Central Coast Campuses Board

2008 Terms of Reference

Committee Agendas, Minutes and Documents

May 2008

• Minutes (Word, 72KB)
• Agenda (Word, 40KB)
• Pro Vice-Chancellor and Director's Report (Word, 44KB)
• Central Coast Conservatorium, Directors Report (Word, 36KB)
• TAFE NSW - Hunter Institute, Director's Report (Word, 136KB)
• Central Coast Community College, Director's Report (PDF, 96KB)

March 2008

• Minutes (Word, 72KB)
• Agenda (Word, 36KB)
• Central Coast Conservatorium, Director's Report (Word, 38KB)
• TAFE NSW - Hunter Institute, Director's Report (Word, 141KB)

For more information, or to obtain a copy of a document from a previous year, please contact Jenny Roberts.

About the Board

The Central Coast Campuses are:

• The Central Coast campus of the University of Newcastle and TAFE NSW - Hunter Institute of Technology
• The Gosford Campus of TAFE NSW - Hunter Institute of Technology
• The Wyong Campus of TAFE NSW - Hunter Institute of Technology

Memorandum of Understanding

There is a Memorandum of Understanding signed by The University of Newcastle and the New South Wales Department of Education and Training that sets out the functions of the Central Coast Campuses Board.

The key objective of the Memorandum of Understanding is to improve educational opportunities and to maximise educational benefits for people of the region, and of NSW generally, through the parties acting jointly in the following areas:

• Joint educational planning that maximises pathways between schools, adult and community education, vocational education and training and higher education
• Developing and implementing a joint educational profile which extends the educational opportunities of the region.

Functions of the Board

The functions of the Board are to:

• Advise on the strategic directions of the Central Coast Campuses, within the policy parameters set by government
• Address the educational and skill needs of the Central Coast Region
• Monitor organisational performance, including financial performance
• Advise on educational developments and physical infrastructure requirements which will address the objectives in 2.0
• Advise on other matters referred by the parties.

Board Members

Ex Officio
Professor Nicholas Saunders, VC
Phil Cox, Institute Director, TAFE NSw - Hunter Institute
Professor Stephen Crump, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Director, Central Coast Campuses
Maree Roberts, Deputy Regional Director - Schools
Community Representatives
Hon Michael Lee, Chair
Sharryn Brownlee (Deputy Chair)
Bob Puffett
Sondra Hopkins
Student Representative
Timothy Lynar
Elected Representatives
Dr Andrew Kepert (academic)
Wendy Maggs (general staff)
Linda Simon - Ministerial appointment
Observers
Mallory Mills; Director, Central Coast Community College
Tony Adams, Central Coast Conservatorium

We will be calling for student representative nominations shortly.