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Closing Date: Friday 14th February 2025 The Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA) aims to promote quality VET research, build capacity to undertake VET research and evaluation, and provide opportunities to exchange information and ideas. VET research may be on a small or large scale, for policy development, to improve teaching and assessment practices or to discover which partnerships, programs and services best meet the needs of the individuals, communities, and enterprises. AVETRA members include TAFE and university-based researchers, training managers, industry-based trainers and managers, and VET decision makers. The annual conference aims to be informative, challenging, and practical and assist people to build networks. The conference is calling for submissions to discuss this year’s theme: Current challenges/Future Focused: How VET research can balance contemporary challenges with an eye to emerging and future needs. At a time of significant social, economic, political and cultural transformation both in our region and globally, the role of research and researchers in exploring, questioning, challenging and shaping the role of vocational education and training (VET) remains critical. This year’s theme is a provocation to educators, policymakers, industry leaders, and researchers to share insights on how our approaches to and lessons from VET research can balance the needs and challenges of the here and now, alongside an undeniable need to be responsive to the known and unknown skills and training needs of the next decade.Papers and PresentationsAVETRA accepts only research-based conference abstracts and papers. For this purpose, research is taken to mean any systematic investigation into a subject or topic with the aim of creating new knowledge or revising existing knowledge. Presentations of research must comply with AVETRA’s Code of Practice and where applicable must have been authorised by a recognised institution’s research ethics clearance procedure. This call for abstracts is for all potential presenters at the AVETRA conference for which there are two options. 1 – Abstract and Conference PresentationIf accepted, you will be expected to provide your presentation for inclusion on the AVETRA conference website. Presentations can be either 15 minutes, or 30 minutes. This will allow for 30 and 45 minute sessions with at least 10 minutes for questions and discussion and 5 minutes changeover between papers or rooms. 2 - Interactive SessionsThe conference aims to provide practical assistance to VET researchers and practitioners and to those new to VET research. Submissions for a 90 minute session which involves and challenges a small group of participants are requested. These may be workshops, symposia, roundtable, or panel discussions but the proposal must identify the target audience and expected outcomes of the session and clearly identify the agreement of all presenters. If accepted, you will be expected to provide any relevant presentations used in the session and a summary of the key discussion points for inclusion on the AVETRA conference website. Abstract and submission datesAbstracts are required for all forms of presentations papers and interactive sessions and must be lodged via the website. All speakers must register as delegates for the conference and present in person.
AVETRA Conference 2025: Abstract SubmissionInstructions for preparing your abstract for submission:
Abstract format for presentations and papers:1. Title: maximum 20 words, including expanded acronyms. 2. Author/s: name, affiliation or identifier. 3. The body of your abstract should briefly address the following seven elements:
Abstract format for workshops, symposia, roundtable, or panel discussions:1. Title: maximum 20 words, including expanded acronyms. 2. Author/Presenters: names, affiliations or identifiers. 3. The body of your abstract should briefly address the following six elements:
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