Training schedule

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 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 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 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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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.

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

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 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.

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 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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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. 

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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Assessing Learners Effectively has been designed as a two-part highly interactive Blended Learning Program. These virtual sessions will draw on educational theory and VET policy to promote reflective practice and build advanced training and assessment skills.

This topic unpacks the contractual obligations with an emphasis on Pre-Training Reviews (PTRs) and how this directly influences the training plan to support quality delivery.

Informal Community of Practice sessions that are topic based including matters such as climate change and the impact on learners; culturally diverse community, First Nation support and teaching/learning resources; trends and understanding VET education in Victoria.

Assessing Learners Effectively has been designed and adapted into highly interactive Blended Learning Programs for 25 participants. These virtual sessions will draw on educational theory and VET policy to promote reflective practice and build advanced training and assessment skills.

Facilitator-led Community of Practice that provides professional learning, interaction and networking. Covering core and rotating thematic content that explore matters such as climate change and the impact on learners; culturally diverse community, First Nation support and teaching/learning resources; trends and understanding VET education in Victoria.

This workshop will cover obligations to assess and support language, literacy, numeracy and digital skills, the framework/s used for assessment and support, LLND assessment tools and tasks, and strategies to support learners to develop the LLND skills they need.

This session explains what GenAI is, how it works, and what has changed since the release of ChatGPT.