6th World Congress on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (WoCTVET)

Background: 

WoCTVET is an international conference organized by the Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. The theme for WoCTVET 2018 is "TVET Engagement for Future Skills and Future Work". This biennially conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of information on research development and applications on all topics related to Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET).

Objective(s):

1. To bring together the international scientific experts and researchers to catalyse and advance scientific knowledge about TVET teacher education;
2. To bring together educational leaders, scientists, educators and policy makers to promote and enhance collaborations to more effectively address regional and national responses to TVET teacher education;
3. To provide opportunity for TVET researchers, policy makers, educators, and community to discuss and develop creative solutions to unresolved challenges in research and implementation of TVET policies and programs; and
4. To increase the global awareness of the importance of TVET teacher education and to promote effective actions to mainstream TVET around the world.

Further Information:

Topics Covered

The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to, the following major topics as they relate to the technical, vocational, education and training (TVET).

1. Management and leadership
2. Curriculum and instruction
3. Information and communication technology (ICT)
4. Assessment and evaluation
5. Innovation and production
6. Job and career development

Sub-topics 

The sub-scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to:

1. Teacher training 
2. Educational sustainable developemtn (ESD)
3. Building skills for work and life 
4. Creativity and innovation in TVET 
5. Research and development 
6. Transferable skills 
7. Teaching and learning 
8. Quality assurance 
9. Policy and governance 
10. Leadership and management 
11. Special need education 
12. Curriculum development 
13. Life long learning 
14. Public-private partnership (PPP)
15. Higher order thinking skill and critical thinking 
16. Entrepeneurship 
17. Gender issues 
18. Employability 
19. Work ethics 
20. Safety and health 
21. Globalisation 
22. Vocational training 
23. Staff development 
24. Distance education 
25. Coaching and mentoring 
26. Training and development 
27. Apprenticeship 
28. Accreditation on Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) / Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) 
29. 21st century skills 
30. Training mobility 
31. Web-mediated learning/training 

Important Dates: http://fptv.uthm.edu.my/woctvet2018/index.php/fees/important-dates1

Online Submissions: http://conference.uthm.edu.my/index.php/woctvet/woctvet2018/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions