AVETRA is Australia’s only national, independent association for research in vocational education and training, brings together research stakeholders and researchers from the TAFE, university, industry and government sectors.

We have a number of different sections within this site, all accessed via the Navigation menu on the left of this page.

If you would like information about membership benefits and how to join please click here.

You will find information about our upcoming Annual Conference here and you can access information about AVETRA publications and past conference archives here.

Release of AVETRA report on Aligning VET Research, Policy and Practice

A report commissioned by AVETRA as part of the Ray Barker suite of projects has been released.  This report, researched by Darryl Dymock and Stephen Billett of Griffith University, is a major contribution to the debate about the impact of VET research.  The report is based on detailed fieldwork with a range of stakeholders as well as an analysis of VET publicatons, and provides useful tools for evaluating the ‘worth’ of research.

Ray Barker Report here

New editor for International Journal of Training Research

Associate Professor Peter Kell has been appointed as the new Editor of the International Journal of Training Research, AVETRA’s peer-reviewed journal. He will commence his term with the first edition of 2010.

More information about the journal can be found on the Publications page.

Dr Ray Barker AVETRA Research Fellowships

You are invited to apply for a Ray Barker AVETRA Ambassador Award of $1500. The objective of the annual AVETRA ambassadors award process is to provide opportunities for members to undertake activities that improve their research capacity, assist build an understanding of VET research in their communities or to conduct some events that build awareness and involvement of AVETRA members. Please click  here for guidelines and application process; closing date is 7 December 2009.