Research can help influence policy and practice and ensure a better education and training system for all people living in Australia.

NCVER invites practitioners and researchers to share their research and knowledge at the 21st National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference.

NCVER seeks presentations that rely on sound evidence-based research rather than descriptive or opinion-based work.

This can be presented in one of the following ways:

Pre-conference workshops will run concurrently on Wednesday 11 July.

The workshops should be interactive and engaging and consist of topics that focus on professional development for researchers and VET practitioners.

We invite proposals for a 60 or 90 minute workshop. Submissions must outline the objective, scope and format of the workshop and be written concisely.

If you would like to run an online workshop, computer labs are available.

We are looking for informative, relevant and thought-provoking presentations on research in progress, as well as completed work. We encourage formats that engage the audience.

As part of NCVER’s commitment to building research capacity in the VET sector, we strongly encourage early career VET researchers or established researchers new to the VET sector to present.

Please see below for abstract guidelines.

For the first time, we are offering refereed papers to be part of the program in addition to standard presentations.

Following submission of your abstract, successful applicants will be required to submit a paper for peer-review by two independent referees and may have your paper considered for publishing.

Please follow these guidelines when submitting a proposal for a PD workshop or an abstract for a standard presentation or refereed paper:

1. Content should be submitted within an email, i.e. not attached to an email.
2. Indicate whether you are submitting a PD workshop, presentation or refereed paper at the top of the page.
3. The title of the proposed presentation or workshop should be concise.
4. Abstracts and title names should accurately reflect the content of the presentation.
5. List co-authors and affiliations below the title. Please underline the main author’s name, and mark with an asterisk the name of the presenting author.
6. Single spacing throughout.
7. Content, not including the title and author names etc, must not be longer than 300 words in length (abstracts over 300 words will not be considered).
8. Please include the first and last name of the presenting author, position title, organisation, telephone and email address at the bottom of the submission.
9. If submitting a proposal for a pre-conference workshop, please ensure you outline the objective, scope and format of the workshop in your submission.

Abstracts that do not follow the above guidelines will not be considered.

Limited presentation sessions available.

Please submit your abstract to nofrillsabstracts@ncver.edu.au by 10 February 2012.

For queries about submission of abstracts, please contact:

Renee Lukeman

National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)

Phone: 08 8230 8661

Email: renee.lukeman@ncver.edu.au

Close of abstract & proposal submissions > 10 February 2012

Notification of abstracts accepted > March 2012

Submission of refereed papers for peer review > 18 April 2012

Last date for PowerPoint presentation > 29 June 2012

Colloquially known as the ‘No Frills’ conference because NCVER does not charge attendance fees, however delegates must pay for pre-conference workshops, lunches, conference dinner and the public debate as well as their own travel and accommodation.

For the first time at ‘No Frills’, we are offering sponsorship and exhibition opportunities.

Sponsoring the conference will provide your organisation with an excellent opportunity to showcase your products and services through a range of networking opportunities and gain access to a diverse range of contacts through the VET network.

A range of sponsorship and exhibition packages have been developed for the 21st anniversary event and are outlined below.

Packages can also be tailored to suit your needs and budget. If you wish to discuss further opportunities, please contact June Ingham at NCVER on 08 8230 8491 or email june.ingham@ncver.edu.au.

For more information on the packages and their benefits, please download Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities