The document discusses the benefits of eCommunities, a statewide online community for teachers in TAFE NSW (Technical and Further Education New South Wales). Quotes from various TAFE institutes indicate that eCommunities has provided efficiencies through collaboration across institutes, supported innovation and improvement to help TAFE compete, and built teaching quality through professional development. Some institutes have replicated the eCommunities model locally for internal communications and training.

1. Gaining efficiencies from a State wide effort
• “We couldn’t sustain this type of service at an Institute level. The across‐TAFE
NSW perspective gives teachers a wider view.” Sydney Institute
• “The networks developed across Institutes have brought like‐minded people
together collaborating and sharing.” Illawarra Institute
Supporting TAFE in a competitive market
• “eCommunities supports innovation, drives continuous improvement, and leads cross-organisational
collaboration in TAFE NSW and with its partners.” Hunter Institute
• “eCommunities supports TAFE NSW by assisting in providing quality educational outcomes for students,
customer responsiveness and increases our capability to improve our competiveness which will be important in
a demand driven market.” Riverina Institute
Building quality teaching
• “eCommunities has proven to be very beneficial to the Institute’s efforts to build staff capability.” Hunter
Institute
• “We encourage teachers to use eCommunities for self‐learning. …. It has really helped us to help teachers. They
can get involved with the topics they need, when they need them.” New England Institute
Replicating the model at local level
• “SWSi has copied this model for our internal communications – it’s a change in the culture but early signs are
people enjoy getting fewer emails and having a central space to seek the latest news and tips.” South Western
Sydney Institute
• “We have used the eCommunities model to develop a Moodle site for staff at Riverina Institute. Staff@RI offers
local capability development activities and information.” Riverina Institute

2. Gaining efficiencies from a State wide effort
• “We couldn’t sustain this type of service at an Institute level. The across‐TAFE NSW perspective gives teachers a wider
view.” Sydney Institute
• “The networks developed across Institutes have brought like‐minded people together collaborating and sharing.”
Illawarra Institute
Supporting TAFE in a competitive market
• “eCommunities supports innovation, drives continuous improvement, and leads
cross-organisational collaboration in TAFE NSW and with its partners.” Hunter
Institute
• “eCommunities supports TAFE NSW by assisting in providing quality
educational outcomes for students, customer responsiveness and increases our
capability to improve our competiveness which will be important in a demand
driven market.” Riverina Institute
Building quality teaching
• “eCommunities has proven to be very beneficial to the Institute’s efforts to build staff capability.” Hunter Institute
• “We encourage teachers to use eCommunities for self‐learning. …. It has really helped us to help teachers. They can get
involved with the topics they need, when they need them.” New England Institute
Replicating the model at local level
• “SWSi has copied this model for our internal communications – it’s a change in the culture but early signs are people
enjoy getting fewer emails and having a central space to seek the latest news and tips.” South Western Sydney Institute
• “We have used the eCommunities model to develop a Moodle site for staff at Riverina Institute. Staff@RI offers local
capability development activities and information.” Riverina Institute

3. Gaining efficiencies from a State wide effort
• “We couldn’t sustain this type of service at an Institute level. The across‐TAFE NSW perspective gives teachers a
wider view.” Sydney Institute
• “The networks developed across Institutes have brought like‐minded people together collaborating and
sharing.” Illawarra Institute
Supporting TAFE in a competitive market
• “eCommunities supports innovation, drives continuous improvement, and leads cross-organisational
collaboration in TAFE NSW and with its partners.” Hunter Institute
• “eCommunities supports TAFE NSW by assisting in providing quality educational outcomes for students,
customer responsiveness and increases our capability to improve our competiveness which will be important in
a demand driven market.” Riverina Institute
Building quality teaching
• “eCommunities has proven to be very beneficial to the Institute’s efforts to
build staff capability.” Hunter Institute
• “We encourage teachers to use eCommunities for self‐learning. …. It has really
helped us to help teachers. They can get involved with the topics they need,
when they need them.” New England Institute
Replicating the model at local level
• “SWSi has copied this model for our internal communications – it’s a change in the culture but early signs are
people enjoy getting fewer emails and having a central space to seek the latest news and tips.” South Western
Sydney Institute
• “We have used the eCommunities model to develop a Moodle site for staff at Riverina Institute. Staff@RI offers
local capability development activities and information.” Riverina Institute

4. Gaining efficiencies from a State wide effort
• “We couldn’t sustain this type of service at an Institute level. The across‐TAFE NSW perspective gives teachers a
wider view.” Sydney Institute
• “The networks developed across Institutes have brought like‐minded people together collaborating and
sharing.” Illawarra Institute
Supporting TAFE in a competitive market
• “eCommunities supports innovation, drives continuous improvement, and leads cross-organisational
collaboration in TAFE NSW and with its partners.” Hunter Institute
• “eCommunities supports TAFE NSW by assisting in providing quality educational outcomes for students,
customer responsiveness and increases our capability to improve our competiveness which will be important in
a demand driven market.” Riverina Institute
Building quality teaching
• “eCommunities has proven to be very beneficial to the Institute’s efforts to build staff capability.” Hunter
Institute
• “We encourage teachers to use eCommunities for self‐learning. …. It has really helped us to help teachers. They
can get involved with the topics they need, when they need them.” New England Institute
Replicating the model at local level
• “SWSi has copied this model for our internal communications – it’s a change in
the culture but early signs are people enjoy getting fewer emails and having a
central space to seek the latest news and tips.” South Western Sydney Institute
• “We have used the eCommunities model to develop a Moodle site for staff at
Riverina Institute. Staff@RI offers local capability development activities and
information.” Riverina Institute