Research Colloquia

LEARNING IN THE WORKPLACE

Professor Stephen Billett (Professor of Adult and Vocational Education, School of Education, Griffith University)
The standing of vocational education in Australia: Consequences and prospects for change
Presentation notes (pdf file – 588 KB)

Panel discussion with speakers

RESEARCHING GOOD PRACTICE IN WORKPLACE DELIVERY OF QUALIFICATIONS

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Dr Glenn Costin and Andrew Nichols (TAFE NSW Riverina Institute)
Towards other avenues. [Report on best practice visits to RTOs, conducted as part of a Reframing the Future project].
PowerPoint presentation (Ppt file – 371 KB) | Notes (MS Word file - 108KB)

Marilyn Webster and Paul Keegan (TAFE NSW Riverina Institute)
[Report on best practice visits to RTOs, conducted as part of a Reframing the Future project].
PowerPoint presentation (Ppt file – 513 KB)

Lynne Curry and Cathy Pyke (TAFE NSW Riverina Institute)
[Report on best practice visits to RTOs, conducted as part of a Reframing the Future project].
PowerPoint presentation (Zip file – 995 KB)

Dr Cathy Down (RIVET)
Enterprise RPL.
PowerPoint presentation (Ppt file – 100 KB) | Notes (pdf file 221 KB)

Dr Peter Rushbrook and Richard Pickersgill (RIVET)
In training we trust: Communicating regional training need and demand to VET providers.
PowerPoint presentation (Ppt file – 82 KB)

Associate Professor Erica Smith (RIVET)
Traineeships: Let’s try the rose-tinted glasses for once.
PowerPoint presentation (Ppt file – 53 KB)

Frank Chadwick (TAFE NSW Riverina Institute)
New client/new business: Primary Industries.
PowerPoint presentation (Zip file – 62 KB)

Debi Buttigieg (Mission Australia)
Where is the business in traineeships and why does TAFE have such a small share of the market?.
PowerPoint presentation (Ppt file – 923 KB)

HOW TRAINING BENEFITS COMPANIES AND THEIR WORKERS

Professor Helen Rainbird (Professor of Human Resource Management, University of Birmingham, UK)
Can training remove the “sticky floor” of low pay? Evidence from the public sector in the UK.
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Professor Andy Smith (Director, Centre for Organisational Performance, Ethics and Leadership, Charles Sturt University)
The role of humand resource management in improving outcomes from training and workplace learning.
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Associate Professor Erica Smith (RIVET)
A woman's work is never certificated? How the implementation of nationally recognised training in workplaces helps women get qualifications.
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Panel discussion with speakers

WELFARE TO WORK: IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHING AND TRAINING

Dr Steve Johnson (Director, Policy Research Institute, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK)
Welfare to Work Policy in the UK: Recent initiatives and prospects for the future
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Prof Margaret Alston (Director, Centre for Rural Social Research, Charles Sturt University)
Monitoring the implications of Welfare to Work for social workers
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Ros Brennan Kemmis (RIVET)
New pedagogies for new groups of students: Pedagogical implications of Welfare to Work

Panel discussion with speakers

APPRENTICESHIP: RESEARCH AND CURRENT PRACTICE

Dr Peter Smith (Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Deakin University)
How research findings can improve training for apprentices
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Mr Geoff Speers (Team Leader, Riverina State Training Centre, State Training Services)
How does the national apprenticeship agenda play out at the local level?
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Mr Ian Balcomb (Inspector – VET, NSW Board of Studies)
The introduction of school–based apprenticeships in NSW from 2007
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Mr Tom Dumbrell (Director, Dumbrell Consulting)
Pre–apprenticeships: Policy options in some key trades
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Afternoon discussions with speakers
| Pedagogy | School based apprenticeships |

RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE

Ms Berwyn Clayton (CURVE – Centre Undertaking Research into Vocational Education)
Research into practice: How research findings are implemented in a major TAFE institute

Associate Professor Erica Smith (RIVET)
How international projects can improve practice: International perspectives on innovative apprenticeships project (INAP)

Ms Lynne Stallard (ICVET – International Centre for Vocational Education and Training)
How literature is informing TAFE teacher practice: The ICVET VET pedagogy project

Mr Lyle Salmon (Part–time TAFE teacher)
A student practitioner's use of research in industry practice: Putting language and numeracy research into practice in teaching apprentices at TAFE

Breakout sessions
View results: | Apprenticeships | Pedagogy | Assessment |

RESPONDING TO CHANGING LEARNING NEEDS IN YOUR COMMUNITY

Dr Shanti Wong (Brimbank/Melton Lifelong Learning and Employment Network)
Learning Cities – Building 21st Century Communities through Lifelong Learning

Associate Professor Erica Smith and Annette Green (RIVET)
How school–leavers' workplace experiences affect their career pathways

Panel Discussion with representatives of local VET providers
Responding to changing learning needs in your community. |Outcomes|

Dr Matts Mattsson (Stockholm Institute of Education, Sweden)
Practitioner–related research: An overview.

Ros Brennan Kemmis and Marianne Thurling (RIVET)
Indigenous Staffing in VET: Policy and practice.

Melanie Bowman (Teacher Travel & Tourism, Riverina Institute of TAFE)
Transitions: The journey from teacher education to teaching practice.

Mr Paul Williams (NSW Dept. Education and Training)
Lessons from across the ditch – New Zealand vocational education and training.

Dr Glenn Costin (Riverina Instutute of TAFE – Albury Campus)
Towards an evaluation of the whole person in practice: observations derived from the role of soft skills in apprentice skill challenges.

Ms Michele Evans (CSU–TAFE Elizabeth Anne Bailey Memorial Award for work in literacy/language education and adult learning in 2003)
Researching the literacy needs of mature students from industry during their first semester of university study.

Ms Christine Sercombe (Australian College of Educators Prize 2004)
Preparing to deliver a new training package to employees within the animal care industry..

Professor Phil Hodkinson (University of Leeds, UK)
Understanding and improving college–based learning: the adavantages of a cultural perspective

Associate Professor Erica Smith (RIVET)
Enterprises' engagement with nationally–recognised training: project findings

Mr Richard Pickersgill (RIVET)
VET's contribution to innovation

Professor Thomas Deissenger (University of Konstanz, Germany)
Modernisation issues and challenges for the German VET system: a critical overview

Ms Ros Brennan (RIVET)
Online teaching and learning in VET: Myths and realities

Dr Peter Rushbrook (RIVET)
Lest we forget: The Kapooka Training Tragedy 1945