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AVETRA’s BERWYN CLAYTON AWARD

Berwyn Clayton is a legend in the Australian VET research scene and has a long and distinguished association with AVETRA.

In honour of Berwyn’s contribution to Australian VET research and AVETRA, the Association has presented the Berwyn Clayton Award on a bi-annual basis at the AVETRA Conference since 2012. Over the years, the criteria for this award have changed, reflecting the broad impact that Berwyn has had on our sector.

2012 - 2016

The Berwyn Clayton Award for Distinguished Service to AVETRA recognised the exemplary and distinguished service of nominated AVETRA members who had through their endeavours worked towards improving AVETRA’s status as Australia’s peak association for VET researchers.


Past winners include:

2012 Erica Smith, Federation University

2013 Hugh Guthrie

2015 Sarojni Choy, Griffith University

2017 – 2020

The Berwyn Clayton Award for Distinguished Service to Research and the education and development of VET educators and other professionals.

Past winners include:

2017 Claire Rasmussen, Federation University

2021 – 2023

The Berwyn Clayton VET Journal Article of the Year Award is awarded to a published research paper on VET which has been widely cited and/or had significant impact.

Past winners include:

2022 Dr Katrin Kaufmann-Kuchta and Dr Elisabeth Reichart

2024 –

The Berwyn Clayton Award for Practitioner Research is awarded to an early career or practitioner researcher whose research is making a positive impact when applied to VET practice.

The Berwyn Clayton Award is presented on a bi-annual basis at the AVETRA Conference.

Nominations for this award are now open.

Nominations close COB - Friday 20th September 2024.



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