- Blair Marsh appointed Managing Director of South
Regional TAFE
- Five-year term commencing 2 November 2024
Minister
Assisting the Training and Workforce Development Minister Hannah Beazley is
pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Blair Marsh to the position of
Managing Director at South Regional TAFE.
Mr Marsh's five-year term
commences on 2 November 2024, following his appointment by His Excellency the
Honourable Chris Dawson AC APM, Governor of Western Australia.
Minister Beazley acknowledged
the service of Ms Kathy Keay, who has been ably leading South Regional TAFE as
acting Managing Director for 12 months during a time of unprecedented demand
for vocational education and training in WA.
Mr Marsh has worked in WA's
TAFE sector for 20 years, spending time in regional colleges and most recently
as the General Manager of Training Services at South Metropolitan TAFE for
eight years.
During this time, Mr Marsh has made
a significant contribution to ensuring an agile and responsive WA TAFE network with
the capacity to navigate periods of complexity, including times of high demand
for training and through the COVID-19 pandemic.
In his move to South Regional
TAFE, Mr Marsh will head-up one of WA's leading TAFE colleges and guide the delivery
of high-quality vocational education and training to more than 10,000 students
in WA's South West and Great Southern regions.
Mr Marsh's priorities as
Managing Director will include maintaining a high standard of service delivery
across South Regional TAFE's 12 campuses, which service smaller regional and
remote communities over very large geographical areas.
A key focus of the position is providing
affordable and accessible world-class training to the local community.
Mr Marsh holds an Executive
Master of Public Administration from the Australia and New Zealand School of
Government and Curtin University and a Bachelor of Science (First Class
Honours) from Curtin University.
WA's TAFEs play a critical role
in the training and development of our State's current and future workforces.
There were 153,800 publicly funded
vocational course enrolments in WA last year, driven by strong uptake in the WA
Labor Government's fee-free and low-fee courses, with high demand continuing in
2024.
The Cook Government's record
$250 million investment in new and upgraded infrastructure at WA TAFEs is also ensuring
they have ongoing capacity to deliver world-class, industry-standard training.
Comments attributed to Minister Assisting the Training and Workforce
Development Minister Hannah Beazley:
"I would like to congratulate
and warmly welcome Blair Marsh to the position of Managing Director at South
Regional TAFE.
"Over his 20 years in the WA TAFE
sector, Mr Marsh has been involved in managing training delivery to hundreds of
thousands of students.
"Mr Marsh's leadership
abilities are characterised by his strong commitment to innovation,
collaboration, empowerment, transparency, and safety, which will serve him well
as he leads South Regional TAFE into its next phase of working closely with
local industry and other partners to train the future WA workforce.
"I would like to acknowledge the
outstanding work of Ms Kathy Keay, who has been acting in the managing director
position over the past 12 months.
"I thank Kathy for her
leadership and contribution to the TAFE sector, which I value highly."
