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Mid-Year Presentation
Professor Barney GloverVice-Chancellor
3 July 2013
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• Fairness
• Respect
• Integrity and Professionalism
• Accountability
• Equality of Opportunity
• Value-based Leadership
Code of Conduct
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Load Projections – HE
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VET Performance
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Research Performance
$‐
$5
$10
$15
$20
$25
$30
$35
$40
$45
$50
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 (est.)
Millions
CAT #4
CAT #3
CAT #2
CAT #1
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Research Performance
44%
24%
10%
7%
4%
11. Medical and Health Sciences
05. Environmental Sciences
16. Studies in Human Society
06. Biological Sciences
13. Education
14. Economics
07. Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences
04. Earth Sciences
09. Engineering
Other
2012 Data
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Research Performance
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Conference Papers (E1)
Journal Articles (C1)
Book Chapters (B)
Books (A1) (*weighted)
2012 Data
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• Commonwealth Government Funding
• $1.4 million decrease in 2014
• $2.4 million decrease in 2015
• Cumulatively a $14 million decrease over the next 5 years
• Northern Territory Government
• $800,000 decrease in 2013/14 – core HE funding
• Over $1 million in cuts to VETiS and VET R&M budget
Financial Considerations
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Appropriation 2013 Budget $’000
2013 Revised Budget $’000
2014 Forecast $’000
2015 Forecast $’000
2016 Forecast $’000
Operating Revenue ‐ High Risk 9,570 9,570 10,030 8,956 7,850
Operating Revenue ‐Medium Risk 184,290 182,865 192,474 205,841 218,157
Total Revenue from Ordinary Activities (Best Case) 193,860 192,435 202,504 214,797 226,007
Employee Benefits 115,469 115,469 121,509 127,797 134,331
Non‐Salary 76,611 76,111 81,800 87,355 90,174
Expenditure ‐ High Risk Savings Targets 0 0 (5,000) (6,800) (6,800)
Total Expenditure on Ordinary Activities 192,080 191,580 198,309 208,352 217,706
Net Surplus / (Deficit) 1,780 855 4,195 6,446 8,301
Net Surplus : Total Revenue 0.9% 0.4% 2.1% 3.0% 3.7%
Commonwealth Minimum Required Net Surplus : Total Revenue Ratio for Sustainability
5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0%
Gap % 4.1% 4.6% 2.9% 2.0% 1.3%
Commonwealth Minimum Required Net Surplus $'000 for Sustainability
9,693 9,622 10,125 10,740 11,300
Gap $'000 7,913 8,767 5,930 4,294 2,999
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• Quality – teaching and learning and research with an emphasis on improvement in course materials and an active engagement with student feedback on the learning experience
• Efficiency – streamlined operations, significantly enhanced VET and Higher Education collaboration and a major review of course and unit intensity
• Retention – major focus on targeted improvement in student retention through direct support and the student experience
University Response
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• Responding to our students' views
• Ensuring exceptional content and design
• Blending imported and CDU-produced content
• Engaging on-campus students in learner activities
• Providing online students with interactive opportunities
• Tracking student engagement via analytics
Teaching and Learning
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Teaching and Learning
NT:3900 HE
12200 VET
500
1700
1150
80
80
1000
750
850
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• Crude retention rate is 65%
• Attrition is approx. 14% higher than the national average
• This generates costs to students, to staff and to the University in terms of lost revenue
• A 10% improvement in retention is achievable
• The First Year Experience is critical
• Intensive approach for Semester 1 2014 and mainstream
Retention and Attrition
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Retention and Attrition
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
90.00%
100.00%
2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010
Year
Overall Retention Rate
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• NT has the highest VET participation rate in Australia
• Alignment between VET and HE strengths could be improved
• VET FEE-HELP provides an opportunity to introduction national higher-level credentials
• As a priority, need to work towards more accessible VET –HE pathways and streamlined credit transfer
• Focus on Business, IT and Health
• VET Online – national and international VET provider
Pathways
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Pathways
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Certificate I Certificate II Certificate III Certificate IV Diploma or higher
Level of VET Study, 2011
Australian Students (%)
NT Students (%)
WA Students (%)
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• Higher Education Student Staff Ratios (SSRs) not high by sector comparison
Course and Unit Intensification
ClusterSSR to
break even
Range of
national
SSRs
CDU SSRs
1‐Law,Acc,Adm,Econ,Comm 39 37‐47 29‐37
2‐Humanities 41 36‐37 14‐32
3‐Math,sts,beh sci,ss,comp,bld
env,othr h 32 29+ 18
4‐Education 29 34 35
5‐Cln psy, al health, fgn lang,
vis & pef arts 26 23‐37 11
6‐Nursing 24 23 25
7‐Eng, sci, surveying 18 21‐39 19‐25
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• Workloads are significantly influenced by unit delivery
• In 2013, 659 CDU-delivered HE units had enrolments
• 60 units accounted for 60% of the total load
• At SSR around 23, around 130 FTE are required to deliver 60 units
• This means around 110 FTE have to deliver the rest
• The maximum HE units CDU could comfortably deliver is probably around 540
Course and Unit Intensification
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• Wage restraint
• Ancillary fees and charges
• Expenditure restraint
• Outsourcing
• Voluntary redundancy and natural attrition – staffing reductions
• Overall expenditure review
Expenditure Review
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• Ranked 77th by THES
• EIF grant for Trades Training Facility
• Opening of ACIKE
• Opening of NACOG
• CDU Symposium
Congratulations
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• Preparations are well underway for CDU Open Day scheduled for Sunday 25th August, 10am – 2pm, Casuarina campus.
• The program will be going live on the website this week –www.cdu.edu.au/openday.
• All staff are encouraged participate on the day.
• There will be staff briefings in early August for all staff involved with the event.
Open Day
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• Near completion of the new IT data centre
• Professional development and Recognition of Prior Learning
• Northern Australia and the Asian Century
• TEQSA and Regulatory Review
• IRU Update – areas of focus
Points of Interest
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• Palmerston Residential Estate
• Establishment of the new Schools of Environment and Psychological and Clinical Science
• School of Law and national leadership position in online delivery
• Melbourne Campus
• ACIKE SAF
Points of Interest
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Casuarina Campus Sausage Sizzle – Student Square
Thank you