Department of Education and Training - Organisation Chart (Structure)
Internal Auditor
Leonie Navara
Chief Lawyer
Simon Gotzinger
Secretary
Lisa Paul AO PSM
Indigenous Leader
Kevin Brahim
Chief Lawyer
Simon Gotzinger
Internal Auditor
Leonie Navara
Skills and Training
Dr Subho Banerjee, Deputy Secretary
Indigenous Leader
Kevin Brahim
o
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Skills Market Group
Peta Furnell, GM
VET Market Information, TBA Branch Manager
o
VET market performance
o
VET data and reporting
o
Information Skills
architecture,
USI policy and NCVERUSI
management
Programmes
Registrar
Skills Policy
Brendan Morling,
Jason Coutts, BM
o
Consumer information
Research and Economic
Dom English, Group Manager

Research and Higher Education Infrastructure, Ditta Zizi, Branch Manager
o
Research Infrastructure Policy
o
Research Infrastructure Programme Management
o
Competitiveness and Higher Education Infrastructure

Suzi Hewlett, A/g GM
Higher Education, Research and International
Jessie Borthwick, Acting Deputy Secretary
Higher Education
James Hart, Acting Group Manager

Funding Policy & Legislation, Mel Reardon, Acting Branch Manager
o
Funding Policy and Payments
o
Legislation Strategy and HELP Policy
o
Analysis and Research
Finance and Planning
Branch
Leanne Yannopoulos,
BM
External Budget
Branch
*Finance Team
Sheree Harrison, BM
*Skills and Training
GAU
*External Budgets
Updated on 13/07/2015
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Research
Funding and Policy, Virginia
Hart,Education
Branch Manager
International
Higher
o GM Research FundingJames
and Data
Anne Baly,
Hart, A/g GM

Parliamentary and
Deregulation
Robert Latta, BM
*Deregulation
*Parliamentary
o
Recurrent Assistance for Schools
o
Students with Disability Future Funding
Business Solutions
Schools Assurance, Michael Crowther, Acting Branch Manager
Tim Prydon, BM
o
Legislation and Assurance Policy
o
Case Management
*PWS Whole of
o
Financial Assurance
Government Project
*PWS Implementation
o
Capital Funding
Business Enabling
Team
Shamal Weereratne,
*Higher Education
A/g BM
Systems
*International
*Schools Systems
*Skills and VET
Transformation
*Training and Youth
*Business Intelligence
Internet Management
System
Research and
Economic
Dom English, GM
Research and Higher
Education
Infrastructure
Ditta Zizi, BM
* Research
Infrastructure Policy
*Research
Infrastructure
Programme
Management
*Competitiveness and
Higher Education
Infrastructure
Research Funding and
Policy
Virginia Hart, BM
* Research Funding
and Data
* Research Policy
* Collaborative
Networks
Economic and Market
Analysis
Andrew Taylor, BM
*University Statistics
*Performance and
Analysis
*Economic Advice
*International
Indicators
*HEIMS Data
Collection
o
o
o
o
Teaching and Learning, Jan Febey, Branch Manager
o
Teaching Profession
o
Governance and pathways
o
School Leadership and Autonomy
School to Work, Liz Dowd, Acting Branch Manager
o
Vocational pathways
o
School and Industry collaboration
o
Pathways to Work
o
Skilling Infrastructure
o
Strategic Projects
o
Operations Parliamentary and Support
o
Business Management, Analysis and Support

Student Participation, Patrick Burford, Branch Manager
o
Student Inclusion
o
Youth Innovation
o
Indigenous Strategy
o
Student Needs Policy
o
Parent Engagement
Evidence and
Improving Student
Initial Teacher Education Taskforce,
Marg Sykes, Branch Manager Outcomes
Assessment
Tony Zanderigo, A/g
o
ITE Taskforce Alex Gordon, GM
GM
Evidence and Assessment
Alex Gordon, Group Manager

Evidence Strategy, Oon Ying Chin, Branch Manager
o
Data Strategy
Teaching and Learning
o
Analytics and
Evidence
Jan Febey, BM
Evidence
and Strategy
o
Universal Access
Oon Ying Chin, BM
o
AEDC
* Teaching Profession
* Governance and
Data Strategy

National Data Reform, Gabrielle*Phillips,
Branch Manager
pathways
* Analytics
and
o
Performance Reform
and Measurement
* School Leadership
Evidence
o
Strategic Business Support
and Autonomy
*Universal Access
o
Data Production
*AEDC

Assessment, Rhyan Bloor, Branch Manager
o
National Assessment Programme
School to Work and
o
Online Assessments
Strategic Priorities
o
Digital Initiatives
Branch
Liz Dowd A/g, BM
National
Data reform
Corporate
Gabrielle Phillips, BM
Corporate Repots to the Deputy Secretary’s and Associate Secretary
* Vocational pathways
*School and Industry
* Performance Reform
collaboration
and Measurement
People, Communication and Legal
* Pathways to Work
*
Strategic
Business
Michelle Cornish, Group Manager
*Skilling
Infrastructure
Support

Communication, Jackie Gleeson, Branch
Manager
*Strategic Projects
* Data production
*Operations
o
Corporate Communications
Parliamentary and
o
Media
o
Higher Education, Schools and Youth Communication Support
*Business
o
Skills and Training Communication
Management, Analysis

Tertiary, Litigation and LegislationAssessment
Legal, Simon Gotzinger, Branch Manager
and Support
Rhyan
Bloor, and
BM International
o
Higher Education,
Research
o
Litigation
* National Assessment
o
Departmental Legislation
Programme
Student

Schools, Youth , Child Care and
Corporate
Legal, Genevieve Davin,
ActingParticipation
Branch Manager
* Online
assessment
Patrick Burford, BM
o
Schools and youth
* Digital initiatives
o
Early Childhood Education and Care
* Student Inclusion
o
Corporate (including FOI)
*Youth Innovation
* Indigenous Strategy

People, Janine Hollis, Acting Branch Manger
*Student Needs Policy
o
HR Policy and Metrics
* Parent Engagement
o
People Solutions
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o
o
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Planning and Performance
Implementation, Risk and Assurance
Internal audit
Geospatial Intelligence and Support
Secretary Employment (Chair)
Secretary Education and Training
Shared Services Centre Governance Board
Secretary Employment (Chair)
Secretary Education and Training
Schools and Youth
Tony Cook PSM
Associate Secretary
Jessie Borthwick
A/g Deputy Secretary
Governance and Engagement, MelisaGM
McEwen, Branch Manager
o
Research Policy
o
Skills reform narrative and stakeholder engagement
o
Collaborative Networks
o
National governance
Tuition Protection
o
VET stakeholder and channel management
Service

Economics and Market Analysis, Andrew Taylor, Branch Manager
Quality and Regulation
Skills Outcomes and
o
VET status and training awards
USI Business
Vipan Mahajan
Policy andoSystemsUniversity StatisticsFunding Policy and
Foundation Skills
Genevieve Watson
Financing
Operations
o
Skills mobility and licensing policy
Legislation
Karen
Sandercock,
o
Performance and Analysis
Jasmin Fielder, BM
A/g BM
David Turvey, BM
Mel Reardon, A/g BM
o
International skills co-operation
A/g BM
o
Economic Advice
*USI Design

Programme
Management Office *AMEP
*ASQA
and RTO
o
International Indicators
*Commonwealth-State
*USI stakeholder
*Funding Policy,
* Systems and
major projects performance
tracking
reporting
regulationopolicy Reform projects and*SEE
skills agreements and
o
HEIMS Data Collection
engagement
andand
policy
Estimates and
Compliance
*Program
intelligence
*VET assessment
funding overview Skills Policy Group
*USI integrity and
International
Payments
* Policy and Legislation
*Transitioning
project
*Federation and skillsSuzi Hewlett, Acting
compliance
Group Manager
Anne
Baly,
Group
Manager
*
Legislation
Strategy
*
TPS
Operations
programmes
*Standards and
NP review projects

Quality
and
Regulation,
Genevieve
Watson,
Acting
Branch
Manager
and
HELPBranch
Policy Manager

Policy
and
Systems,
Karen
Sandercock,
Acting
*South
and
South
East
*Youth
employment
training package
*Financing and ICL
*Analysis and Research
o
ASQA and RTO regulation policy
Asia
o
System and Compliance
regulation
policy
*Financial Analysis and
*India-New
o
VET assessment project
*Consumer
o DelhiPolicy and Legislation
*Cross-cutting system
Superannuation
*Indonesia
Jakarta
responsiveness
policy issues
o
Standards and training package regulation
o
TPS Operations
*Vietnam - Hanoi
*Labour market skills
o
Consumer responsiveness
o
South and South East Asia
*Thailand - Bangkok
Industry Skills
demand

Industry Advice, Kathryn Shugg, Branch Manager
*Malaysiao- KualaIndia, New Delhi
Linda White, BM
o
AISC support and communication
o
Indonesia, Jakarta
Lumpur
Industry Advice
Governance, Quality
o
Industry analysis*Programme
and scheduling
o
Vietnam, Hanoi
Kathryn Shugg, BM
and Access
o
Commissioninggovernance
and grant management
VET Market
and
o
Thailand, Bangkok
Julie Birmingham,
Information
compliance
o and Industry liaison and
quality
o
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
*AISC support
A/g BM
TBA, BM
*Industry
Skills Fund
o
Training package
administration
communication
International Strategy
*Workforce
*Industry analysis
and
o
Training package review

International Strategy, Lyndal Groom, Branch Manager
*VET market
development
Lyndal
Groom,
BM
*Governance and
scheduling
o
ISC transition programmes
o
Strategic Policy
performance
Deregulation
*Commissioning and

Skills funding and Apprenticeship
Policy,
Grant Lovelock, Branch Manager
o and North Asia and Europe
*VET data and
*TYIMS
Stakeholder
* North Asia
grant management
*System
Design and
reporting
Management
o
Apprenticeships
policy
o
Research
and
Analysis
Europe
*Industry liaison and
Quality
*Information
*AASN/AAMS
o
Sectoral and industry
skills policy
* Strategic
o PolicyInternational Linkages
quality
*Policy and Budget
architecture, USI policy
programme
* Research
*Training package
o
Youth and foundation
skills policy
o and China, Beijing
Coordination
and NCVER
Analysis
administration
o
Indigenous skills policy
o
Japan,
Tokyo
management
*Indigenous Policy
*International Linkages
*Training package
o
Policy and budget coordination on skills programmes
o
Korea, Seoul
*Consumer
*Equity Policy and
review
*China - Beijing
Skills Programmes Group
o
Europe, Paris
information
Programmes
*ISC transition
*Japan - Tokyo
VET FEE HELP
Brendan Morling, Group Manager
*Korea - Seoul
Maryann
Quagliata,

Foundation Skills, Jasmin Fielder, Branch Manager

International
Mobility, Craig Ritchie, Branch Manager
*Europe
- Paris
BM
o
AMEP
o
International Mobility
o
SEE
o
International Scholarships
Governance and
Skills funding and
*Program Assurance
Student Policy
Information
o
Program
intelligence
o
Qualification Recognition
Engagement
Apprenticeship Policy
and Systems
and
Learning
o
Transitioning
programmes
Melisa McEwen, BM
o
Americas, Middle East,
Africa,
APEC
Grant Lovelock, BM
*Operations
Di Weddell, BM
International
o
Youth employment
o Mobility
Brazil, Brasilia
*Client compliance
Craig Ritchie,
BMUSA, Washington DC
*Skills reform narrative
*Apprenticeships

Industry Skills, Linda White, Branch audits
Manager
o
*PELTHE Grants
and stakeholder
policyo
Programme governance and compliance
Tuition Protection Service
*PELTHE Awards
engagement
* International
*Sectoral and industry
o
Industry
Skills
Fund
Vipan
Mahajan,
Statutory
Office
Holder
*
HELP Information
*National governance
Mobility
skills policy
o
Workforce development programmes
and Services
*VET stakeholder and
* International
*Youth and foundation
State Office
Network
*Student
Information
o
TYIMS Stakeholder
Management
channel management
Schools
and Youth
Scholarships
skills policy
Kevin
Brahim,
BM
(QILT)Secretary
*VET status and
o skills AASN/AAMS programme
* Americas, Middle Tony Cook PSM, Associate
*Indigenous
*OLT
Transition
training awards
East, Africa, APEC

VETpolicy
Fee HELP, Maryann Quagliata, Branch Manager
Schooling
*National State Office
*Skills mobility and
* Qualifications
*Policy andobudget Program Assurance and Systems
Deb Efthymiades,
Group Manager
Liaison
licensing policy
Recognition
Policy
coordinationoon skillsOperations

Business Management Analysis and Support, Atul Sehga, Director
*TRA
*International skills co*Brazil - Brasilia
programmes
o
Client compliance audits
operation
*USA – Washington DC

State Office Network , Kevin Brahim, Branch Manager

Curriculum and Learning, David Atkins, Branch Manager
o
National State Office Liaison
o
Curriculum Policy
o
TRA
o
Learning Areas Support
USI Registrar
o
Literacy and Numeracy
Programme
o
Early Learning Languages Australia
Management OfficeJason Coutts, Branch Manager

USI Business Operations
o
Students with Disability Policy
o
USI
Design

School Funding, David Pattie, Branch Manager
*Reform projects and
major projects
o
USI stakeholder engagement and policy
o
Funding Policy and Analytics
performance tracking
o
USI integrity and compliance
o
Policy Analysis
and reporting
o
Funding analytics
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SECRETARY
Improving
Student
Outcomes
LISA PAUL
AO
PSM
Tony Zanderigo, Group Manager
Higher Education, Research
and International
Skills and Training
Dr Subho Banerjee
Deputy Secretary
Skills Market Group
Peta Furnell, Group Manager

Skills Outcomes and Financing, David Turvey, Branch Manager
o
Commonwealth-State skills agreements and funding overview
o
Federation and skills NP review projects
o
Financing and ICL policy
o
Cross-cutting system policy issues
o
Labour market skills demand
Financial Analysis and Superannuation
Governance, Quality and Access, Julie Birmingham, Acting Branch Manager
o
Governance and Deregulation
o
System Design and Quality
o
Policy and Budget Coordination
o
Indigenous Policy
o
Equity Policy and Programmes
Student Information and Learning, Di Weddell, Branch Manager
o
PELTHE Grants
o
PELTHE Awards
o
HELP Information and Services
o
Student Information (QILT)
o
QLT Transition
Shared Services Centre
Governance Board
Workforce Planning
Diversity and RAP
Initial Teacher
Enterprise Bargaining, Margaret Leggett Acting Branch Manager
Education Taskforce
o
Enterprise Bargaining
Marg Sykes, BM
Corporate
*ITE Taskforce
Finance,
Parliamentary
and Assurance
Reports
to Associate
and
Susan Monkley, Group Manager
Deputy
Secretary’s

Business Solutions, Tim Prydon, Branch Manager
o
PWS Whole of Government Project
o
PWS Implementation Team
o
Higher Education Systems
o
International
o
Skills and VET
o
Training and Youth Internet Management System
Finance, Parliamentary and
andActing Branch Manager

Business People,
Enabling,Communication
Sharmal Weereratne,
Assurance Group
Legal Systems
Group Transformation
o
Schools
Susan Monkley, GM
Michelle
Cornish,
GM
o
Business Intelligence

Finance and Budget, Sheree Harrison, Branch Manager
o
External Budgets

Parliamentary and Deregulation, Robert Latta, Branch Manager
o
Deregulation
o
Parliamentary
Risk, Governance and

Finance and Planning Branch, Leanne Yannopoulos, Branch Manager
Audit
Julie Randall,BM
o
Finance Team
Tertiary, Litigation
o
Skills and Training GAU
Schools, Youth, Skills
*Governance
Legislation
Legal

Risk, Governance and Audit, Julie and
Randall,
Branch Manager
and Training and
* Planning and
Simon
Gotzinger,
o
Governance
Corporate Legal
Performance
BM
Genevieve
Davin, A/g
*Implementation, Risk
BM
and Assurance
*Higher Education,
*Internal Audit
Research and
*Schools and Youth
*Geospatial
International
*Skills and Training
Intelligence and
*Litigation
*Corporate (including
Support
*Departmental
FOI)
Legislation
Shared Services Centre
Delaine Wilson, Chief Executive Officer
Interim Operations Delivery Manager
Jill Divorty

Investigations, Shayne Howard, Branch Manager
o
Fraud Prevention Strategies
o
Investigation Team 1
o
Investigation Team 2
o
Investigation Team 3

Work Environment, Fiona O’Brien, Branch Manager
o
Desktop Services
o
Property and Environment Management
o
ICT Infrastructure
Schooling
Scott Wallace
o
Protective Security
Deb Efthymiades,
A/g Deputy CEO
o
Mailroom
GM
o
Stakeholder Management and Reporting
o
SSC Governance Board Secretariat

People and Business Services, Jason Williams, Acting Branch Manager
o
Library and Information Services
Technology
o
Financial Viability
Business
Chris Jaggers, A/g BM
o
Payroll and Conditions
Management analysis
Shared Services Centre
Delaine Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
Jill Divorty
Interim Operations
Delivery Manager
People and
Business Services
Jason Williams, A/g BM
o
Recruitment Services,
IAGDP and
* Network
andLearning
InternetSolutions
o
Procurement, Grants and Record
Information
*Payroll and Conditions
Gateway
*Recruitment Services, IADGP
o
Financial Operations*and
Treasury Security
Information
and Learning Solutions
Operations

Service Delivery, Aloka Sinha, Branch
Manager and Forensics
*Procurement, Grants and
* Midrange
o
Service Strategy
Financial Viability
*
Mainframe
and
Storage
o
Performance Reporting
Curriculum, Learning
*Information Management
* Database and SAS
and Students With
o
Change Management
*Financial
Operations and
Administration
Disability
o
Business Continuity* Unified Communication
Treasury
David Atkins, BM
o
Emergency Management
* Client Systems and
o
Service Desk
Architecture
* Curriculum Policy
* IT Release,
o
Contact
Centre
Management
* Learning Areas
and
Support
o
Service Management Pre-production
Project
Work Environment
Licence Management
* Literacy and
Digital and Online Communication Solutions,
Tim Pigot, Branch Manager
Fiona O’Brien, BM
*
Coordination
and
Solutions
Numeracy
o
Corporate Support
* Desktop Services
*Early Learning
o
Website Design and Development
* Property and Environment
Languages Australia
o
Website Content Management
*Students with
Management
o
Audio-visual and Theatre
Disability Policy
*Leasing and Finance
Enterprise Solutions
o
Design
* EVS Fleet and Parking
Yvonne Solecka, BM
Management
o
Social Media
* ICT Facilities
Scott Wallace, Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer* Business Applications
*
Protective
Security
Support

Technology, Kathleen Mills, Acting Branch Manager
School Funding
* Mailroom
* SAP
Technical Solutions
o
Network and Internet
Gateway
David Pattie, BM
* Stakeholder Management
* Application
o
Information Security
OperationsDevelopment
and forensics
and Reporting
and Quality
o
Midrange
* Funding Policy and
* SSC Governance Board
* Web Collaboration
Analytics
o
Mainframe and Storage
Secretariat
Solutions
* Policy Analysis
o
Database and SAS*ICT
Administration
Supplier Management
* Funding Analytics
o
Unified Communication
*Project Management Office
*Recurrent Assistance
o
Client Systems and Architecture
for Schools
o
IT
release,
Pre-production
and lIcence Management
Service Delivery
*Students with
o
Coordination and Solutions
Aloka Sinha, BM
Disability Future
Business and Technology Services Support, Kristina Hopkins, Branch Manager
Funding 
*Customer Assist
Business and Technology
o
Financial Management
*Contact Centre
Services Support
o
Assets Management Kristina Hopkins, BM
*Strategy and Improvement
o
ICT Supplier Management
*Change and Service Request
* Financial Management
o
Connect (SAP)
*Service Management
Schools Assurance
Assets Management
*Business Continuity
o
Project Management* Office
Michael Crowther, A/g
* Connect (SAP)
BM
o
Visual Analytics
Office

Enterprise Solutions, Yvonne Solecka, Branch
* VisualManager
Analytics
* Legislation and
o
Business Applications Support
assurance policy
o
SAP Technical Solutions
* Case management
Investigations
o
Application Development and Quality
* Financial assurance
Shayne Howard, BM
o
Web Collaboration Solutions
*Capital Funding
o
ICT Supplier Management
* Fraud Prevention Strategies
o
Project Management Office
*Investigations Team 1
*Investigations Team 2
* Investigations Team 3
and support
Atul Sehga, Dir
Digital and Online
Communication Solutions
Tim Pigot, BM
* Website Design and
Development
* Website Content
Management
* Audio-visual and Theatre
* Design
* Social Media
Communication
Jackie Gleeson, BM
*Media
*Corporate
Communications
*Higher Education,
Schools and Youth
Communication
*Skills and Training
Communication
People
Janine Hollis, A/g BM
*HR Policy and Metrics
*People Solutions
*Workforce Planning
*Diversity and RAP
Enterprise Bargaining
Margaret Leggett, A/g
BM
*Enterprise Bargaining