About the conference

In 2022, we celebrated 31 years of the National Vocational Education and Training (VET) Research Conference ‘No Frills’. The conference was hosted online for the third time.

The conference theme was VET's role in transforming the future and we invited presentations that explore issues relating to the ways VET is adapting, anticipating and activating change in response to shifting future skill demands

For a summary of the key issues discussed at the conference, download the discussion paper.

Program and presentations

View the PROGRAM here

Copies of presentation slides are now available in VOCEDplus, NCVER's international tertiary education research database.

Hear from speakers

The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP, Minister for Skills and Training, opened the program and discussed how VET can enable Australians future-proof their livelihood, boost productivity and make the country competitive on the world stage.

View opening address

Sophie Renton, trends analyst and current Managing Director at McCrindle Research, talked about how world of work is changing and the need to invest in lifelong learning to prepare students and future proof careers.

Alex Jackson, Executive Designer at ThinkPlace, discussed how to integrate creative behavioural design and gamification in VET.

Simon Walker, NCVER Managing Director, presented the current and future data innovations, and how these will benefit VET students, RTOs, regulators and policy makers.

Sponsorship thanks

A big thank you to our sponsors for their valued support.

Key contacts

For all conference-related enquiries, please contact us.