Thursday 11 July

CONFERENCE PROGRAM - DAY 1

Program subject to change

8:00Registration opens, arrival tea and coffee North Metropolitan TAFE, 30 Aberdeen Street, Perth 9:35Co-host welcome address: North Metropolitan TAFE
9:00 Welcome to Country9:45OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Professor Barney Glover AO, Jobs and Skills Australia Commissioner


SPONSORED BY: Federation University
9:10Welcome address: Simon Walker, Managing Director, NCVER 10:30Exhibitor introductions
9:20Ministerial address: The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP, Australian Government Minister for Skills and Training (pre-recorded) 
  CONCURRENT SESSIONS - DAY 1
 ROOM AROOM BROOM CROOM DROOM E
11:00ACCESS & EQUITYINTERNATIONALTEACHING & LEARNINGINDUSTRYDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
 

Supporting inclusivity and disadvantaged learners


Callista Dinelli, Sam Harrison and Ashley Deans
Melbourne Polytechnic

Empowering a dynamic workforce: policy-driven partnerships between VET and industry in Singapore


Bryan Ang and Douglas Lim
Institute for Adult Learning

Industry and TAFE collaborate on resource development in autonomous mining operations


Donna Dejkovski
Mining and Automotive Skills Alliance

What do we mean by 'industry' in vocational education and training? Research findings


Erica Smith and Paschal Somers
Federation University

Empowering information technology students for employment success through online and flexible learning modes


Jamie Weston and Aleta Gilmartin
Holmesglen Institute

11:45ACCESS & EQUITYINTERNATIONALINDIGENOUS PEOPLE INDUSTRY DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
 

Innovative partnerships and evidenced-based frameworks to build gender equality in VET institutions


Katie Yates Burgess and Jamie Pomfrett
Our Watch

Partnerships in VET teacher education in Ukraine: experiences from an ERASMUS+ project


Thomas Deissinger and Oksana Melnyk
University of Konstanz

Aboriginal perspectives in VET


Anissa Jones
UNSW Sydney

From transactional to transformative: the key elements of thriving RTO-employer partnerships


Daniella Trimboli
NCVER

Partnering in AI for multicultural adult education: AMES Australia and Getmee's MyAMES Chat app


Linh Le and Balendran Thavarajah
AMES Australia and Getmee

12:30LUNCH
SPONSORED BY:
Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA)
13:30PATHWAYS QUALIFICATIONSINDIGENOUS PEOPLEAPPRENTICES & TRAINEESDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
 

Earn and learn in partnership with community housing providers


Catherine Tracey
Community Housing Industry Association NSW

International collaboration to address critical skills needs to develop qualifications and create dynamic workforce - study on agriculture sector


Shweta Singh, Tamara Jackson, Sai Krishnan Nanduri and Prafulla Pandey
University of Adelaide and Mannerai Education

Employment pathways for remote indigenous VET students: combining industry demand with culturally appropriate employment support


Miriam Forte
Woguntha CAPS

Increasing university participation: the impact on apprentices


Jo Waugh and Cameron Forrest
NCVER

Transforming school-based VET teaching: a contemporary exploration of artificial intelligence


Lisa Seddon
Teachers Registration Board Tasmania

14:15WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTQUALIFICATIONSINDIGENOUS PEOPLEAPPRENTICES & TRAINEESPRACTICE
 

Partnering with industry to translate research for small to medium enterprises (SMEs)


Shaz Gerchow and Joshua Raynor
Jobs Queensland

Pilot of the APEC occupational standards in hospitality in Latin America


Melinda Brown
SkillsIQ

VET voices of success: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student experiences


Natalie Gardam
TAFE NSW

Modernising apprenticeships to align with emerging and future work landscapes


Lucia Stejer, Joanne Jameson, Michele Waldon and Brett McCroary
TAFE NSW

Beyond the pandemic: the use of online delivery in VET


Tabatha Griffin and Upekha Andrahannadi
NCVER

15:00AFTERNOON TEA
15:30ACCESS & EQUITYINTERNATIONALWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTINDUSTRYTEACHING & LEARNING
 

No longer 'ducks on the pond': promoting women's inclusion and safety in construction trades training through gender transformative pedagogy


Brett Woods
Victoria University

BCITO construction apprentice retention: undertaking research in a period of complex change


Greg Durkin and Adam Barker
BCITO, New Zealand

Professional development costs: deterrence for VET practitioners in Western Australia


Christopher Ward
Deakin University

VET Emerging Industries Initiative - skilled workers for new or evolving jobs


Andrew Peters
Department of Employment, Small Business and Training

Thinking differently about the status of VET: an institutional logics perspective


Don Zoellner
Charles Darwin University

16:20DISCUSSION PANEL: VET partnerships powering a dynamic workforce

SPONSORED BY: VET Development Centre (VDC)
17:05CONCURRENT SESSIONS CONCLUDE
18:30CONFERENCE DINNER: Pavillion Restaurant, Joondalup Campus, 35 Kendrew Crescent, Joondalup

SPONSORED BY: Construction Training Fund (CTF)
22:00CONFERENCE DINNER CONCLUDES