Annual Report 2006 - TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney Institute

Organisational PerformanceInstitute Expenditure on Capital Works ProgramsCollege Project Project Total College TotalBradfield Slate roof repair and replacement 280,000Soundproofing of music rooms 60,000340,00Meadowbank Electrical upgrade 85,000 85,000Northern Beaches Convert gas heating to electricity 100,000Boundary fence upgrade 50,000150,000North Sydney Installation of water pump 65,000 65,000Ryde Early fire-warning system 273,000 273,000Various Colleges and UpgradesUpgrade of lighting at Meadowbankand Hornsby colleges and CCTV atNorthern Beaches CollegeRoof upgrades at Hornsby, NorthSydney and Ryde College150,000300,000450,000Institute Total 1,363,000 1,363,000Information and Communications TechnologiesDevelopmentsICT continued to maintain and improve the largeinfrastructure of 150 unique and diverse educationalfacilities and 1,500 staff PCs storing 4.5 terabytes of datato underpin the educational delivery and administrativerequirements of the Institute.Projects were undertaken to upgrade and extended theInstitute’s capacity to store and archive email and toenhance the capacity of main resource servers to bettersupport users.A project was undertaken for the integrated multimedia andIT facility at North Sydney College, merging North Sydneyand Crows Nest Information Communications Technologysections in a purpose-built facility.Consultation and expertise was provided to the ProjectControl Group for the Film and TV Project, integratingMacintosh and PC platforms into the Institute network,paving the way for resources to be shared for the first timebetween digital media, film and TV.Organisational AwardsTAFE NSW Quality Awards 2006Northern Sydney Institute teams received an Achievementof Quality Award for the Workplace English Language andLiteracy (WELL) Program in partnership with Cochlear Ltd.NSI also won two ‘Commitment to Quality Awards’ for theDigi-Girls Program, which encourages girls to participate ininformation technology and the Community and IndustryCapacity Building Project, which focused on the organisationof a social justice conference to promote capacity buildingwithin TAFE and the local-service industry.Streamwatch Award 2006NSI - Ryde College received a Sydney Water StreamwatchAward in the Environmental Action – Community Divisionfor its water monitoring program. The program has beenshown to reduce demands on mains water and is helping toreduce pollution of the nearby Parramatta River.Stage III of the Educational-Support Services Review (ICTServices) was commenced, with the aim of improvingsupport services for teaching methodologies within theInstitute, which are continually changing.An Email and Portal Reference Group was formed to workin collaboration with TAFE NSW Information TechnologyDirectorate, facilitating the provision of email services to allstudents.Northern Sydney Institute has worked on the deploymentof web-portal services for staff and students, which willencompass all online information resources.The Institute expanded its wireless networking coverageto assist in providing network access for student and staffoutside computer laboratories and offices. Northern Sydneywill continue to supply resources and new equipment formobile and wireless technologies.26 TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney Institute