Barney Glover appointed head of ATEC

“Professor Barney Glover has been appointed chief commissioner of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC) permanently, Education Minister Jason Clare announced on Thursday. “Barney has a big brain and a big heart. There is nothing he doesn’t know about the tertiary education system. He helped write the Accord and he is going to bring it to life,” Mr Clare said of the appointment. Professor Glover worked on the Universities Accord report , which was released over two years ago. One of its recommendations was to create ATEC to “oversee the creation of a high quality and cohesive tertiary education system to meet Australia’s future needs.” The ATEC legislation passed through the Senate with a stronger remit , including an extra two commissioners. The appointment of three other commissioners has also been confirmed. New recruits include David Coltman, who has a strong background in vocational education, and Dr Stephen Duckett who is chair of the interim ATEC Pricing and Costing Working Group. Former Nationals politician and Universities Accord panel member Fiona Nash will stay as Regional Education Commissioner. More on this story: ATEC passes Senate with strengthened powers | Podcast: ATEC’s Barney Glover on the sector | Shorter, cheaper degrees for TAFE graduates Professor Tom Calma will remain First Nations Commissioner until June 30 while ATEC recruits for his replacement. “The Commissioners are all outstanding leaders who have deep knowledge and expertise to help us build the higher education system Australia needs,” Minister Clare said. Professor Glover will step down as Jobs and Skills Commissioner, a role he has been in for the last two years. Skills Minister Andrew Giles said Professor Glover has made an “incredible contribution” during his time at the statutory body. “As Commissioner of Jobs and Skills Australia, Barney has built up the organisation to a place where it is now an invaluable contributor to Australia’s workforce and labour market landscape. “I look forward to continuing to work with ATEC and its leadership team, to ensure Australia can make the most of tertiary harmonisation, and that Australians can trek a career pathway across their lives that works best for them, and for our economy,” Minister Giles said.

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