TAFE NSW HIGHER EDUCATION

BUSINESS CASE FOR

<NAME OF QUALIFICATION>

Table of Contents

Part 1: Proposal Overview................................................................................................................... 3

1.1 Key contact.........................................................................................................................................3

1.2 Qualification details.......................................................................................................................3

1.3 Nested qualification/s....................................................................................................................3

1.4 Proposed delivery site/s................................................................................................................3

1.5 Proposed delivery mode/s.............................................................................................................4

1.6 Proposed commencement date.....................................................................................................4

Part 2: Executive Summary.................................................................................................................. 5

2.1 Proposal overview.........................................................................................................................5

Part 3: Positioning the Proposed Course..............................................................................................6

3.1 TAFE NSW Higher Education Strategic Objectives..........................................................................6

3.2 Proposed course and current TAFE NSW course offering...............................................................6

3.3 Need and demand for the course..................................................................................................6

3.4 Projected student numbers:..........................................................................................................7

3.5 Competitor Analysis...........................................................................................................................7

Part 4: Delivery Capacity...................................................................................................................... 9

4.1 Specialist course facilities and resources.......................................................................................9

4.2 Planned staffing complement........................................................................................................9

Part 5: Risk Analysis........................................................................................................................... 10

5.1 Proposal Overview.......................................................................................................................10

Part 6: Financial Details..................................................................................................................... 11

6.1 Finance Summary........................................................................................................................11

6.2 Course income and revenue projections.....................................................................................11

Part 7: List of References................................................................................................................... 12

Appendix 1: Competitor Analysis....................................................................................................... 13

Appendix 2 – Academic Staff Information..........................................................................................14

Appendix 3 – Risk Analysis................................................................................................................. 15

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PART 1: PROPOSAL OVERVIEW

1.1 Key contactName:

Position title:

Telephone:

Mobile:

Email:

1.2 Qualification details

Course Title AQF Level Fulltime course duration

1.3 Nested qualification/s

Course title AQF Level Fulltime course duration

1.4 Proposed delivery site/sCopy and complete this table for each delivery site.

Name of delivery site 1 TAFE NSW, < > campus

Course/s to be delivered at this location

Street address

Postal address(if different from street address)

Are all subjects delivered from this site? Yes No

If no, provide further details.

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1.5 Proposed delivery mode/sTick all delivery modes proposed for the course.

Face to face

Intensive

Mixed/blended

Fully online

Full-time

Part-time

Other (please specify)

1.6 Proposed commencement date

Commencement Date(Subject to TEQSA approval)

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PART 2: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2.1 Proposal overviewEnter text here.

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PART 3: POSITIONING THE PROPOSED COURSE

3.1 TAFE NSW Higher Education Strategic ObjectivesEnter text here.

3.2 Proposed course and current TAFE NSW course offeringEnter text here.

3.3 Need and demand for the courseEnter text here.

Need and demand for the course in industry and the broader community:

Enter text here.

Graduate employment outcomes:

Enter text here.

Industry support for the course:

Enter text here.

Other supporting comments:

Enter text here.

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3.4 Projected student numbers:Copy and complete the table for each qualification to be offered as an entry point at each delivery site. Do not complete the table for nested qualifications if they are planned only to be used as an exit qualification and not an entry point. Include the introductory text below.

The projected student numbers are based on:

1. historical enrolment trends for similar new degree programs

2. historical enrolment statistics relevant to TAFE NSW pathway courses

3. positive response to initial surveys from current and past students and industry

4. industry growth trends and workforce capability requirements.

Course name

Campus

Year 1 Target

Year 2 Target

Year 3 Target

Year 4 Target

Year 5 Target

FTE FTE FTE FTE FTE

Commencing

Domestic

International

Returning

Domestic N/A

International N/A

TOTAL

3.5 Competitor Analysis

3.5 Competitor analysisEnter any relevant introductory text here.

Refer to Appendix 1 for full competitor analysis.Complete the table at Appendix 1.

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PART 4: DELIVERY CAPACITY

4.1 Specialist course facilities and resourcesEnter text here. Include information about teaching spaces and any specialist facilities and equipment required to deliver the course.

4.2 Planned staffing complementEnter any relevant introductory text here, especially if academic staff will need to be recruited.

Refer to Appendix 2 for staff list.Complete the table at Appendix 2.

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PART 5: RISK ANALYSIS

5.1 Proposal OverviewEnter any relevant introductory text here.

Refer to Appendix 3 for full risk analysis.Complete the table at Appendix 3.

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PART 6: FINANCIAL DETAILS

6.1 Finance SummaryEnter any relevant introductory text here.

6.2 Course income and revenue projectionsRefer to Appendix 4 for full course costing.Complete the course costing spreadsheet available on the TAFE intranet or by contacting the Higher Education Branch. Provide as a separate file. Do not copy and paste into this document.

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PART 7: LIST OF REFERENCESList the sources of information you have referred to in preparing this Business Case. Use Harvard referencing format when preparing the list.

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APPENDIX 1: COMPETITOR ANALYSISCopy and complete this table for all competitors as well as any proposed nested qualifications. The first row must be the proposed TAFE course as it provides a snapshot for purposes of comparison with competitors.

Provider Name and Location

Course title Duration/mode Entry requirements Tuition Fee Comments

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APPENDIX 2 – ACADEMIC STAFF INFORMATIONThis template requires the provision of information relevant to the proposed course. Provide a teaching/tutoring staff profile in the table below for all staff involved in teaching associated with each course of study included in this application, at each delivery site. In the ‘Subjects to be Taught’ column name subjects to be taught in the new qualification, not other subjects or units of competency the teacher is programmed to teach.

Course Name

Campus

Name of teacher & main responsibility Qualifications Subjects to be taught

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APPENDIX 3 – RISK ANALYSISRisk Potential Impact Level of Risk Mitigation

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