11–13 JULY 2012 Adelaide, South Australia
CONFERENCE GUIDE
Presented by
Co-hosted by
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Supported by
Department of Further Education,
Employment, Science and Technology
Training and Skills Commission
Through the National VET Research
and Evaluation Program
Thank you to the following organisations for contributing to the 21st National Vocational Education and
Training Research Conference.
Co-hosts
Keynote speaker sponsors
Tea break sponsors
Department of Further Education,
Employment, Science and Technology
Training and Skills Commission
VETnetwork
Vocational Learning - Enterprise - Transitions
Dinner sponsor
Media partner
Exhibitors
Department of Further Education,
Employment, Science and Technology
Training and Skills Commission
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
GENERAL INFORMATION
This year’s conference has more than 70 presenters
participating within six breakout sessions over two days and
eight pre-conference workshops.
CONFERENCE VENUE
The program features eminent international and national
speakers and presentations that cover a broad range of
research pertinent to the tertiary education sector.
A highlight of this year’s program will be a panel discussion
on Friday afternoon with leading experts who will discuss
the notion of quality research. Delegates will be given the
opportunity to air their thoughts and ideas at this session.
Please note: time is allocated for movement between sessions.
Beyond that, sessions will start promptly. As a courtesy to presenters,
and to maintain the flow of proceedings, we ask that you please
remain in your selected session until the conclusion of the session.
FOR SPEAKERS
Speakers’ presentations sent prior to the conference will
be uploaded and saved on the computer desktop in your
allocated room, under your name. We ask that all speakers
check their presentation and audio visual equipment before
presenting. If you have any concerns, please speak with
Renee Lukeman (NCVER staff member) at the registration
desk during the break preceding your presentation or at the
beginning of each day.
PAPERS
EXHIBITIONS
Exhibitions will be held on level 2 at the Adelaide College of
the Arts and on level 1 in the Atrium at TAFE SA’s Adelaide
Campus. Exhibitions will be open from 9.00am to 5.00pm
on Thursday 12 July and 8.45am to 1.30pm on Friday 13
July. Floor plans of the venues are located on pages 5 & 6 of
this booklet. All lunches, morning and afternoon teas will be
served in the exhibition area.
Delegate satchels also contain an ‘exhibitor passport’. We
encourage you to visit each exhibition at both venues and
have your exhibitor passport stamped to be eligible to win a
double Gold Class movie pass for Event Cinemas Australia
and a bottle of Angove’s premium South Australian shiraz.
The prize will be drawn at the close of the conference. You
must be present to be eligible to win the prize.
REGISTRATION DESK
The registration desk for the pre-conference workshops is
located in the Atrium area on level 1 at TAFE SA’s Adelaide
Campus, 120 Currie Street and will be open from 10.00am.
There will be two registration desks for the duration of the
conference. One is located on level 2 of the Adelaide College
of the Arts, 39 Light Square and the other in the Atrium at
TAFE SA’s Adelaide Campus, 120 Currie Street. The desk will
be open each day of the conference from 8.30am.
NETWORKING HUB
Located on level 1 in the Atrium at TAFE SA’s Adelaide
Campus, 120 Currie Street, delegates will have the
opportunity to relax over a cuppa, mingle with conference
delegates and visit the exhibitions.
DRESS
Delegates may choose to wear comfortable smart casual
clothing during the conference and social events. The
conference venue has heating in most areas, so we do
suggest wearing layered clothing during the sessions.
CLIMATE
During July, temperatures in Adelaide can range between
15°C maximum and 7°C minimum and can be wet.
DELEGATE IDENTIFICATION AND SECURITY
All delegates will be given a name badge at registration. For
security reasons, we ask that you wear your name badge at
all times, which identifies you as a conference delegate. This
name badge is also the official entrance pass to all conference
sessions, exhibition areas, and morning and afternoon teas.
CATERING
Complimentary tea breaks are generously provided by
AVETRA, SA Training and Skills Commission, VETnetwork
Australia and Bankstown Community College
For those who have pre-ordered lunch on Thursday and
Friday (as denoted by a red dot on your name tag), it will be
served in the Atrium at TAFE SA’s Adelaide Campus,
120 Currie Street.
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Papers annotated with ** in the abstract section have been
refereed and will be published in a book of conference
proceedings. An anonymous refereeing process and an
editorial panel were used during this process.
The conference will be held at TAFE SA’s Adelaide Campus
(120 Currie Street) and Adelaide College of the Arts (39 Light
Square) in the heart of the Adelaide CBD.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
A photographer will be roaming throughout the conference.
Photos will be kept as a record of the conference and may be
used for promotional purposes, such as on NCVER’s website or
e-newsletter, Insight. If you do not wish to be included in this
material, please email june.ingham@ncver.edu.au.
INTERNET AND EMAIL ACCESS
Internet and email access will be available during the
conference (see the campus map on page 6 for room E207).
MOBILE PHONES
As a matter of courtesy, please turn off or silence your mobile
phone during all sessions.
MESSAGES
All messages received during the conference will be
displayed on a message board near the registration desks.
PARKING
WELCOME RECEPTION
Adelaide Town Hall (Banqueting Room)
128 King William Street, Adelaide
Wednesday 11 July, 5.00 – 6.00pm
Delegates are invited to attend the Welcome Reception at the
Adelaide Town Hall, immediately preceding the Intelligence
Squared Australia (IQ2) Live Debate. This is an opportunity for
us to welcome you to the special 21st anniversary conference
and for you to meet and network with other delegates.
The orange dot on your name tag denotes your registration for
the Welcome Reception.
CONFERENCE DINNER
Sponsored by TAFE Directors Australia
Parking is available at the U-Park directly beneath the TAFE
SA’s Adelaide Campus for $16 per day, subject to availability.
Graduates Restaurant (TAFE SA Regency Campus)
137–163 Days Road, Regency Park
TAXIS
Thursday 12 July, 6.30pm
Adelaide Independent Taxis – 13 22 11
Suburban Taxis – 131 008
Join in the celebrations! The 21st ‘No Frills’ Conference Dinner
will be held at Graduates Restaurant, located at the awardwinning training facilities of the Regency International Centre.
It will feature fabulous South Australian food and wine, plus
lots of other surprises!
CONFERENCE EVALUATION
We would appreciate your feedback. Evaluation forms will be
emailed to you after the conference.
NCVER TEAM
The green dot on your name tag denotes your registration for
the Conference Dinner.
The NCVER team is here to make your conference time
rewarding and educational. If you need help, please go to one
of the conference registration desks.
The dinner seating is unreserved, although some tables will be
reserved for our co-host, sponsors and special guests. Dress
is smart (frills are optional!).
POST-CONFERENCE
Transport to the conference dinner
Following the conference, papers will be available from
VOCEDplus <http://www.voced.edu.au>, the tertiary
education research database produced by the National
Centre for Vocational Education Research.
Delegates who have pre-booked and paid for coach transfer
to and from the dinner venue will be collected from TAFE SA’s
Adelaide Campus, 120 Currie Street, at 6.00pm. Coaches will
depart the restaurant at approximately 10.30pm and return to
the same location.
Please send an electronic copy of your paper/presentation to
voced@ncver.edu.au by 31 July 2012. An email notification
will be sent to conference delegates once all papers received
are uploaded.
TWITTER
During the panel session on Friday 13 July, delegates
are encouraged to ‘tweet’ comments or questions
on the topic ‘The quality of research’. These will be
directed to the facilitator of the session who will
seek responses from the panel.
Please ‘tweet’ #ncvernofrills
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SOCIAL PROGRAM
INTELLIGENCE SQUARED AUSTRALIA (IQ2) –
LIVE DEBATE
Adelaide Town Hall (Auditorium)
128 King William Street, Adelaide
Wednesday 11 July 2012, 6.45pm
Timed to coincide with the conference, NCVER, in partnership
with St James Ethics Centre, will present the popular
Intelligence Squared Australia (IQ2) debate series, in Adelaide
for the first time. The proposition ‘Having a university degree is
grossly overrated’ will be debated by six high-profile speakers.
For further information about this event, please visit
www.ncver.edu.au/newsevents/events/iq2
OUT AND ABOUT IN ADELAIDE
If you find yourself with some spare time during your stay, here’s a sample of things to do around our beautiful city of Adelaide.
ADELAIDE CENTRAL MARKET
HAIGH’S CHOCOLATES FACTORY TOUR
www.adelaidecentralmarket.com.au
www.haighschocolates.com.au
The Adelaide Central Market is a vibrant mix of traders,
artisans and shoppers, all with a passion for food. Why
not join their tour for an exclusive experience of interacting
with suppliers, producers and retailers of SA’s vibrant food
industry.
The Haigh’s Chocolates Visitors Centre is located five
minute’s drive from the Adelaide’s CBD. Join their free 20
minute tour to learn about the history of the company and get
a sneek peek into how they make their delicious chocolate.
ADELAIDE ZOO
www.hahndorfsa.org.au
www.zoossa.com.au/adelaide-zoo
HAHNDORF
ART GALLERY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
MCLAREN VALE
www.artgallery.sa.gov.au
www.mclarenvale.info
Founded in 1881, the Art Gallery of South Australia houses
one of Australia’s great art collections in one of Adelaide’s
most beautiful buildings. It is located in the heart of the city
along its cultural boulevard, North Terrace. The current
exhibition, South Australia illustrated: colonial painting in the
Land of Promise, is well worth a look.
You don’t have to travel too far from Adelaide to enjoy some
of the best food and wine in the world. Located less than an
hour from Adelaide, and minutes from stunning coastline and
beaches, is the McLaren Vale region, which offer visitors a
unique experience rich in history, artisan craftsmanship and
culture.
BAROSSA VALLEY
NATIONAL WINE CENTRE
www.southaustralia.com/regions/barossa.aspx
www.wineaustralia.com.au
No trip to South Australia is complete without a visit to
Australia’s wine capital. In less than 2 hours from the
Adelaide CBD, you could be sampling the region’s finest
produce at one the 80 cellar doors or exploring its romantic
hills and valleys.
Situated on the edge of Adelaide’s beautiful Botanic Gardens,
the National Wine Centre is not only an architectural treat
but a place for visitors to experience the winemaking process
from the vine up through the Wine Discovery Journey, a free
and award-winning interactive experience.
GLENELG
THE POPEYE
www.glenelgsa.com.au
www.thepopeye.com.au
Jump aboard Adelaide’s only remaining tramway and take the
40 minute trip to the charming seaside resort town of Glenelg.
Check how the fish are biting down along the jetty, shop
‘til you drop along the bustling Jetty Road, or visit the Bay
Discovery Centre to learn about the rich history of this area.
Enjoy a scenic cruise down the beautiful River Torrens on
one of Adelaide’s official state heritage icons, the Popeye.
For over 75 years, these recreational ferries have been
transporting passengers between Elder Park and Adelaide
Zoo. Get a ‘swan’s-eye-view’ of the city as you learn a thing
or two about many of its features.
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Located on the beautiful River Torrens in the heart of the city,
Adelaide Zoo is home to over 1800 animals exhibited in 8
hectares of magnificent botanic surroundings. Don’t miss your
chance to see our delightful pandas, Wang Wang and Funi!
Located in the Adelaide Hills a mere 20 minute’s drive from
Adelaide, Hahndorf is Australia’s oldest surviving German
settlement. Its picturesque Main Street is lined with eateries,
souvenir and gift shops, clothing and leather goods and craft
outlets and galleries.
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PROGRAM*
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS: WEDNESDAY 11 JULY
10:00
11:00
Registrations open (TAFE SA Adelaide Campus)
Room
E208
Problem? What problem? Refining your research question
Michelle Circelli & John Stanwick,
NCVER
E209
Man eats dog: what the media want
Francesca Beddie & Anna Payton,
NCVER; Lauren Novak, Journalist,
Advertiser/Sunday Mail
E207
Making sense of all these statistics: a practical guide to using NCVER
resources
Alison Anlezark, NCVER
E205
Build better surveys with IBM SPSS data collection: capture feedback
from students and other clients via online, telephone or paper-based
surveys
Karen Hardie, IBM
12:30
13:30
Lunch
E207
You’ve decided on your research question, now what? How to find
relevant information Radhika Naidu, Jeanne MacKenzie &
Alison Franklin, NCVER
E204
Getting to know the Longitundinal Surveys of Australian Youth
Patrick Lim & Sinan Gemici, NCVER
E209
Understanding the changes under the Streamlined Design Model and
the impact on training providers and the workplace
Rosalie Staggard, Innovation and
Business Skills Australia
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Inclusive teaching practices moodle
Stephen Goldberg, TAFE NSW South
Western Sydney Institute
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17.00
18:45
Pre-conference workshops conclude
Pre-conference workshops
Pre-conference workshops
Welcome Reception – Adelaide Town Hall (Banqueting Room)
Intelligence Squared Australia (IQ2): Live Debate – Adelaide Town Hall
Presented in conjunction with St James Ethics Centre
* Please note: Program and speakers are subject to change without notice
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DAY 1: THURSDAY 12 JULY
09:00
Registration and trade displays open (Adelaide College of the Arts) – Arrival tea and coffee: sponsored by AVETRA
09:45
Welcome and opening address (Adelaide College of the Arts)
10:00
Keynote address:
Adrian Smith – Chair of the South Australian Training and Skills Commission (TaSC) and Managing Director of Sydac
• Modernising South Australia’s vocational education system
Sponsored by Industry Skills Councils
10:45
Morning tea (Adelaide College of the Arts): sponsored by SA Training and Skills Commission
11:15
Keynote address:
Professor David Finegold – Senior Vice President for Lifelong Learning and Strategic Growth at Rutgers, The
State University of New Jersey
• Developing the skills of the 21st century workforce: the evolving education and training systems of China and
India
Sponsored by TAFE Development Centre
12:00
Lunch (TAFE SA Adelaide Campus)
13:00
Concurrent sessions (TAFE SA Adelaide Campus)
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E205
• Strategies for the integration of adult international students into their local community – David Gutteridge
• International students in the Australian vocational education and training sector – Steve Nerlich
• Hort-and-culture: the importance of community engagement and work for Indonesian students studying
production horticulture in rural Victoria – Karen Rogers
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• The merit of skills sets – John Mills
• Skill shortages: prevalence, causes, remedies and consequences for Australian businesses – Kostas
Mavromaras
• The odd couple: can skills recognition in the VET sector cohabit with formal learning at university? – Mark
Doran & Alicia Toohey
• Chameleon leaders? The influence of context on leadership in Australian private providers – Roger Harris &
Michele Simons
• The emergence of workplace mentoring: new ideas within a complex paradigm – Anne Morrison
• Professionalising adult educators: what practitioners make of it – Annie Karmel
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• The impact of education and training on a multidimensional measure of social exclusion – Hielke
Buddelmeyer
• Access to tertiary education for rural youth: the complementary and competing roles of VET and higher
education – David Curtis & Aaron Drummond
• Missing the mark: the impact of disengagement from education for rural young people – Sean MacDermott
N220
• Indigenous VET expectations and outcomes: evidence from the 2006 LSAY – Nicholas Biddle
• Maori learners in workplace settings: pathways to success – Jenny Connor & Bruce Horsley
• Bawinanga Aboriginal corporation take their culture to the world – Lesley Wemyss
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• The master artisan – Karen O’Reilly-Briggs
• Where water meets power: a new spatial paradigm for interdisciplinary teaching in the building trades –
Ana Sala-Oviedo & Kenn Fisher
• Consulting with industry and other stakeholders to define a set of graduate capabilities for a program – David
Dowling
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Concurrent sessions (TAFE SA Adelaide Campus)
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• Skills development in post-conflict countries: Afghanistan as a case study – Robert Duffy & Richard Pickersgill
E208
• The VET data transparency agenda explained – Sandra Pattison
E209
• Making the links between quality training, graduate destinations and building alumni in TAFE – Kate Dempsey
N228
• Initial pathways and transitions for apprentices and trainees with disability – Stian Thoresen
N220
• Boosting productivity and workforce participation: the interdependence of workers, employers and VET
– John Buchanan
N223
• How to leverage the power of data and analytics to achieve enhanced student outcomes – Nathan Banks
15:00
Afternoon tea (TAFE SA Adelaide Campus): sponsored by Bankstown Community College
15:30
Concurrent sessions (TAFE SA Adelaide Campus)
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• First year apprentices’ experiences of workplace learning – Selena Chan
• The effectiveness of peer learning in a vocational education setting – Flip Leijten
• Diversity in pre-apprenticeship programmes – Phil Toner
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• ‘Getting the real picture; preparing early for university study’: a pilot for VET to HE transition – Janelle Davis
• VET pathways in Tasmania: collaborating for successful participation – Anne Langworthy
• Hurdling the great divide: investigating enabling factors in construction industry transitions between VET and
HE – Jane Carnegie
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• The importance of LLN skills to improving life and work outcomes – Blanca Camacho & Lynn Sendy-Smithers
• The prevailing perspectives of adult literacy in Australian from 1990 onwards – Julianne Krusche
• A change in the wind? Adult literacy policy and practice – Kate Perkins
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• Migrant women in regional Australia: the role of education and training in improving social inclusion – Denise
Beale
• Willingness-to-move: analysis using choice modelling – Aaron Nicholas
• Neighbourhood effects of participation in education and training: implications for social exclusion – David
Johnston
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• Improving workforce planning and development: perspectives of sessional VET practitioners – Natalie
Jacques
• Life after qualification: the CPD needs of UK and Australian VET teachers – Richard Lander-Clarke
• Building capacity for scholarly practice in mixed sector institutions – Melanie Williams
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• New VET researchers present... – Hugh Guthrie & Community of Practice participants
17:00
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18:30
Dinner, Graduates Restaurant (TAFE SA Regency Campus): sponsored by TAFE Directors Australia
DAY 2: FRIDAY 13 JULY
08:45
Trade displays open (Adelaide College of the Arts) – Arrival tea and coffee: sponsored by AVETRA
09:00
Keynote address:
Robyn Archer AO, Creative Director, Centenary of Canberra (2013); Artistic Director, The Light in Winter
(Federation Square, Melbourne); Chair, Adelaide College of the Arts Advisory Board
• Hands-on and hands-up: the place of arts training in higher education
10:00
Morning tea (Adelaide College of the Arts): sponsored by VETnetwork Australia
10:30
Concurrent sessions (TAFE SA Adelaide Campus)
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• Pathways, student motivations and human capital theory – Nick Fredman
• ‘Way beyond my realm’: using educational pathways to build confidence and capacity – Mary Leahy
• Conceptualising a role for VET within the senior secondary certificates – Kira Clarke
• Deepening the analysis of labour market segmentation – Serena Yu
E208
• Return on training investment: an industry perspective – Amanda Thomas
• Skills recognition in Australian rail: emerging opportunities in a safety critical industry – Lisa Davies & Anne
Morrison
• What do VET students and graduates think about ‘skills for sustainability’? – Mike Brown & Fabian Sack
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• Beyond subject matter knowledge: the role of cultural competence in promoting academic success for minority
groups – Eva Ritter
• Determinants of mature age entry into education and training and its impacts – Domenico Tabasso
• Beyond the policy: what did PPP deliver in SA? – Jeremy Phillips
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• Navigating VET: the experience of ‘at risk’ youth – George Myconos
• Outcomes from workplace learning in school-based VET – Cain Polidano
• Playing the odds: how does the VCAL influence school leaving? – Sheldon Rothman
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• Teachers’ perspective of attributes and practices that enhance Indigenous students’ completion rates – Anne
Bowden
• Support Indigenous educators in their work with children from birth to age five in remote Australia – Christine
Tayler
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• Models for and approaches to supporting a national provision of continuing education and training: discussion
forum – Sarojni Choy & Ray Smith
12:00
Concurrent sessions (TAFE SA Adelaide Campus)
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• Campus carbon footprint management: an Australian VET perspective – Penny Johnston
E208
• Productively independent: three decades of national research capacity – Don Zoellner
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• From TAFE to Polytechnic – Amanda Torr
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• ‘Good teacher’? Effects of a mentoring program on new teacher retention in TAFE–industry training – Mani
Nallasamy
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• Extent to which subject-matter experts selected by industry can add criteria to frameworks of industry training
packages – Hayden Downing
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• The art of the possible: measuring the impact of applied research – John Stanwick & Jo Hargreaves
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• Certificate IV in Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management: preliminary evaluations – Maddy Maitri
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12:30
Lunch (TAFE SA Adelaide Campus)
13:30
Panel session (Adelaide College of the Arts)
‘The quality of research: the experts’ view’ – discussing the notion of quality research
• Francesca Beddie, NCVER – Facilitator
• Gerald Burke, Monash University
• Lorraine Dearden, University of London
• Anne Edwards AO
• David Finegold, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• Tom Karmel, NCVER
• Barry McGaw AO, University of Melbourne
• Robin Ryan, Flinders University
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