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International Specialised Skills Institute and The VET Development Centre applied research conference
Friday 18th October | 9.30am - 4.30pm | VET Development Centre | Level 8/379 Collins Street, Melbourne
Join us for an insightful day as our recent International VET Practitioner Fellows share their global perspectives and innovative findings. This is an excellent opportunity to learn and engage with the latest international ideas that are advancing the VET sector.
The forum is hybrid and can be attended via Zoom or in person at the VDC. Level 8, 379 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000
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Developing research proposals: 12.30-2pm, Wednesday 23 October
Introduction to research - designing a research question
This interactive workshop will guide participants in designing their own research question as the first step in the research process. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions about research, to discuss available supports and to explore how best to address your chosen research area.
On-line and in person registration available
These and other questions are answered in a series of workshops offered by Holmesglen’s Centre for Applied Research and Innovation for its OctoberVET offering.
In 2024 Holmesglen Institute is offering a novel approach to OctoberVET. Scheduled over four weeks, we are offering a range of workshops on practical issues related to applied research: developing research proposals; surveying the literature; choosing a methodology and methods and communicating your research.
They are intended to for all researchers in VET who are either currently engaged in applied research or innovation or who are thinking about doing research for the first time.
AVETRA VSA October Webinar Researching for VET policy and practice: insights from the AVETRA-VSA partnership projects Tuesday 29th October 1:00 - 2:00pm
AVETRA has been engaged by the Victorian Skills Authority (VSA), an Administrative Office of the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions for a two-year programme to commission Australian VET researchers to produce ‘Research Insights’. These Research Insights will translate findings and evidence from existing research into critical policy facing outputs. This webinar will feature a panel of researchers who have led the first three projects completed as part of the partnership. The panel will share key learnings from their projects and share reflections on the experience of working in partnership with government to prepare research insights that speak to implications for VET policy and policymaking.
Host: Kira Clarke, Principal Research Fellow in Education, Skills & Training, Social Policy and Research Centre, Brotherhood of St. Laurence and AVETRA President
Panel:Dr. Seth Brown, Head and Coordinator, UNEVOC Centre, RMIT University (Project 1 focused on student voice in VET)
Professor Erica Smith, Federation University (Project 2 focus on the role of industry in VET)
Jessica Corbett, Chief of Campus Operations & Technology, Chisholm Institute (Project 3 focused on Centres of Excellence)
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Surveying the literature : 12.30-2pm, Wednesday 30 October
The Literature Review
What is the purpose of a literature review, and what tools are available to help me?If you are considering undertaking research, you are likely to have heard about the ‘literature review’ – but what is it, how is it done, and what is it for?
Choosing a methodology and methods : 12.30-2pm, Wednesday 6 November
This session will explore different research methodologies, including pros and cons of each, and pitfalls to watch out for. If you have a preference for one type of research, this might be able to help highlight the useful nature of other types of research. This will also explore how different research methodologies can be applied to specific research questions, and how best to design research methodology.
When : Thursday 7th November 2024 Time : 4:00pm - 6:00pm AEDT, Teams online video conference.
This OctoberVET event showcases the applied research of VET TAFE teachers from around Victoria. These research projects have been undertaken as part of the new Graduate Certificate in Adult and Vocational Education program at Box Hill Institute.
This event will be run as a Teams meeting and the link will be shared with those interested in joining in.
Register: Email: k.oreilly-briggs@boxhill.edu.auto register
Dr Karen O'Reilly-Briggs PhD (Education)MEd, Grad Dip VET, Cert IV & III Eng- Metal Fabrication & Welding, ISS Institute Fellow, AVETRA executive member.Academic Course Manager - Education Higher Education College"Teaching Development and Innovation Box Hill Institute
Communicating your research: 12-2pm - Thursday 14 November
Writing for Publication and Presenting at a Conference If you want to be published, having an interesting, original topic is only part of what is required: how you write is as important as what you write. But how do you ‘write for publication’? What are the skills required? What strategies can you use to get your work published?? What are some useful guidelines for success? Presenting at a conference. This workshop is aimed at those who have never presented at a conference or have done so only a limited number of times. Focussing on the basics of conference presentation, it discusses tips for selecting the right conference at which to present, the different types of conference presentations, how to formulate an Abstract and choose a title, how to formulate the actual presentation itself and, finally, how to deliver it.
Dear RAVE (Researching Adult and Vocational Education) supporters,
You may be interested in attending the seventeenth annual OctoberVET event planned for 14th November from 1.30 -5.00pm at the Federation University SMB campus.
Details of registration, this year’s theme, and speakers along with the location will be sent in mid-October. In the meantime, if you are interested in attending remember to save the date!
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