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Through this fellowship, participants will receive targeted professional development, enabling them to contribute significantly to the growth of the VET teaching profession. By strengthening teaching outcomes, the fellowship ultimately benefits students, industry, and the broader community.

The session will explore the use of AI by both educators and students in creating resources, approaching assessment tasks, and conducting classroom work.

This session is designed specifically for administrative professionals looking to integrate AI into their daily operations.

This practical session explores how educators can create meaningful assessment tools that permit rather than prohibit AI use.

The VET Development Centre has a proud 21-year tradition of providing one of Australia’s leading teaching & learning conferences for Vocational Education and Training. The VET National Teaching & Learning Conference 2026 will be held in-person at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on the 13 & 14 of August.

The Illuminate Forum brings VET professionals together to explore how artificial intelligence can build capability and capacity across the sector.

This workshop explores how AI can enhance, not replace, great teaching. Led by Andrew Douch, it showcases leading AI tools for creating engaging classroom resources, including images, video, music and apps, and demonstrates how creative teachers can combine psychology, storytelling and technology to design compelling learning experiences that motivate students.

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Join Leon Furze as he demonstrates practical ways VET educations can you AI tools to develop curriculum materials, create engaging content, design learning activities and adapt resources for diverse learners.

Join Andrew Douch in this deep dive webinar that explores practical, powerful ways to use AI beyond basic chatbots. Participants discover accessible AI tools, apps and workflows that boost productivity across any role. No technical expertise is required—just curiosity and a willingness to rethink how work gets done to save time and work more effectively.

Join Leon as he explores ways to design valid assessments that make use of GenAI to assist students with literacy outcomes, the creation and presentation of work, and for managing the various expectations of VET courses.

Are you an education provider yet to identify clear policies and processes for responding to GenAI? Join Leon as he explores examples from across the world, focused on Vocational Education and Training.

This hands-on workshop introduces educators to three powerful engagement tools: Canva, Padlet, and Mentimeter. Participants will actively explore each tool through practical activities and discuss ways to integrate them into classroom activities and resource design. Walk away with confidence to seamlessly integrate these into your f2f or online classes and create spark joy in learning.

This session explores the use of GenAI by administrators in VET, especially for administrative tasks such as planning, scheduling, meeting admin, and data entry.

Join Douglas for the interactive webinar where he exposes participants to a range of generative AI tools for learning design.

Join Leon Furze as he demonstrates practical ways VET educations can you AI tools to develop curriculum materials, create engaging content, design learning activities and adapt resources for diverse learners.

National VET Chats create a space to stimulate conversation, explore new trends and spark and inspire thinking. Join Andrew Shea as he explores how AI is reshaping the the threat landscape.

Gain invaluable insights and practical strategies to enhance your EI skills, empowering you to foster genuine connections with your students, colleagues, and stakeholders. Through this interactive session and personalised guidance, you'll uncover the core principles of EI and begin a journey of self-discovery and growth.

Join us online for this virtual AI masterclass with Andrew Douch — a focused, practical introduction to some of the most engaging AI tools for educators.

This practical session explores how educators can create meaningful assessment tools that permit rather than prohibit AI use.

Join our Interactive Virtual Workshop on identifying and preventing contract cheating, where participants will gain key insights into recognising when a student has outsourced their assessment.

Join us for an insightful in-person training session, "Harnessing AI for Authentic Assessment," designed to empower educators with the skills to create genuine and authentic assessments.

Join this session to explore the benefits and risks of AI in educational assessment, with a focus on practical, safe, and ethical implementation for TAFE Victoria.

You’re invited to join Leon Furze as he explores "AI & Assessment (VET focus)". In a one-hour introductory session tailored for the VET sector, Leon will delve into the practical application of AI in various industries and disciplines, focusing on VET assessments.

This session is designed specifically for administrative professionals looking to integrate AI into their daily operations.

This session explores key areas of ethical concern with GenAI, and their relevance in education. Areas covered include bias, discrimination, environmental concerns, copyright, privacy, and the use of human labour in creating AI models.

The VET Development Centre has a proud 20-year tradition of providing one of Australia’s leading teaching & learning conferences for Vocational Education and Training. The VET National Teaching & Learning Conference 2025 will be held in-person at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on the 14 & 15 of August.

The VDC Professional Learning Fellowship offers an immersive, blended learning experience designed for VET educators from Australia-wide educational settings. This comprehensive program will build upon your teaching practice and leadership skills, helping you make a meaningful impact on the VET sector.

Tired of spending hours developing training and assessment materials? Discover how free AI platforms streamline resource creation.

Embark on a journey into the fascinating world of Generative AI (GenAI) with an introduction to key concepts including how models are constructed, where the data comes from and how it is used.

Join us for the VET AI Symposium: Harnessing AI for Transformative Vocational Education: Innovations, Strategies, and Future Directions, an exciting hybrid event taking place in Melbourne and online, that promises to be an inspiring and informative event, bringing together experts and practitioners to share valuable strategies and insights.

Artificial Intelligence is changing the world of work and the world of learning.

Discover how text, audio, image, video, 3D, and code generation tools are shaping the near future of GenAI. Designed for trainers, assessors, and team leaders, this session will provide a comprehensive overview of generative AI and its applications.

Are you interested in learning about the AI Assessment Scale (AIAS) in the context of VET assessments? If yes, join this webinar to learn more.

Exploring AI tools for Tertiary Education Providers

Are you ready to discover how Generative AI can revolutionize your teaching methods and enhance learning outcomes?

This session explores key areas of ethical concern with GenAI, and their relevance in education.

This session explores academic integrity and assessment in the context of Generative AI application such as ChatGPT.

Embark on a journey into the fascinating world of Generative AI (GenAI) with an introduction to key concepts including how models are constructed, where the data comes from and how it is used.

Discover how Generative AI can revolutionize your teaching methods and enhance learning outcomes.

Discover how text, audio, image, video, 3D, and code generation tools are shaping the near future of GenAI. Designed for trainers, assessors, and team leaders, this recording will provide a comprehensive overview of generative AI and its applications.

This Webinar Recording is a ‘must-see’ for all trainers and assessors grappling with the rapidly changing assessment landscape with AI in education.

This recording explores academic integrity and assessment in the context of Generative AI application such as ChatGPT.

This webinar recording explores key areas of ethical concern with GenAI, and their relevance in education.

This session explores the implications of GenAI in VET assessment.

Join Leon Furze as he delves into how to teach in a world where students can access AI any time and any place.

Join Leon Furze in learning how to encourage students to use these technologies appropriately and understand how to avoid cognitive offload with AI.

Explore GenAI as an accessibility technology with Leon Furze.

Join Leon as he explores ways to design valid assessments that make use of GenAI to assist students with literacy outcomes, the creation and presentation of work, and for managing the various expectations of VET courses.

Are you an education provider yet to identify clear policies and processes for responding to GenAI? Join Leon as he explores examples from across the world, focused on Vocational Education and Training.

During this virtual workshop, Alan will cover designing competency-based training, clustering units, designing competency-based assessment, and integrated assessment.

This deep dive webinar looks at the real challenges that happen when conducting an RPL assessment. It will look at simple and practical methods to overcome those challenges.

In this interactive webinar, innovative VET expert Shauna Farey presents a range of online tools and apps for eAssessments and shares how to critique each on their features and benefits.

This webinar introduces effective validation strategies and evidence gathering for compliance purposes.

This webinar explores strategic approaches to assessment for clustered units. We identify the fundamentals – keeping good assessment design simple, avoiding over-assessment and repetition, yet still collecting the necessary evidence.

This webinar strips down an assessment tool into its component parts. We examine the function of each part, and how to assemble a working version that supports teachers to fulfill their responsibilities, is clear to students, and meets audit expectations.

This webinar explores elements of a practice framework that promotes and sustains employer participation in assessment. We consider when workplaces are appropriate sites for assessment, assessors’ responsibilities, constraints on employer participation, and strategies for workplace evidence gathering.

The webinar will explore options for using and completing marking guide remotely and on the job using digital technologies.

This deep dive webinar delivers a pragmatic approach to conducting effective assessment validation. You will learn methods and techniques for validating assessment tools.

If you’ve ever struggled to get your head around Assessment Mapping – you cannot afford to miss this webinar recording.

This eLearn explores the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) Standards that are relevant to delivery and assessment in VET and what this means to both Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and the learners.

This eLearn explores how to identify appropriate AQF levels, choose methods of assessment that align and ensure our learners are assessed to the specific job outcomes that apply to a unit of competency.

Are you prepared for your year-end AVETMISS reporting? Avoid the stress by knowing what your obligations are ahead of time and getting systems and processes in place to make it run smoothly.

Join Chris Enright for this one-hour webinar to learn how you can confidently approach your year-end reporting obligations.

This webinar explains the background to the development of the unit, and draws on examples from higher level VET teaching qualifications including the Diploma of VET, to show how the practicum can be administered.

This session explores academic integrity and assessment in the context of Generative AI application such as ChatGPT.

Are you prepared for your year-end AVETMISS reporting? Avoid the stress by knowing what your obligations are ahead of time and getting systems and processes in place to make it run smoothly.

During this session, Alan will cover designing competency-based training, clustering units, designing competency-based assessment, and integrated assessment.

Don’t let another term pass with underwhelming results and overwhelming workload. Leverage this workshop to turn your assessments from pain points into powerful learning tools, and watch learner satisfaction soar!

Designed for educators and administrators alike, this session will discuss Quality Area 1 of the New Standards: Training and Assessment in detail. We will explore the key changes to Training and Assessment, ensuring your RTO meets and exceeds the new benchmarks.

Are incomplete answers and half-hearted submissions driving you crazy (and creating extra workload)? Join Deniese Cox as she shares actionable strategies backed by an extensive study of learner behaviour and perceptions.

Join Leon as he explores ways to design valid assessments that make use of GenAI to assist students with literacy outcomes, the creation and presentation of work, and for managing the various expectations of VET courses.

This focused webinar will clearly unpack all related compliance requirements and equip you with a risk-based approach to determine how often your training products should be reviewed.

Join this session to explore the benefits and risks of AI in educational assessment, with a focus on practical, safe, and ethical implementation for TAFE Victoria.

The VET Development Centre has a proud 20-year tradition of providing one of Australia’s leading teaching & learning conferences for Vocational Education and Training. The VET National Teaching & Learning Conference 2025 will be held in-person at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on the 14 & 15 of August.

The VDC Professional Learning Fellowship offers an immersive, blended learning experience designed for VET educators from Australia-wide educational settings. This comprehensive program will build upon your teaching practice and leadership skills, helping you make a meaningful impact on the VET sector.

Join this introductory session with Kevin Ekendahl as he provides a clear and practical overview of the Australian Vocational Education and Training system.

Follow Alan Maguire in discovering the changes under the Training Package Organising Framework - focusing on new formats for qualifications, skill sets and units of competency. It compares old and new unit structures helping RTOs understand the transition, reduce confusion, and apply the updates confidently in training and assessment practice across the VET sector.

This deep dive webinar supports RTOs quality and compliance by clearly unpacking assessment validation requirements. It outlines a risk‑based approach to validation frequency, unit selection and sample sizes, and explains key risks. Participants will gain clear guidance on storing and retrieving assessment records as well as evidence to support sound assessment decisions and continuous improvement.

The VET Development Centre has a proud 21-year tradition of providing one of Australia’s leading teaching & learning conferences for Vocational Education and Training. The VET National Teaching & Learning Conference 2026 will be held in-person at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on the 13 & 14 of August.

This deep dive webinar looks at the real challenges that happen when conducting an RPL assessment. It will look at simple and practical methods to overcome those challenges.

This practical session explores how educators can create meaningful assessment tools that permit rather than prohibit AI use.

Don’t let another term pass with underwhelming results and overwhelming workload. Leverage this workshop to turn your assessments from pain points into powerful learning tools, and watch learner satisfaction soar!

Join assessment expert, Kevin Ekendahl for this essential webinar to learn how you can make sure your assessments are meeting the AQF level requirements.

Through this fellowship, participants will receive targeted professional development, enabling them to contribute significantly to the growth of the VET teaching profession. By strengthening teaching outcomes, the fellowship ultimately benefits students, industry, and the broader community.

Join us for a deep dive into assessment-first design for difference.

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Join Leon as he explores ways to design valid assessments that make use of GenAI to assist students with literacy outcomes, the creation and presentation of work, and for managing the various expectations of VET courses.

This session explores the implications of GenAI in VET assessment.

The session will explore what makes an observation checklist effective in the VET context, including how to align observable criteria to the requirements of the unit of competency, performance evidence, assessment conditions and expected workplace performance

Designing Assessment Tools that Work in Practice is a half-day virtual workshop for VET practitioners focused on creating clear, valid, and usable assessments. It covers unit requirements, AQF alignment, and practical design. Participants build skills to develop realistic tasks, ensure strong consistency, and support quality judgements, compliance, and learner outcomes.

Validation Excellence is a hands-on in-person masterclass for VET practitioners that reframes validation from compliance to quality improvement. Participants will learn the end-to-end validation cycle, risk-based scheduling, team selection, and sampling. Through exercises and a mock validation, they build skills to evaluate assessments, document findings, and drive continuous improvement in RTO outcomes.

This focused session will explain the purpose of industry currency, why it matters for quality training and assessment, and how trainers and assessors can demonstrate that their knowledge, skills and industry understanding remain current and relevant.

An introductory session to cover key factors that support the delivery of apprenticeships and traineeships that comply with the requirements of competency-based progression and completion.

As VET providers face increasing challenges in attracting, developing and retaining educators, there is growing recognition that professional learning must move beyond compliance and become an integrated approach to workforce capability development. Drawing on innovative teacher capability initiatives, this session explores how organisations can build capability across the teaching journey, particularly for educators transition

Through this fellowship, participants will receive targeted professional development, enabling them to contribute significantly to the growth of the VET teaching profession. By strengthening teaching outcomes, the fellowship ultimately benefits students, industry, and the broader community.

The VET Development Centre has a proud 21-year tradition of providing one of Australia’s leading teaching & learning conferences for Vocational Education and Training. The VET National Teaching & Learning Conference 2026 will be held in-person at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on the 13 & 14 of August.

The VDC Professional Learning Fellowship offers an immersive, blended learning experience designed for VET educators from Australia-wide educational settings. This comprehensive program will build upon your teaching practice and leadership skills, helping you make a meaningful impact on the VET sector.

The VET Development Centre has a proud 20-year tradition of providing one of Australia’s leading teaching & learning conferences for Vocational Education and Training. The VET National Teaching & Learning Conference 2025 will be held in-person at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on the 14 & 15 of August.

This virtual workshop discusses some of the challenges in providing excellence in service and highlights strategies that enable excellence in service to be “seen” by our client base.

Join Kath Andrews as she guides you through the nuances of industry consultation compliance whilst discussing the skills needed today and into the future. Register now to be part of this transformative learning experience!

This interactive session will revisit a range of information surrounding effective industry engagement strategies along with compliance requirements. There will be a session agenda, but the focus of each topic will depend on the collective knowledge of the group!

The VET Development Centre (VDC) has partnered with TAFE Directors Australia to deliver a national program of TAFE Industry Currency Forums in 2023. In this forum TAFE educators will learn about the future of work in the Early Childhood Education and Care industry and how to prepare their VET students for work or further study through discussions with the speakers and national peers to stimulate best practice delivery in Australia.

The VET Development Centre (VDC) has partnered with TAFE Directors Australia to deliver a national program of VET Industry Currency Forums in 2023. In this forum TAFE & RTO educators will learn about the future of work in the electrical industry and how to prepare their VET students for work or further study through discussions with the speakers and national peers to stimulate best practice delivery in Australia.

The VET Development Centre (VDC) has partnered with TAFE Directors Australia to deliver a national program of TAFE Industry Currency Forums in 2023. In this forum TAFE educators will learn about the future of work in the dental industry and how to prepare their VET students for work or further study through discussions with the speakers and national peers to stimulate best practice delivery in Australia.

In this 90-minute webinar, Maria Andrews tackles the myths of multitasking, productiveness and encourages leaders to look at new ways of measuring productivity and the value assigned to work and performance.

This eLearn will look at the difference between busy and productive behaviours and give you strategies for maximising your productivity at work.

This eLearn explores how leaders can empower their team through fostering a positive workplace culture and being open to curiosity.

How are you? Busy.

This in-person workshop discusses some of the challenges in providing excellence in service and highlights strategies that enable excellence in service to be “seen” by our client base.

Gain invaluable insights and practical strategies to enhance your EI skills, empowering you to foster genuine connections with your students, colleagues, and stakeholders.

Gain invaluable insights and practical strategies to enhance your EI skills, empowering you to foster genuine connections with your students, colleagues, and stakeholders. Through this interactive session and personalised guidance, you'll uncover the core principles of EI and begin a journey of self-discovery and growth.

Join us for the Effective Feedback and Communication workshop, designed to help you master the essential skills for fostering better connections, boosting collaboration, and driving successful outcomes in your professional environment.

This eLearn course is designed to help managers and educators develop the emotional, social, and cognitive skills necessary to support teachers working with students who have experienced trauma, particularly in the context of family violence.

The VET Development Centre has a proud 20-year tradition of providing one of Australia’s leading teaching & learning conferences for Vocational Education and Training. The VET National Teaching & Learning Conference 2025 will be held in-person at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on the 14 & 15 of August.

The VDC Professional Learning Fellowship offers an immersive, blended learning experience designed for VET educators from Australia-wide educational settings. This comprehensive program will build upon your teaching practice and leadership skills, helping you make a meaningful impact on the VET sector.

Good governance in any training organisation is vital to the continuous improvement of the RTO. In turn, having a robust accountability matrix which is embedded into all processes and practices in an organisation forms part of good governance.  In this workshop, Kevin Ekendahl will take you through the importance of good governance and why building your accountability matrix will lead to improvements in performance and processes. 

The VET Development Centre has a proud 21-year tradition of providing one of Australia’s leading teaching & learning conferences for Vocational Education and Training. The VET National Teaching & Learning Conference 2026 will be held in-person at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on the 13 & 14 of August.

Through this fellowship, participants will receive targeted professional development, enabling them to contribute significantly to the growth of the VET teaching profession. By strengthening teaching outcomes, the fellowship ultimately benefits students, industry, and the broader community.

As VET providers face increasing challenges in attracting, developing and retaining educators, there is growing recognition that professional learning must move beyond compliance and become an integrated approach to workforce capability development. Drawing on innovative teacher capability initiatives, this session explores how organisations can build capability across the teaching journey, particularly for educators transition

This webinar focuses on strengthening the personal and interpersonal foundations of effective leadership. The session builds skills in constructive, purposeful communication, including committed listening and engaging in meaningful conversations that strengthen relationships and trust. In addition, participants will be introduced to adaptive leadership approaches through situational coaching practices, learning how to respond flexibly to the needs of others and support growth in diverse contexts.

Effective communication skills are critical to workplace success. The ability of a leader to “connect” with all their staff is essential, with open and constructive communication a non-negotiable component of the leadership role. Participants will explore potential barriers to communication within coaching sessions and identify practical strategies to overcome these and strengthen workplace relationships.

Validation Excellence is a hands-on in-person masterclass for VET practitioners that reframes validation from compliance to quality improvement. Participants will learn the end-to-end validation cycle, risk-based scheduling, team selection, and sampling. Through exercises and a mock validation, they build skills to evaluate assessments, document findings, and drive continuous improvement in RTO outcomes.

Through this fellowship, participants will receive targeted professional development, enabling them to contribute significantly to the growth of the VET teaching profession. By strengthening teaching outcomes, the fellowship ultimately benefits students, industry, and the broader community.

This deep dive webinar supports RTOs quality and compliance by clearly unpacking assessment validation requirements. It outlines a risk‑based approach to validation frequency, unit selection and sample sizes, and explains key risks. Participants will gain clear guidance on storing and retrieving assessment records as well as evidence to support sound assessment decisions and continuous improvement.

Follow Alan Maguire in discovering the changes under the Training Package Organising Framework - focusing on new formats for qualifications, skill sets and units of competency. It compares old and new unit structures helping RTOs understand the transition, reduce confusion, and apply the updates confidently in training and assessment practice across the VET sector.

The VET Development Centre has a proud 21-year tradition of providing one of Australia’s leading teaching & learning conferences for Vocational Education and Training. The VET National Teaching & Learning Conference 2026 will be held in-person at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on the 13 & 14 of August.

The VDC Professional Learning Fellowship offers an immersive, blended learning experience designed for VET educators from Australia-wide educational settings. This comprehensive program will build upon your teaching practice and leadership skills, helping you make a meaningful impact on the VET sector.

Designed for educators and administrators alike, this session will shed light on the Validation Framework and practices for maintaining compliance by having adequate systems and processes.

This webinar examines the unique online assessment perspective, and gives participants a deeper understanding of how to align principles of assessment, assessment designs, and validation processes.

Assessment validation is a review process used to confirm that an RTO’s assessment system can and is consistently producing valid assessment judgements. This webinar delivers a pragmatic approach to conducting effective assessment validation. You will learn methods and techniques for validating assessment tools.

Join this informative and practical Deep Dive Webinar to learn how mapping learning resources and assessments can be used to provide an overview of the skills and knowledge contained in each unit of competency.

This webinar invites you to consider options for frontloading quality assurance for assessment tools. Drawing on quality expectations set down in the Standards for RTOs (2015), we investigate the design and documentation requirements for best practice assessment tools.

This webinar brings good news. With the guidance of a facilitator experienced in systematic validation, we clarify the expectations. The webinar introduces established understandings about efficient and effective validation processes that deliver both quality outcomes and compliance outputs (including documentation).

As VET providers face increasing challenges in attracting, developing and retaining educators, there is growing recognition that professional learning must move beyond compliance and become an integrated approach to workforce capability development. Drawing on innovative teacher capability initiatives, this session explores how organisations can build capability across the teaching journey, particularly for educators transition

This session picks up where Engaging Live Online leaves off, but works just as well on its own. You'll leave knowing exactly which interaction to use, when, and why.

This interactive session shares proven strategies to increase attendance, engagement, and retention in live online learning. Participants will leave with practical, evidence-based techniques they can apply immediately to improve their virtual sessions.

Drawing on extensive research and real-world trials, this interactive session provides four proven strategies to boost learner engagement that can be implemented immediately. Expect practical examples, ready-to-use templates, and research-backed techniques with real-world application.

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An introductory session to cover key factors that support the delivery of apprenticeships and traineeships that comply with the requirements of competency-based progression and completion.

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This highly practical course builds educators’ confidence and capability to effectively support learners with dyslexia and other specific learning differences in TAFE and adult education settings.

This webinar will unpack legislative and regulatory obligations and share practical strategies to meet obligations. Participants will also explore key updates, including expanded PRISMS reporting requirements and the education agent commission ban for certain student transfers and what constitutes an agent commission. 

Effective communication skills are critical to workplace success. The ability of a leader to “connect” with all their staff is essential, with open and constructive communication a non-negotiable component of the leadership role. Participants will explore potential barriers to communication within coaching sessions and identify practical strategies to overcome these and strengthen workplace relationships.

This webinar focuses on strengthening the personal and interpersonal foundations of effective leadership. The session builds skills in constructive, purposeful communication, including committed listening and engaging in meaningful conversations that strengthen relationships and trust. In addition, participants will be introduced to adaptive leadership approaches through situational coaching practices, learning how to respond flexibly to the needs of others and support growth in diverse contexts.

Explore GenAI as an accessibility technology with Leon Furze.

Join Leon Furze in learning how to encourage students to use these technologies appropriately and understand how to avoid cognitive offload with AI.

Join Leon Furze as he delves into how to teach in a world where students can access AI any time and any place.

This session explores the implications of GenAI in VET assessment.

Engage with Feren Yen in this practical workshop that moves beyond basic awareness of neurodivergence to deliver real-world tools for supporting neurodivergent team members.

Designing Assessment Tools that Work in Practice is a half-day virtual workshop for VET practitioners focused on creating clear, valid, and usable assessments. It covers unit requirements, AQF alignment, and practical design. Participants build skills to develop realistic tasks, ensure strong consistency, and support quality judgements, compliance, and learner outcomes.

The session will explore what makes an observation checklist effective in the VET context, including how to align observable criteria to the requirements of the unit of competency, performance evidence, assessment conditions and expected workplace performance

This focused session will explain the purpose of industry currency, why it matters for quality training and assessment, and how trainers and assessors can demonstrate that their knowledge, skills and industry understanding remain current and relevant.

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Through this fellowship, participants will receive targeted professional development, enabling them to contribute significantly to the growth of the VET teaching profession. By strengthening teaching outcomes, the fellowship ultimately benefits students, industry, and the broader community.

Designed for busy educators who want to refine their craft, this session explores how to apply the HITS in real classrooms and training environments.

The VET Development Centre has a proud 21-year tradition of providing one of Australia’s leading teaching & learning conferences for Vocational Education and Training. The VET National Teaching & Learning Conference 2026 will be held in-person at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on the 13 & 14 of August.

Join Jillian for an interactive webinar where she provides guidance on strengthening culturally responsive teaching practices and the meaningful inclusion of Indigenous perspectives.

This webinar introduces trauma‑informed teaching, focusing on creating safe, respectful and responsive learning environments. Join Tori Cooke in exploring trauma’s impact on engagement, managing lived experience, and learn practical strategies for teaching sensitive content with care and confidence to support engagement, hope and meaningful participation.

Join Michele Tocci in building skills to turn everyday workplace conversations into opportunities for connection and positive impact. Participants will gain practical, emotionally intelligent communication strategies to help navigate difficult conversations, build trust, strengthen relationships, and communicate with clarity and confidence across teams and leaders.

This virtual workshop explores how doing less as a teacher can lead to deeper learning. Grounded in active learning, brain science and experiential teaching, it introduces “productive laziness,” helping educators shift from content delivery to learning design that builds student ownership, thinking, participation and long‑term retention.

This workshop explores how AI can enhance, not replace, great teaching. Led by Andrew Douch, it showcases leading AI tools for creating engaging classroom resources, including images, video, music and apps, and demonstrates how creative teachers can combine psychology, storytelling and technology to design compelling learning experiences that motivate students.

Follow Alan Maguire in discovering the changes under the Training Package Organising Framework - focusing on new formats for qualifications, skill sets and units of competency. It compares old and new unit structures helping RTOs understand the transition, reduce confusion, and apply the updates confidently in training and assessment practice across the VET sector.

This deep dive webinar supports RTOs quality and compliance by clearly unpacking assessment validation requirements. It outlines a risk‑based approach to validation frequency, unit selection and sample sizes, and explains key risks. Participants will gain clear guidance on storing and retrieving assessment records as well as evidence to support sound assessment decisions and continuous improvement.

Join Scott Douglas in an interactive session that explores how VET providers can move from intention to measurable impact by aligning sustainability practices.

Join this introductory session with Kevin Ekendahl as he provides a clear and practical overview of the Australian Vocational Education and Training system.

Explore how RTOs can design, implement, and monitor effective student support systems that go beyond compliance to genuinely improve learner outcomes.

Join Andrew Douch in this deep dive webinar that explores practical, powerful ways to use AI beyond basic chatbots. Participants discover accessible AI tools, apps and workflows that boost productivity across any role. No technical expertise is required—just curiosity and a willingness to rethink how work gets done to save time and work more effectively.

This deep dive webinar builds emotional intelligence skills essential for leadership, teaching and workplace effectiveness. Participants learn practical strategies to recognise emotions, manage stress, navigate difficult situations and strengthen relationships. Through interactive activities and real‑world examples, the session supports confident communication, conflict de‑escalation, resilience and the creation of positive, high‑performing workplace cultures.

This interactive session shows how accessible document design removes hidden learning barriers and saves time. RTO leaders will learn why accessibility reduces risk and builds advantage, while educators gain practical strategies to support learners, improve comprehension and enhance AI accuracy. Participants leave with simple techniques to create inclusive, effective materials immediately.

Join Chemene for this interactive webinar packed full of practical insights and easy-to-implement strategies to help you establish and maintain a psychologically safe learning environment that enhances student experiences and improves outcomes.

Enter an in-depth session that helps educators navigate what can and cannot be taught online, particularly for practical qualifications. Participants learn a simple framework to design impactful blended learning, engage in discussion, and hear real examples from once‑sceptical trainers who now use targeted online tools to achieve stronger, more consistent learner outcomes.

A new webinar that shows educators how to design discussion forums that foster safe, inclusive and meaningful participation. Participants learn a research‑backed six‑step framework with ready‑to‑use strategies and a simple planning tool to transform inactive forums into engaging learning communities where all learners contribute confidently and consistently.

Join Chris Enright for this Deep Dive Webinar to unpack the evolving expectations for trainers and assessors under the Outcome Standards.

This hands-on workshop introduces educators to three powerful engagement tools: Canva, Padlet, and Mentimeter. Participants will actively explore each tool through practical activities and discuss ways to integrate them into classroom activities and resource design. Walk away with confidence to seamlessly integrate these into your f2f or online classes and create spark joy in learning.

The VDC Professional Learning Fellowship offers an immersive, blended learning experience designed for VET educators from Australia-wide educational settings. This comprehensive program will build upon your teaching practice and leadership skills, helping you make a meaningful impact on the VET sector.

This eLearn explores how you can improve interactivity in your presentations and webinars, and the tools you have to do so.

This eLearn explores preparing and planning your presentations. Choosing tools and activities and online delivery tips.

This webinar looks at characteristics of online learning spaces that influence the strategies trainers need to drive learning with the same confidence they exhibit in the classroom. The webinar explores a range of practices including monitoring student engagement, using collaborative documents, and the link between online facilitation and assessment.

This webinar explains the purposes of peer review and how teachers can activate it in training and assessment. We look at the deployment of peer review in various teaching models, including blended and face-to-face learning.

This webinar introduces a course template that captures Standard 1 evidence you want and need.

This deep dive webinar looks at the real challenges that happen when conducting an RPL assessment. It will look at simple and practical methods to overcome those challenges.

This webinar pushes past limiting views to open up the extraordinary learning and teaching opportunities offered by digital learning technologies. In pushing through we also tackle misconceptions that limit our exploitation of what they can do.

This webinar examines key principles in blended learning which address the balance between teacher-initiated activity and learner empowerment. The webinar will help you determine which aspects of your classroom practice can enliven blended delivery models.

This webinar will examine kinds of assessment best-suited to online formats. The webinar considers online assessment opportunities and limitations, and compliance factors you must account for.

National VET Chats create a space to stimulate conversation, explore new trends and spark and inspire thinking. Bring your tea/coffee/beverage to the chat to participate in an engaging, thought provoking and interactive session!

This 90-minute webinar offers a comprehensive dive into the new governance requirements under the Outcome Standards, highlighting both strategic and operational impacts for RTOs.

This webinar unpacks the rules applying to each dimension, and explains how to demonstrate you’ve applied the rules in your assessment designs and practice. We’ll look at examples that miss the point, and examples that measure up to the right kind of evidence.

This webinar teases out such dilemmas and helps planners develop a ‘defensible argument’ for the volume of learning they attribute to a qualification and each unit within that qualification.

This webinar covers copyright for VET educators. Participants will be able to have specific questions answered, gain an understanding of what copyright is, how to work with it, what the risks are, and how to manage them.

This webinar regards evidence with the attentive eyes of a regulator and auditor. What passes muster in their view? We round up details about your responsibilities for collecting, keeping and locating evidence. And rather than filing an empty plate, we consider practical alternatives for evidence you can’t retain.

This webinar examines clauses 1.8 – 1.12 of the Standards – the assessment clauses. We unpack the meanings and expectations wrapped up in them. You will take away an understanding of how to document assessment practice so your RTO’s guarantee is good and you are always audit ready.

View this webinar to extend your confidence in designing and conducting PTR processes that are learner-centred, informative, constructive and compliant.

This webinar offers a guided tour of the system – where it came from, how it’s funded, how it’s regulated.

This practical webinar steps through the construction of effective, efficient observation checklists. You will build capability in extracting assessment criteria from units of competency, and develop understanding about what constitutes observable performance.

This webinar will look at how to design and develop online learning which will ensure learners are engaged in the learning and are able to successfully complete their training program.

This full day workshop is an opportunity for compliance administrators to consolidate their understanding of the Skills First contract and associated obligations.

Join Melissa Palmer for this practical webinar and learn how to construct effective, efficient observation checklists.

This session looks at the contractual changes for 2022 for Skills First contracted providers, including the updated eligibility form. It also makes recommendations about what to focus on for your 2022 compliance.

This introductory eLearn offers a guided tour of Australia’s VET system - where it came from, how it’s funded, how it’s regulated.

This webinar assists RTO staff to organise and monitor practical placements so that students maximise learning opportunities and outcomes. The webinar also provides guidance to RTOs about the characteristics of compliant practical placements.

This webinar enters the debate about competence and grading, explains the differences, and steps out valid and reliable approaches for both assessing competence and allocating a grade.

In this webinar, you will gain confidence and capability in meeting industry currency expectations as set out in Standards for RTOs what the standards are, what they require, practical strategies you can roll out to maintain currency, and what good evidence looks like for auditors.

Join us in putting together the pieces of the fairness puzzle. We consider fairness from learner, assessor and regulator perspectives and arrive at an integrated understanding. We work through expectations about reasonable adjustment, preserving assessment integrity and record keeping.

This webinar brings an opportunity to clear up that uncertainty about interpretation of industry engagement, that baffling record keeping requirement, that niggling query about third party arrangements. Ask an auditor!

How are you maintaining the delicate balance of collecting high quality third-party evidence, without it becoming a burden on the third-party?

By viewing this recording, you will gain a thorough understanding of your obligations with respect to marketing practices, transparent marketing practices, and the ins and outs of social media compliance.

This session will unpack a number of factors that influence the requirements for industry currency for trainers and assessors and present the formula in an easy-to-apply format.

By attending this webinar, you will gain a thorough understanding of your obligations with respect to marketing practices, transparent marketing practices, and the ins and outs of social media compliance. You will also leave with best practice tips for managing marketing materials and processes effectively.

Have you moved your teaching to digital formats, but you’re still assessing in the same old ways?

The Vocational Degrees Symposium is your opportunity to connect with leading educators, policymakers, and industry experts as we explore the transformative potential of vocationally delivered undergraduate degrees (AQF Level 7). Discover how these qualifications - developed in close partnership with industry - are expanding access, driving innovation, and building a future-ready workforce.

The Vocational Degrees Symposium is your opportunity to connect with leading educators, policymakers, and industry experts as we explore the transformative potential of vocationally delivered undergraduate degrees (AQF Level 7). Discover how these qualifications - developed in close partnership with industry - are expanding access, driving innovation, and building a future-ready workforce.

Join the ISS Institute for a day dedicated to supporting wellbeing in the VET sector. This forum acknowledges the shared challenges faced by educators while providing practical strategies to support both yourself and your students.

Join the ISS Institute for a day dedicated to supporting wellbeing in the VET sector. This forum acknowledges the shared challenges faced by educators while providing practical strategies to support both yourself and your students.

Join Leon as he explores ways to design valid assessments that make use of GenAI to assist students with literacy outcomes, the creation and presentation of work, and for managing the various expectations of VET courses.

Are you an education provider yet to identify clear policies and processes for responding to GenAI? Join Leon as he explores examples from across the world, focused on Vocational Education and Training.

Are incomplete answers and half-hearted submissions driving you crazy (and creating extra workload)? Join Deniese Cox as she shares actionable strategies backed by an extensive study of learner behaviour and perceptions.

This session explores the use of GenAI by administrators in VET, especially for administrative tasks such as planning, scheduling, meeting admin, and data entry.

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Join us for a focused 60-minute webinar designed to support RTO leaders, managers, and compliance professionals in strengthening organisational leadership, understanding of how to operate with integrity, manage risk, and drive continuous improvement.

Join Douglas for the interactive webinar where he exposes participants to a range of generative AI tools for learning design.

This hands-on workshop introduces educators to three powerful engagement tools: Canva, Padlet, and Mentimeter. Participants will actively explore each tool through practical activities and discuss ways to integrate them into classroom activities and resource design. Walk away with confidence to seamlessly integrate these into your f2f or online classes and create spark joy in learning.

This webinar will explore strategies for implementing a strong culture of continuous improvement in your organisation. It will unpack best practice activities to strengthen student outcomes including, strategies for capturing feedback, documenting actions, and accountability.

This focused webinar will clearly unpack all related compliance requirements and equip you with a risk-based approach to determine how often your training products should be reviewed.

Join us for an advanced exploration of cognitive load theory applied specifically to VET contexts.

Join Deniese and learn how to turn your videos into powerful learning magnets that learners devour. During this game-changing workshop you'll discover the secrets to creating captivating content that learners can't resist!

VDC engages experts to facilitate a 30-minute National VET Chat, to share bite-sized pieces of information from their expertise and allow for an opportunity for you to ask questions and provide input.

This interactive online webinar introduces vocational educators to Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles.

Join us for a deep dive into assessment-first design for difference.

Through this fellowship, participants will receive targeted professional development, enabling them to contribute significantly to the growth of the VET teaching profession. By strengthening teaching outcomes, the fellowship ultimately benefits students, industry, and the broader community.

Join assessment expert, Kevin Ekendahl for this essential webinar to learn how you can make sure your assessments are meeting the AQF level requirements.

Designed for busy educators who want to refine their craft, this session explores how to apply the HITS in real classrooms and training environments.

Join Dr Shae Wissell and Dr Kim Percy for this deep dive exploration on neurodivergence in VET.

Join Tyler Payne for this intermediate session as she explores strategies to enhance learner motivation and engagement in VET through motivation by design.

Is your organisation preparing for re-registration? Join Kevin Ekendahl for a full day in-person workshop as he provides expert guidance to assist your organisation for that crucial step.

The session will explore the use of AI by both educators and students in creating resources, approaching assessment tasks, and conducting classroom work.

This half-day workshop explores the shift from prescriptive, task-based compliance toward a model that prioritises holistic capability, industry relevance and continuous improvement

This is a 30 minute interactive discussion focused on adult and returning learners who experience doubt, fear of exposure, or impostor feelings when re-entering study.

This session is designed specifically for administrative professionals looking to integrate AI into their daily operations.

In this Thought Leadership session will explore the time constraints that limit sector capacity, and how well-designed AI systems can address these challenges across standards development, operations, and learner success.

Don’t let another term pass with underwhelming results and overwhelming workload. Leverage this workshop to turn your assessments from pain points into powerful learning tools, and watch learner satisfaction soar!

This practical session explores how educators can create meaningful assessment tools that permit rather than prohibit AI use.

This deep dive webinar looks at the real challenges that happen when conducting an RPL assessment. It will look at simple and practical methods to overcome those challenges.

Join us as we walk you through a detailed 9-step process designed to help you effectively unpack and understand the intricate qualification packing rules. Whether you're new to the concept or looking to deepen your understanding, this Deep Dive Webinar will provide valuable insights and practical guidelines to navigate these rules with confidence.

This webinar aims to illuminate the complexities of trauma and its effects on learning.

With digital skills specifically featured in the new RTO standards, this is a timely discussion for us to be having. This 90-minute session is packed full of useful insights, and there’ll be plenty of opportunities for interaction and questions.

The Thinking Differently with AI: Neurodiversity, Critical Thinking & Future Skills for Next-gen Learners in VET Symposium brings together leading educators, industry experts and researchers from across Australia to explore practical, inclusive and future‑focused solutions to one of VET’s most urgent capability gaps.

The Illuminate Forum brings VET professionals together to explore how artificial intelligence can build capability and capacity across the sector.

This 90 minute deep dive will unpack the regulatory framework and explore strategies for identifying, addressing and mitigating risk in your organisation.

Join Kevin Ekendahl as he discusses how RTO’s should implement a Risk-Based Self-Assurance Approach and aligning it with ASQA’s Regulatory Model.

Join Dr Deniese Cox in this webinar recording where she provides effective strategies to avoid awkward silences, disengaged learners and the practical tips that can be implemented into your classroom.

The VET Development Centre has a proud 21-year tradition of providing one of Australia’s leading teaching & learning conferences for Vocational Education and Training. The VET National Teaching & Learning Conference 2026 will be held in-person at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on the 13 & 14 of August.

Is your self-introduction secretly sabotaging student success? Watch this webinar recording where you'll discover the hidden power of your about-me introductions.

The new Standards for Registered Training Organisations have arrived, bringing significant changes to how quality is defined and assessed across the VET sector. Join us as we unpack the key shifts in the new Outcomes Standards Compliance Requirements.

Join Leon Furze as he demonstrates practical ways VET educations can you AI tools to develop curriculum materials, create engaging content, design learning activities and adapt resources for diverse learners.

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This deep dive webinar supports RTOs quality and compliance by clearly unpacking assessment validation requirements. It outlines a risk‑based approach to validation frequency, unit selection and sample sizes, and explains key risks. Participants will gain clear guidance on storing and retrieving assessment records as well as evidence to support sound assessment decisions and continuous improvement.

Follow Alan Maguire in discovering the changes under the Training Package Organising Framework - focusing on new formats for qualifications, skill sets and units of competency. It compares old and new unit structures helping RTOs understand the transition, reduce confusion, and apply the updates confidently in training and assessment practice across the VET sector.

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Join Jillian for an interactive webinar where she provides guidance on strengthening culturally responsive teaching practices and the meaningful inclusion of Indigenous perspectives.

This webinar introduces trauma‑informed teaching, focusing on creating safe, respectful and responsive learning environments. Join Tori Cooke in exploring trauma’s impact on engagement, managing lived experience, and learn practical strategies for teaching sensitive content with care and confidence to support engagement, hope and meaningful participation.

Join Michele Tocci in building skills to turn everyday workplace conversations into opportunities for connection and positive impact. Participants will gain practical, emotionally intelligent communication strategies to help navigate difficult conversations, build trust, strengthen relationships, and communicate with clarity and confidence across teams and leaders.

This virtual workshop explores how doing less as a teacher can lead to deeper learning. Grounded in active learning, brain science and experiential teaching, it introduces “productive laziness,” helping educators shift from content delivery to learning design that builds student ownership, thinking, participation and long‑term retention.

This workshop explores how AI can enhance, not replace, great teaching. Led by Andrew Douch, it showcases leading AI tools for creating engaging classroom resources, including images, video, music and apps, and demonstrates how creative teachers can combine psychology, storytelling and technology to design compelling learning experiences that motivate students.

Join Andrew Douch in this deep dive webinar that explores practical, powerful ways to use AI beyond basic chatbots. Participants discover accessible AI tools, apps and workflows that boost productivity across any role. No technical expertise is required—just curiosity and a willingness to rethink how work gets done to save time and work more effectively.

This deep dive webinar builds emotional intelligence skills essential for leadership, teaching and workplace effectiveness. Participants learn practical strategies to recognise emotions, manage stress, navigate difficult situations and strengthen relationships. Through interactive activities and real‑world examples, the session supports confident communication, conflict de‑escalation, resilience and the creation of positive, high‑performing workplace cultures.

This interactive session shows how accessible document design removes hidden learning barriers and saves time. RTO leaders will learn why accessibility reduces risk and builds advantage, while educators gain practical strategies to support learners, improve comprehension and enhance AI accuracy. Participants leave with simple techniques to create inclusive, effective materials immediately.

Join Chemene for this interactive webinar packed full of practical insights and easy-to-implement strategies to help you establish and maintain a psychologically safe learning environment that enhances student experiences and improves outcomes.

Enter an in-depth session that helps educators navigate what can and cannot be taught online, particularly for practical qualifications. Participants learn a simple framework to design impactful blended learning, engage in discussion, and hear real examples from once‑sceptical trainers who now use targeted online tools to achieve stronger, more consistent learner outcomes.

A new webinar that shows educators how to design discussion forums that foster safe, inclusive and meaningful participation. Participants learn a research‑backed six‑step framework with ready‑to‑use strategies and a simple planning tool to transform inactive forums into engaging learning communities where all learners contribute confidently and consistently.

Join Chris Enright for this Deep Dive Webinar to unpack the evolving expectations for trainers and assessors under the Outcome Standards.

Explore how RTOs can design, implement, and monitor effective student support systems that go beyond compliance to genuinely improve learner outcomes.

This session examines how inclusive practice can be embedded into everyday training rather than added on. It challenges learner‑led adaptation, explores inclusion in design and delivery, and prompts reflection on who is adapting. Participants identify superficial practices and make small, practical shifts to improve engagement, equity, and learner success.

Join Scott Douglas in an interactive session that explores how VET providers can move from intention to measurable impact by aligning sustainability practices.

Join this introductory session with Kevin Ekendahl as he provides a clear and practical overview of the Australian Vocational Education and Training system.