A global education – the Australian point of difference

Claire Field

Principal | Claire Field & Associates

As we look to rebuild Australia’s international education sector in a post-COVID world, it is time for the sector to focus on offering students a ‘global’ education.
Most international students leave Australia after they finish their studies. At the same time, economically developing countries are strengthening their own educational offerings and frequently involving local employers in the design of new systems to help ensure local education systems produce more job ready local graduates. Collectively that means the value of an Australian education is likely to lessen unless we think more about what our students have to offer when they return home or move to a third country.
Australia should be aiming for a new point of difference in international education: helping both our domestic and international students be ‘globally employable’. In this presentation, Claire looks at emerging global trends and identifies a range of strategies providers need to consider to help ‘future proof’ their graduates for a changing world of work

Claire is the Principal of Claire Field and Associates, a consultancy practice offering strategic advice on VET, international education and higher education to providers, investors and other tertiary education stakeholders. Claire served as the CEO of the Australian Council for Private Education and Training from 2010 – 2014 representing more than 1,100 private VET and higher education providers. Prior to ACPET Claire worked in senior roles in a number of State and Australian government agencies, including establishing the Australian government’s first national VET regulator, the National Audit and Registration Agency. She has also held senior positions in both TAFE NSW and a national not-for-profit provider. Claire is a Board member of MEGT and sits on the Advisory Boards of two technology businesses. She has a weekly column in Campus Morning Mail, provides a subscription service offering expert insights into the changing Australian tertiary sector, and is the host of the free ‘What now? What next? Insights into Australia’s tertiary education sector’ podcast.

Date

Dec 01 2021
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Time

10:30 am - 11:30 am
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