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Peninsula Education Precinct
A number of educational providers have joined together to develop the Peninsula Educational Precinct, which
aims to provide enhanced
educational opportunities for students in the southern and south eastern suburbs
of Melbourne, the Frankston region and the Mornington Peninsula.
The precinct
will explore new and exciting ways of establishing links between secondary schools, TAFE
and university. Precinct partners retain their own educational
identity and focus, but collaborate closely with each other to break down
institutional and sectoral barriers. It is hoped that the
Peninsula Educational Precinct will prove to be a showcase for multi-sectoral
educational collaboration.
Precinct Objectives
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Create a framework for the identification and management of innovative,
regionally specific, educational programs and pathways designed to maximise
learning opportunities and outcomes.
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Contribute to the intellectual, economic and cultural development
of the region by collaborative arrangements between the educational providers,
industry and relevant communities.
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Improve the relevance and effectiveness of education provision within
the region
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Provide professional development activities for staff to support and
improve the quality of educational provision in the region.
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Maximise the opportunity for the provision of new resources, resource
sharing and improving the utilisation of existing resources across the sectors
to support improved educational provision in the region.
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Provide a comprehensive, integrated and coherent source of information
on the educational providers, courses offered and educational pathways available
in the region.
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Market and communicate the educational activities within the region
to promote community and industry engagement in education and training, to
attract new students including overseas students and to source new resources
for educational activities.
Precinct schematic
Precinct Partners
It is planned that the precinct will eventually be open to all
educational providers in the southern and south eastern suburbs of
Melbourne, the Frankston region and the Mornington Peninsula. Current membership
includes:
Precinct Initiatives
A number of initiatives have been or are being developed:
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VCE revision lectures
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new entry and exit pathways between different parties that provide students with more options and greater flexibility
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the offering of enhancement/extension study options and pathways to capable secondary students wishing to extend their studies
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the offering of special study options and pathways to assist those students from disadvantaged educational backgrounds to achieve their full potential.
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cross-campus learning and teaching activities that may involve the physical movement of students and/or staff where appropriate.
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appropriate ICT infrastructure and business processes to simplify communication and information sharing between participating institutions.
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improving the opportunities for the professional development of teaching staff
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the joint planning and development of specialist/flagship program areas and curriculum.
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facilitating revised public transport arrangements to support rapid transit between participating institutions and the Frankston Transit Centre by staff and students.
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establishing a management framework to identify opportunities for collaboration and manage implementation issues.
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cooperation on international student recruitment and support and other projects that will further develop the education activities of the precinct.
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establishment of a program of student placements to support local industries and to provide students with enhanced opportunities to engage within the region.
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