Original VETNET functions:

• to promote research collaboration in the European research area and beyond;
• to provide through the provision of the VETNET programme for ECER a stimulating research forum for discussion and debate
• to organise other European conference and workshops as appropriate;
• to report annually to EERA;
• to administer VETNET affairs and any financial matters concerning VETNET efficiently;
• to support good communications within the European research area by the use of the web (http://www.vet-research.net) and electronic and other newsletters as appropriate and
• to launch an academic journal of international standing (International Journal for Technical and Vocational Education and Training Research)

2006 participant proportation by country

The session types

What has been achieved?

• Increasing attendance for the conferences in Hamburg (03), Crete(04), Dublin (05) and Geneve (06)
• Active involvement of programme chairs (Patiniotis (04); Nyhan (05) and Stalder (06))
• Rising interest from abroad: Canada, Autralia etc.
• double blind review system
• Quality of the proposals improved
• Wide spectrum of contributions concerning VET environment, VET-systems, learning processes and VET professional development on micro, meso and makro level
• Established two joint plenary sessions: opening colloquium and VETNET forum
• Equipping the Homepage with detailed programme abstracts and list of authors (as during the last years)
• Over 550 people have been registered on the page

What is missing for the day to day work for the annual conference?

• electronic support for the review process while handling 200 reviews
• conference proceedings needed (last one Hamburg)
• Electronic VETNET newsletter
• four parallel sessions is a problem
• continuing the homepage service
• number of applications by participants may be reduced to one instead of two contributions
• nine symposia may be a too many
• strengthen the European dimension on some of the papers
• widening publication channels: international journal

Where is VETNET still very weak?

• Giving political inputs and memos to the current debate on the future VET development in Europe.
• Advocating and supporting the research functions within relevant European programmes
• Dialogue with the European Commision on these issues

Downloadable version of the report:

[pdf from ppt] Report of the chair of VETNET for the General assembly Geneva, 2006

Preview Info - Report of the chair of VETNET.pdf - 85.09 Kb

This is a downloadable PDF file derived from the original Microsoft Powerpoint presentation.