The Partnership Agreements
• Why have the Partnership Agreements?
• When did they happen?
• Shared key objectives and core outcomes
• Who is involved and how does it work?
• What has been achieved?
• What are the benefits of working in
Partnership?
• Staff sharing arrangements
• Making it happen
Why have the Partnership Agreements?
Frameworks:
•The importance of Government
to the development of the University and the Institute
•The importance of the University and the Institute
in building thriving VET, higher education and research sectors
in the NT
•That by working together
we can maximise efficiencies and joint investment opportunities
When did they happen?
CDU/NTG Partnership Agreement
First Agreement – 2003 – 2006
Second Agreement – 2007 – 2012
BIITE/NTG Partnership Agreement
First Agreement – 2007 – 2010
Shared key objectives
CDU
NTG
•Economic
Development
•Social and
Cultural
Development
•Environmentally
Sustainable
Development
BIITE
•Improving
Indigenous
Education,
Training and
Economic
Participation
•Enhancing
Indigenous
Health, Safety
& Lifestyle
•Sharing Our
Resources
NTG
Core outcomes:
• Relevance of Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) and Higher
Education (HE) sectors to industry, community and government needs.
• Indigenous education, employment and training programs.
• Shared structures and processes.
• Relevance of courses to industry and NTG needs.
• A critical mass of University and Institute enrolments, resident teaching and
research staff, and funding applications.
• Research and evaluation that actively contributes to public policy and
service delivery methods.
• Research programs in niche areas.
CDU/NTG Partnership Agreement
Joint Chairs:
Members:
•Helen Garnett
•CDU
•Paul Tyrrell
•Charles Webb
•Don Zoellner
•NTG
•Margaret Banks
•Richard Galton
BIITE/NTG Partnership Agreement
Joint Chairs:
Members:
•Dr Jeannie Herbert
•BIITE
•Ken Simpson
•Tom Evison
•Dr Tony Mordini
• Head of Policy, Planning & Secretariat
•NTG
•Margaret Banks
•Dr David Ashbridge
•Richard Galton
How do they work?
ECONOMIC:
Creating Better
Opportunities for
all Territorians
The Peak
Group
SOCIAL &
CULTURAL:
Caring for
Territory
Communities
ENVIRONMENT:
Achieving
Environmentally
Sustainable
Development
OBJECTIVES
Economic
Development
Stephen Garnett (CDU),
Larry Bannister (NTG)
Indigenous
Opportunities
Wendy Brady CDU),
Dennis Bree (NTG)
Learning
Environment
Tess Lea (CDU),
Ken Davies (NTG)
Creative
Industries
Donal Fitzpatrick (CDU),
Diana Leeder (NTG)
Australian and
Global
Connections
Claire Baxter (CDU),
Brian O'Gallagher (NTG)
Strong Regions
Ram Vemuri (CDU),
Dave Malone (NTG
Healthy
Communities
Lesley Barclay (CDU),
Greg Rickard, Peter Boyce
(NTG)
Safe
Communities
Allan Arnott (CDU)
Kate Vanderlaan (NTG)
Good
Governance
Ian Thynne (CDU),
Ken Simpson (NTG)
Sustainable
Terrestrial and
Aquatic
Resources
Bruce Campbell (CDU),
Greg Leach (NTG)
Sustainable
Marine Resources
Chris Austin (CDU),
Karen Edyvane (NTG)
SCHEDULES
LEADERS
How do they work?
Improving
Indigenous
Education,
Training and
Economic
Participation
The Peak
Group
Indigenous
Learning
Transition
to Work
Sharing
Our
Resources
OBJECTIVES
Wendi Masters, Leon Morris
(NTG)
Dr Tony Mordini (BI)
Public Sector
Employment
Opportunities
Danielle Cross (NTG)
Martin Heskins (BI)
Supporting
Indigenous Business
Joe Martin-Jard (NTG)
George Sack (BI)
Sustainable
Indigenous
Environmental
Practices
Bill Panton (NTG)
Dr Tim Whiteside (BI)
Early
Childhood
Enhancing
Indigenous
Health,
Safety and
Lifestyle
Carol Penglase (NTG)
Anthony (Joe) Fraser (BI)
Housing and
Construction
Safe
Communities
Jenny Cleary (NTG)
Dr Lyn Fasoli (BI)
Penny Sullivan (NTG)
Dr Peter Stephenson (BI)
Meg Friel (NTG)
Ann Davis (BI)
Healthy
Communities
Peter Boyce (NTG)
Dr Jan Schmitzer (BI)
Supporting
Governance and
Community Capacity
Julie Brimson (NTG)
Dr Peter Stephenson (BI)
Communications and
infrastructure
Ross Lindsay (NTG)
Tom Evison (BI)
Consolidating
Service Provision
Secretariat (NTG)
Secretariat (BI)
SCHEDULES
LEADERS
What has been achieved in HR?
• Staff Sharing Framework
• Work Integrated Learning Scholarships (WILS)
• Chair of Governance at CDU – Professor Ian Thynne
• Chair of HR at CDU – Professor Leigh Deves
• Courses:
•Kigaruk Indigenous Men’s Leadership Development Program
•Lookrukin Indigenous Women’s Leadership Development Program
•Certificate III in Health Support Services
•Graduate Certificate in Public Governance (NT Treasury)
•Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Strategic Management (Police)
•Middle Years Postgraduate Units
• Research:
•Nurses Mobility Project
•Drivers of Mobility in NT Professionals
•Evaluation of Indigenous Employment and Career Development Strategy
•Evaluation of NTPS Remote Workforce Development Strategy
What are the benefits of working in
Partnership?
• Minimise duplication and maximise efficiencies – working on shared
priorities for the overall benefit of the Territory.
• Stronger bargaining power when dealing with the Commonwealth/other
funding bodies.
• Procurement – Standing Certificate of Exemption.
• Sustainable collaboration.
• Recognition of collaboration by Cabinet, University Council and Institute
Council.
• Secretariat support.
Staff sharing arrangements
NAME
POSITION
NTG
AGENCY
CDU
SCHOOL/UNIT
OTHER SOURCE
TYPE OF
PROGRAM
Let’s Start Program
Lee
Robertson
Community Development
Project Officer
DEET
School for Social and
Policy Research
Kate Mullin
Project Officer
N/A
School for Social and
Policy Research
Professor
Tony Barnes
Research Fellow
NT Treasury
School for Social and
Policy Research
20% CDU, 80% NTG
Sashi Kiran
Project Officer
NT Treasury
School of Engineering
and Logistics
Graduate Program –
Finance Officer
Jakki
McLean
Project Officer
DHCS
School for Social and
Policy Research
Let’s Start Program
Patricia
Lithgow
Clinical Nurse Consultant
DHCS
School of Education,
Health and Science
Secondment
Beryl
McEwan
Lecturer, Health Science
DHCS
School of Education,
Health and Science
Secondment
Dr Robyn
Thompson
Visiting Scholar
DCM
Graduate School for
Health Practice
Senior Research Fellow,
Secondment
Tania
Nicholls
Project Officer
DEET
School for Social and
Policy Research
Let’s Start Program
Thomas
Johnson
Senior Policy Officer
DCM
Office of the Vice
Chancellor
Secondment
Sue Kildea
Associate Professor,
Midwifery
DHCS
Graduate School for
Health Practice
0.4 Secondment
Sue Kruske
Senior Lecturer, Child
Health
DHCS
Graduate School for
Health Practice
0.3 Secondment
WA Aboriginal
Independent
Community Schools
NALP – third party
involvement in
Partnership activity
Making it happen
Contact the DCM Secretariat
Key contacts
NTG
CDU
Rachael Shanahan
Ph: 8999 6176
Janet Russell
Ph: 8946 6044
rachael.shanahan@nt.gov.au
janet.russell@cdu.edu.au
Jean Rodricks
Ph: 8999 5439
jean.rodricks@nt.gov.au
Fiona Justin
Ph: 8999 5079
fiona.justin@nt.gov.au
www.cdu.edu.au/government/
BIITE
Darryl Butler
Ph: 8939 7223
darryl.butler@batchelor.edu.au
www.batchelor.edu.au/ntgpartnership/