IVETA Europe invites you to a regional conference on vocational education and training (VET) in beautiful Malta. Come share your expertise, ideas and experience with like-minded educators and industry practitioners in an idyllic location. The conference is organised jointly by Warnborough College and St Joseph Mater Boni Consilii School, Malta.

Revaluing VET

TVET generally has the dubious position of being the poor cousin in relation to higher education. Students and their parents look at TVET options as the last resort if a university place of their choice is not available. Governments throw money to build ever-expanding universities yet grudgingly acknowledge that TVET institutions are a necessity without the same level of commitment or investment.

The fact is that TVET skills create new businesses and generate employment. The world runs on TVET skills in virtually all industries and sectors. While some nations are starting to realise the importance of investing in and building up this area, there many others who place less importance on it in their quest to become “developed”. This conference seeks to redress the imbalance in the views of TVET across the different stakeholders.

We invite papers and workshop presentations on the following areas:

• The perception of TVET and associated issues, including the perspective of would-be students;
• The role(s) government should play with regard to national TVET development;
• Collaboration between TVET institutions and industry;
• Collaboration between TVET institutions and other institutions of learning;
• The role of TVET in nation-building;
• TVET across borders;
• TVET in conjunction with an existing workforce;
• TVET delivery: time for a change?
• TVET as a tool to tackle unemployment;
• Are current TVET assessment practices adequate?

Paper presentations will last for 25 minutes each with 5 minutes for questions and answers. Some submissions may be accepted as a workshop presentation instead, which would be more collaborative in nature with a formal presentation of about 15 minutes (with 30 minutes for participant input with regard to specific questions or challenges posed by the presenter).

Venue

The dB San Antonio Hotel + Spa in Malta is a 4 star superior all-inclusive hotel in Malta with 5 themed restaurants, bars, outdoor pools, fitness, spa and kids facilities.

IVETA Membership

US$50                  Individual Membership
US$300                Organisational Membership

Join IVETA to get connected with the world’s largest TVET organisation, and receive discounts on conferences, events and publications.

Conference Fee

€750 per person (IVETA members pay €700).

Includes all conference activities and refreshments, plus 3 nights accommodation and breakfast for one person per room at the db San Antonio Hotel + Spa. Twin or double occupancy supplement is €100.

Optional Malta Tour plus lunch on Saturday, May 11^th to Mdina: €45 per person.

Not included: flights to and from Malta, airport transfers, travel insurance, general travel expenses and any other item not specified above.
Note: Refunds will be made in full if you cancel at least 60 days before the 9th May 2019. You will receive 50% back if you cancel up to 21 days before the 9th May 2019.  No refunds will be made if you cancel anytime after that.