Victorian TAFE Association
TAFECreates is the annual state conference for Victoria’s vocational education and training sector, and the hallmark event in the Victorian TAFE Association (VTA) calendar.
This annual event brings together leadership teams from across Victoria’s TAFE institutes and dual sector universities, government, technology providers, thought leaders, consultants and innovators.
Conference delegates hear from compelling speakers, workshop new ideas and see firsthand TAFE-industry partnerships and network.
TAFECreates24 was proudly hosted by RMIT.
TAFECreates ran over 2 days from August 8-9 2024
Conference Program
Day 1 - Registration and networking breakfast
7:45 am
Registration and networking breakfast – Storey Hall, RMIT
Day 1 - Conference opening
9:00 am
Conference opening
Day 1 - Welcome to country
9:10 am
Welcome to country. Wurundjeri Elder – Tony Garvey
Day 1 - VTA Board Chair Welcome
9:20 am
VTA Board Chair welcome
Day 1 - Minister Keynote
9:25 am
Minister Keynote: Victorian TAFE delivering for students, industry and communities – the Hon Gayle Tierney, Minister for Skills and TAFE
Day 1 - Sponsor acknowledgement
9:40 am
Sponsor acknowledgement
Day 1 - Sponsor welcome
9:45 am
Sponsor welcome – ReadyTech
Day 1 - Morning tea
9:50 am
Morning tea
Day 1 - Keynote 2
10:30 am
Keynote (panel): Social, economic and political trends that TAFE leaders need to know
Day 1 - Stream 1
11:40 am
Stream 1: The Universities Accord: Coming together or further differentiated? The future of the tertiary education sector
Day 1 - Stream 2
11:40 am
Stream 2: Creating skilled Victorians: The industry and TAFE shared responsibility
Day 1 – Lunch
12:30 pm
Lunch
Day 1 - Keynote 3
1:35 pm
Keynote (panel): Collaboration leadership: Insights for the TAFE network
Day 1 - Site tours
2:45 pm
Site tours (click here for showcase tour details)
Day 1 – Afternoon tea
3:30 pm
Afternoon tea – Building 78 Student Lounge, RMIT
Day 1 - Site tours conclude
4:30 pm
Site tours conclude
Day 1 - Welcome drinks & canapés
6:00 pm
Welcome drinks and canapés
Location: Arts Centre Melbourne, 100 St Kilda Rd, The Pavilion Room
Day 1 - Guests seated
6:45 pm
Guests seated
Day 1 - Welcome
6:50 pm
Welcome
Day 1 - Welcome to Melbourne
7:00 pm
Welcome to Melbourne
Day 1 - Conference dinner
7:10 pm
Conference dinner
Location: Arts Centre Melbourne, 100 St Kilda Rd, The Pavilion Room
Day 1 - Dinner keynote
7:45 pm
Dinner keynote – Paul Guerra, Chief Executive, Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Day 1 - Fireside chat
8:45 pm
Fireside chat – RMIT Teachers and Students of the year
Day 1 - Dinner concludes
10:00 pm
Conference dinner concludes
Day 2 - Breakfast
8:30 am
Breakfast – The Capitol Theatre, RMIT
Day 2 - Welcome back
9:00 am
Welcome back
Day 2 - Keynote 4
9:15 am
Keynote: Navigating change with Gus Balbontin
Day 2 – Morning tea
10:15 am
Morning tea
Day 2 – Keynote 5
10:45 am
Keynote (panel): The TAFE experience from a student perspective
Day 2 – Stream 3
11:45 am
Stream 3: Leading the next tech revolution at TAFE
Day 2 – Stream 4
11:45 am
Stream 4: TAFE centres of excellence, productivity and prosperity: Designing a Victorian model
Day 2 – Lunch
12:45 pm
Lunch
Day 2 – Keynote 6
1:30 pm
Keynote: Response from Government
Day 2 – Keynote 7
2:00 pm
Keynote (panel): Leveraging the Victorian TAFE network to benefit students, industry and communities
Day 2 - Closing speech
3:00 pm
Closing speech
Day 2 - Conference wrap up
3:15 pm
Conference wrap up
Day 2 - Conference close
3:30 pm
Conference close
Conference MCs
Speakers
Conference Partners
TAFECreates 24 was proudly sponsored by…
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Preferred Catering Partner
Lanyard Sponsor
About RMIT
RMIT is a dual-sector university with a proud history of vocational education.
Founded more than 130 years ago as a ‘Working Men’s College’, RMIT’s original motto ‘a skilled hand, a cultivated mind’ still resonates today, with the university growing into a leading global vocational and higher education institution.
RMIT’s College of Vocational Education delivers programs across RMIT’s three Melbourne campuses — City, Brunswick and Bundoora. It has robust ties to industry through engagement and deep collaboration, providing rich discipline knowledge and a learning and teaching delivery model that aligns to future student and industry needs.
The College is made up of five industry clusters: Creative Industries, Future Technologies, Business and Enterprise, Built Environment and Sustainability, Social Care and Health. It offers close to 150 programs, with 1,000 staff including professional staff and teachers, and almost 20,000 students in vocational programs and associate degrees.
The College ensures that its programs align with current State and Federal policy and research to provide quality education and employment outcomes for its students that make a real impact on its communities.
About the VTA
The voice of Victorian TAFEs and dual sector universities
The VTA is a not-for-profit that informs, supports and represents the interests of the Victorian TAFE sector. The VTA proudly champions the interests of public vocational education providers with a focus on sustainability, quality, and outcomes for industry, community and learners.