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AVETRA 18th Annual Conference - Melbourne
“Walking the Tightrope: the Implications of Markets for VET Research, Policy and Practice” | 8th – 10th April 2015
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Programme 2015
Abstract 1®
Expanding apprentice responsibility in the assessment process: the competency progression challenge
Berwyn Clayton, Hugh Guthrie, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Paper | Presentation
Abstract 2®
Enterprise RTOs in Australia: An overview from research data
Erica Smith, Andy Smith, Arlene Walker, Beth Costa
1. Federation University Australia, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
2. Federation University Australia, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
3. Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
Paper | Presentation
Abstract 3®
Engaging the Digital Learner Marketplace – Supporting Innovation in VET with #ILeP
Leo Gregorc, VET Development Centre Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract 4®
Workers informing the CET market!
Raymond Smith, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt, QLD, Australia
Abstract 5®
Funding, participation and quality in VET
Gerald Burke, Monash University, Glen Waverley, VIC, Australia
Paper
Abstract 6®
Different forms of assessment in Swedish apprenticeship education
Ingrid Berglund, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Abstract 7®
Learning & Development for Freelancers in Singapore’s Creative Industries – the Problem of Two Markets
Ms Sahara Sadik, Dr Helen Bound, Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore
Presentation
Abstract 8®
Positioning tertiary students as interdependent learners
Stephen Billett, Griffith University, Brisbane QLD, Australia
Abstract 9®
Challenging educator expertise: Curriculum work in Neoliberal VET
Steven Hodge, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt, QLD, Australia
Abstract 10®
Sustaining the national training system: the implications of student entitlement funding approaches
Kaye Bowman, Suzy McKenna, Kaye Bowman Consulting, St Peters, SA, Australia
Abstract 11®
The development of skills for sustainability for Australian apprentices and trainees during the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
Mike Brown, Fabian Sack
1. Latrobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
2. Sustainably, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Presentation
Abstract 12®
Meeting client demand for health service providers: a service design approach
David McLean, Monash University, Sunbury, VIC, Australia
Presentation
Abstract 13®
From Fleming to Productivity Commission: Is the market forcing VET teacher standing to walk the tightrope?
Roger Harris, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia
Presentation
Abstract 14®
Cald Oten Student Cohorts and Completions
Nicole Zabbal, OTEN, Strathfield, NSW, Australia
Abstract 15®
Don’t blame Dawkins, Kangan laid the foundation for VET markets
Don Zoellner, Charles Darwin University, Alice Springs, NT, Australia
Paper
Abstract 16®
Practice focused learning: A study of apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship work-based learning in a New Zealand context
James J Cannan, Manukau Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
Presentation
Abstract 17®
Work based learning: A flux for learners through the Australian qualification framework
Shayne D Baker OAM, Malcolm Cathcart, Neil Peach
1. Work based learning, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD,Australia
2. Institute of Work-based Learning, Middlesex University, London, England
Paper | Presentation
Abstract 18®
From competency to graduate profiles: New Zealand’s shift towards a relational approach
Selena Chan
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Christchurch, New Zealand
Abstract 19®
Uncovering an evolving TAFE NSW higher education pedagogical practice
Rosalind Carter, Carmel Ellis-Gulli
TAFE NSW, TAFE NSW Higher Education, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract 20®
What would Kangan think of us now? The fate of the ‘E’ in VET
Pamela Osmund
University of Technology Sydney, Balmain, NSW, Australia
Abstract 21®
Operational compliance within New Zealand automotive workshops
Niranjan Singh
Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, NZ, New Zealand
Abstract 22®
Publication in VET: Expectations of editorial process and governance
Stephen Billett
Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Abstract 23®
Facilitating knowledge transfer in the workplace
Llandis Barratt-Pugh
Edith Cowan University – Joondalup Campus, Claremont, WA, Australia
Abstract 24®
Negotiating ‘Funny Numbers’: Numeracy practices of the neoliberal workplace
Keiko Yasukawa, Stephen Black
University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW, Australia
Abstract 25®
Staying the course: Factors affecting retention and completion in the VET classroom
Ivano Buoro
Faculty of Work and Study Pathways, Sydney TAFE, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract 26®
Walking the tightrope: Market drivers vs. social responsibility with implications for LLN and inclusive teaching
Cheryl Livock, Mary Ryan, Kerry Mallan, Karleen Gwinner
1. TAFE QLD, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
2. School of Curriculum, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
3. Children and Youth Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
Abstract 27®
Enhancing VET quality. The risk of dumbing down the complexities of VET teaching and learning. The Swedish case.
Ingrid Loeb
Department of education and Special Education, The University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Abstract 28®
Industry led workforce planning and training delivery in an emerging sector.
Anthea Middleton, Roslyn Cameron, Wayne Deleforce, Nathan St John
1. Energy Skills QLD, Brisbane
2. Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
Abstract 29®
An Exploration of Vocational Pedagogy: Types of knowledge used for teaching
Adeline Yuen Sze Goh
Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
Abstract 30®
Making Tracks and Visioning Journeys: Understanding further education pathways among remote and very remote Indigenous communities of the Northern Territory
Donna Robbins, James Smith, Wendy Ludwig, Bronwyn Rossingh, Millie Oclay, Peta Fraser, Jamie Hagan, Lisa Watts, Matalena Tofa, Anne Lowell.
Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, NT, Australia
Abstract 31®
Public, Private or a Hardy New Mongrel?
Mary Leahy
Education Policy and Leadership, Northcote, VIC, Australia
Abstract 32®
Metal Engineering Trades in Victoria: The practitioner perspectives
Karen O’Reilly-Briggs
La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
Abstract 33®
Developing High Quality VET Researchers
Llandis Barratt Pugh
Edith Cowan University – Joondalup Campus, Claremont, WA, Australia
Abstract 34®
Competent to Care or not? VET and aged care
Cecilia Blackwell
TAFE/CEntacare, Inverell, NSW, Australia
Abstract 35®
How to Promote your Article: Profile raising and using social media
Alex Lazzari
Managing Editor, Routledge/Taylor & Francis Australasia
Abstract 36®
Quality: A contested concept in vocational education and training
Don Zoellner
Charles Darwin University, Alice Springs, NT, Australia
Abstract 37®
Scholarly Publishing in an Electronic Age
Nick Melchior
Springer Science + Business Media Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore
Abstract 38®
Multiple Pathways to Improved Futures Through Cross-Sector Activity
Stuart Middleton
Manukau Institute of Technology, Manukau, NZ, New Zealand
Abstract 39®
Supporting the Learning of Sessional VET Teachers: What works?
Susanne Francisco
1. Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
2. University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract 40®
Blurring Boundaries or Heightening Tensions Between VET and University Pedagogies in Widening Participation to High-level Qualifications
Susan Webb
Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract 41®
The Evolution of School-Based Vocational Education and Training in Australia – A Historical Review and Evaluation
Lori Hocking, Mike Frost
VETnetwork Australia, Netley, SA, Australia
Abstract 42®
Shedding Light on Private RTO provision of VET to Early School Leavers
George Myconos, Kira Clarke
1. Brotherhood of St Laurence, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
2. University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract 43®
Supporting Workers with their Continuing Education and Training
Assoc. Prof. Sarojni Choy
Griffith University, Brisbane, Queen, Australia
Abstract 44®
Considering Context in Purposeful Workforce Planning
Jill Hadley
University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Abstract 45®
Moderation practices in non-university settings: an international comparative analysis
Emily Pham
Holmesglen, VIC, Australia
Abstract 46®
Investigating Attitudes towards Conducting Practical Social and Industrial Research among VET Practitioners in Hong Kong: Analysis and policy implications
Stella Sin Tung Kwok, Benjamin Tak Yuen TY Chan1
Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong
Abstract 47®
Towards a Comprehensive Account of Adult Learning and Development
Stephen Billett
Griffith University, Brisbane, Queen, Australia
Abstract 48®
Trainee Feedback: How we learn from our trainees
Rachel Cowling
AFL SportsReady, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
Abstract 49®
Mapping VET Sector Capacity for Australia’s Gas Industry
Roslyn Cameron
Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
Abstract 50®
The Training and Employment Challenge of Remote Communities: Is collaboration the solution?
John Guenther, Eva McRae-Williams
Bachelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Darwin
Symposiums
Symposium 1 – Vocational learning in schools: Past, present and future
Paper 1®
Technical schooling: A historical perspective
John Polesel, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Paper 2®
Preparing young people for occupations: Current policy trends in VET schools
Kira Clarke, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Paper 3®
Innovative partnerships for VET in schools: the impact of business partners
Gosia Klatt, John Polesel, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia
Symposium 2 – The strategic, operational and academic issues presented for the establishment of a comprehensive CQ University. Australia within the context of TAFE reform in Queensland and the transition to a contestable funding market
Paper 1®
The Strategic
Greg McMillan, Division of Industry, Vocational Training and Access Education, CQUniversity, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia
Presentation
Paper 2®
The Operational
Lisa J Curtis, Division Industry, Vocational Training and Access Education, CQUniversity, Gladstone, QLD, Australia
Presentation
Paper 3®
The Academic
Kim Harrington, Division of Industry, Vocational Training and Access Education, CQUniversity, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia
Paper | Presentation
Symposium 3 – The VET Educator as Researcher
Paper 1®
What value does research and inquiry have in VET?
Linda Simon, Annette Bonnici
1. AVETRA Executive
2. The Northern Sydney Institute, TAFE, NSW, Australia
Paper 2®
The tipping point?
Francesca Beddie
Professional Associate, Faculty of Education, Science, Technology and Mathematics, Universityof Canberra, ACT, Australia
Paper 3®
If only I had the time…! VET educator’s engagement in research
Berwyn Clayton
Professor Emeritus, Victoria University