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OctoberVET 2024 

OctoberVET is a season of presentations, discussions and workshops coordinated by AVETRA. The goal is to showcase, disseminate and debate vocational, adult and technical education research.


OctoberVET :  Applied Research Forum

OctoberVET Fellowship Forum | Sharing Knowledge and enhancing VET through international insights.

An AVETRA, 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 In Person or Via Zoom
In person at the VDC.
Level 8, 379 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000

The Panel

Dr Katrina Jojkity
CEO, International Specialised Skills Institute

Dr. Katrina Jojkity (Ph.D. in Media and Communications from RMIT University), leads the ISS Institute as its CEO, driving significant community impact across Australia. For over 30 years, this not-for-profit organisation has been a catalyst for positive change, transforming the lives of more than 570 Australians through its innovative Fellowship programs. The ISS Institute's overseas Applied Research Fellowships have far-reaching effects, empowering talented individuals from various trades and professions to acquire international skills, best practice, exposure, and knowledge. This, in turn, creates a ripple effect of expertise and innovation throughout Australian. By facilitating the transfer of global best practices, Dr. Jojkity and the ISS Institute team are actively shaping a more skilled, innovative, and globally competitive Australian workforce.

Andrew Williamson
Executive Director - Student and Community Engagement at TAFE SA and AVETRA Executive Committee Member.

Andrew is a passionate leader in the Australian VET system. With a long history in Victorian TAFE, Andrew recently moved to Adelaide and joined TAFE SA as an Executive Director.
A member of the AVETRA Executive Committee, Andrew is an ardent supporter of VET research, especially applied research. He is also the editor of AVETRA's Research Today magazine.

Kira Clarke
President AVETRA and Principal Research Fellow, Education, Skills and Training Team, Social Policy & Research Centre, Brotherhood of St. Laurence.

Kira Clarke is a Principal Research Fellow in Education, Skills and Training in the Social Policy and Research Centre (SPARC) at the Brotherhood of St. Laurence, where she leads the Education, Skills & Training team. Kira and the team are leading SPARC’s education, skills and training policy and research program of work, which includes streams of work on employment-based training, employability, place-based innovation partnerships with industry for co-designing new pathways to entry level work, and skills for enabling the green transition. Prior to joining BSL in early 2020, Kira spent more 15 years at the University of Melbourne, where she completed more than 35 grant funded and commissioned research projects, with a focus on youth transitions and vocational education. Kira is the current President of the Australasian Vocational Education and Research Association (AVETRA) and Victorian co-convener of WAVE (Women in Adult & Vocational Education).


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  • How do I develop a research proposal?  
  • What is the purpose of a literature review? 
  • Qualitative or quantitative: how do I chose? 
  • Writing for Publication: how do I prepare my research findings for publication?
  • I want to present at a conference or forum: what do I need to know?  

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. 

The workshops are hybrid and can be attended via Zoom or in person at the Chadstone Campus, Holmesglen Institute, Library Building, Workshop Room A 

1. 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. 


  
2. 
Surveying the literature: 12-2pm: 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?  



3. Choosing a methodology and methods: 12.30-2pm,
Wednesday 6 November 

Quantitative vs qualitative - how to choose your methodology 
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.  

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4. 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.   

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Our presenters 

Dr Harrison Burgin 
Harrison is the Applied Research Fellow within the Faculty of Health Science, Community and Social Studies at Holmesglen. With a background in biomedical research and higher education, Harrison is experienced in research design, mixed methodology and publishing robust research. Harrison is passionate about sharing and encouraging research in all areas, with a focus on the application of research within educational institutions.  

Dr Sam Duncan 
Dr Sam Duncan is the Associate Dean, Higher Education at Holmesglen Institute. Sam completed a Bachelor of Media and Communications (Hons), Master of Arts (by Research), and PhD at Swinburne University, and his main research areas are concerned with sports media, sport and community and sport and society. In particular, his most recent research focuses on the impact of social and digital media on how we form communities, the quality of news created, and how we receive information and prioritise news and content. Sam has published research articles in ranked peer-reviewed sports media, sport and society and philosophy journals, contributed chapters in sports media and sport management books, and authored Footy Grounds to Grandstands and The Digital World of Sport. Sam also has worked extensively in sports public relations and widely contributes to Australia’s mainstream media as a sports media and sports business commentator.  

DR. Henry Pook 
Dr. Henry Pook is the foundation Director of Holmesglen Institute’s Centre for Applied Research and Innovation. He has had extensive experience in vocational education and training as a teacher, manager and as Dean of Building Construction and Engineering.  His current interest is in the development of applied research projects in collaboration with industry and community. Henry holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours), a Master of Arts (research), and a PhD from the University of Melbourne; and specialises in the study of industrial relations institutions and employment relations in the building construction industry.  His publications include studies on work, and work and technology in Australian society. 


AVETRA VSA October Webinar
Tuesday 29th October - 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Title : Researching for VET policy and practice: insights from the AVETRA-VSA partnership projects

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)

Catchup Up! 
Login to the Members Portal to access the recording of this webinar 



October VET : Applied Research in Vocational Teaching Practice

Thursday 7th November
4:00pm - 6:00pm AEDT
Via 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 with a link shared with those who would like to take part.

Event Program

Email: k.oreilly-briggs@boxhill.edu.au to register.



VSA-ISSI OctoberVET Webinar
Tuesday 12th November 10:00 – 11:30 AM AEDT

Enabling Innovation in VET
Innovation can take many forms in vocational education and training, from the introduction of pioneering approaches and practices in polices, systems, programs and curricula, teaching and training methods, and tools. It results in teachers, trainers and learners being equipped with the knowledge, attitudes, skills and qualifications needed to cope with technological, cultural, economic and demographic change.

This webinar will feature a panel of speakers from Europe and Australia to reflect on their own experiences in vocational education and training to discuss:

  • What innovation means to them and their organisations
  • The drivers and barriers of innovation in VET
  • The critical role of industry and educational partnerships in supporting innovation
  • The role that individuals, organisations and governments can play in enabling innovation in VET.

Host:

Elizabeth Toy, Manager Policy and Quality, Victorian Skills Authority


Panel:

Professor Jose Ramon Gomez Laconcha, Executive Director of iTlent (the Basque Country Institute for Talent in VET Euskadi)
Natalia Gaston Estanga, researcher at iTlent
Dr John Flett, Director of Strategy and Research at South West TAFE
Louisa Ellum, Director of Pathways and Engagement, Swinburne University
John Doig, TAFE and Industry Development Lead, Reece Group
Dr Adam Bignold, TAFE teacher IT / Cybersecurity, Federation University

REGISTER ONLINE VIA ZOOM

OctoberVET Ballarat
Thursday 14th November  -  1.00pm - 5.00pm
Building A FedUni SMB Campus
107 Lydiard St South, Ballarat.

Dear RAVE (Resear - ching Adult and Vocational Education) supporters, 
Each October or November, RAVE hosts an 'OctoberVET' event open to all members of the community. The research-based event is part of the series of annual national OctoberVET events around Australia, an activity of the Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA).
Please see attached the final program for Ballarat’s Seventeenth annual OctoberVET event on Thursday 14th November 2024.
We have some really interesting presentations and presenters and are excited to have Dugald Murray (Executive Director VTA) and Lizzy O’Shea (Policy and Advocate Manager VTA) to kick start the event. 

Final Program 

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