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Linda Brown appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (TAFE)
Professor Ian Young, Vice-Chancellor of Swinburne University of Technology today announced the appointment of Ms Linda Brown as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (TAFE). Ms Brown will commence in the position in February 2009.
Linda Brown is presently Director of Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE (MSIT) in Brisbane, one of the largest institutes in Queensland. Prior to joining MSIT, Ms Brown gained extensive experience in vocational and technical education in the UK.
Professor Young commented that Ms Brown had an outstanding record of leadership within the VET sector at a national level and had played an instrumental role in developing MSIT as one of the Australia’s leading TAFE providers.
“Recent changes to training and skills provision within Victoria means the sector is entering an exciting time of growth, where innovation will be critically important,” Professor Young said.
“Linda Brown has an outstanding record of innovative and dynamic leadership and her appointment will allow Swinburne to build on its already impressive achievements as a high quality TAFE provider.”
As Director of MSIT, Ms Brown heads an organisation similar in size to Swinburne TAFE with over 1,000 staff responsible for delivering more than 400 programs to 40,000 clients across 10 campuses, offsite and online.
“I am enormously excited by the opportunities presented by Swinburne and the high quality of vocational education and training within the university,” she said.
“The national agenda is clearly blurring the lines between TAFE and Higher Education and a dual-sector institution like Swinburne is ideally placed to prosper in the current environment.”
Ms Brown has over 25 years education and business experience in areas such as small business, stockbroking and as CEO of large corporations in Australia and overseas. She has a degree in public policy and business, a post graduate qualification in management, a master in Education Management and is a qualified teacher (Postgraduate Certificate in Education).
In her three years in Australia she has been recognised at state and national levels as an innovative strategic thinker with leadership skills to drive exceptional business performance. In 2007 alone MSIT won three prestigious business awards and was named as a finalist in three others.
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Media Contact: Heather Crosling on (03) 9214 5968 or 0416 174 962
24.11.2008
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