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VDC Professional Learning Fellowship 2026

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.

Virtual Workshop: AI - Moving from awareness to classroom integration

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

Webinar Recording: AI for Administrative Tasks

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

Webinar Recording: Creating Assessment Tools that have Students Using AI

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

VET National Teaching & Learning Conference 2026: Healthy Workplaces. Thriving Teachers. Positive Outcomes.

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.

Illuminate Forum: Building Capability & Capacity within the VET Sector Using AI

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

Webinar: AI For Creative Teaching

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.

Webinar: FFS TEST

This webinar is X Y Z

Webinar Recording: The Use of AI by Educators to Create Resources

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: AI For Productivity

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.

Webinar: Incorporating GenAI into VET Assessments

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.

Webinar: GenAI for VET: Policies, Processes & Strategies

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.

Virtual Workshop: Design & Collaboration Tools for Educators

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.

Webinar: How to Use GenAI: VET Administration

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

Webinar: Using generative AI for course development: Practical approaches

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

Webinar: The Use of AI by Educators to Create Resources

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.

VET Chat: Cyber Security in the Age of AI

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.

Virtual Workshop: UNLOCKING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR IMPACTFUL EDUCATION Embrace the heartbeat of success in VET

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.

Interactive Virtual Workshop Masterclass: Polishing AI Gems

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.

Webinar: Creating Assessment Tools that have Students Using AI

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

Interactive Virtual Workshop Masterclass: Contract Cheating – How can you tell if a student has outsourced their assessment?

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.

Interactive Training for Vocational Teachers Masterclass: Harnessing AI for Authentic Assessment HIDDEN

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.

Webinar: AI in Student Assessment - Enhancing Learning or Opening Cyber Risk?

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.

Webinar: AI & Assessment (VET focus)

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.

Webinar: AI for Administrative Tasks

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

Webinar: AI Ethics

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.

VET National Teaching & Learning Conference 2025: From Competence to Excellence – Taking the Journey

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.

VDC Professional Learning Fellowship 2025

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: How to use AI to develop training & assessment resources

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

Webinar Recording: Introduction to Generative AI

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.

VET AI Symposium: Harnessing AI for Transformative Vocational Education: Innovations, Strategies, and Future Directions

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.

VET Chat: AI AI! Academic Integrity & Artificial Intelligence

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

Webinar: Multimodal Gen AI

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.

Webinar: Interactive Workshops on AI Assessment Design

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.

Webinar Recording: AI Tools for Tertiary Education Providers

Exploring AI tools for Tertiary Education Providers

Webinar: Practical Strategies for GenAI in Education

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

Webinar: AI Ethics

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

Webinar: AI & Assessment (VET focus)

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

Webinar: Introduction to Generative AI

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.

Webinar Recording: Practical Strategies for GenAI in Education

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

Webinar Recording: Multimodal Gen AI

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.

Webinar Recording: Academic Integrity & Artificial Intelligence

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

Webinar Recording: AI & Assessment (VET focus)

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

Webinar Recording: AI Ethics

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

Virtual Workshop: Rethink VET Assessment: Be Authentic & AI-Smart

This session explores the implications of GenAI in VET assessment.

Webinar: AI Everywhere!

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

Webinar: AI & Cognitive Offload

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

Webinar: AI as an Accessibility Technology

Explore GenAI as an accessibility technology with Leon Furze.

Webinar Recording: Incorporating GenAI into VET Assessments

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.

Webinar Recording: GenAI for VET: Policies, Processes & Strategies

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.

Vocational Degrees Symposium In-Person Melbourne

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.

Vocational Degrees Symposium

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.

In-Person Illuminate Forum 2025: A spotlight on educator and learner wellbeing

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.

Online Illuminate Forum 2025: A spotlight on educator and learner wellbeing

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.

Webinar: Incorporating GenAI into VET Assessments

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.

Webinar: GenAI for VET: Policies, Processes & Strategies

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: Strategies for Enhancing Assessment Engagement & Outcomes

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.

Webinar: How to Use GenAI: VET Administration

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

VET Chat: Supporting Neurodivergent Colleagues in VET

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Webinar: Beyond Compliance - Building a Culture of Quality & Accountability

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.

Webinar: Using generative AI for course development: Practical approaches

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

Virtual Workshop: Design & Collaboration Tools for Educators

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.

Webinar: Continuous Improvement

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.

Webinar: Risk-Based Assessment Validation: Risks, Units & Samples

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: Cognitive Architecture: Chunking, Scaffolding, & Sequencing VET Competencies

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

Deep Dive Webinar: Mastering Video Content: From Skip it to Click it

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!

VET Chat: May

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: Introduction to Universal Design for Learning

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

Deep Dive Webinar: Design for Difference: Empower Training for Neurodivergent Learners

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

VDC Professional Learning Fellowship 2026

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.

Webinar: Designing Appropriate Assessments for AQF Levels

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

Virtual Workshop: High Impact Teaching Strategies - What Works, What Matters

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

Deep Dive Webinar: Enhancing Delivery & Teaching Practices for Neurodivergent Learners in VET

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

Webinar: Motivation by Design: Making Training That Learners Enjoy

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

In-Person Workshop: Road to Re-registration

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.

Virtual Workshop: AI - Moving from awareness to classroom integration

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

In-Person Workshop: Redefining the Concept of Competency

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

VET Chat: Normalising Doubt - Supporting Returning Learners to Persist

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.

Webinar Recording: AI for Administrative Tasks

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

Thought Leadership Series: The Time Machine for Vocational Education

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.

Webinar Recording: Crack the Assessment Code

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!

Webinar Recording: Creating Assessment Tools that have Students Using AI

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

Webinar Recording: How to Conduct Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

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.

Webinar Recording: How to Unpack Qualification Packaging Rules

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.

Webinar Recording: Introduction to trauma‑aware education

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

Webinar Recording: Learner Digital Skills – What Do We Know, What Can We Do

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.

Online: Thinking Differently with AI: Neurodiversity, Critical Thinking & Future Skills for Next-gen Learners in VET Symposium

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.

Illuminate Forum: Building Capability & Capacity within the VET Sector Using AI

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

Webinar Recording: Risk Management for RTOs: Strategies for Mitigating Risk in a Risk‑Based Regulatory World

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

Webinar Recording: Risk-Based Self-Assurance - Aligning Frameworks with ASQA’s Regulatory Model

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.

Webinar Recording: Silent Microphones and Empty Chat Boxes; Why it Happens, and Proven Strategies that Deliver

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.

VET National Teaching & Learning Conference 2026: Healthy Workplaces. Thriving Teachers. Positive Outcomes.

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.

Webinar Recording: Step 1 in Supporting Learners - Craft a Trainer Introduction that Captivates & Builds Trust

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

Webinar Recording: The New Standards are here: What every VET professional needs to know

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.

Webinar Recording: The Use of AI by Educators to Create Resources

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.

Webinar: FFS TEST

This webinar is X Y Z

Deep Dive Webinar: A Risk-Based Approach to Assessment Validation

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: Navigating the New Training Package Era

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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Webinar: Cultural Awareness & Teaching Strategies

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

Deep Dive Webinar: Trauma Informed Teaching Practice

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: Creating Positive Conversations: Transform the Way You Communicate & Connect

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.

Virtual Workshop: Less Talk, More Learning: Why Stepping Back Helps Students Step Up

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.

Webinar: AI For Creative Teaching

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: AI For Productivity

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: The Power of Emotional Intelligence: Transforming the Way You Work

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.

Webinar: Creating Accessible Documents: It Just Makes Sense!

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.

Webinar: Psychological Safety: Essential Glue That Makes Learning Stick

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.

Webinar: What Can & Can’t be Delivered Online

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.

Webinar: Designing Discussion forums: From Dreaded to Dynamic in 6 Simple Steps

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: Trainer Compliance - Meeting the New Standards

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

Deep Dive Webinar: Student Support Under the New Standards: From Enrolment to Evidence

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

Thought Leadership Series: Embedding Inclusive Practice in Everyday Training

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.

Webinar: If You Were Audited Tomorrow… Would You Pass?

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

Deep Dive Webinar: Introduction to the National VET System

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

In-Person Workshop: Validation Excellence: A Full-Day Masterclass for VET Practitioners

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.

Webinar: Making Industry Currency Meaningful for Trainers & Assessors

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: Supporting Neurodivergent Staff

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.

Virtual Workshop: Designing Assessment Tools that Work in Practice

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.

Webinar: Building Better Observation Checklists for 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

Webinar: AI as an Accessibility Technology

Explore GenAI as an accessibility technology with Leon Furze.

Webinar: AI & Cognitive Offload

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

Virtual Workshop: Rethink VET Assessment: Be Authentic & AI-Smart

This session explores the implications of GenAI in VET assessment.

Webinar: AI Everywhere!

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

Webinar: CRICOS: Third Party Arrangements & Management

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. 

Deep Dive Webinar: Effective Coaching & Mentoring

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: Addressing Dyslexia & Specific Learning Differences in the Classroom

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.

Webinar Recording: Incorporating GenAI into VET Assessments

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.

Webinar Recording: GenAI for VET: Policies, Processes & Strategies

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: Self-Leadership & People Capability

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: Engaging Live Online: Session Design Fundamentals

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: Participation & Interaction: Helping Every Voice find its Volume

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: Before They Stumble: Increase Learner Engagement

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: Introduction to Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

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Deep Dive Webinar: Making Competency-Based Apprenticeships & Traineeships Work

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.

Webinar: Creating Effective Assessment & Evidence

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Deep Dive Webinar: Assessing Learners Effectively

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Deep Dive Webinar: ADHD in Adults Learners (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) Symptoms, Strategies and Support

ADHD is being frequently diagnosed amongst adults and particularly women. In this chat we will investigate the symptoms of ADHD, the strategies to employ in teaching adults with ADHD and how to support them to successful outcomes.

Deep Dive Webinar: Applying Reasonable Adjustment

Presented by Sharon Griffiths, this session explores the 2025 Standards for RTOs with a focus on wellbeing, inclusion, diversity, and culturally safe practices.

Deep Dive Webinar: AVETMISS - Skills First Providers Only

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: Compliance Requirements for Trainer Industry Currency

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: Crack the Assessment Code

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!

Deep Dive Webinar: Educator Wellbeing - Refresh & Refuel

In this interactive online workshop, you'll gain insights into how the brain and body respond to stress and learn practical techniques to reduce stress for yourself and your students. Discover the fundamentals of stress, explore effective stress reduction strategies, and learn how to implement these techniques in your daily routine.

Deep Dive Webinar: Enhancing Accessibility and Inclusivity in Vocational Programs

This session will highlight the importance of accessibility and inclusivity, identify common barriers, and provide practical solutions such as implementing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, leveraging assistive technologies, and fostering inclusive curricula.

Deep Dive Webinar: Essential Insights for Good Slide Design

Join us for this engaging session where we draw from the latest VET research and contemporary cognitive load theories applied to PowerPoint design. Learn what your learners really think and see firsthand the impact of slide design on engagement and outcomes.

Deep Dive Webinar: Going Live with the Standards

The session will dive into self-assurance models, explore best practice for monitoring/measuring success and provide participants with confidence that they have a solid plan for implementation.

Deep Dive Webinar: How to unpack qualification packaging rules

This webinar provides a comprehensive 9-step process to effectively unpack and understand these rules.

Deep Dive Webinar: How to Unpack Qualification Packaging Rules

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: How to use AI to develop training & assessment resources

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

Deep Dive Webinar: Introduction to Trauma-Aware Education

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

Deep Dive Webinar: Micro-Credentials & Digital Badging in VET

This online session will unpack the concept of Micro-Credentials and Digital Badges. After this webinar you will develop an awareness and understanding of best practices in the VET sector and potential application in your RTO.

Deep Dive Webinar: Neurodiversity 101

This session will deepen your understanding of neurodiversity, offering practical strategies to better support and connect with these learners.

Deep Dive Webinar: Refresh and refuel (educator wellbeing)

Take a break from the day to day stresses and refresh your mind with Feren Yen for "Refresh and Refuel: Educator Well being," a webinar dedicated to helping educators manage stress and enhance their overall well being

Deep Dive Webinar: Refresh and refuel (educator wellbeing)

Take a break from the day to day stresses and refresh your mind with Feren Yen for "Refresh and Refuel: Educator Well being," a webinar dedicated to helping educators manage stress and enhance their overall well being. This introductory session is designed for trainers, assessors, team leaders, and program coordinators who are new to the topic.

Deep Dive Webinar: Risk Management for RTOs: Strategies for Mitigating Risk in a Risk Based Regulatory World

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

Deep Dive Webinar: Risk-Based Self-Assurance - Aligning Frameworks with ASQA’s Regulatory Model

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

Deep Dive Webinar: RTO Standards Series: Quality Area 1 - Training & Assessment

This 90-minute webinar offers a comprehensive exploration of the new Training and Assessment requirements under the Outcome Standards, equipping participants with actionable insights into both strategic and operational implications.

Deep Dive Webinar: RTO Standards Series: Quality Area 2 - Learner Support

In this engaging 90-minute webinar, participants will explore the updated requirements for Learner Support in the Outcome Standards. With a focus on practical strategies and actionable insights, this session examines both the strategic and operational impacts of Quality Area 2.

Deep Dive Webinar: RTO Standards Series: Quality Area 3 - VET Workforce

In this focused 90-minute webinar, participants will gain critical insights into the updated requirements for the VET Workforce under the Outcome Standards, including an in-depth exploration of the Credential Policy.

Deep Dive Webinar: RTO Standards Series: Quality Area 4 - Governance

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.

Deep Dive Webinar: Step 1 in supporting learners - craft a trainer introduction that captivates & builds trust

Is your self-introduction secretly sabotaging student success? Join us for this hands-on workshop where you'll discover the hidden power of your about-me introductions.

Deep Dive Webinar: Supporting CALD Learners

Learn how to build respectful relationships and create a supportive learning environment that promotes engagement and pathways to success. Join Feren Yen for this webinar, "Supporting CALD Learners," to explore how supporting CALD learners might look like in your classroom.

Deep Dive Webinar: We are MAD (Busy versus Productive behaviours)

In this 90-minute virtual workshop, 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 workshop will give team leaders, supervisors and managers new insights into the way they assign work and set goals for performance and productivity.

FREE Webinar: Preparing Your RTO for Early Changes to the Current RTO Standards

Hybrid Workshop: Engaging learners in Foundation classes

Long days, limited language, limited literacy? No worries.

Illuminate Forum: Creating Impact in Vocational Education & Training

This collaborative event hosted by the International Specialised Skills (ISS) Institute and the VET Development Centre showcases how VSA International VET Practitioner Fellowships are ensuring Victorian vocational education reflects international best practice.

In-Person Workshop: Effective Feedback & Communication

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.

In-Person: Just the Strategies! A Tool Kit for Teachers

Teaching is an art. If you are finding unpacking knowledge and skills in an engaging way daunting or want to add a few more teaching tools to your kit, this workshop is for you. In this interactive and full day workshop we will explore evidence based, engaging and high impact teaching strategies and activities that work!

In-Person Workshop: Governance and Accountability Matrix

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.

In-Person Workshop: Governance and Accountability Matrix

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. 

In-Person Workshop: Learning & Teaching - Autism Spectrum Disorder

Join Kay for this introductory session as she explores Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and how it impacts on teaching and learning.

In-Person Masterclass: Outcome Standards in Practice

This full-day, in-person workshop will provide a comprehensive breakdown of the Outcome Standards, exploring the strategic and operational impacts for RTOs.

In-Person Workshop: Preparing for Audits

Led by an experienced auditor, this workshop assists RTOs to establish a framework for identifying the evidence required and organising it for audit purposes.

Interactive Training for Vocational Teachers Masterclass: Harnessing AI for Authentic Assessment HIDDEN

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.

Interactive Virtual Workshop Masterclass: Contract Cheating – How can you tell if a student has outsourced their assessment?

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.

Interactive Virtual Workshop Masterclass: Polishing AI Gems

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.

ISS Institute Illuminate Forum: Applying ETHAZI principles within Australian VET teaching and learning

As part of the ISS Institute's partnership with the Victorian Skills Authority (VSA), the VSA annually invites an international expert in vocational education and training to Victoria. This year, we are pleased to welcome Prof. José Ramón Gómez Laconcha, CEO of iTlent and Prof. Natalia Gaston Estanga from Tknika and iTlent in the Basque Country.

National Thought Leadership: Bridging the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

Join CEO of Altura Learning, Paul Goudie, for "Bridging the Cybersecurity Skills Gap." This timely session will address the urgent need for skilled cybersecurity professionals and the critical role the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector plays in filling this gap.

National VET Chat: Accommodating Multicultural Students Needs in VET Classrooms

If you’ve struggled with attracting multicultural students, identifying the challenges they face, and implementing effective strategies to create an inclusive learning environment, this is an unmissable session. By understanding the unique barriers and challenges faced by students from migrant and refugee backgrounds, you can make your classroom more equitable and supportive.

National VET Chat: Teaching in High Gear - Maintaining Your Wellbeing on the Workload Highway

This VET Chat will explore practical strategies and techniques to support educators to navigate the demanding landscape of workload intensity. With increasing responsibilities and expectations, it’s easy for trainers and assessors to feel overwhelmed and burnt out. This presentation will provide tools to manage workload intensity and wellbeing at the organisation and individual level.

OctoberVET: Applied Research Forum

Join us for an insightful day as our recent International VET Practitioner Fellows share their global perspectives and innovative findings.

Thought Leadership Series: Empowering the Transition – Energy Storage Jobs and Skills for a Net-Zero Future

Join us this Thought Leadership session, "Empowering the Transition: Energy Storage Jobs and Skills for a Net-Zero Future", as we explore how Australia can develop a skilled workforce to support the energy storage sector, a critical pillar in achieving net-zero emissions.

Thought Leadership Series: Making Learning Stick - Strategies for Engaging & Effective Training

This Thought Leader session will introduce practical, research-informed strategies to improve knowledge retention, boost learner engagement, and enhance classroom impact.

Thought Leadership Series: The Future of Vocational Education - Trends and Predictions

This webinar will explore the nuances of funding, accreditation and the vital synergy between industry and educational institutions, providing a comprehensive understanding of these critical aspects whilst exploring the future of Vocational Education and Training.

Training.gov.au Essentials: Tips for Success

Join Nathan from the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) as he takes you through the new features of training.gov.au and provides some hints and tips about how you can use the enhanced training.gov.au in your role.

Transformative Thought Leadership Through Indigenous Knowings (NAISDA)

Join us for this Thought Leadership session to explore new threads in a bundle of possibilities for teaching and learning practices that story the many storys, and the many possibilities that make up our identity as Australians.

VDC Professional Learning Fellowship 2025

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.

VET AI Symposium: Harnessing AI for Transformative Vocational Education: Innovations, Strategies, and Future Directions

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.

VET Chat: Accommodating multicultural students' needs in VET classrooms

How to attract multicultural students into your class, identify the challenges and strategies to address them.

VET Chat: AI AI! Academic Integrity & Artificial Intelligence

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

VET Chat: The Yarning Circle - Cultural Awareness

Join Jillian West in this engaging 'Yarn' and ‘chat’ about the art of storytelling used by indigenous people around the world.

VET Chat: Finding Balance – Wheel of Life Reflection

Join this VET Chat to check-in with yourself and learn how to use the Wheel of Life to help reflect and set goals both in your professional and personal life.

VET Chat: July

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!

VET Chat: Cyber Security in the Age of AI

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.

VET Chat: Designing inclusive and engaging online adult learning experiences

In this VET Chat, we’ll explore what it really takes to design inclusive and engaging online learning experiences for adult learners. Drawing on real-world examples, we’ll unpack how learner needs, accessibility principles, and adult learning theories work together to create courses that are immersive, relevant, and compliant.

VET Chat: Staying Regulated - Understanding Your Window of Tolerance

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!

VET National Teaching & Learning Conference 2025: From Competence to Excellence – Taking the Journey

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.

Virtual Workshop: Governance and Accountability Matrix

In this virtual 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.

Virtual Workshop: How to Design Competency-Based Training & Assessment

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

Virtual Workshop: UNLOCKING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR IMPACTFUL EDUCATION Embrace the heartbeat of success in VET

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.