Future governance models

Will dual sector universities lead the tertiary sector on governance arrangements, asks John Mitchell.

With more TAFE institutes offering degrees and an increasing number of private providers straddling the divide between VET and higher education, new governance issues are emerging for providers. And the providers who are grappling most with these issues are the dual sector providers who need to decide, at a practical level, whether to convene one or two academic boards. Australia's five dual sector universities are responding proactively to the issues, as mapped out at a recent forum on TAFE governance by Todd Walker, pro vice-chancellor (learning and quality) and chair of the academic board...