Annual Report 2006 - TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney Institute

Our Business - Growth and DiversificationThe Millennium Institute at Westmead Children’s Hospitalwas the worthy recipient of new garden, courtesy of RydeCollege landscape construction students.During National Cerebral Palsy Week, Northern BeachesCollege teacher consultants and hairdressing teachersparticipated in a program on Women’s Health and Wellbeingat Forestville, sponsored by the Spastic Centre.the event attracted over 180 people from across NSW.Former Ryde College student and winner of the McWilliamsSommelier Student of the Year (based on 2003–2004results), Alex Trevisan, spoke to the audience about hisrewarding experience at TAFE NSW and his subsequentcareer.Hornsby College’s Graphic Design Section worked withHornsby Council to design an anti-litter promotional posterfor use on community waste bins.Northern Sydney Institute became an important element ofthe local community partnership for the Ryde, Hunters Hilland Kuring-gai region, which was launched in 2006 at theEden Gardens and Garden Centre. This project aims to growcollaborative arrangements between employers, TAFE andVET students.Celebrating a twenty-five yearassociation between ManlyArt Gallery and Museum andNorthern Beaches College,fine arts, digital arts anddesign students showcasedtheir talents just as theircontemporaries did when theprestigious partnership firststarted in 1981. The ‘Catch25’ Exhibition was the first experience as an exhibitor formany students.‘School to TAFE’ events were held at North Sydney, Hornsby,Meadowbank, Northern Beaches and Hornsby College tointroduce school students, parents and members of thelocal community to the many options available at TAFENSW. Promoted throughout the northern region of Sydney,event visitors were invited to speak with teaching staff andtour NSI’s specialist training facilities and venues.Through its Hornsby College, NSI was the venue for theLucien Bernhard Exhibition.In November Northern Beaches College hosted its annualBear Cottage fundraising dinner to benefit the Bear Cottagechildren’s hospice in Manly. Bear Cottage is NSW’s onlychildren’s hospice and offers both respite and palliative careto children with life limiting illnesses and their families.Promotional InitiativesThroughout 2006, NSI sponsored a selection of industryevents, including the Innovation Lecture and Exposition(Sydney and Melbourne), Tourism Training Australia’sNational Conference, and the Institute was co-NSW sponsorat the 2006 Pearcey Foundation Award.The exhibition delivered a comprehensive retrospective ofthe work of renowned graphic designer Lucien Bernhard.The exhibition was made possible through the efforts ofthe Goethe Institute Sydney and Hornsby College’s graphicdesign teaching section.In November 2006, North Sydney’s Digital Media staffapplied their specialist skills to produce and coordinate theinaugural New Media Student Showcase at the 2006 TAFEDirector’s Association National Conference (November). TheShowcase profiled highlights of 150 digital media, screenand web design entries from across Australia’s 55 TAFEinstitutes and colleges.In March 2006, NSI was one of four institutes to coordinatethe inaugural TAFE NSW Information Day for CareersCounsellors and Year Coordinators. Held at Ultimo College,20 TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney Institute