This stream includes papers presenting research examining VET reform, VET’s role and relevance in economic and social recovery during times of local, national and/or international turmoil caused by disasters such as (for example), disease, famine, natural disasters and war.

This stream includes papers presenting research examining VET pedagogy, curriculum and partnerships, qualifications, industry collaborations and innovations in practice, including applied research undertaken by VET practitioners and institutional leaders.

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This stream includes papers presenting research that sits outside the above themes but is still aligned with the conference theme. It could include research on VET itself and papers that draw on bigdata (e.g. AVETMISS, NCVER Collections, ABS, HILDA, LSAY, OECD) to illuminate patterns and trends in Australian VET and international TVET systems including meta-analysis, longitudinal and time-series.

This stream will include papers presenting research examining VET’s place within society and economies. Topics may, for example, examine pathways and transitions between sectors and learning contexts, including transitions from VET to work, from school to VET and school to work, and from VET to higher education and higher education to VET. This includes papers on the status of VET.