Mission
CPEE will continue to build professional skills capacity in the design, construction and maintenance of road, pavement, transport, assets and infrastructure by growing essential expertise through our unique programs and courses. CPEE will continue to offer both short intensive courses and accredited PG courses leading to formal PG qualifications in an online environment. All courses are designed and delivered by industry experts for the benefit of industry through upskilling the workforce with state-of-the-art knowledge that is reflective of
best practice.
Strategic Focus Areas
1. Education Excellence & TEQSA Accreditation
CPEE will strive to be an excellent provider of specialist engineering courses and provider of specialist engineering related qualifications and will maintain TEQSA accreditation of all PG courses.
This will be achieved by:
- Maintaining and monitoring Academic Governance through the Academic Board and
key sub-committees including LTCC and PAC and a framework of Policies, Procedures
& Guidelines and Quality Systems
Continuing to offer a suite of online accredited specialist post graduate courses and a
suite of professional short courses that provide specialist knowledge to industry
practitioners - Providing a pathway link between the short courses and the post graduate courses
through micro-credentialling for students wishing to pursue higher degree qualifications - Ensuring all course material remain current and reflective of the latest practices and
trends in the road engineering, asset management and tertiary education markets in
Australia. - Continuously reviewing the academic performance through student experience
surveys, teaching surveys and student performance measures.
2. Stakeholder Engagement and Enrolment Growth
CPEE will maintain support and active involvement from key foundation partners Austroads and AfPA and their membership organisations as well as other stakeholders. CPEE will continue to expand its reach to prospective students and increase its enrolments.
This will be achieved by:
- Seeking annual ‘candid/without prejudice’ reflections from foundation members on the organization performance of CPEE using qualitative and quantitative measure
Identifying the educational and professional development needs of the key
stakeholders and ensure that the CPEE short course and PG course programs satisfy
theses needs and address the latest practices and trends in industry. Seek feedback
from key stakeholders on the relevance of CPEE PG qualifications to skill development
of their staff - Encouraging the key stakeholders to support staff and associates to undertake CPEE
short courses and PG courses as part of professional development. Focus on the
engagement of key stakeholders in Government (Federal, State and Local), industry
organisations and relevant professional associations in the roads, roads construction
and asset and project management sectors of Australia. Encourage the use of MoU to
formalise relationships between stakeholders and CPEE - Developing scholarship opportunities with stakeholders that address excellence, equity and diversity to assist students in undertaking further studies with CPEE
- Developing collaborative partnerships with Universities to enable university students to access CPEE subject/unit course materials
3. Organisation and Financial Performance
a) Organisation Performance and TEQSA registration
CPEE will maintain TEQSA registration as a private provider of higher education and
continue to improve its organization capacity.
This will be achieved by:
- Maintaining ongoing TEQSA registration through an appropriate framework of
Corporate and Academic Governance including a Risk Management plan and Quality
Assurance plan, all of which are monitored and reviewed regularly
Continually monitoring and enhancing the marketing plan for CPEE to ensure targeted
growth outcomes are achieved - Ensuring the continued use of appropriate enterprise systems for organizational
administration and for managing communications with students and staff to maintain
the quality of all products and services - Ensuring effective internal communication throughout the organization including
Council, Academic Board, Professional staff, Academic staff and students. - Maintaining a people focus to enhance staff and student engagement, staff
development opportunities, annual staff reviews and effective succession plans for key
staff including Unit Chairs
b) Financial Performance
CPEE will maintain a financially sustainable business with a minimum surplus of 5%.
This will be achieved by:
- Maintaining a continuous focus on annual growth in the short course and accredited
PG course income through education excellence reflective of stakeholder needs
Continuing to explore other opportunities for revenue diversification such as partner
revenue with universities and international opportunities - Ensuring financial efficiencies through focused and effective organizational practices
