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An Industry Perspective on VET Steve will Host a session providing insight into current issues shaping how business views and deals with VET in schools. The presentation will take the form of a round table where participants will have the opportunity to engage in discussion with t ... Presenter/s: Steve Balzary, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Encouraging Dreams: Enhancing Opportunities for All This session provides participants with an overview of programs and resources designed for those VET students who need extra support. Andree Brown will outline a range of practical strategies utilised by Youth Innovation to encourage all students (in ... Presenter/s: Sandra Kenman, Edmond Rice Education Services Andree Brown, Youth Innovation/Youth Work and Consultancy Service, SA Engaging Today's Youth: Strategies and Skills Following on from Mark's keynote presentation, this session will equip participants with the best strategies for educating the emerging generation. In addition, Mark will provide an overview of skills useful for effective communication with today's y ... Presenter/s: Mark McCrindle GEN and VOC – Let’s Go Party! The integration of general and vocational education is occurring in schools through a variety of strategies. This fun, interactive presentation puts this process in the marriage genre to encourage us to celebrate the improvement in educational metho ... Presenter/s: James Mulraney, Seaview High School, SA Mary McPherson , Department of Education, Training and Employment, SA Going the Distance This session will explain how the Schools of Isolated and Distance Education of WA (SIDE) has established and developed vocational programs for students in isolated and remote situations. It can be difficult at the best of times to offer vocational p ... Presenter/s: Bev Long and Graham Male, Schools of Isolated and Distance Education, WA Improved VET Outcomes – Australian Business Week Enterprise Education This session will show how Australian Business Week programs have been very successful, as indicated in a recent evaluation by the Research Centre for Vocational Education & Training, UTS, in encouraging the involvement of a wide cross section of the ... Presenter/s: Glyn Evans, ABW Regional Manager and Portland Secondary College VIC. Increasing Opportunities for New Apprenticeships and Traineeships Victoria University's Training Research Unit within the Centre for Curriculum Innovation and Development, in partnership with Victoria University's School of Education, Western Region Economic Development Organisation, Workplace Learning Melbourne We ... Presenter/s: John Martino and Sue Holden, Victoria University Is Timetabling the Only Answer? or Timetables, Lies and Videotape This session will explore whether or not timetabling is the only mechanism that can be engaged to achieve a smooth implementation and maintenance of vocational education programs in schools. As well as identifying some of the creditable timetabling i ... Presenter/s: Bernie Fitzsimons, Catholic Education, SA Paul Willis, Enterprise and Vocational Education Team, SA Jobs Pathways: Assisting Students in Transition The Jobs Pathway Program is now a well-established feature in many schools. Across the country there are many different JPP models and approaches. KYM Employment Services delivers JPP services to 70 schools in the eastern region of Melbourne through ... Presenter/s: Marie Holmes, KYM Employment, JPP Project Manager Kim Morton, Tooleybuc Central School, NSW Lead Companies – The Next Phase The Lead Company Project is a strategic approach taken by the ASTF to develop methodologies, processes and resources necessary to allow large multi-sited companies to become involved in SWL. The aim is to work closely with selected companies to integ ... Presenter/s: Geoff Copeland and Jennifer Lindley, Australian Student Traineeship Foundation