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Testimonials

The Australian Newspaper, 8th February 2012

"For someone with little or no public profile, David Phillips is the personification of influence in higher education. From the mid-1980s, when he was an adviser on student income support, Phillips has had his finger in just about every pie in university town.

He's advised two education ministers, headed the higher ed section of the federal education department and been the lead author of so many major reviews and reports it's head-spinning just to think about it.

The director of consultancy firm PhillipsKPA is not only a de rigueur contributor to every major review from Bradley to Lomax-Smith but also he has consulted in one form or another to every university in Australia.

Oh, and he knows a thing or 50 about training and vocational education."

Tricia Brand - Executive Director, Division of Finance and Resource Planning - James Cook University

"PhillipsKPA assisted us in the preparation of our EIF bid, bringing previous expertise and experience to the table and guiding us in developing our thinking and the proposal. We found PhillipsKPA's advice invaluable and they were very easy to work with. As a result of this assignment we have now developed a very professional working relationship which will benefit us in other projects. I would highly recommend PhillipsKPA."

Professor John Daly - Dean, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health - University of Technology, Sydney

"I highly recommend PhillipsKPA. The feasibility work that they did for UTS was outstanding. They brought a high degree of professionalism, a depth and breadth of research and incisive analysis to bear in completing a report which gave us a platform for prudent, research informed commercial decision making."

Professor Greg Hill - Vice-Chancellor and President - Univeristy of the Sunshine Coast

"I would like to thank you for your continued support of the University of the Sunshine Coast, most recently in regards to our Structural Adjustment Fund submission. Our relationship with PhillipsKPA is an important one, which we highly value and look forward to further developing."

Professor Peter Booth - Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor - University of Technology, Sydney

"I presented PhillipsKPA's Allied Health reports to the Vice-Chancellors's Committee. There was great interest in the approach and strong endorsement for doing more work on the two areas selected. So thanks again for the really useful work - a very professional approach. Your joint input has helped shape our thinking immensely."

Professor David Rich - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Provost - University of Tasmania

"Just a note to thank you for your very professional approach to your work with us and to congratulate you on the quality of the outcome. You have done a remarkable job in the time available. I have no doubt that the report will be a very useful starting point for Peter Rathjen’s vice-chancellorship."

Professor Toni Downes - President - Australian Council of Deans of Education

"To PhillipsKPA thank you for your thorough work and sound counsel, as well as challenging us to think through both our assumptions and assertions."

Cheryl Burns - Nursing Director - Education, Clinical Education & Training Queensland, Office of the Chief Nursing Officer, Queensland Health

"Sincere thanks to the PhillipsKPA team for a well written report which will support our nursing best practice model in Queensland. This was not an easy piece of work to do, but ... (the) team delivered a quality product which will enable us to take it to the next level of consultation."

Paul Richardson - Former Vice Principal (Resources and Administration) - La Trobe University

"Phillips KPA performed a critical and significant change management role for the University ... In fact without the contribution and leadership skills of (PhillipsKPA) I seriously doubt that La Trobe would have been able to make the management transition that was achieved in 2008."

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