Steve Davis interviews a collection of presenters from the 28th National VET Research Conference ‘No Frills’, held on 10-12 July 2019 in Adelaide (80 mins)
While every student's journey is different, more and more research and discussion underlines the importance of workers becoming lifelong learners so they can grow and evolve with their jobs. And more than ever before, Australia relies on the VET sector to play a critical role in making this happen. Hear from a variety of VET experts about their ideas and research as they discuss how Australia can tackle the many challenges of the changing world of work.
Topic Presenter Start timeEmployability skills in entry level roles in STEM-rich and care/support industries
Kate Perkins, ACER 01.41 Life skills for a digital futureMori Hajizadeh & Kevin O’Leary, Australian Industry Standards
13:00Student outcomes in aged care and cookery
Melinda Brown, Skills IQ 27:57When is a worker truly competent? Training and assessment
Michael Hartman, Skills Impact 38:21RPL: difficulties & mitigating strategies
Deb Carr, Think About Learning & Helen Smith 52:09How can educators better support students with psychological-based individual differences?
Cameron Williams, Black Dog Institute 01:03:38Student choice in a contestable market
Don Zoellner, Charles Darwin University 01:13:43To view the full conference program and abstracts, please visit Past events on the NCVER Portal.
Traditional trade apprenticeships: still a trusted brand?
Workforce ready: challenges and opportunities for VET
VET’s response to Industry 4.0 and the digital economy: what works
The future role of public providers
Skills sets: their role now and into the future
Online VET: a good course of action?
Qualification design for the future of VET
Youth pathways: from school to work and everything between
Training packages: meeting student needs?
Unaccredited training and why employers use it
Apprenticeship rates - should you believe the hype?
Industry 4.0 - what does it mean for jobs and skills?
What next for tertiary education? Some preliminary sketches
Industry currency and professional obsolescence: what can industry tell us?
The impact of schools on young people's transition to university
Educating oneself out of social exclusion
Shaken not stirred? The development of one tertiary education sector in Australia
Attrition in the trades
Outcomes from combining work and tertiary study
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