Power of TAFE
TAFE Directors Australia Convention 2026
Days
Tuesday, 5th May
Wednesday, 6th May
Thursday, 7th May
Tracks
Power of TAFE
Power of our People
Power of TAFE Partnerships
Powering TAFE Student Success
Power of TAFE Teaching Quality and Innovation
Power of TAFE Centres of Excellence
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Speakers
1E. Power of TAFE
2:15PM - 3:30PM
Wednesday, 6th May
P11
Chair: Norman Baker
How TAFE NSW took the training wheels off to accelerate their World Skills National impact
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Matt McInnes
TAFE Connects: Engaging with purpose
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Michelle Weiss
Future ready system, future ready people: Aligning the VET workforce with tomorrow’s skills
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Robert Sobyra
2E. Power of TAFE
4:00PM - 5:15PM
Wednesday, 6th May
P11
Chair: Suzanne McKinnon
Education Behind Bars: Why Prison Training is About More Than Skills
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Ryan Buckley
Community Prosperity – Digital Service Centres at Palm Island and Yarrabah
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Jane McKellar
Education First Youth Foyers and the Certificate 1 in Developing Independence: leveraging TAFE and community sector partnerships to promote housing and educational opportunities for young people experiencing disadvantage.
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Laura McKenna
and
Phil Paterson
3E. Power of TAFE
11:15AM - 1:00PM
Thursday, 7th May
P11
Chair: Rebecca Nakhle
The Most Disrupted Industry: Practical Strategies for AI-Enabled TAFEs
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Daniel A. Bielik
Power Shift: Rethinking the Hierarchy of Learning in a Unified Tertiary System
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Jonathan Powles
Tackling skills shortages and workforce challenges in regional or rural communities within the care economy, promotion of traineeships.
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Robert J Peoples
Partnering for Transition: Training Solutions for Defence Career Change
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Dean Sherwell
and
Tammy Micola Von Furstenrecht