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Who you gonna call…?

Who you gonna call…?. ACPET National Conference Phil Honeywood Executive Director, IEAA Friday 30 August 2013. Industry update. Enrolments tracking better Winners vs l osers in SVP pathway partners Emerging issues around “ WAKA ” transfers

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Who you gonna call…?

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  1. Who you gonna call…? ACPET National Conference Phil HoneywoodExecutive Director, IEAA Friday 30 August 2013

  2. Industry update Enrolments tracking better Winners vslosers in SVP pathway partners Emerging issues around “WAKA” transfers Lower $AUDand greater understanding of our regulatory framework vs student survey feedback on our comparatively high living costs, visa fees and student service/welfare issues WIL and internships now a bigger deal Competitor country issues ieaa.org.au

  3. EVCC feedback Chaired by DIAC – meets every two months Peak body representatives caucus before Tabled 240 questionable visa rejection letters – ACPET members had key role here GTE test unit reports back Austrade and AEI provide reports All country data now supplied by DIAC to EVCC reps (new Data Working Group established) Despite above consultation mechanism, we still have unanticipated announcements (i.e. new $700 onshore visa fee) ieaa.org.au

  4. Upcoming Federal Election Too many Ministers spoil the broth A re-elected Rudd Government:more of the same or a new ‘whole of Government’ approach? An Abbott Government:how will they approach our sector?SVP expansion will definitely occur Dog whistle politics on 457 visas etc.a real threat to understanding us better Whoever wins: environment of cost cutting will probably prevail because of macro-economic factors ieaa.org.au

  5. Joint lobbying by peak bodies IEAAhaschairedfourmeetingsoftheinternationaleducationpeakbodies Two communiqués have been released Communiqués form the basis of our meetings with Federal and Shadow Ministers CISA Executive are in the loop Competitor nations are impressedwith our relative degree of cooperation/coordination ieaa.org.au

  6. State and Territory GovtStrategies Three cheers for NSW! Victoria: a waiting game,but big tick on internships Queensland:new Trade and Investment statutory authority will have primary responsibility South Australia:formal review of Adelaide Education City Western Australia: draft strategy shelved? Tasmania: UTAS are shaking the tree ACT and NT, plus best practice in capital city/regional city strategies ieaa.org.au

  7. Chaney implementation issues Confusion over new five-year national strategy What about governance? How will the new Ministerial Council work? Farewell to the five extra migration points for onshore study Many recommendations worthy of our sector’s support ieaa.org.au

  8. Asia Century White Paper Student Mobility: AsiaBound vsNew Colombo Plan (DFAT’snew role) Prime Minister’s Australia Awards New AEI counsellors vs Austrade and State Government representatives Asian language initiatives APEC forum in Kuala Lumpur IEAA’s Asian Century Business Engagement (ACBE) Asia forum:potential for cooperation with ACPET ieaa.org.au

  9. First international education conferenceto be held after the Federal Election 10 pre-conference workshops(Tuesday 8 October) Research Roundtable More info at www.aiec.idp.com ieaa.org.au

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