Powering TAFE Student Success
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
1B. Power of Student Success
2:15PM - 3:30PM
Wednesday, 6th May
P8
Chair: Laura Macpherson
From Compliance to Culture: Building a Strategic Framework to Prevent Gendered Violence in VET
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Kit McMahon
Cultivating courageous classrooms: Creative simulations for inclusive, industry-ready learning.
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Tarmi A'Vard
and
Lilly Gleeson
Transforming TAFE outcomes for learners experiencing intersectional disadvantage
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Shae McGregor
2B. Power of Student Success
4:00PM - 5:15PM
Wednesday, 6th May
P8
Chair: Brent Kinnane
Empowering learner agency: Digital skills for student success in study, work and life
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Anitza Geneve
The learners we never get to meet: Research-backed strategies to support motivated learners who are stuck outside our digital doors
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Deniese Cox
Designing for Success: Putting People at the Heart of Vocational Education
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William Stuart
and
Courtney Shalavin
3B. Power of Student Success
11:15AM - 1:00PM
Thursday, 7th May
P8
Chair: Frances Coppolillo
‘Our Ways of Learning’, the journey of TAFE NSW’s Aboriginal Visual Identity
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Kylie Tarleton
and
Sarah WalkomBaskerville
Empowering teachers and students with an AI-enhanced TAFE ecosystem
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Matt Willis
and
Julianne Seaman
Chisholm Elevate Program: Embedding Student Success in Course Delivery through Strengths-Based Model
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Kerry Dent
Enhancing Student Belonging and Engagement
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Luke Hutchinson