The Australian Council of Deans of Education Vocational Education Group will be hosting its annual conference on VET teaching and VET teacher-education in Canberra.

Dates: 11-12 December 2025

Venue: Ann Harding Conference Centre, 24 University Drive South, Bruce ACT 2617

Format: The conference format will be a half-day on the Thursday (11^h) followed by a full-day on the Friday (12^th).

Presentations: The conference will feature workshops and research-based presentations on VET teaching and VET teacher-education

Presenters: A call for abstracts and workshop proposals will be sent out very soon.

Attendance Fee: Conference costs will be released very soon.

Registrations: Registration details will be released very soon.

ACDEVEG: For more information about ACDEVEG visit our website:  https://www.acde.edu.au/networks-and-partnerships/acde-vocational-group/

Enquiries may be made to ACDEVEG-Conference-2025@csu.edu.au

As announced at the AVETRA 2025 Conference, the AVETRA Member Directory is now live.  Login with your membership credentials to search the directory to find fellow researchers and mentors.

Add your name to the list, by updating your profile and nominating what information you would like listed.

Need help? Contact AVETRA Support via email for some assistance.

Announced at the 2025 AVETRA Conference:

Ray Barker Award: 
Don Zoellner: For Distinguished Service to VET Research 2025

Journal Article Of the Year:  
Permission to teach VET: Enabling a vicious circle that maintains the low status of VET education. Published in the journal, Issues in Educational Research, 34(1), 2024

Dr Karen O‘Reilly-Briggs, 
Dr Rochelle Fogelgarn,
Dr Jacolyn Weller

Best Conference Abstract:
Kit McMahon : The Reference Man at VET: Gender, Power, and the Social Construction of Skill in VET Qualifications Reform

At the conclusion of the 2025 AVETRA conference, it was announced that the 2026 AVETRA conference will be held in Brisbane on the 23rd/24th April.  Add it to your calendar and lock it in!

AVETRA's 27th Annual Conference will be held at the Catholic Leadership Centre, Melbourne - 3 - 4 April 2025 

Join us as we bring together leading scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to explore cutting-edge studies and dynamic solutions that redefine the future of VET. Engage with thought-provoking sessions, network with industry pioneers, and be part of the conversation that sets new standards in VET excellence.

Notice is given that the next Annual General Meeting of the Australasian Vocational Education & Training Research Association will be held on Thursday 3^rd April commencing at 5.00 PM AEDT.
The meeting will be held in person (and via Zoom) at the Catholic Leadership Centre, 576 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne

Closing Next week - Call for Expressions of Interest

 Research Insight Topic: ‘Recognition of Prior Learning’

Expressions of interest are due by Wednesday 12th February 2025.

 Funding Available:   Maximum $40,000

The Victorian Skills Authority (VSA), in partnership with AVETRA, is now calling for formal Expressions of Interest from Australian Vocational Education and Training researchers or a research team for Project 6 - ‘Recognition of Prior Learning’

FOCUS OF THIS RESEARCH INSIGHT
The Victorian Skills Authority (VSA) is seeking to commission a research team / researcher to provide research insights about opportunities to develop and apply different approaches to ‘recognition of prior learning’ in the vocational education and training system. Recognition of prior learning (RPL) refers to the process of assessing someone’s relevant prior learning and existing skills to grant formal recognition.  The process of RPL is accepted by the Australian Qualifications Framework and regulated under the Standards for RTOs, but a range of barriers exist (for employers, learners and institutions alike) that can limit the application of RPL in practice.

To submit an EOI for this project, please read the the research brief and use the EOI template provided. Expressions of interest are due by Wednesday 12th February 2025.

PROJECT 6 – Advanced Notice of EOI

The EOI for Project 6 of the AVETRA/VSA partnership will be released on January 28^th. This project will focus on recognition of prior learning.
See link for further detail on the scope and timelines of delivery for the research insights project. 

The International Network for Innovative Apprenticeships (INAP) invites paper submissions to present at their 9th Research Conference being held on 8-9th May 2025 at the University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, England.

Submissions close 14th January.  More details can be found here.

OctoberVET Ballarat
Thursday 14^th November 2024.
Registrations for the event are now open