Save the date for our 2017 National Conference!
We’re thrilled to announce the 26th National VET Research Conference ‘No Frills’ will be held from Wednesday 5 July to Friday 7 July 2017. Partnering with TasTAFE, the conference is being held at their Drysdale Campus in the heart of Hobart’s CBD.
Exploring the theme Skilling for tomorrow, the program will highlight work across three streams:
- Explore: gaining a better understanding of education, training and employment, the people involved and interactions between these systems
- Translate: applying knowledge about education and training to improve practice, quality and outcomes
- Evolve: addressing the opportunities and challenges ahead to transform the sector to better meet future skill needs.
We’ll soon be calling for abstracts for both oral and poster presentations – so stay tuned for further updates.
Webinars
How can private RTOs support young learners who have left school early?
Due to the extreme weather conditions in SA we experienced some technical issues with last week’s webinar. We apologise for any inconvenience to those who tried to join. The webinar has now been rescheduled for late October - if you’d like to join please register using the link below.
Date: Thursday 27 October
Time: 2.00pm ACDT
Who should attend: Registered training organisations and those with an interest in young disadvantaged learners.
Join us to hear from lead researcher George Myconos, from Brotherhood of St Laurence, about the role of private RTOs in delivering training to young people who have left school early including:
- barriers to participation
- teaching practices
- types of initiatives needed to support learners
- capability of private RTOs in providing support.
This webinar is based on the research Shedding light: private ‘for profit’ training providers and young early school leavers.
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