Prepared for a presentation at the March industry drinks. The theme of the night was set to be around how professionals in the vocational education & training sector in Australia can get back to the most fundamentally important aspect: their students. 2015 VET Industry Drinks Presented by Genna-Leigh Adamiec Event is hosted by Circulus Education and RTO Logic, and is kindly sponsored by Cengage Learning Australia

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BALANCING COMPLIANCE,
BUSINESS GOALS, AND
STUDENT OUTCOMES
Can We Really Have It All?

2. Who Am I?
Genna-Leigh Adamiec
genna@circulus.com.au
• former Training Operations Manager, MWT Institute
• current Head Program Manager, Circulus Education
• in the RTO industry for over 5 years, mainly with VTG funding
• my passion is students & innovation
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3. Let’s Talk About
The RTO
Mentality
• What is RTO
management?
• What are the first few
thoughts that come to
mind?
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4. There are a
few things that
come to mind
for me:
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Compliance

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Operations

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Paper

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Stress

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A world like no other

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BUT..

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Where does the student fit into this?

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Where should the student fit into this?
In order to
figure that out,
we need to
understand
what training
means to
students.

13. video:
School Under The Bridge For Delhi’s Poorest
https://youtu.be/1bm8xoadOjU
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If all children
enjoyed equal
access to education,
per capita income
would increase by
23% over
40 years
(UNESCO, 2013)

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In Australia:
Higher level skills acquired through VET give
the best economic returns for
students throughout their working lives,
especially for mature aged students.
(Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency, 2012)

16. Where should the student fit?
• Priority Number 1 – It’s
as simple as that .
• Do not underestimate
the importance of your
role, what you do shapes
the future for someone
else.
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17. Fluff ?
• Yes that’s great but we still have to run a business,
so.. how do we get the balance?
• There is no right or wrong answer, but I do believe
the answer lies in technology
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but not
just that!

18. • Right intentions & vision
• Right trainers & people
• Right course structure & delivery plan
• Right content & strong assessment
• Right process & operational structure
• Right technology & tools
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19. What can technology do for me ?
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20. What can technology do for me ?
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• Manage non-value adding tasks
• Scalability
• Analyse your business, identify your biggest
time wasters in the business and research
what technology is out there that could look
after these tasks for you.

21. Give time back to
your students!
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Thank You
Happy Balancing!