VET NATIONAL TEACHING &
LEARNING CONFERENCE 2026

Tabatha is a senior researcher and team leader in the Research branch at NCVER. She has undertaken research on a wide range of topics, including: quality in the VET sector, the costs and benefits of education and training; and skills utilisation in the workplace. Recent work has investigated the use of online training before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the barriers and enablers of VET delivery in regional, rural and remote Australia. As an experienced research manager, Tabatha has also overseen a broad variety of projects at NCVER and has played a role in bringing together the findings from related projects.