CREATING BETTER LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
MANAGING SPACE – A STATE PERSPECTIVE
AAPPA WORKSHOP –17 & 18 March 2003
(2.) Space – a State perspective
The Planning Process Current Environment Existing Assets Asset Utilisation
Space Guidelines for TAFE Accommodation
(3.) The Planning Process(a). The Model
CapitalWorks
Program
Strategic Plans
Innovation
GovtPriorities
Local Needs
Non-alignment
Alignment
(4.) The Planning Process(b). Components of a Strategic Plan
TAFE Institutes
Strategic Plan
ICT
Business
TAFE InstitutesStrategic Plan
Training
Physical
Marke-ting
Financial
Human Products
(5.) The Education Asset Management Strategy (2000-2010)
Focus on:
• Buildings • Asset Modernisation
• Reduce Maintenance Backlog
• Land • Invest in new
• Disposal
• Plant • Monitor
• Upgrade
• Equipment • Maintain Teaching Equipment
• Compliance with Government & Departmental priorities.
(6.) 7 Key Drivers in Asset Planning
Training Demand • meet client, industry & community needs
• labour market training needs analysis
• demographic trends & projections
• emerging industry priorities
Innovation • specialisation in key industry areas
• develop new VET products
Skilled Workforce • empower individuals to gain new skills
• emerging skills
• lifelong learning
• access for the disadvantaged
(7.) 7 Key Drivers in Asset Planning (cont.)
Return on Investment • utilisation of existing infrastructure
• options considered
• operating costs
• long-term viability
• financial appraisal
Information Technology • new learning environments
• initiatives to upgrade IT hardware
Partnerships • joint venture
• TAFE Institute contribution
Quality of Environment • condition & suitability of capital stock
• compliance with State/National regulations
(8.) Statistics – Existing Assets
Portfolio:
• 908 buildings
• 90 campuses
• 14 TAFE Institutes
• 4 TAFE Divisions of Universities
Buildings:
• Gross Floor Area = 1,170,207 m2
• Useable Floor Area = 842,549 m2
• Design Student Capacity = 83,000
(9.) Age Profile
The average effective age of TAFE building stock is 20 years
Maintenance Cost Over Time
0 20Years
40Years
60years
80Years
Age of Profile
Maintenance Cost
(11.) FMIST (Facilities Management Information System, TAFE)
• Statewide asset inventory for TAFE facilities.
• Plans of rooms and details.
• To assist with planning & strategic decision making.
• Enhance condition-based reporting on maintenance and compliance issues.
(12.) Asset Utilisation
Utilisation has been expressed as the ratio of actual teaching hours for individual students, aggregated over the full year to the Design Student Capacity of the room at any time.
(13.) Space Guidelines for TAFE Accommodation
The Space Guidelines are in three parts:
• Project Briefing
• General Spaces
• Specialist Spaces
(14.) Space Guidelines for TAFE Accommodation (cont.)
The Guidelines provide:
• a rationale for planning of TAFE facilities
• a mechanism through which detailed and accurate functional project briefs can be quickly developed
•a statement of the resource support that will be given to accommodate requirements for a particular education program
• a reference point from which additional facilities development can evolve or take place as training delivery requirements change
•an efficient methodology for conducting accommodation audits on existing TAFE facilities and buildings
(15.) Space Guidelines for TAFE Accommodation (cont.)
The Space Guidelines contain Functional Relationships:
Field of Study
Subject Area
Activity Space
(16.) Space Guidelines for TAFE Accommodation (cont.)
The Guidelines also contain Room Data Sheets – attributes include:
• Occupancy rating
• Datum dimensions
• Building fabric suggestions
• Functional layout
• Furniture/Equipment
• Environmental key points