Wednesday 28 - Thursday 29 July 2010   

The theme for the 2010 Industry Training Federation Conference was Vocational Skills: Growing NZ.  This theme was chosen the commitment of the industry training sector to integrating skills with workplace practice, and through that building links with economic and social outcomes.  The conference examined ways in which this approach could be strengthened across the spectrum of vocational education and training – from the compulsory sector to all types of tertiary education – in a more cohesive manner.

The Industry Training Federation would like to extend our thanks to all participants and delegates for another successful conference.  We would particularly like to thank our keynote and plenary speakers, and our conference partners, sponsors, and supporters.

Presentations from conference speakers and concurrent sessions are now available for download below.  A copy of the conference programme is available here:

   ITF Conference 2010 programme (83KB)

Professor Stephen Billett, Griffith University, Queensland
Engendering effective learning for work and working life: Integrating experiences across educational and work settings (837KB)

Michael Ahie, Shirlaws Coaching
The Sleeping Giant - Realising Potential in the Maori Economy (13772KB)  

Keith Spence, Skills Australia 
Australian Workforce Futures:  A National Workforce Development Strategy (6165KB) 

Phil O'Reilly, Business New Zealand
 Vocational Skills: A business perspective (1175KB)

Dave Guerin, Education Directions
How’s tertiary education going at boosting workforce productivity? (116KB) 

Jeremy Baker, Industry Training Federation
 Pathways to real and practical vocations (558KB) 

Concurrent Session Presentations

Session One: Barbara Wilkinson and Robin Martin

For the Good of the Industry: Working together to achieve an industry-led training system for the plastics industry. (2989KB)

Session Two: Paul Williams

The subtle but significant differences between the Australian and NZ training systems that matter the most and why (TBA)

Session Three: Dr Claire Cohen

 Research into the Drivers of SME Productivity (1220KB)

Session Four: Andrew Donohue

 Piloting the New Quality Assurance Aystem (2802KB)

Session Five: Ian Boyd and Narendra Deva

 Primary Sector Trade Group Academy (1191KB)

Session Six: Marie Cameron, Gill Genet, and Mark Stevenson

Effective Systems for Workplace Assessment:

•  Presentation 1 (367KB) - Marie Cameron
•  Presentation 2 (1750KB) - Gill Genet
•  Presentation 3 (1216KB) - Mark Stevenson

Session Seven: Stephen Cunningham

Ministry of Social Development: Industry Partnerships (1829KB)

Session Eight: Sharon Pells, John Blakey, and Erica Cumming

 ITO Business Models (359KB)

Session Nine: Josh Williams and Jenny Connor

 Vocational Pathways in Schools: What the data tells us (2461KB)

Session Ten: Ken Eastwood

 Industry Training Register: Data collection made easy (1427KB)

Partners & Sponsors  

The Federation would like to thank all the sponsors for their support and in particular acknowledge our conference partners: Ako Aotearoa - the National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence, the Department of Labour and the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.

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