VET NATIONAL TEACHING
& LEARNING CONFERENCE 2024
FEATURING KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Together with stimulating and engaging Keynote speakers, another important part of the conference was the 'Professional Learning Workshops'. These sessions, together with inspiring panel discussions and informative case studies, reflected upon the fundamental aim of the Conference, to empower teachers and trainers from public, private and community providers to improve the education and employment outcomes for VET students.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
| 'Everything, everywhere, all at once' | Dr Ben Hamer |
| 'Elevating Potential' | Dr Lauren Burns OAM |
| 'Culture is Life' | Shelley Ware |
| 'The Lowdown on Pronouns' | Nevo Zisin |
PRESENTATIONS
| 'VET Qualification Reform' | Craig Robertson |
| 'Getting high on passion, trust and leadership' | Vicki Abraham |
| 'The current state of the VET sector – and the changes that lie ahead ' | Claire Field |
| 'Gestural Animation Foundational skills' | Tony Kirton |
| 'Con-figuring out GPT 4 Plus – persona building to enhance outcomes' | Sarah Phillips, Kerri Neven & Melissa Palmer |
RESEARCH STREAM
| 'Decoding VET workforce planning and development' | Dr Justin Brown |
| 'Digital Capability in the VET Sector: Is a framework the solution?' | Dr Anitza Geneve |
| 'Student-centric analysis of training activity in VET' | Dr Tabatha Griffin & Michelle Hall |
| 'Beyond the standard: motivators of high-performing RTOs' | Joanne Waugh |
| 'Shifting the Dial from Compliance to Quality: A whole of organisation approach to enabling a culture of continuous improvement' | Dr Suneeti Rekhari |
| 'Empowering the Transition: Energy Storage Jobs and Skills for a Net-Zero Future' | Peter Schreiner |
CONCURENT WORKSHOPS
| 'Embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in VET: A Pathway to Excellence and Inspiration' | Matthew Dale |
| 'Inspire Engagement & Excellence' | Deborah Smith |
| 'Trauma-Aware Education: Fostering Inclusion and Resilience in the Classroom' | Feren Yen |
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
| 'Igniting Excellence: Celebrating Inspiration through WorldSkills Australia' | Trevor Schwenke, Dayne Robertson, Damien Sinclair, Raman Badekar |
| 'Inspiring Excellence: Skillaroo's Journey to Lyon 2024' | Trey McAuley, Naomi Auguirre, Will Vestergaard, Magnus Andersson |
| 'Working under Supervision requirements - How's it going to work?' | Claire Field, Suneeti Rekhari, Hugh Guthrie |
PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS AND PANEL
Claire Field
Expert in Vocational education and training, International & Higher education
Principal at Claire Field & Associates
Principal at Claire Field & Associates
Peter Schreiner
Australian VET Sustainability Fellow for Vocational Education & Training | Industry Innovation Specialist in the advanced manufacturing, MedTech, Industry 4.0 & engineering sector, TAFE NSW
Dr Anitza Geneve
Fulbright Professional Scholar VET (2018) & Principal Consultant TAFE QLD
Matthew Dale
Co-Founder of Audit Express & Educonomy | Tertiary Education Professional & Policy Advisor
Dr Suneeti Rekhari
Director Educational Quality | Co-chair TAFE NSW Multicultural Staff Network, Product & Quality Group
