BRIGID PALIN

• KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• July-August 2023
• Submission of successful Business Case proposal to the Fee Free Wrap Around Funding Team to continue work on creating a holistic and endorsed Student Orientation and Course Induction policy and process, to facilitate consistency of the student orientation and course induction experience The business case was reviewed and approved by the R/Director of Delivery and Implementation (South Region) and endorsed by several Executive Directors of Educational Delivery, securing over $265 000 for the pilot project. I will continue to be involved as Lead of a Statewide Educational Quality working party for Student Orientation and Course Induction as part of my current role for the duration of the pilot program
• July-Ongoing
• Collaboration with EQ members across the State, Senior Manager- Connected Delivery Points, and other stakeholders, to establish rigorous capability opportunities for delivery staff to use the Connected Points to ensure best practice virtual delivery within the spaces, ensuring quality virtual delivery and the benefits and opportunities this will provide TAFE NSW, ensure the significant investment into this project is protected.
• July -August 2023
• Coordination of a team of Educational Quality representatives across the State to deliver Learning Dives sessions (x8) on Generative AI in educational delivery and industry. Sponsored by two Managers of Educational Quality (MEQs) Sydney and South Region. Team Lead for Statewide working party to develop suite of Student Induction Resources for the delivery of quality, consistent and compliant student inductions across the State. The project is ongoing to provide continuous improvement to the resources, which are quality checked by the working party each Semester, after which updates and improvements are made to the resources. I am currently working with Learning Bank specialists and A/Head of Product Development & Implementation to determine statistics around use of these resources. The Learning Bank URL to these resources has been accessed 5767 times during Semester 1 2021 (as at April 2021) compared to 2474 times Semester 2 2020 (more than doubled), indicating a substantial increase in a consistent compliant approach, and a commitment to applying their knowledge and skills to design, plan and deliver an engaging, dynamic and effective Student Induction across TAFE NSW.
• August 2021 – March 2022
• Seconded Temporary 8-month position as Project Specialist for TAFE NSW Connected Learning Point (CLP) Project, selected based on performance, experience and ability. Established working parties, terms of reference, governance model and capability plan for 43 CLP locations across NSW
• 2018 – current
• State Wide group development of procedure (including risk assessment), process, and proposal form for Student Excursions. These were endorsed by TAFE NSW Directors of Delivery Implementation and Performance (DoDIPs) and are currently available on the TAFE NSW intranet. I have been designated Subject Matter Expert on the Excursions Written Directions, process and associated business documents for West region.

• EXAMPLE OF A KEY ACHIEVMENT
• 2017
• In response to community enquires and influenced by my commitment to diversity I established a special TAFE Plus English speaking course for new migrants that were ineligible for the Australian Migrant English Program (AMEP). The group of very highly qualified women had migrated to Australia with their families/husbands in response to skills shortages in Regional NSW. They discovered when they arrived they were unable to gain any sort of employment due to lack of basic English conversational skills. This resulted in a great deal of stress and social isolation for the women, most of them with young families. The course was established in consultation with the Business Capability Unit, and collaborators included Buninyong Schools as Community Centre (where the class held and who funded the course) and Live Better Community Transport (transported the group to and from class, as the majority do not have Australian licenses). The course was a huge success and there was great improvement in the groups English and self-confidence. To complement the course, and offer a service for AMEP students, I was able to mentor the librarians in setting up conversational chat groups and book clubs in the Student Hub .Once the students gained permanent residence they were well prepared to enroll in the AMEP course. This program required high-level management, negotiation, planning and problem-solving skills

• KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Successful grant application to Arts NSW for $60K for major installation of Aboriginal culturally significant artwork by local Elder and internationally renowned Aboriginal artist Jonathan Jones
• Set up and Management of Incorporated Association of the volunteer support team (Base Art Inc)
• Reporting and communication of project deliverables to the General Manager, Dubbo Hospital and CEO of Health Infrastructure
• Management of artists and other stakeholders in a number of arts and health programs within the hospital
• Successful financial management of the Arts and Health program

Owner/operator of a successful business that specialised in Community Engagement Creative projects and offered custom picture framing. This role required advanced leadership, project management, volunteer management and financial management skills

• As owner /operator of a successful business was employed by the Head teacher of TAFE Western Creative Industries to establish an online arts administration course. I was approached due to my industry experience and expertise in the Arts Industry. This involved planning and prioritising, developing engaging online assessment tools, project management and complex problem solving I collaborated closely with the TAFE Moodle champion to develop and design a Moodle site as the primary delivery method.

• Performed routine wound care and dressing changes, and other general duties on schedule.
• Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
• Collaborated with physicians, registered nurses and other allied health staff to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.