Each year AVETRA members around Australia organise community research events to showcase VET research. These activities complement and extend the AVETRA annual conference. These locally convened events are often, but not always, held in October – hence OctoberVET! They aim to engage local VET researchers and practitioners in discussions about recent and topical research. The events are generally half or full day duration.

AVETRA OctoberVET aims to:

  • Broaden the activity of AVETRA beyond one annual event in one Australian location.
  • Provide State or Territory-based forums for discussion and presentation of national research approximately six months either side of the major annual conference.
  • Provide a forum for presentation of State/Territory -based research and discussion of emerging local and national research and research issues.
  • Provide opportunities for State and Territory-based VET research stakeholders and AVETRA members to network, including the possible development of special and local interest groups.

 OctoberVET 2009

If you are thinking of organising an OctoberVET event for 2009, then please click on these documents for further information:

Confirmed Events

Location

 

Date & Time

Topics & Presenters

Registration Details

Wagga Wagga Wine & Food Industry Training Centre, McKeowen Drive, Charles Sturt University. Friday 16 October (RSVP by 9 October)

Workplace Learning in VET

Program Information Flyer

Convenor:  Cathy Down

RSVP to: Ms Maggie Lipu, School of Education, CSU
Tel:  02 6933 2458
Fax:  02 6933 2888
Email: mlipu@csu.edu.au
 

Newcastle Hunter TAFE Arts and media Building Gallery Hunter Street Newcastle City.


Wednesday  October 28

4.00-6.30pm

Making Connections: Young People, VET and Hope

Program Information Flyer

Click here for photos of the Newcastle forum.

Convenors: Stephen Crump Stephen.Crump@newcastle.edu.au

With Maryann Hill & Mark Primer

Adelaide UniSA, Bradley Forum, City West Campus

Wednesday October 28

2-5pm

Memoirs of a VET sector:  Examining the past to move into the future

Program Information Flyer

Registration

Click below for photos from the forum.

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NCVER Article

Convenor: Francesca Beddie

Contact: Sian HallidayWynes 
Sian.HallidayWynes@ncver.edu.au


Ballarat Old Chemistry Building C, SMB Campus, Lydiard St, Ballarat

Friday October 30

10am-3pm

Research into practice: What’s new in VET and adult and community education

Program Information Flyer

Click below for powerpoint presentations from the forum.

SSA for OctoberVET

Life as a lab rat

Sustainable skills for a sustainable future 2009

Learning to be drier

Men’s learning and wellbeing in Australia

Convenors: Erica Smith, Barry Golding, Sue Goodbourn & Lauri Grace

Contact: Jan Watson j.watson@ballarat.edu.au 03-5327 9702

Rockhampton CQUniversity, Blg 34, Theatre 1.19

Thursday November 5

1-5pm

VET Research- Improving practices through Transistion

Program Information Flyer

Click here to link to full workshop details.

Visit the OctoberVET 2009 Rockhampton webpage to view details of the Rockhampton event, including presentations and biographies

Convenors: Bobby Harreveld, 
Prue  Howard, Ros Cameron, Terry
O’Hanlon-Rose, Llew Mann

Contact: Mary Cranston and/or
Chriss Lenz  lterc@cqu.edu.au
07 49 232 398

Perth WA ECU Mt Lawley Campus

Friday November 27

12.30-5.00pm

New Researchers and New Research

Session Information—forthcoming

 

Convenor: Llandis Barratt-Pugh l.barratt_pugh@ecu.edu.au

Canberra Canberra Institute of Technology


Friday October 30

9am – 1 pm

OctoberVET ACT 2009 Students of Advanced Diploma of Adult Vocational Education and other ACT VET researchers.

Click here for notes and photographs from the Canberra formum.


Convenor: Sarah Sutcliffe sarah.sutcliffe@cit.act.edu.au

Sydney Randwick College, Corner Darley Road & King Street, Randwick 2031



Friday November 6

3 – 7.00pm

VET Research – Building capacity and showcasing recent research with a focus on the changing nature of workplaces and workforce requirements.

Program Information Flyer

Click below for powerpoint presentations from the Sydney forum.

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NCVER Priorities

Rosalind Carter

Larry Smith

Convenor: Kevin Heys
kevin.heys@tafensw.edu.au