital future, and reforms to improve the technological skills of the VET workforce. Download the report at: https://digitalskillsformation.org.au------------------------------------------------The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au

The expert view on digital transformation and skills

Claire is joined in this episode by Prof. Michael Sankey from Charles Darwin University and Prof. Claire Macken from RMIT University to discuss how universities accelerated their move to online teaching during COVID, the lessons learned and what lies ahead. ------------------------------------------------The ‘What now? What next?’ podcast recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s traditional custodians. In the spirit of reconciliation we are proud to recommend John Briggs Consulting as a leader in Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement. To find out more go to www.johnbriggs.net.au

The online shift: Claire Macken and Michael Sankey

Claire Field talks with leaders and experts from within the Australian tertiary education sector and across the global ed-tech sector

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