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New developments in research in Vocational Education and Training
A free research-based event in Ballarat
Keynote speakers
Robin Shreeve: The ‘Further Education’ role of VET and new forms of delivery
Robin Shreeve is former CEO of the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency
Hugh Guthrie: The effects of the funding cuts in Victoria on training for the Service Skills industries
Hugh Guthrie is a Principal Research Fellow at Victoria University
The Australian Vocational Educational and Training Research Association (AVETRA) is committed to building and promoting research capability to ensure a rigorous and well informed VET system. OctoberVET is the name given to a series of events held throughout Australia to showcase VET research.
Please support Ballarat’s seventh OctoberVET, mounted by Fed Uni’s
VET research group RAVE – Researching Adult and Vocational Education
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Friday October 17th 2014, 1.30 – 4.30 pm Registration and light lunch from 1.00pm Afternoon tea provided |
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Old Chemistry Building C, SMB Campus, Lydiard St, Ballarat Room : C001 (Lecture Theatre) http://federation.edu.au/about-feduni/our-campuses/smb-campus Easy access from the train station |
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Registration: Please email rave.research@federation.edu.au or ring Erica Smith on 03 5327 9665 (by October 15th for catering) |
Book Launch
‘Teaching in the VET sector in Australia’, edited by Ros Brennan Kemmis and Liz Atkins
RAVE Developing researcher presentations
Katrina Kavanagh: Video Conferencing in a Multi-Campus Tertiary Context: Exploring the strengths and weaknesses
Carolyn Johnstone: VET as part of an international crisis response. Based on research about Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cambodia and Iraq.
RAVE PhD student presentations
Dorothy Lucardie: The role of fun in adult learning
Azusa Umemoto: Early school leavers and their pathways