Mark Primmer Email & Phone Number

Maitland, Nsw, Au

Nsw Australia

The Director Skills Team is responsible for providing leadership to a group of teaching teams to deliver high quality education and training and an outstanding student experience and enabling the Skills Team to achieve its objectives in alignment with the Student Experience Group plan.Key accountabilities include:- Lead and support the Skills Team to meet TAFE NSW’s objectives for excellence in education and training through the implementation of the Student Experience Group plan, ensuring students have an outstanding learning experience.- Provide strategic, educational and technical advice to the Executive Director Education & Skillsregarding the delivery of education and training programs- Lead the identification of opportunities for enhancing the student experience and implement continuous improvement processes to ensure teaching and learning outcomes are maximised.- Oversee a range of Skills Team resource activities including recruitment, performance and annual Head Teacher reviews to ensure the Skills Team has competent and performing staff required to deliver its programs.- Deliver and report against annual key deliverables to ensure the achievement of organisational objectives- Provide strong educational leadership and promote and encourage innovative learning and delivery strategies to ensure the needs of a diverse range of learners and cohorts are met, including those experiencing disadvantage.- Lead a genuine commitment to safety excellence and safety leadership. This includes actively consulting, promoting and contributing to initiatives, monitoring safety performance, and making decisions and acting on health, safety and wellbeing matters.

Northern Region

Nsw

Leading the organisational change initiatives to merge Foundation and Business and Creative Industries faculties.Leading the management and delivery of TAFE New England’s educational programs and services in Business and Education Industries.Continuously develop and refine TAFE NSW’s educational profile in Business and Education Industries to: - transform its educational delivery to meet customer needs- grow new “flagship” areas of training expertise within and beyond our region and- streamline our education processesDevelop and enhance partnerships with industry, government, community and funding agencies to ensure Business and Education Industries contributes to the overall business growth of TAFE NSW.Lead educational compliance obligations within Business and Education Industries to ensure ongoing legislative and regulatory requirements are met.Lead, direct and support Head Teachers to develop operational plans and meet performance targets that support TAFE NSW's Educational Services delivery and align with emerging trends and industry employment patterns locally, nationally and internationally.Embed quality assurance and continuous improvement processes to provide consistency and best practice in educational delivery.

Sydney, Australia

The role manages the development, implementation and ongoing evaluation of HR Equity and Diversity policies and programs to ensure that they support organisational business objectives and are consistent with corporate and human resources strategy, government policy and legislative requirements.The position identifies and project manages significant and strategic human resource projects from inception to implementation and evaluation.The position works collaboratively with operating, specialist and support Commands to promote achievement of the highest possible standards of human resources management. It aims to be part of a significant cultural reform where managers and staff recognise that sound human resources management is consistent with and integral to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation and act to achieve the same.

Newcastle, Hunter And Central Coast Regions

* Performance development and analytics* Business partnership and training brokerage - Foundation skills, Aged Care, Management, WHS, Allied Health Support, apprenticeships, access and equity programs.Significant Achievements:* Competency profiles and performance appraisal metrics* Strategic business development facilitation* RTO brokerage for workplace recognition, delivery and assessment

Hunter Region

Significant Achievements -* Fast-track mature-aged workplace skills recognition and assessment * Cultural change coaching for industry-driven VET product and service delivery* Customer focus and project management coaching

Hunter And Central Coast Regions

* Drive the Institute’s strategic workforce analysis and development initiatives to ensure the long term sustainability and capability of the workforce* Plan and implement training, workforce development and up-skilling of all staff to ensure talent management and succession planning across a staff of over 2500 in Australia’s largest regional public provider of VET* Lead workforce change management strategies to support business growth, financial efficiency, entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainabilitySignificant Achievements -* Development of Balanced Scorecard strategic plans for the Hunter Workforce Development Unit to successfully build and develop an innovative and inclusive workforce to enable the organisation’s competitive advantage* Leadership and development of digital up-skilling projects and online capabilities* Vision, creation and project management of project teams for development of the state-wide online Building Cultural Competencies in Aboriginal Cultures program, Quality Teaching projects and compliance coaching* Leadership of the Institute’s online delivery analytics* Vision, creation and development of the Institute’s Aboriginal Learning Circles projects across 5 locations

Newcastle, Hunter And Central Coast Regions

* Leadership, management and governance of the largest Faculty within the Hunter Institute* Liaising with peak bodies, industry groups, employers and unions to ensure high quality trade education outcomes and work health safety management* Liaison with industry, ISCs and RTO partners to win commercial funding (SSP/NWDF)Significant Achievements* Implemented WHS audit and evaluation team to identify and manage high risk areas* Implemented discipline-based quality assurance teams to achieve a benchmark of consistency and validity of training and assessment practice, lead cultural delivery changes and attain pre-audit ASQA compliance targets* Development of a comprehensive Faculty performance monitoring dashboard of monthly financial, delivery activity, WHS, and quality data.

Hunter And Central Coast Regions, Australia

* Management of the overall business support functions to ensure the Institute meets its corporate goal of providing high quality, cost effective vocational education and training services across the Hunter Central Coast regions* Provision of expert advice and support to the Institute Director in the areas of budget management strategies to support educational planning, campus operations, customer support services, finance and administration, industrial relations, WHS, information technology and environmental sustainability* Instigation and management of faculty budget performance reviews to improve budget performance * Line management responsibility for the Finance, Employee Relations, Customer Support, Regional IT Services, Workforce Development and Campus Director teams.Significant Achievements -* Key leadership in the Commission of Audit and the economic framework discussions, analysis and Institute submission, and the PWC Institute Health Check events* Industrial relations consultation and leadership role for Teacher and Related Employees Award and member of the executive team roadshow to lead IR implementation consultations* Targeting of the Customer Support portfolio to enhance customer service strategies for faculties and business units to meet key performance indicators and support funding compliance milestones* Leadership and oversight of the 2013 SAP HR online training and support framework* Refocussing of the Campus Director leadership team to include strategic Forums and leadership of a Strategic Facilities Management and funding process

Hunter And Central Coast Regions

* Responsible and accountable for the strategic and operational planning, staffing and resource management of the faculty across 15 locations* Responsible for the performance of the Faculty and Access and Equity Units with approximately $17 million annual core funding and $5 million annual commercial income * Lead the faculty’s business growth and diversification strategies* Responsible for strategic leadership and performance in the areas of Outreach, Disability Support, Multicultural Support, Women’s Strategy, Indigenous education, Juvenile Justice and Correctional Centres requiring significant leadership given the industrial, community, and political volatility and sensitivity of the cohortsSignificant Achievements -* Leadership and performance management of significant commercial contracts in the faculty’s service delivery scope – foundation skills, equity programs, ESOL and Indigenous training and employment programs * Leadership of the Institute’s joint TAFE/Schools 15-19 year olds strategy* Leadership of the faculty through major educational change and state-wide restructuring * Leadership of the restructuring of the Institute’s Aboriginal Education and Training Unit* On-boarding of the faculty’s Head Teachers and Program Coordinators to form high performing teams at local and Institute-wide level

Hunter And Central Coast Regions

* Implementing and monitoring systems and processes to measure the quality of teaching and learning delivery service and faculty performance* Frontline manager service delivery performance monitoring and outcomes facilitation* Provide advice on improvements and resource management utilisation to achieve Institute and Faculty objectives and efficiencies* Change strategies to embed industry-based LL&N trainingSignificant Achievements* Contract manager for several major federally funded contracts (WELL/AMEP/LLNP) with distinct and rigorous performance indicators for reporting and monitoring aspects including participation, retention, outcomes-based payment, macro-skill achievement and progression, efficiency ratings, completion and employment outcomes * Accountability to the funding body for regular external audit compliance* Creation of Quality Assurance teams and processes which led to 100% independent verification results in the LLNP contract

Institute Wide

Advanced Diploma Leadership And Management, Organizational Leadership

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International Teacher Training Academy

International Teacher Training Academy

Tafe Nsw, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Alumni activities and leadership

Tafe Nsw, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Alumni events support and leadershipWork based study and assessment in Human Resources, Training Design.

Graduate Certificate, Religious Education