Following from the successful inaugural VETNETwork National Conference held in Adelaide in 1998, the 2000 event promises to be the seminal event covering the vocational education and training in schools sector.

Planned highlights of the forthcoming conference include a series of keynote addresses including David Eldridge, Chair of the Prime Minister’s Task Force on Youth, Dr Ken Boston, Director General of Education in NSW, Brenda Garrard-Forster from Ericsson, Professor Richard Teese, University of Melbourne, John Spierings from Dusseldorp Skills Forum, and Moira Scollay, CEO of ANTA.

A series of interactive and focused workshops on new developments shaping VET in Schools delivery, new models for running VET, an update on career and work education and success stories where industry and education are working successfully together will be central to the conference. At the heart of these will be practitioners who will share their experiences and give advice on how to implement VET programs.

The 1998 conference was valued for the sense of camaraderie and VET community “belonging” that it generated, as teachers from across Australia seized the opportunity to meet and share experiences, many for the first time. The 2000 conference will allow a stock-take amongst these VET practitioners, while providing a significant opportunity for those new to the field to establish networks.

This time, the place of school-based New Apprenticeships will be explored, and the experiences of those breaking new ground will be shared.

The program is designed to include the interests of post-compulsory educators as well, an important feature given that VETNETwork’s origins are to be found in the original National Post Compulsory Education and Training Association.

The conference is being jointly hosted by the Career Education Association of Victoria and the detailed operational planning of the conference is being undertaken by a team of VET and Career teachers from the CEAV. The opportunity to enjoy the warmth and hospitality of Melbourne in the spring will be taken care of through an  extensive leisure and recreation program being put together by this team.

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Registration brochures will be available in June and the conference website will provide pre-conference and post conference news and information, as well as the opportunity for on-line registration.

Mike Frost
Executive Officer VETNETwork
Ph; 03 6234 5933   Fax: 03 6231 1278
Mob: 0419 356 455
Email: mfrost@vetnetwork.org.au