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The sixth national conference of the Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA) highlighted and described the research undertaken into recent changes in vocational education and training (VET) by a range of organisations including educational institutions, other vocational education and training (VET) providers, industry training advisory bodies (ITABs), private consultants, unions and teachers, trainers and students. The following non-refereed papers were presented: The impact of globalisation on the regional economy: measuring 'knowledge intensity' and preparedness for the 'knowledge-based economy' / Geoff Speers; Ready, set, share?: AEShareNet - a model for managing digital resources / Carol Fripp, Dennis Macnamara, John Blakeley; The nature of innovation in VET professional practice / John Mitchell; VET-higher ed transfers and the structure of tertiary education / Gavin Moody; Trends in TAFE student fees and changes / Michaela Kronemann; The funding of VET for students with disabilities / Chris Selby Smith and Fran Ferrier; The changing face of VET: a provider-level case study from Victoria / Tom Aumann; Vocational learning: everyone's business / Julie Bell; Academic credit and professional development for VET practitioners through authentic work based projects / Mike Brown; The relevance of adult learning principles to the teaching of applied learning programs to youth / John Henry, Jennifer Dalton, Julia Walsh; Factors influencing completions in Australia's apprenticeship system / Axel Bender, Katrina Ball; Implementation and outcomes of a vocational education and training program in the Australian meat processing industry / Margaret Tayar; Has RPL served its purpose? / Andrea Bateman; Online learning in regional Australia - four snapshots of activity and experience / Katie Scholten, Roslin Brennan, Chris Horton, Cathy McNickle, Janet Osborne; Student perspectives on delivery strategies / Karen Ho; Embracing change - reengineering VET for triple bottom lines and developing sustainable learning regions for the future / Karen Plane; The changing training practices in large Australian firms / Susan Dawe; Reflecting on practice: using the Diploma of Frontline Management to develop learning partnerships in the workplace / David Hodges, Chris Harvey; The changing face of Southern African society and the future of VET / Dieter Thom; Do I get a Certificate for this, Miss?: interpreting VET momentums / Carmel Brown; A curriculum design framework for the Australian post industrial economy: moving beyond CBT / Paul Brady; The changing role of the TAFE head teacher / Ann Rice; An industry-led VET system: where to from here / Clive Chappell; Virtually face-to-face: changes in the meaning of 'on-line' / Joan Cashion and Phoebe Palmieri; Do gooding or effective community relations?: a comparison of practice in the TAFE and health sectors / Sandra Kingston; Merging paradigms: teaching and learning in school-based vocational courses / Megan Lugg and David Saltmarsh; Assessing employability skills: the case of problem solving / David Curtis; Down-to-earth key competencies assessment - a very practical perspective / Rob Denton; Queensland government reforms for the future Gold Coast youth program / John Slater.