The 2021 NEAS Management Conference was held 6-7 May,
livestreamed from Doltone House in Sydney.
All conference content is now available for viewing.
If you attended the conference, you can access the recordings from the NEAS Management Conference Online Platform (check your email for your unique access link).
The recordings are also available for viewing via the NEAS Online Portal.
Planning for the 2022 event is underway and details will be announced shortly.
2021 Conference Sponsors
Looking at sponsoring the NEAS 2021 Management Conference? Contact us.
eventful meetings and events
Eventful is a full-service, strategic event management agency.
For two decades, we have managed events globally with a particular focus on the Asia Pacific region. Our experienced, results-driven team provides a personal touch with a global reach. The relationships and reputation we have built over the last 20 years have led our clients to bring us back year after year.
Our events drive brand awareness and develop a pathway to educate customers, engage your staff and enthral your guests. We function as an extension of your marketing team to communicate ideas creatively, effectively and efficiently. Fundamentally, we care and that shows in our work.
As a full-service agency, we can develop your event brand identity, conceptualise the event design, manage technical and production elements, handle travel and accommodation logistics, and administer venue, meeting and project management. Our dynamic team and cross-function training approach enable us to provide a one-stop-shop service that saves time and energy on both ends.
We dare to think differently and believe any and every event is possible.
We are delighted at NEAS that eventful has pledged to sponsor 100 Ukrainian teachers to attend this year’s conference, which will be matched by NEAS with a second 100 teachers. This is an initiative linked closely to our Ukraine Workshop Series.
Phone: +612 9690 2699
Website: eventful.com.au
Allianz Care Australia
Our passion to assist people was born when our founder experienced first-hand the effort required to bring his injured son safely home from overseas. This experience motivated him to start his own medical assistance company that was dedicated to helping people in need. Our company and brand has evolved over the years as we have grown:
- We began in 1983 as a medical assistance company called Worldcare
- In 2001, we joined the Allianz Group, under the name Mondial Assistance
- In 2012 we rebranded to Allianz Global Assistance
- In 2020, we transitioned to our global brand Allianz Care
In recent years, we have grown to become one of the largest providers of health insurance for international students, workers and visitors to AustraliaWe believe in prevention over cure, care over claims and making the complex simple for everyone. Together with our partners, we help international students, visitors and workers navigate the Australian health system, making it easy to get help when and where you need it.
Our Overseas Visitor Health Cover and Overseas Student Health Cover helps meet visa conditions for 482, 485, 600 and student visas. Our products and services are accessible online, over the phone, via health and safety apps and face to face – providing support in case you get sick or have an accident while you are in Australia, so you can enjoy your time here with confidence.
Phone: + 61 408 447 824
Email: kschefe@allianz-assistance.com.au
Website: allianzcare.com.au/
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Cambridge University Press is driven by world-class research and a profound commitment to delivering educational value for the benefit of learners, teachers, educational institutions, employers and society as a whole and continues to lead the way in the development of new materials for teachers and students across a range of platforms
Cambridge Assessment English is a not-for-profit department of the University of Cambridge. We provide the world’s leading range of fit-for-purpose English language qualifications. Our expertise, gathered over 100 years of language learning and assessment, has led us to working with more than 20,000 educational institutions and local and regional governments around the world.
We offer a range of assessments designed to meet the needs of learners of all abilities. All our exams are aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Cambridge English exams are recognised by over 20,000 universities, employers and governments around the world. Our C1 Advanced (CAE) exam is accepted by the Australian Government for all visa categories. In New Zealand, the B2 First (FCE) exam is accepted by Immigration New Zealand for all visa categories that require an English test. Our English language qualifications can open doors to higher education, improve employment opportunities, and because they are globally recognised, can increase your students’ choices for study or work.
Our English teaching qualifications such as CELTA, CELT-P, CELT-S and TKT are also recognised around the world as the international quality standard. We have qualifications and courses for new and experienced teachers alike.
Cambridge Assessment English also has online tests such as the Cambridge English Placement Test, and Linguaskill. Linguaskill is a quick and convenient online test to help organisations check the English levels of individuals and groups of candidates. It tests all four language skills: speaking, writing, reading and listening.
Phone: +61 3 8671 1488
Email: nmcquitty@cambridge.org
Website: cambridge.org
Copyright
The Copyright Agency is an Australian not-for-profit organisation that represents over 40,000 members across the publishing, media, visual arts, education and surveying sectors.
We collect fees and distribute royalties to creator members for the reuse of text and images.
We have been appointed by the Australian Government to administer the Statutory Education Licence, which enables educational institutions to legally reuse content created by others, and be confident that creators are being compensated fairly for their work.
Whether it’s training materials, health, engineering or science journals, media articles, safety handbooks or illustrations, our members’ material is a vital source of intelligence that benefits portfolios and informs decisions across education, government and business.
The Copyright Agency also manages the Commonwealth, State and Territory government copying schemes, the Resale Royalty scheme for artists, and the special provisions for institutions assisting people with print disabilities – all by appointment by the Government or by the Copyright Tribunal.
We also have agreements with International Affiliates to license the use of foreign content here, and collect licence fees for Australian content used overseas.
Licensing revenue is returned to our members ensuring the Australian creative economy remains strong.
Our members are educational authors, poets and playwrights, journalists, publishers, visual artists, photographers, cartoonists and illustrators and surveyors.
Copyright Agency provides philanthropic support to Australia’s cultural community through our grants program, the Cultural Fund.
Phone: +612 9394 7600
Email: lfitzpatrick@copyright.com.au
Website: copyright.com.au/
eBECAS
EQUATOR Information Technology supply eBECAS – Administration software supporting VET and Language Colleges, CRICOS, Avetmiss, USI and VET Student Loans.
Classing – progressive class allocation option for Language classes based on language levels with allocation changes up to weekly. Career College classes based in subjects assigned for period or semester with attendance calculations.
Assessments – Results can be entered for Language and VET by class or course.
SMS and Email – Single and bulk email and html supported with templates.
Agent Management – Financial, billing and reconciliation, performance monitoring and contact and document management.
Accommodation and Transfer Management – Accommodation matching, placement and billing and reconciliation for accommodation and transfer management.
Document Repository – Store documentation for Student contact, Student Results and Certificates, Agents and Accommodation providers – all accessible via the internet
Integrated Financials – Student, Agent, Accommodation accounts, scheduled payments, invoices, receipting, credits, debits, with revenue calculated by day.
Load Prisms data updating CoE and Visa information with Visa Cancellation and acceptance reports by Country/Agent/Visa issuing Location
Phone: +61 7 3040 1030
Email: info@equatorit.com
Website: equatorit.com
ELT Support
Helping colleges help students learn.
ELT Support provides a range of services to current or intending English language teaching (ELT) providers around Australia, from small private colleges to large universities. We also work with other organisations involved in ELT such as publishers and examinations boards.
Phone: 0403791238
Email: david@eltsupport.com
Website: eltsupport.com
English Australia
English Australia is the national peak body for the English language sector of international education in Australia.
We represent over 120 member colleges throughout Australia that provide quality English language programs to students and professionals from around the world.
Phone: 02 9264 4700
Website: englishaustralia.com.au/
ETS TOEFL
For over 70 years, Educational Testing Service (ETS) has been the world’s leading not-for-profit education research and test development organisation and is recognised by over 11,000 institutions, organisations and governments worldwide.
Phone: +61 419 684 655
Email: avoninski@etsglobal.org
Website: https://www.ets.org/
E2
Operating since 2015, E2 is the first NEAS quality assured online English test prep business. Since inception we have helped over 1.7 million migrants and students successfully pass their high stakes English tests as they prepare themselves for life in an English speaking country. Melbourne based, we offer live webinars, tutor assisted or self study prep packages accessible anywhere anytime. Thousands of testimonials and a trust pilot rating of 4.9 (out of 5) speaks to the quality of the our offering and the satisfaction of our students.
Phone: +61408431876
Email: m.kreis@e2language.com
Website: e2language.com
Holmesglen English Language Centre
Phone: 0392095768
Email: languagecentre@holmesglen.edu.au
Website: holmesglen.edu.au/Courses/English-Education-and-Teacher-Training/
IELTS
IELTS
IELTS is the most respected test of English in the world with more than 3 million test takers each year.
IELTS has been testing English language for more than 25 years and today, IELTS is available at more than 1,100 test centres globally, including 50 test venues in Australia.
Phone: +61 478 304 551
Email: brian.smith@idp.com
Website: ielts.org/
Language Fuel
TV is on demand, so is PD! Language Fuel has 90 bite-sized interactive courses designed to fit with your schedule. Self-assess your needs with the EAQUALs competency framework, then choose courses that will suit you. Our personalised learning pathways help ELT professionals at all stages of their career continue their development. Learn from the best – our authors have decades of experience. Come to our stand to learn about individual, school or association options.
Language Fuel is a product of Pukeko Learning Solutions, an innovative learning design consultancy based in New Zealand and serving clients across Australasia in the government, corporate and education sectors. Ask us about how to develop your own comprehensive learning and development platform to best support hybrid, online or traditional working arrangements.
Phone: +64 21135 8312
Email: nigel.smith@languagefuel.com
Website: languagefuel.com
Learning Vault
Phone: 1300 662 443
Email: rishan@learningvault.com.au
Website: learningvault.com.au/
Macquarie University, Department of Linguistics
The Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University explores new frontiers in language learning and teaching, how language enables people to get things done in all the various social, professional and academic spheres of life, understanding human speech production and reception, language processing, and language acquisition.
In Applied Linguistics and TESOL, we have an internationally recognised team of academic staff who conduct research into the multitude of ways that language is used in different social, professional and academic domains.
Our research is directly linked to the subjects that we teach in the Applied Linguistics and TESOL programs. This ensures that students are engaged in cutting-edge learning at the frontiers of knowledge. Our research and teaching expertise enables us to be highly effective, supportive research supervisors for students undertaking Master of Research and Doctor of Philosophy programs.
Macquarie’s Applied Linguistics and TESOL course work and research degrees are internationally recognised. We have graduates in many countries of the world, many in key positions in education, language education, and a multitude of other professional and academic domains.
Phone: +61 2 9850 9603
Email: philip.chappell@mq.edu.au
Website: mq.edu.au
Meshed Group
At Meshed Group, we partner with RTOs and Higher Education Institutions to help them transform and grow. We do this by bringing technology and people together; technology that’s tailored to provide solutions for your education business.
Since 2007, we have worked with Language Schools, Registered Training Organisations, TAFEs, Universities and Higher Education providers to build Enterprise Management Systems, Software, CRM platforms and Web applications. However we understand that every client has unique requirements, so we provide customised, intelligent and powerful technology solutions.
Meshed Group solutions are suited to any sized education providers or enterprises. They are simple to use, quick to deploy, customisable, cloud-based, affordable and are continually evolving to meet the challenges of the education industry.
Email: enquiries@meshedgroup.com.au
Website: meshedgroup.com.au
OET
The Occupational English Test (OET) assesses the language proficiency of healthcare professionals seeking to register and practise in an English-speaking environment. It helps regulators, employers and educators select healthcare professionals with the right level of English proficiency to deliver safe and high-quality care, by optimising communication with patients, carers and colleagues.
Underpinned by Cambridge English and partnering with the Australian Research Council and University of Melbourne, OET has featured prominently in research literature relating to language testing in specific-purpose contexts.
OET comprises four sub-tests (writing, speaking, reading and listening) and is available monthly in 40 countries. It assesses the English language skills of 12 different health professions, from nursing and medicine to dentistry and optometry.
OET has developed a Preparation Provider Programme (PPP) to give OET preparation providers the knowledge and tools needed to run high quality OET preparation courses. It is designed for education institutions and teachers currently preparing students for OET, or those interested in starting a new course.
Preparation providers who undertake the Programme are supported fully throughout the process and are listed on the OET website upon successful completion.
Those providers who successfully complete additional online training are awarded Premium Provider status and receive a range of benefits, including a new library of sample materials, use of the OET Premium Provider logo, and access to a toolkit of marketing materials.
Phone: +61 3 8658 3963
Email: david.wiltshire@oet.com.au
Website: occupationalenglishtest.org
Oxford University Press
With origins dating back to 1478, Oxford University Press (OUP) is the world’s largest university press with the widest global presence. We believe in the power of the written word and the scholarship that stands behind it. Everything we publish relates directly to our mission: to support Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. At OUP, we are dedicated to supporting English language teachers and students. We know this is a challenging time and we’re here to help. Our resources are designed for every learning and teaching situation, whether that be in the classroom or remote.
Phone: 1300 650 616
Website: oup.com.au/
Pearson
Pearson is the world’s leading learning company, with 40,000 employees in more than 70 countries working to help people of all ages to make measurable progress in their lives through learning.
In Australia Pearson provides:
- PTE Academic: the world’s leading computer-based test of English for international students and migrants needing to prove their proficiency in English. It is approved by the Department of Home Affairs for all immigration and student visas and by all universities and colleges for admission purposes.
- English language teaching: We provide learning materials, technologies and assessment tools to teachers and students.
Phone: 1300 473 277
Email: customer.service@pearson.com.au
Website: pearson.com.au/elt
Sonder
Sonder is purpose built for the urgent and dynamic needs of today’s world.
Our level of support spans across the psychological and the physical, offering both preventative and responsive solutions.
We offer support that’s available 24/7 for situations of high mental stress through to acute mental crisis and in circumstances ranging from preventative safety through to the risk of physical harm.
Website: sondersafe.com/
Study NSW
StudyTravel
StudyTravel has 30 years’ experience in connecting agents and educators in print, online and in person.
StudyTravel Magazine is read by 22 000 agent readers in 129 countries, providing news, statistics and market insights on all of the industry sectors.
StudyTravel events, ST Alphe Conferences and ST Alphitos, provide an opportunity for international educators to meet with study travel agents from around the world – face-to-face and online.
StudyTravel also organise the annual peer-voted ST Star Awards and ST Secondary School Awards, allowing schools, agents and service providers to recognise and thank each other for their support and outstanding services.
Our online platform, StudyTravel Network (STN), connects you to over 11,600 active* users in the study travel industry. Share content, send messages, and arrange meetings using Meeting Manager. Use the StudyTravel mobile app, available on android and Apple app stores, to access key features of STN on the go!
*active in the last 9 months
Phone: +44 (0)20 7440 4028
Email: ash@studytravel.network
Website: studytravel.network
The English Language School (TELS)
Phone: 02 9167 3960
Email: njackson@tbs.edu.au
Website: tbs.edu.au
The PIE News
The PIE is a media, recruitment and events company providing services for all professionals working in the international education industry. Keep up with international education industry news via The PIE News website, read our analysis of hot topics and trends in our quarterly magazine The PIE Review, available digitally and in print, find new staff or your next role through The PIE Jobs board and specialist executive search consultancy The PIE Exec Search, and be inspired and better connected by attending The PIE Events.
The PIEoneer Awards celebrate innovation and achievement in international education each year. Sign up to The PIE Weekly newsletter to receive a weekly update on news and jobs in the sector directly to your inbox. Do let us know of any interesting developments or news happening at your organisation – we would love to hear from you.
Phone: 0044 (0)203 535 0872
Email: info@thepienews.com
Website: thepienews.com
The Sydney English and Language Academy
As one of the longest established colleges, SELA has been endorsed by the NEAS Quality Assurance Framework as a quality provider of General English, IELTS Test Preparation, Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English Exam Preparation (CAE) and Cambridge First Certificate in English Exam Preparation (FCE). We also offer a range of innovative general English electives, and specially tailored courses for a variety of occupations. Students get to take part in fun social activities every term.
Phone: +61 2 90486900
Email: info@sbta.com.au
Website: sbta.com.au/
TPL Education
TPL Education has two offices based in Bangkok, Thailand and Melbourne. We have a team of highly experienced PEIR consultants and managers who are knowledgeable about the Australian educational system and courses. We assist international students with the admission and visa application process. TPL Education has been successful in assisting hundreds of international students in their educational pursuits in Australia last year.
We also have a strong foundation and the necessary expertise to help international students pursue their educational goals in Australia. Our consultant team are graduates from top institutions such as RMIT, University of Tasmania, Swinburne University and Trinity College, which make TPL a reliable and knowledgeable educational agent. That provides the best services to students who are enrolling in courses that suit students’ future goals
Phone: +61 491 676 058
Email: chalita.leethong@tpleducation.com
Website: tpleducation.com
University of Technology Sydney/UTS College
Phone: +61 2 9218 8700
Email: courses@utscollege.edu.au
Website: utscollege.edu.au
University of Technology Sydney/UTS College
At UTS College, whether on campus or Live Online, you’ll benefit from a special combination of ongoing academic support, small class sizes and practical learning, designed to help you realise your full potential and give you the ultimate thrive factor at UTS
Email: courses@insearch.edu.au
Website: https://utscollege.edu.au/
University of Sydney Centre for English Teaching
Why choose us?
With specialised programs and highly qualified English teachers, we deliver innovative, high quality English language programs in a supportive environment, and maintain excellence in teaching.
Each year, we welcome around 3,500 students from around the world to learn English at CET. We develop and prepare English language proficiency for undergraduate, postgraduate and research programs, or career and migration pathways.
Our program leaders, curriculum designers and teaching professionals are innovators in the field of English learning and research in Australia. All of our courses are taught by highly qualified instructors who have intensive experience both in Australia and internationally in instructing English speaking, writing, reading and listening skills.
Email: cet.info@sydney.edu.au
Website: https://www.sydney.edu.au/cet/
