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
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| 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