Becoming a Higher Education Institution

Overview
26 October 2011

1. Our Vision
Educating and training the leading professional personal services practitioners of tomorrow

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providing valuable life long learning opportunities through provision of integrated education and training practices.

2. Global Trends
Exciting new and emerging global trends:
Developing and converging technology. Emerging economies (BRIC and others). Increasing pace of globalisation. Ageing populations and extending life expectancy. Growing economic and employment impact of services.

Highly competent and professional workforce to capture opportunities and meet challenges:
Increase participation rates. Healthy, well and happy workforce. Boost productivity. Knowledgeable and skilled, solution-orientated workers.

Educating and training the leading professional personal services practitioners of tomorrow.

3. Life Long Learning

Rapidly changing education and training paradigm:
E-enabled teaching, learning and research. Integration of tertiary sectors presenting opportunities for life long learning across: o Technical (VET). o Higher Education. o Professional Development. o Cross-Disciplinary (Technical & Business). o Bradley and Cutler Reviews. Providing valuable life long learning opportunities through provision of integrated education and training practices.

4. The College

5. Mission & Goals

Mission: To deliver high quality, accredited higher education courses to students seeking employment and careers in personal services.
Goals: 1. Excellence in Scholarship. 2. Valuable Relationships with Industry. 3. Exciting Career Opportunities. 4. Industry-Ready Graduates. 5. Developing & Delivering Worlds-Best Curricula. 6. Proactive International Engagement. 7. Life Long Learning Opportunity. 8. Promoting Decent Values & Social Responsibility.

6. Market Need & Demand

Ageing populations. Educated consumers and changing spending patterns. Growing reliance on quality assurance and standards. Industry professionals require underpinning knowledge. Problem solving informed by evidenced based practice. Growing technology and design intensity of personal services. Increasing range and sophistication of services able to be offered. Demand for new and different workplace skills and sustainable employment opportunities. Expansion and importance of embedded deep practice in education and industrial research.

7. Graduate Attributes
Graduates of the Colleges first degree, the Bachelor of Applied Health Science (Clinical Aesthetics) will be professionals who are academically, professionally and ethically equipped for careers in the rapidly growing areas of:
Applied health care, aesthetics and dermal therapy centres effectively working in teams with plastic surgeons, nurses and other aestheticians. Health and well-being together with the anti-ageing industry. Patient care and support for cosmetic and medical practitioners. Aesthetics practices in a range of clinical settings. Cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries.

Graduates will contribute to the development and demonstrate the importance of standards in semi-invasive body modification.

8. Relationships & Resources

1. Leveraging the high calibre and extensive networks of the Colleges Directors, Academic Board members and the Course Advisory Committee. 2. Allocating the proven facilities, managerial and administrative capabilities of our parent company (MHMA). 3. Working with strategic partners including bookshops, providers of on-line databases, libraries, scientific laboratories and medical practitioner clinics. 4. Capturing synergies through the support of professional organizations, eg. Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons. 5. Building on the Colleges existing industry relationships, deep engagement and substantial standing.

9. Senior Management Team

The Colleges Senior Management Team comprises:
Russell Joshua, CEO; Russell Joshua, (Interim) Executive Dean#; Russell Joshua, Business Development Manager; Kelly Nicholas, Marketing & Sales Manager; Janis Gordon, (Acting) Manager Knowledge & Facilities*; Matthew Brash, Registra; Brian Moses & Dean Kostic, Managers IT&C Carol Lewis, Human Resources Manager; Gary Grieg, Manager Quality Assurance; John George, Financial Controller; and, Head of Schools; Ray Hayek, Applied Health Science; Brad Bennett, Acting, Business & Entrepreneurship; Gary Greg, Acting, Education & Training; Janis Gordon, Design & Creativity; Matthew Andrew, Languages & Communication; and, Brad Bennett, Acting, Tourism & Hospitality.

A permanent Executive Dean will be appointed in early 2012 following an extensive global search for an internationally renowned, appropriately qualified and highly skilled academic leader. * A CIO will be recruited in mid 2012 who will be responsible for the knowledge and facilities functions of the College.

10. Measuring Our Success

1. Academic Quality & Industry-Ready Graduates. 2. High Quality & Collaborative Faculty. 3. Positive Student Experiences & Outcomes. 4. Industry Relevant Teaching & Research. 5. Strong Industry Engagement. 6. Decent Values & Caring Culture. 7. Personnel Career Satisfaction. 8. Operational & Financial Sustainability.