Michelle Spuler talked about “Collaborative Delivery within TAFE QLD”. This project was started in response to some drivers including:
· Increase variety of offerings
· Client equity and needs addressed cost effectively
8 institutes are working together on a number of pilots, and a toolkit for those wanting to deliver collaboratively has been developed. The pilots are basically all between regional institutes and also Opening Learning Institute (OLI). One of the cultural change issues was people working together across institutes, and a guiding coalition of senior managers from each institute demonstrates shared leadership for project outcomes. Each pilot group was established as a community consciously to facilitate collaborative work and this has been supported through professional development.
There is a toolkit available that addresses some of the issues that rose through the pilots, but is behind a username/password. It looks interesting, and includes a bundle of checklists, series of questions, and issues to be considered.