Description
The 22nd National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference 'No Frills' was held from 10 to 12 July 2013. Co-hosted by NCVER and Sunshine Coast TAFE, this conference provided an opportunity for researchers and practitioners in the vocational education and training (VET) sector to present, discuss and share information about the key issues confronting the sector. A selection of presenters were also invited to submit papers on their research topic for peer review. These papers constitute this publication.
Summary
About the research
The 22nd National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference, colloquially known as ‘No Frills’, was held in July 2013 in Mooloolaba in Queensland.
The conference provided researchers and practitioners from a range of disciplines in the vocational education and training (VET) sector with the opportunity to come together to share information about the key issues confronting the sector. A small number of speakers at the conference were also offered the opportunity to have their papers peer-reviewed, and these nine refereed papers constitute this book of conference proceedings.
The papers span a broad range of topics, including the value of VET qualifications for those seeking or wanting to keep a job; the partnerships that exist between VET and higher education; support systems or programs which engage marginalised groups in the workforce; the impact of low socioeconomic status and language, literacy and numeracy issues on student engagement; and an overview of online education and its value.
It is hoped that these papers will provide an insight into the array of topics presented at the National Vocational Education and Training Research Conferences and generate interest in readers in attending future conferences.
Rod Camm
Managing Director, NCVER