Chisholm Ceo Recognised In Australia Day Honours

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Media Release

Monday 1st February 2010

For immediate release


Chisholm CEO recognised in Australia Day Honours


Chisholm Institute CEO Virginia Simmons has been awarded the Officer of the Order of

Australia in the 2010 Australia Day Honours. 


The award recognises her service to education as a leader and advocate for vocational

education and training, through reform of the Victorian TAFE Association, contributions to

professional organisations, international advisory roles and as a mentor to women.  


Ms Simmons’ achievements include being the first woman to be appointed Director of a

TAFE Institute in Victoria. 


Ms Simmons was also acknowledged for her pioneering work providing access for

educationally disadvantaged groups of learners. The initiatives she has helped develop in this

regard include the first Recognition of Prior Learning project in Australia; establishing a

Victorian Assessment Centre; establishing the Caroline Chisholm Education Foundation in

2006 to support disadvantaged students in south-east Melbourne; and contributing to the

integration of Corrections education into the TAFE system assuming responsibility for

education in the major prisons in Victoria.


Ms Simmons is one of only 27 people in Australia to be awarded the Officer of the Order of

Australia in 2010.


Chisholm Board President David Willersdorf, acknowledging Virginia’s outstanding

achievements to Chisholm and the TAFE sector, said: “This is a most deserving award for

Virginia who has not only devoted her energies to the restructure and advancement of

Chisholm to the standing and financial stability that it has now reached but has also been

instrumental in the promotion of education through the TAFE structure both nationally and

internationally.





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