All session times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).
Sophie Renton, social researcher, trends analyst and Managing Director at the internationally recognised McCrindle Research
Wednesday 6 July
Sophie Renton leads and guides the team at McCrindle in search of clear, strategic insights that bring clarity to complexity. Using a wide range of methodologies in her research, presentations and consulting, Sophie understands how evidence-based insights can inform strategy and help organisations to thrive amidst change.
Sophie’s engaging, research-based presentations have seen her present to various sectors through board room strategy sessions, keynote presentations and workshops. With academic qualifications in sociology and psychology, Sophie brings robust, research-based content to her engaging presentations and consulting.
Alex Jackson, executive designer, specialising in behavioural psychology and gamification at ThinkPlace
Thursday 7 July
Alex Jackson is a designer and a creative. Specialising in behavioural psychology and gamification, Alex loves to take a creative and playful approach in achieving organisational outcomes.
Before starting his career in consulting, Alex worked for the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience to shift the dial in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education and leadership. Alex now works with ThinkPlace, designing strategic and transformational change in service of vibrant communities, strong economies and sustainable environments.
Alex is experienced in human centered design and research, facilitation, innovation, gamification, and behavioural design. He is an engaging presenter and has facilitated TEDxCanberra events, panel interviews, strategy workshops, and university lectures. Alex is at his best in a room full of people and loves to network with anyone willing to share an idea.
Simon Walker, Managing Director, NCVER
Friday 8 July
Simon Walker began his career in the public sector as a financial analyst for Central TAFE in Western Australia after starting his career in the private sector. Simon joined the WA Department of Training in 1997 and has since worked in a variety of senior executive roles with a focus on VET sector planning, policy and resourcing.
Simon represented Western Australia on the national Senior Skills Officials Network (SSON) and the national Ministerial Advisory Council on Skilled Migration (MACSM) and was an ex-officio representative on the Western Australian State Training Board. Simon was also the state and territory government representative on the inaugural Australian Industry Skills Committee (AISC).
Simon joined the NCVER board as a director in 2015 and took up the position of Managing Director of the NCVER in October 2018.
All session times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).
| DAY 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELCOME AND KEYNOTE | |||||
Proudly sponsored by | |||||
| 10:00 | WELCOME ADDRESS: Simon Walker, Managing Director, NCVER | ||||
| MINISTERIAL ADDRESS: The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP, Minister for Skills and Training | |||||
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: The future of vocational education: Now and towards 2032 |
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| 11:00 | 15 MINUTE BREAK | ||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |||||
| THEME | PATHWAYS | ACCESS & EQUITY | TEACHING & LEARNING | ||
| 11:15 | Future skilling of the maritime defence industry: the Defence Industry Pathways Program | Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) & TAFE NSW: a collaboration case study in rural allied health and vocational education | VET teaching during 2020: COVID and beyond | ||
| 11:45 | Importance of relationships in creating and sustaining integrated VET-higher education qualification pathways | Eliminating stakeholder silos to improve apprenticeship opportunities for people with disability | Strategies that increase online student engagement with content | ||
| 12:15 | 30 MINUTE LUNCH BREAK | ||||
| FOCUS SESSION | |||||
| 12:45 | Let me introduce you to VOCEDplus!
| ||||
| 13:30 | 15 MINUTE BREAK | ||||
| FEATURED SPEAKERS | |||||
| 13:45 | ‘In 2022 Australian business leaders are turning to education and training for the solutions’ | ||||
| 14:15 | The future skills needs of service-based industries and VET’s role in delivering the skills | ||||
14:45
| Live Q&A Talk Show featuring Megan Lilly and Silvia Munoz Facilitated by broadcast journalist Steve Davis | Proudly sponsored by
| |||
| 15:15 | 15 MINUTE BREAK | ||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |||||
| THEME | PATHWAYS | ACCESS & EQUITY | INDIGENOUS PEOPLE | ||
| 15:30 | Journeying through VET: a case study of foundation skills learners | Inclusive practice: how VET can empower disadvantaged learners | An employer-led training model achieving results | ||
| 16:00 | DAY 1 CONCLUDES | ||||
* Speakers and presentations are subject to change
All session times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).
| DAY 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEYNOTE SESSION | ||||||
Proudly sponsored by
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| 10:00 | KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Game on! How to integrate gamification in VET |
| ||||
| 10:45 | 15 MINUTE BREAK | |||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||||||
| THEME | POLICY | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT | APPRENTICES & TRAINEES | |||
| 11:00 | Multiple VETs and future realities: a worked example of policy discourse analysis | Enabling VET's applied research capability to support Australia's transformative future | A new opportunity for employment based training | |||
| 11:30 | Towards ensuring quality in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Bangladesh: achievement and future direction | Using behavioural messages to retain vulnerable apprentices and trainees | ||||
| 12:00 | COVID-19's impact on the alcohol and other drug (AOD) sector: training new and existing AOD workers | There has to be more to it: supporting young people through VET to successful completion of apprenticeships in traditional construction trades | ||||
| 12:30 | 30 MINUTE LUNCH BREAK | |||||
| FEATURED SPEAKERS | ||||||
| 13:00 | Key lessons from a systemic change approach to strengthening skilled pathways to work for disadvantaged young people | |||||
| 13:30 | Upskilling and reskilling: the impact of COVID-19 on employers and their training choices | |||||
14:00
| Live Q&A Talk Show featuring Kira Clarke & Ian White | Proudly sponsored by
| ||||
| 15 MINUTE BREAK | ||||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||||||
| THEME | PATHWAYS | DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY | ||||
| 14:45 | School career practitioners and the guidance provided to students pursuing STEM careers in VET institutions | Reimagining digital skills for the manufacturing sector: an industry case study | ||||
| 15:15 | Vocational to higher education postgraduate pathways: short cycle upskilling for employed VET graduates | Where to from here? Implications of a pandemic on VET training delivery | ||||
| 15:45 | DAY 2 CONCLUDES | |||||
All session times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).
| DAY 3 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLENARY SESSION | ||||||
| 10:00 | Evaluating and enhancing the digital readiness of Australia’s vocational education and training products | |||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||||||
| THEME | ACCESS & EQUITY | SKILLS | QUALIFICATIONS | |||
| 10:30 | Inequality in Australia: what can vocational education and training do? | Bridging life transitions: role of VET in supporting lifelong learning | Using natural language processing to better understand the VET system and pathways to employment | |||
| 11:00 | 15 MINUTE BREAK | |||||
| FEATURED SPEAKERS | ||||||
| 11:15 | Delivering on quality VET delivery | |||||
| 11:45 | Pathways from VET courses - insights from the VET National Data Asset | |||||
12:15
| Live Q&A Talk Show featuring Hugh Guthrie and Damian Oliver | Proudly sponsored by
| ||||
| 12:45 | 30 MINUTE LUNCH BREAK | |||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||||||
| THEME | INTERNATIONAL VET | PRACTICE | ||||
| 13:15 | Aotearoa New Zealand Reform of VET: Te Pūkenga's progress on meeting its aspirations | Integrating innovations at work and learning | ||||
| 13:45 | Understanding recent developments in VET and higher education: Australia and the UK | Building bridges between the Allied Health Assistant and the Allied Health Professional to meet workforce shortages: a university and TAFE partnership in WA | ||||
| KEYNOTE SESSION | ||||||
Proudly sponsored by
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| 14:15 | KEYNOTE SPEAKER Data’s role in transforming the future | 
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| CLOSING REMARKS | ||||||
| 15:00 | CONFERENCE CONCLUDES | |||||
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Conference program
Keynotes
All session times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).
Sophie Renton, social researcher, trends analyst and Managing Director at the internationally recognised McCrindle Research
Wednesday 6 July
Sophie Renton leads and guides the team at McCrindle in search of clear, strategic insights that bring clarity to complexity. Using a wide range of methodologies in her research, presentations and consulting, Sophie understands how evidence-based insights can inform strategy and help organisations to thrive amidst change.
Sophie’s engaging, research-based presentations have seen her present to various sectors through board room strategy sessions, keynote presentations and workshops. With academic qualifications in sociology and psychology, Sophie brings robust, research-based content to her engaging presentations and consulting.
Alex Jackson, executive designer, specialising in behavioural psychology and gamification at ThinkPlace
Thursday 7 July
Alex Jackson is a designer and a creative. Specialising in behavioural psychology and gamification, Alex loves to take a creative and playful approach in achieving organisational outcomes.
Before starting his career in consulting, Alex worked for the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience to shift the dial in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education and leadership. Alex now works with ThinkPlace, designing strategic and transformational change in service of vibrant communities, strong economies and sustainable environments.
Alex is experienced in human centered design and research, facilitation, innovation, gamification, and behavioural design. He is an engaging presenter and has facilitated TEDxCanberra events, panel interviews, strategy workshops, and university lectures. Alex is at his best in a room full of people and loves to network with anyone willing to share an idea.
Simon Walker, Managing Director, NCVER
Friday 8 July
Simon Walker began his career in the public sector as a financial analyst for Central TAFE in Western Australia after starting his career in the private sector. Simon joined the WA Department of Training in 1997 and has since worked in a variety of senior executive roles with a focus on VET sector planning, policy and resourcing.
Simon represented Western Australia on the national Senior Skills Officials Network (SSON) and the national Ministerial Advisory Council on Skilled Migration (MACSM) and was an ex-officio representative on the Western Australian State Training Board. Simon was also the state and territory government representative on the inaugural Australian Industry Skills Committee (AISC).
Simon joined the NCVER board as a director in 2015 and took up the position of Managing Director of the NCVER in October 2018.
Wednesday 6 July
All session times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).
| DAY 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELCOME AND KEYNOTE | |||||
| Proudly sponsored by | |||||
| 10:00 | WELCOME ADDRESS: Simon Walker, Managing Director, NCVER | ||||
| MINISTERIAL ADDRESS: The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP, Minister for Skills and Training | |||||
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: The future of vocational education: Now and towards 2032 |
| ||||
| 11:00 | 15 MINUTE BREAK | ||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |||||
| THEME | PATHWAYS | ACCESS & EQUITY | TEACHING & LEARNING | ||
| 11:15 | Future skilling of the maritime defence industry: the Defence Industry Pathways Program | Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) & TAFE NSW: a collaboration case study in rural allied health and vocational education | VET teaching during 2020: COVID and beyond | ||
| 11:45 | Importance of relationships in creating and sustaining integrated VET-higher education qualification pathways | Eliminating stakeholder silos to improve apprenticeship opportunities for people with disability | Strategies that increase online student engagement with content | ||
| 12:15 | 30 MINUTE LUNCH BREAK | ||||
| FOCUS SESSION | |||||
| 12:45 | Let me introduce you to VOCEDplus!
| ||||
| 13:30 | 15 MINUTE BREAK | ||||
| FEATURED SPEAKERS | |||||
| 13:45 | ‘In 2022 Australian business leaders are turning to education and training for the solutions’ | ||||
| 14:15 | The future skills needs of service-based industries and VET’s role in delivering the skills | ||||
14:45
| Live Q&A Talk Show featuring Megan Lilly and Silvia Munoz Facilitated by broadcast journalist Steve Davis | Proudly sponsored by
| |||
| 15:15 | 15 MINUTE BREAK | ||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |||||
| THEME | PATHWAYS | ACCESS & EQUITY | INDIGENOUS PEOPLE | ||
| 15:30 | Journeying through VET: a case study of foundation skills learners | Inclusive practice: how VET can empower disadvantaged learners | An employer-led training model achieving results | ||
| 16:00 | DAY 1 CONCLUDES | ||||
* Speakers and presentations are subject to change
Thursday 7 July
All session times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).
| DAY 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEYNOTE SESSION | ||||||
Proudly sponsored by
| ||||||
| 10:00 | KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Game on! How to integrate gamification in VET |
| ||||
| 10:45 | 15 MINUTE BREAK | |||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||||||
| THEME | POLICY | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT | APPRENTICES & TRAINEES | |||
| 11:00 | Multiple VETs and future realities: a worked example of policy discourse analysis | Enabling VET's applied research capability to support Australia's transformative future | A new opportunity for employment based training | |||
| 11:30 | Towards ensuring quality in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Bangladesh: achievement and future direction | Using behavioural messages to retain vulnerable apprentices and trainees | ||||
| 12:00 | COVID-19's impact on the alcohol and other drug (AOD) sector: training new and existing AOD workers | There has to be more to it: supporting young people through VET to successful completion of apprenticeships in traditional construction trades | ||||
| 12:30 | 30 MINUTE LUNCH BREAK | |||||
| FEATURED SPEAKERS | ||||||
| 13:00 | Key lessons from a systemic change approach to strengthening skilled pathways to work for disadvantaged young people | |||||
| 13:30 | Upskilling and reskilling: the impact of COVID-19 on employers and their training choices | |||||
14:00
| Live Q&A Talk Show featuring Kira Clarke & Ian White | Proudly sponsored by
| ||||
| 15 MINUTE BREAK | ||||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||||||
| THEME | PATHWAYS | DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY | ||||
| 14:45 | School career practitioners and the guidance provided to students pursuing STEM careers in VET institutions | Reimagining digital skills for the manufacturing sector: an industry case study | ||||
| 15:15 | Vocational to higher education postgraduate pathways: short cycle upskilling for employed VET graduates | Where to from here? Implications of a pandemic on VET training delivery | ||||
| 15:45 | DAY 2 CONCLUDES | |||||
Friday 8 July
All session times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).
| DAY 3 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLENARY SESSION | ||||||
| 10:00 | Evaluating and enhancing the digital readiness of Australia’s vocational education and training products | |||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||||||
| THEME | ACCESS & EQUITY | SKILLS | QUALIFICATIONS | |||
| 10:30 | Inequality in Australia: what can vocational education and training do? | Bridging life transitions: role of VET in supporting lifelong learning | Using natural language processing to better understand the VET system and pathways to employment | |||
| 11:00 | 15 MINUTE BREAK | |||||
| FEATURED SPEAKERS | ||||||
| 11:15 | Delivering on quality VET delivery | |||||
| 11:45 | Pathways from VET courses - insights from the VET National Data Asset | |||||
12:15
| Live Q&A Talk Show featuring Hugh Guthrie and Damian Oliver | Proudly sponsored by
| ||||
| 12:45 | 30 MINUTE LUNCH BREAK | |||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||||||
| THEME | INTERNATIONAL VET | PRACTICE | ||||
| 13:15 | Aotearoa New Zealand Reform of VET: Te Pūkenga's progress on meeting its aspirations | Integrating innovations at work and learning | ||||
| 13:45 | Understanding recent developments in VET and higher education: Australia and the UK | Building bridges between the Allied Health Assistant and the Allied Health Professional to meet workforce shortages: a university and TAFE partnership in WA | ||||
| KEYNOTE SESSION | ||||||
Proudly sponsored by
| ||||||
| 14:15 | KEYNOTE SPEAKER Data’s role in transforming the future |
| ||||
| CLOSING REMARKS | ||||||
| 15:00 | CONFERENCE CONCLUDES | |||||