Conference program
 

For the first time the 29th National VET Research Conference ‘No Frills’ is online. The conference will feature a comprehensive range of live and pre-recorded content, including keynote speakers, focus sessions and over 30 presentations.

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All session times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).

Senator The Hon Michaelia Cash

Wednesday 8 July

Senator Cash is a Cabinet Minister in the Morrison Government. Senator Cash was elected to the Senate as a Liberal Senator for Western Australia in 2007. She commenced her term on 1 July 2008. She was re-elected as a Senator for Western Australia in 2013 and 2016.

On 29 May 2019 Senator Cash was appointed the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business in the Morrison Cabinet. Since entering public life Senator Cash has held a number of Ministerial appointments. Senator Cash was appointed to the Cabinet as the Minister for Employment; the Minister for Women and the Minister Assisting the Prime Minster for the Public Service on 21 September 2015. On 20 December 2017 Senator Cash was appointed the Minister for Jobs and Innovation.

On 28 August 2018 Senator Cash was appointed the Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education in the Morrison Cabinet. From 18 September 2013 to 21 September 2015 Senator Cash was the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection and the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women. In September 2012 she was appointed Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate. In September 2010 she was appointed to the dual roles of the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Status of Women.

Prior to entering Parliament, Senator Cash was a senior lawyer at law firm Freehills (now Herbert Smith Freehills) practicing employment and industrial law. Senator Cash holds an Honours Degree in Law from the University of London and a Bachelor of Arts (Social Science) from Curtin University in Perth, graduating with a triple major in public relations, politics and journalism. In addition, she holds a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of Western Australia.

Kate - keynote

Dr Kate Raynes-Goldie

Wednesday 8 July

The power of curiosity and playfulness: Mastering the most significant soft skill of 2020

We live in a curious world, and humans are fundamentally curious beings. Why? Because curiosity has an evolutionary purpose. People had to be curious about what was happening around them. Without curiosity, they wouldn’t survive in a changing world.

Today, that world is changing so fast it can feel overwhelming. We have to learn and adapt more quickly than ever before. So how do we inspire, educate and activate curiosity as a driving force within organisations seeking to thrive today and into the new, emerging future? How do we move forward into an uncertain future with clarity and confidence?

In this presentation, Dr. Kate takes the audience on an adventure to unlock the interconnected arts of curiosity and playfulness. What is the science behind the curious mind? What have researchers found about play that makes it so critical it is for innovation, creativity and being future ready? At the heart of this presentation is the unlocking of a curious, playful mindset as a strategy for life and business.

Audiences will walk away from this presentation with the tools and insights to bring more curiosity and playfulness into their work and in so doing, enhance the soft human skills that act as the foundation for innovation, creativity, collaboration and connection.

Adam Boyton

Mr Adam Boyton

Friday 10 July

The National Skills Commission – labour market analysis and skills needs over the recovery phase

Mr Adam Boyton was announced as the Interim National Skills Commissioner on 24 October 2019.

Adam will play a crucial role in establishing the Commission, as well as leading technical work including developing options for an efficient price for Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualifications, and strengthening skills demand forecasting.

Prior to this appointment, Adam was the Chief Economist at the Business Council of Australia and a managing director and the Australian Chief Economist at Deutsche Bank. He was a member of the NSW Skills Board from 2013 to 2019 and was closely involved in the development of pricing, funding and costing models as well as the continuous review and assessment of VET in NSW.

E/Prof Tracey Horton AO

Friday 10 July

Emeritus Professor Tracey Horton AO is the Chair of the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC). Commencing as Chair in 2019, Tracey leads the AISC in working collaboratively with industry to provide advice to Commonwealth and State Industry and Skills Ministers on the implementation of national VET policies and the approval of nationally recognised training packages for implementation in the Australian VET system.

Tracey is an experienced company director, currently sitting on a number of listed company, government and not-for-profit boards. Her prior board experience includes chairing the publicly listed Navitas. Tracey’s executive experience includes eight years as Dean of the Business School at The University of Western Australia and more than ten years in management consulting at Bain and Company in San Francisco and an Australian boutique consulting firm.

Steve Davis

Featured Speakers Q&A Facilitator

Steve Davis, Principal, Creative Director, Talked About Marketing

Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 July

Steve Davis has spent 20 years as a marketing communication consultant and runs the consultancy, Talked About Marketing, based on Oscar Wilde's famous quote, there's only one thing worse than being talked about and that's not being talked about.

As a workshop presenter and speaker, he has delivered keynotes and conference sessions on social media marketing for tourism, food and wine, law, and building industry sectors.

His first career was radio and journalism and those 18 years included a two-year stint as a current affairs presenter (in English) for Hungary's national broadcaster. In 2013 he began a podcast,The Adelaide Show, which was a national finalist at the Australian Podcast Awards.

He also hosts the NCVER podcast,Vocational Voices, the Clinpath Pathology podcast, This Pathological Life, and a national comedy podcast, School Of Hard Knock Knocks. In his spare time, he is a theatre critic for the Smart Arts team on ABC Adelaide.

All session times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).

DAY 1
11:00

FOCUS SESSION 1

12:00


INCORPORATING DIGITAL SKILLS INTO VET

This series consists of two separate but related focus sessions.


Challenges and opportunities for delivery

Michelle Circelli, Bridget Wibrow, NCVER; Deniese Cox, Griffith University & Brenda Micale, South Metropolitan TAFE, WA.


The rise of Industry 4.0 and the digital economy has highlighted the need for the general workforce to have digital skills. How can the VET sector ensure the workforce is appropriately skilled to respond to this challenge?


This interactive focus session will explore research and case studies on how to incorporate digital skills into VET delivery.


We anticipate that participants will come away with a deeper understanding of good practice when it comes to incorporating digital skills into VET delivery.


SESSION CONCLUDES

12:30

FOCUS SESSION 2

13:30


INCORPORATING DIGITAL SKILLS INTO VET

This series consists of two separate but related focus sessions.


Implications for educators

Michelle Circelli, Bridget Wibrow, NCVER; Deniese Cox, Griffith University & Brenda Micale, South Metropolitan TAFE, WA.


In the first focus session we explored incorporating digital skills into VET delivery. But in a world where technology is rapidly evolving, what does this mean for VET educators?


Through a discussion of case studies and research this interactive session will focus on the implications of Industry 4.0 for VET educators given the increasing need to include digital skills in VET delivery.


We anticipate that participants will come away with a deeper understanding of ways to develop and maintain their own digital skills capability.


SESSION CONCLUDES

14:00FOCUS SESSION 3
15:00


Everything you need to know to become a VOCEDplus search expert

Rose-Anne Polvere & Radhika Naidu, NCVER


Do you spend a lot of time searching online for VET information? Perhaps you’re retrieving too many results, or never quite finding exactly what you’re looking for. If you want to find quality material, quickly and easily, then this is the session for you!

We’ll show you how to become a VOCEDplus searching pro using our top 10 search tips. VOCEDplus is NCVER’s international tertiary education database and contains over 80 000 publications relating to skills development, workforce needs, and social inclusion.

Attend this session and discover how VOCEDplus is a real game-changer in the world of VET.


SESSION CONCLUDES

15:30

FOCUS SESSION 4

 


25 years of LSAY: understanding and using data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth

Ronnie Semo & Emerick Chew, NCVER


For over 20 years the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) has provided researchers, policy-makers and educators with a valuable resource for capturing the pathways of young people as they make their way from school to post-school education and training and into the workforce.


To date, more than 60 000 young people have participated in LSAY across six distinct cohorts, providing a vast evidence base for exploring youth transitions over the decades.


This workshop will introduce participants to LSAY and the many resources available to help use and understand the data. Highlights from over two decades of LSAY research will be presented to demonstrate how the data can be used to answer a broad range of research questions.

16:30 DAY 1 CONCLUDES

* Speakers and presentations are subject to change

All session times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).

DAY 2
OFFICIAL OPENING
11:00Welcome address: Simon Walker, Managing Director, NCVER
 Ministerial address: Senator The Hon Michaelia Cash, Federal Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business
 Keynote address: Dr Kate Raynes-Goldie, award winning designer, researcher, co-host of the New Future podcast and Certified Facilitator of LEGO® Serious Play®
Presentation: The power of curiosity and playfulness... Mastering the most significant soft skill of 2020
12:30 SESSION CONCLUDES
FEATURED SPEAKERS
13:00

New directions in skills planning: insights from occupational labour flows within Australia’s employed workforce

John Buchanan, University of Sydney

13:30

Future digital social care: the challenges and considerations of a tech and innovation enhanced workforce

George Margelis & Anne Livingstone, Australian Aged Care Industry Innovation and Technology Council

14:00

Live Q&A with John Buchanan, George Margelis & Anne Livingstone (Facilitated by broadcast journalist Steve Davis)

14:30 SESSION CONCLUDES
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
THEMESAPPRENTICES AND TRAINEESSKILLSINTERNATIONAL VET
15:00

Apprentice and trainee completion rates in construction: building a skilled workforce

Eric Parnis, Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)

Redefining competency, challenges and opportunities

Michael Hartman, Skills Impact

Addressing changing skill needs through rationalising VET qualifications: an exploration of international models

Bridget Wibrow, NCVER

15:30

Community Traineeships Pilot Program - developing, trialling and evaluating a best-practice traineeship model for young people

Emily Barter, Victorian Council of Social Service

Workforce ready in a transitioning regional economy

Carley Brennan, The Gordon Institute of TAFE

Ensuring our international VET graduates are workforce ready

Steve Nerlich, Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment

16:00

Apprenticeship non-completion in Germany: a money matter?

Caroline Neuber-Pohl, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training Germany (BIBB)

Lifelong learning: a foundation for future work

Brett Hall, Jobs Queensland

Diversification in higher education in Germany and its implications for the sustainability of the dual apprenticeship system

Thomas Deissinger, University of Konstanz, Germany

16:30 DAY 2 CONCLUDES

* Speakers and presentations are subject to change

All session times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).

DAY 3
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
THEMES: YOUNG PEOPLE SKILLS ACCESS & EQUITY
11:00

Improving provider practice and value for money through outcomes-based program funding

Austin Whitehead, NSW Department of Education

Skill mismatches, skill shortages, and skill gaps in information technology industry: challenges and opportunities for VET

Geethani Nair, TAFE NSW

Realising the potential: career pathways for refugees

Peter Harrison, AMES Australia

11:30

Converting Carmichael's VET in Schools legacy: certified for university, yet not ready for the workforce

Don Zoellner, Charles Darwin University

Now, more than ever: the importance of vocational education and transferable skills

Renee Hindmarsh, South Australian Training Advocate

Becoming work ready through work: meeting the challenge in the APY Lands

Janet Skewes, TAFE SA & Madonna Tomes, Regional Anangu Services Aboriginal Corporation

12:00

Are VET for secondary school students workforce ready? A study on their post-school employment and training destinations

Josie Misko & Emerick Chew, NCVER

Building training providers' capability

Irina Ferouleva, SA Department for Innovation and Skills

‘It’s very hard for people like me to get the job’

Yi-Jung Teresa Hsieh, University of Queensland

12:30 SESSIONS CONCLUDE   
FEATURED SPEAKERS
13:00

Future workforce ready? How apprenticeships and traineeships can help

Erica Smith, Federation University Australia

13:30

15 going on 25: insights from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth

David Redway, Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment

14:00
Live Q&A with Erica Smith & David Redway (Facilitated by broadcast journalist Steve Davis)
14:30 DAY 3 CONCLUDES

* Speakers and presentations are subject to change

All session times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).

DAY 4
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
THEMES: PRACTICE INDUSTRY DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
11:00

Exploring recognition of prior learning in Australian VET

Kristen Osborne, NCVER

The modern worker: a guide to what employers want

Kristy Merrick, Business Council of Australia

Digitally skilled VET graduates firstly need digitally literate VET practitioners

Allison Miller, Digital Capability

11:30

The effects from the mandatory upgrade in the Certificate IV TAE

Chris Ho & Jane Court, Chisholm Institute

Are culinary educators an agent in the socialisation of toxic kitchen cultures?

Richard Robinson, The University of Queensland

The fourth industrial revolution: the implications of technological disruption for Australian VET

Pi-Shen Seet, Edith Cowan University

12:00

Good practice in supporting disadvantaged learners

Abby Duruz, TAFE NSW

Workforce skills challenges: learnings from the 2018 Victorian Employer Skills Survey

Anthony Frosh, Wallis Market and Social Research

The technology gap in aged care training

Charlynn Miller, University of Melbourne

12:30 SESSIONS CONCLUDE
13:00KEYNOTES AND CONFERENCE WRAP-UP
 

Keynote address: Mr Adam Boyton, Interim National Skills Commissioner

Presentation: The National Skills Commission – labour market analysis and skills needs over the recovery phase

 

Keynote address: E/Prof Tracey Horton AO, Chair of the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC)

Presentation: E/Prof Tracey Horton AO will be giving a keynote address outlining the work the AISC is undertaking through collaboration with industry and other VET sector players to help strengthen the Australian VET sector, particularly as we move into economic recovery from COVID-19.


Professor Horton will speak on the new AISC Emergency Response Sub-Committee, established to work with industry to fast-track training for critical skills needs during COVID-19 and into the economic recovery period.


Delegates will hear about the streamlining work endorsed by Skills Ministers to reform the national skills and training system to make it faster, simpler and better able to respond to the needs of industry.

 Conference wrap-up: Simon Walker, Managing Director, NCVER
14:00 CONFERENCE CLOSE

*Speakers and presentations are subject to change

  
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Conference program


Keynotes

All session times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).

Senator The Hon Michaelia Cash

Wednesday 8 July

Senator Cash is a Cabinet Minister in the Morrison Government. Senator Cash was elected to the Senate as a Liberal Senator for Western Australia in 2007. She commenced her term on 1 July 2008. She was re-elected as a Senator for Western Australia in 2013 and 2016.

On 29 May 2019 Senator Cash was appointed the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business in the Morrison Cabinet. Since entering public life Senator Cash has held a number of Ministerial appointments. Senator Cash was appointed to the Cabinet as the Minister for Employment; the Minister for Women and the Minister Assisting the Prime Minster for the Public Service on 21 September 2015. On 20 December 2017 Senator Cash was appointed the Minister for Jobs and Innovation.

On 28 August 2018 Senator Cash was appointed the Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education in the Morrison Cabinet. From 18 September 2013 to 21 September 2015 Senator Cash was the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection and the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women. In September 2012 she was appointed Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate. In September 2010 she was appointed to the dual roles of the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Status of Women.

Prior to entering Parliament, Senator Cash was a senior lawyer at law firm Freehills (now Herbert Smith Freehills) practicing employment and industrial law. Senator Cash holds an Honours Degree in Law from the University of London and a Bachelor of Arts (Social Science) from Curtin University in Perth, graduating with a triple major in public relations, politics and journalism. In addition, she holds a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of Western Australia.

Kate - keynote

Dr Kate Raynes-Goldie

Wednesday 8 July

The power of curiosity and playfulness: Mastering the most significant soft skill of 2020

We live in a curious world, and humans are fundamentally curious beings. Why? Because curiosity has an evolutionary purpose. People had to be curious about what was happening around them. Without curiosity, they wouldn’t survive in a changing world.

Today, that world is changing so fast it can feel overwhelming. We have to learn and adapt more quickly than ever before. So how do we inspire, educate and activate curiosity as a driving force within organisations seeking to thrive today and into the new, emerging future? How do we move forward into an uncertain future with clarity and confidence?

In this presentation, Dr. Kate takes the audience on an adventure to unlock the interconnected arts of curiosity and playfulness. What is the science behind the curious mind? What have researchers found about play that makes it so critical it is for innovation, creativity and being future ready? At the heart of this presentation is the unlocking of a curious, playful mindset as a strategy for life and business.

Audiences will walk away from this presentation with the tools and insights to bring more curiosity and playfulness into their work and in so doing, enhance the soft human skills that act as the foundation for innovation, creativity, collaboration and connection.

Adam Boyton

Mr Adam Boyton

Friday 10 July

The National Skills Commission – labour market analysis and skills needs over the recovery phase

Mr Adam Boyton was announced as the Interim National Skills Commissioner on 24 October 2019.

Adam will play a crucial role in establishing the Commission, as well as leading technical work including developing options for an efficient price for Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualifications, and strengthening skills demand forecasting.

Prior to this appointment, Adam was the Chief Economist at the Business Council of Australia and a managing director and the Australian Chief Economist at Deutsche Bank. He was a member of the NSW Skills Board from 2013 to 2019 and was closely involved in the development of pricing, funding and costing models as well as the continuous review and assessment of VET in NSW.

E/Prof Tracey Horton AO

Friday 10 July

Emeritus Professor Tracey Horton AO is the Chair of the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC). Commencing as Chair in 2019, Tracey leads the AISC in working collaboratively with industry to provide advice to Commonwealth and State Industry and Skills Ministers on the implementation of national VET policies and the approval of nationally recognised training packages for implementation in the Australian VET system.

Tracey is an experienced company director, currently sitting on a number of listed company, government and not-for-profit boards. Her prior board experience includes chairing the publicly listed Navitas. Tracey’s executive experience includes eight years as Dean of the Business School at The University of Western Australia and more than ten years in management consulting at Bain and Company in San Francisco and an Australian boutique consulting firm.

Steve Davis

Featured Speakers Q&A Facilitator

Steve Davis, Principal, Creative Director, Talked About Marketing

Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 July

Steve Davis has spent 20 years as a marketing communication consultant and runs the consultancy, Talked About Marketing, based on Oscar Wilde's famous quote, there's only one thing worse than being talked about and that's not being talked about.

As a workshop presenter and speaker, he has delivered keynotes and conference sessions on social media marketing for tourism, food and wine, law, and building industry sectors.

His first career was radio and journalism and those 18 years included a two-year stint as a current affairs presenter (in English) for Hungary's national broadcaster. In 2013 he began a podcast,The Adelaide Show, which was a national finalist at the Australian Podcast Awards.

He also hosts the NCVER podcast,Vocational Voices, the Clinpath Pathology podcast, This Pathological Life, and a national comedy podcast, School Of Hard Knock Knocks. In his spare time, he is a theatre critic for the Smart Arts team on ABC Adelaide.


Tuesday 7 July

All session times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).

DAY 1
11:00

FOCUS SESSION 1

12:00


INCORPORATING DIGITAL SKILLS INTO VET

This series consists of two separate but related focus sessions.


Challenges and opportunities for delivery

Michelle Circelli, Bridget Wibrow, NCVER; Deniese Cox, Griffith University & Brenda Micale, South Metropolitan TAFE, WA.


The rise of Industry 4.0 and the digital economy has highlighted the need for the general workforce to have digital skills. How can the VET sector ensure the workforce is appropriately skilled to respond to this challenge?


This interactive focus session will explore research and case studies on how to incorporate digital skills into VET delivery.


We anticipate that participants will come away with a deeper understanding of good practice when it comes to incorporating digital skills into VET delivery.


SESSION CONCLUDES

12:30

FOCUS SESSION 2

13:30


INCORPORATING DIGITAL SKILLS INTO VET

This series consists of two separate but related focus sessions.


Implications for educators

Michelle Circelli, Bridget Wibrow, NCVER; Deniese Cox, Griffith University & Brenda Micale, South Metropolitan TAFE, WA.


In the first focus session we explored incorporating digital skills into VET delivery. But in a world where technology is rapidly evolving, what does this mean for VET educators?


Through a discussion of case studies and research this interactive session will focus on the implications of Industry 4.0 for VET educators given the increasing need to include digital skills in VET delivery.


We anticipate that participants will come away with a deeper understanding of ways to develop and maintain their own digital skills capability.


SESSION CONCLUDES

14:00FOCUS SESSION 3
15:00


Everything you need to know to become a VOCEDplus search expert

Rose-Anne Polvere & Radhika Naidu, NCVER


Do you spend a lot of time searching online for VET information? Perhaps you’re retrieving too many results, or never quite finding exactly what you’re looking for. If you want to find quality material, quickly and easily, then this is the session for you!

We’ll show you how to become a VOCEDplus searching pro using our top 10 search tips. VOCEDplus is NCVER’s international tertiary education database and contains over 80 000 publications relating to skills development, workforce needs, and social inclusion.

Attend this session and discover how VOCEDplus is a real game-changer in the world of VET.


SESSION CONCLUDES

15:30

FOCUS SESSION 4

 


25 years of LSAY: understanding and using data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth

Ronnie Semo & Emerick Chew, NCVER


For over 20 years the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) has provided researchers, policy-makers and educators with a valuable resource for capturing the pathways of young people as they make their way from school to post-school education and training and into the workforce.


To date, more than 60 000 young people have participated in LSAY across six distinct cohorts, providing a vast evidence base for exploring youth transitions over the decades.


This workshop will introduce participants to LSAY and the many resources available to help use and understand the data. Highlights from over two decades of LSAY research will be presented to demonstrate how the data can be used to answer a broad range of research questions.

16:30 DAY 1 CONCLUDES

* Speakers and presentations are subject to change


Wednesday 8 July

All session times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).

DAY 2
OFFICIAL OPENING
11:00Welcome address: Simon Walker, Managing Director, NCVER
 Ministerial address: Senator The Hon Michaelia Cash, Federal Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business
 Keynote address: Dr Kate Raynes-Goldie, award winning designer, researcher, co-host of the New Future podcast and Certified Facilitator of LEGO® Serious Play®
Presentation: The power of curiosity and playfulness... Mastering the most significant soft skill of 2020
12:30 SESSION CONCLUDES
FEATURED SPEAKERS
13:00

New directions in skills planning: insights from occupational labour flows within Australia’s employed workforce

John Buchanan, University of Sydney

13:30

Future digital social care: the challenges and considerations of a tech and innovation enhanced workforce

George Margelis & Anne Livingstone, Australian Aged Care Industry Innovation and Technology Council

14:00

Live Q&A with John Buchanan, George Margelis & Anne Livingstone (Facilitated by broadcast journalist Steve Davis)

14:30 SESSION CONCLUDES
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
THEMESAPPRENTICES AND TRAINEESSKILLSINTERNATIONAL VET
15:00

Apprentice and trainee completion rates in construction: building a skilled workforce

Eric Parnis, Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)

Redefining competency, challenges and opportunities

Michael Hartman, Skills Impact

Addressing changing skill needs through rationalising VET qualifications: an exploration of international models

Bridget Wibrow, NCVER

15:30

Community Traineeships Pilot Program - developing, trialling and evaluating a best-practice traineeship model for young people

Emily Barter, Victorian Council of Social Service

Workforce ready in a transitioning regional economy

Carley Brennan, The Gordon Institute of TAFE

Ensuring our international VET graduates are workforce ready

Steve Nerlich, Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment

16:00

Apprenticeship non-completion in Germany: a money matter?

Caroline Neuber-Pohl, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training Germany (BIBB)

Lifelong learning: a foundation for future work

Brett Hall, Jobs Queensland

Diversification in higher education in Germany and its implications for the sustainability of the dual apprenticeship system

Thomas Deissinger, University of Konstanz, Germany

16:30 DAY 2 CONCLUDES

* Speakers and presentations are subject to change


Thursday 9 July

All session times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).

DAY 3
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
THEMES: YOUNG PEOPLE SKILLS ACCESS & EQUITY
11:00

Improving provider practice and value for money through outcomes-based program funding

Austin Whitehead, NSW Department of Education

Skill mismatches, skill shortages, and skill gaps in information technology industry: challenges and opportunities for VET

Geethani Nair, TAFE NSW

Realising the potential: career pathways for refugees

Peter Harrison, AMES Australia

11:30

Converting Carmichael's VET in Schools legacy: certified for university, yet not ready for the workforce

Don Zoellner, Charles Darwin University

Now, more than ever: the importance of vocational education and transferable skills

Renee Hindmarsh, South Australian Training Advocate

Becoming work ready through work: meeting the challenge in the APY Lands

Janet Skewes, TAFE SA & Madonna Tomes, Regional Anangu Services Aboriginal Corporation

12:00

Are VET for secondary school students workforce ready? A study on their post-school employment and training destinations

Josie Misko & Emerick Chew, NCVER

Building training providers' capability

Irina Ferouleva, SA Department for Innovation and Skills

‘It’s very hard for people like me to get the job’

Yi-Jung Teresa Hsieh, University of Queensland

12:30 SESSIONS CONCLUDE   
FEATURED SPEAKERS
13:00

Future workforce ready? How apprenticeships and traineeships can help

Erica Smith, Federation University Australia

13:30

15 going on 25: insights from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth

David Redway, Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment

14:00
Live Q&A with Erica Smith & David Redway (Facilitated by broadcast journalist Steve Davis)
14:30 DAY 3 CONCLUDES

* Speakers and presentations are subject to change


Friday 10 July

All session times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).

DAY 4
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
THEMES: PRACTICE INDUSTRY DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
11:00

Exploring recognition of prior learning in Australian VET

Kristen Osborne, NCVER

The modern worker: a guide to what employers want

Kristy Merrick, Business Council of Australia

Digitally skilled VET graduates firstly need digitally literate VET practitioners

Allison Miller, Digital Capability

11:30

The effects from the mandatory upgrade in the Certificate IV TAE

Chris Ho & Jane Court, Chisholm Institute

Are culinary educators an agent in the socialisation of toxic kitchen cultures?

Richard Robinson, The University of Queensland

The fourth industrial revolution: the implications of technological disruption for Australian VET

Pi-Shen Seet, Edith Cowan University

12:00

Good practice in supporting disadvantaged learners

Abby Duruz, TAFE NSW

Workforce skills challenges: learnings from the 2018 Victorian Employer Skills Survey

Anthony Frosh, Wallis Market and Social Research

The technology gap in aged care training

Charlynn Miller, University of Melbourne

12:30 SESSIONS CONCLUDE
13:00KEYNOTES AND CONFERENCE WRAP-UP
 

Keynote address: Mr Adam Boyton, Interim National Skills Commissioner

Presentation: The National Skills Commission – labour market analysis and skills needs over the recovery phase

 

Keynote address: E/Prof Tracey Horton AO, Chair of the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC)

Presentation: E/Prof Tracey Horton AO will be giving a keynote address outlining the work the AISC is undertaking through collaboration with industry and other VET sector players to help strengthen the Australian VET sector, particularly as we move into economic recovery from COVID-19.


Professor Horton will speak on the new AISC Emergency Response Sub-Committee, established to work with industry to fast-track training for critical skills needs during COVID-19 and into the economic recovery period.


Delegates will hear about the streamlining work endorsed by Skills Ministers to reform the national skills and training system to make it faster, simpler and better able to respond to the needs of industry.

 Conference wrap-up: Simon Walker, Managing Director, NCVER
14:00 CONFERENCE CLOSE

*Speakers and presentations are subject to change