Higher education

Provision of advice regarding the feasibility and merit of an income contingent loan scheme targeted at students who are required to move away from home to undertake formal clinical placements or other formal practicum periods as part of their course. This project was a result of a recommendation made by the Professor Lee Dow Review of Student Income Support Reforms (2011).

Induction training for new Council members to familiarise them with governance in a university context.

Providing the University with best practice examples to inform an optimal model of student service delivery.

Review of the governance structure of the University's student union.

A mapping exercise of clinical placements conducted in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers to assist Health Workforce Australia with undertaking a clinical training mapping study and to review options for the delineation of regional networks.

Review of central student services to assess the extent to which the University priorities of seamless delivery and holistic student advising are being achieved.

Assistance with a successful Structural Adjustment Fund submission for the University.

Assessment of issues for off-shore teaching activity in relation to an international development strategy for the University.

A review of the student experience, focusing on the co-curricular experience.

Exploration of what a unified tertiary sector in Australia might look like if higher education and vocational education were combined.