Bricks and Mortar Asset Management
About the program
Bricks and Mortar equips you to effectively manage your school's physical assets and take a strategic approach to asset management.
The workshop highlights the importance of effective day-to-day maintenance to ensure a safe and sustainable learning environment for school students, staff, families and community through effective asset management.
You will leave well-informed about the responsibilities of school leaders in maintaining safe schools through regular inspections and maintenance.
What you'll learn
- Master strategic asset stewardship. Lead a proactive approach to school maintenance by managing condition-based and routine maintenance cycles to ensure long-term sustainability and functionality.
- Uphold legislative and safety obligations. Deepen your understanding of mandatory compliance requirements, including Essential Safety Measures (ESM), and asbestos management.
- Navigate funding and procurement governance. Examine the financial frameworks and funding streams that underpin school-based and government decision-making to optimise resource allocation.
Expert facilitators
This program is delivered by the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) Technical Leadership Coaches, specialists who help schools navigate strategic facility management. The asbestos management component of this program is delivered by Environmental Health Solutions.
Brett Bell
Brett Bell has been Teaching Leadership Coach Manager since 2020 and is a former Principal of Mt Eliza and Devon Meadows primary schools.
Kerryn Baillie
Kerryn Baillie is a former Principal of Pakenham Springs Primary School and Belgrave South Primary School with over two decades of experience in school leadership and teaching.
Julian Growcott
Julian Growcott is a former Principal of Rosewood Downs PS with over 20 years of teaching and leadership experience.
James Parker
James Parker is a former Assistant and Acting Principal at Niddrie Primary School who began his teaching and leadership career at Templeton Primary School.
Vicki Perry
Vicki Perry has been a Department of Education school Business Manager since 2000 with extensive experience including 16 years at Torquay P6 College.
Who should apply
Roles
Designed for Victorian Government:
- school principals
- assistant principals
- education support staff
- business managers
- facility managers and others with responsibility for asset management.
School sectors
This program is only available to the Victorian Government school sector.
Structure
This program is delivered in a half-day workshop, which is offered either virtually or onsite.
Workshop
Over half a day you will:
- learn preventative maintenance approaches to effectively manage your school's physical assets
- explore a range of initiatives and policies
- examine key risks such as asbestos, essential safety measures and occupational health and safety.
Learning outcomes
- Understand the legal and regulatory compliance responsibilities of school leaders
- Effectively manage and maintain their facilities through programs including:
- Rolling Facilities Evaluation
- School Maintenance Plans
- Annual Contracts
- Essential Safety Measures
- Asbestos Management
- Understand the financial basis for funding decisions and how it impacts on government and school decision-making
- Lead a strategic approach to maintenance
- Source supporting documentation including DE policies, grant opportunities and linked access to support networks.
You will develop the skills to:
- lead a strategic approach to condition-based and routine maintenance
- create environmentally friendly and sustainable practices
- comply with conditions and requirements of DE initiatives.
