Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 April
Rutherford House,
Victoria University,
Wellington, New Zealand

The New Zealand Vocational Education and Training Research Forum 2010 is New Zealand’s largest event dedicated specifically to research on aspects of Vocational Education and Training.

Over the last seven years the forum has brought together people from across education, government and industry sectors: researchers, students and staff from tertiary institutions, industry training organisations, industry and employee groups, and government agencies. 

Last year over 200 people from NZ and across the globe attended and the event sold-out well in advance.

Programme

A copy of a detailed programme is available to download here:

NZ VET Research Forum Programme 2010.pdf  

 This year’s event includes 22 sessions over two days covering a wide range of topics such as:

• Skill utilisation and dimensions of skill demand.
• Supporting effective workplace-based learning.
• Measuring and enhancing skill impact and productivity benefits of training.
• Developing management capability.
• Comparative international approaches to vocational education and training.
• Literacy, language and learning.
• Policy issues in VET and tertiary education.

A special feature in this year’s Forum is a session devoted to showcasing the latest research on Vocational Education and Training by current and recent postgraduate students from around the country.

Keynote and Plenary Speakers

Professor Richard Lakes
Professor of Educational Policy Studies,Georgia State University, USA

Professor Lakes will speak on linking workplace development and regional economic development, using as an example the state of Georgia’s model of regional industry clusters.

Professor Paul Dalziel
Professor of Economics and Director of Regional Economic Development, AERU, Lincoln University

Professor Dalziel will present on the New Zealand country study for a major OECD research project examining skill development in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, with specific reference to innovation and the operation of skill ecosystems.

Dr John Benseman, Anne Alkema, Dr Cathy Wright
and Dr Earl Irving
Department of Labour and University of Auckland

Dr Benseman, Ms Alkema, and Drs Wright and Irving will present the results of the Department of Labour’s Upskiling Evaluation. This was a major three-year literacy and numeracy study involving 500 workers, supervisors, managers and LLN professionals, that explored the impact of embedding literacy and numeracy into 18 workplace-based training courses.

Registration

 
Registration rates covers attendance at both days of the Forum, morning tea, lunch afternoon tea on both days, as well as attendance at the cocktail function following the first day of the forum (5 – 6 pm).

Registrations close 5pm, Wednesday April 7, 2010.

Please note:

• Your registration is not secure until full payment has been received
• All payments should be made to Flow Events Ltd 

If you have any questions about registrations please contact our conference organiser:

Amy Fitzgerald
Flow Events
amy@flowevents.co.nz

If you have any questions about the Research Forum itself, please contact Nicholas Huntington, ITF Secretariat, Nicholas@itf.org.nz

Accommodation

The ITF has negotiated  some preferential rates for forum attendees at the following places. 

Comfort Hotel

Room only     $95.00
B&B                 $112.00 (single occupancy)        

To get this special rate you need to book direct with the hotel by ringing
Comfort Hotel 04 385 2153 and quote the promotional code: “ITF"           

Quality Hotel

Room only      $159.00
B&B                  $176.00 (single occupancy)

The rates are GST inclusive. 

Quality Hotel 04 385 2156 and quote the promotional code: “ITF" 

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