VET calendar

VET National Teaching & Learning Conference 2025

Convener: VET Development Centre

The VET Development Centre is thrilled to share that in response to high demand, the 2025 VET National Teaching & Learning Conference will take place in Melbourne on August 14th & 15th at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre.

VDC has a proud 20-year tradition of providing one of Australia’s leading teaching & learning conferences for Vocational Education and Training.

info@vdc.edu.au .  More information

ACAL’s 2025 National Conference

Convener: Australian Council for Adult Literacy

Explore the role of literacy in empowering adults, fostering inclusion, and increasing wellbeing in a range of contexts – personal, community, study and work.

conf@acal.edu.au .  More information

Teaching Matters Summit 2025

Convener: Catholic Education Tasmania

Following the resounding success of Catholic Education Tasmania’s 2023 and 2024 conferences, the Teaching Matters Summit returns in 2025, bigger and bolder than ever. This prestigious event will unite teaching professionals, thought leaders, and innovators from across the education sector to explore cutting-edge pedagogical strategies grounded in the Science of Learning.

With an extensive lineup of international and national speakers, immersive workshops and networking opportunities, this event will inspire those with a passion for teaching and lifelong learning.

tms@thinkbusinessevents.com.au  .  More information

AIEC 2025

Convener: Australian International Education Conference

The international education sector will gather at AIEC 2025 in Canberra on 14–17 October. Held over four days, the conference provides a unique convergence of networking, learning and celebration in a single package, and attracts attendees from Australia and overseas.

2025’s theme, ‘navigating change’, focuses on how international educators, professionals, and organisations can embrace change and uncertainty to their advantage. Attendees will explore strategies for developing resilience in the international education sector during these challenging times and connect with colleagues to share experiences and expand our professional networks.

aiec@idp.com .  More information

National VET Conference

Convener: Velg Training

The 2025 National VET Conference will be delivered over two days on the 30th and 31st October 2025 at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre. It will include an exciting range of presentations, providing attendees with the opportunity to engage in a wide variety of plenary and elective sessions.

This is their 18th annual National VET Conference and promises to provide a fantastic opportunity for delegates to undertake professional development that is meaningful to them, meet with product and service providers, and network with peers from across Australia.

In 2025, their theme is all about painting their future and the important contribution we all have to the broader picture. With each of our efforts, we will create something greater than the sum of its parts: a comprehensive, vibrant vision of what VET can and will be.

events@velgtraining.com .  More information

11th Annual Conference on VET Teaching and VET Teacher Education

Convener: Australian Council of Deans of Education Vocational Education Group

VET teaching in the tertiary education sector: new horizons and possibilities for policy and practice.

The Australian Council of Deans of Education Vocational Education Group (ACDEVEG) 11th Annual Conference on VET Teaching and VET Teacher Education will provide presenters and delegates the opportunity to explore the strong contributions the VET sector brings to tertiary education, and the opportunities a streamlined education sector provides the VET teacher and VET teaching practice.

acdeveg-conference-2025@csu.edu.au . More information