Our Place in the Future of Work!
April 16-17, 2019 | Te Papa, Wellington, New Zealand
The annual conference of NZACE Inc. is noted as a supportive and inspirational conference focused on cooperative and work-integrated education for practitioners and researchers from the tertiary education sector, industry, community and government.
Our 2019 Keynote Speaker
We are proud to announce the speaker for 2019:
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The Honorable Grant Robertson
Minister of Finance, Minister for Sport and Recreation,
Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
International Conference 2019 Schedule
Day 1 | April 16th, 2019
8:30 am
Check-In
Registration and time to catch up with others.
9:45 am
Jenny Fleming
Opening Mihi (Formal Greeting)
10:00 am
The Honorable Grant Robertson
Keynote Message delivered by The Honorable Grant Robertson
Minister of Finance, Minister for Sport and Recreation, Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
10:30 am
Open Session
Keynote discussion groups and Morning Tea
11:00 – 11:20 am
Mike Ross, Industry Training Federation
Observations on the future of workplace training.
11:20 – 11:45 am
James Mackay and Mary Fawcett
The development of a transformative degree apprenticeship in Engineering.
11:45 – 12:15 pm
Yi-Chien Vita Tsai, Amanda Gordon, Alvin Yeo, Elaine Khoo, Yu-Cheng Tu & Gill Dobbie
Fostering development of transferable skills: Experience of Auckland ICT Graduate School.Â
(Includes 15 minute Discussion)
12:15 – 12:25 pm
Craig D’Souza
Quantum IT
12:30 – 1:35 pm
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Lunch
2:05 – 2:20 pm
Diana Ayling, Denisa Hebblethwaite and Kerry Kirkland
Back to the Future: Business workplace competencies revisited.
2:20 – 2:35 pm
Kimberly Park and Simon Middlemas
Creative assessment tools for Work Integrated Learning.
2:35 – 3:10 pm
Lynette Hodges, Andrew Martin and Malcolm Rees
Improving people’s lives through an exercise prescription program.
(Includes 15 minute discussion)
3:10 – 3:30 pm
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Afternoon Tea
3:35 – 3:50 pm
Priscilla Davis-Ngatai
Applied Work-Integrated Learning.
3:50 – 4:05 pm
David Skelton, Regan Cotter and Tom Hartley
City Student Studio: A student/industry/local body studio collaboration.
4:05 – 4:20 pm
Catherine Snell-Siddle, Sarah Snell and Angela Bingham
The development hub: An online approach for Work Integrated Learning and Learning Integrated Work.
4:30 – 5:15 pm
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NZACE AGM.
International Conference 2019 Schedule
Day 2 | April 17th, 2019
9:30 am
Jenny Fleming
OpeningÂ
9:35 – 10:25 am
An overview and interactive session.
The Role of WIL in the Proposed Reforms for Vocational Education.
10:25 – 10:45 am
Andrew Martin, Malcolm Rees, Jenny Fleming, Karsten Zegwaard and Karen Vaughan
Better WIL supervisors, better WIL students.
10:45 – 11:10 am
Andrew Martin and Kath Hay
The reflective practitioner: Teaching portfolio development of WIL.
11:10 – 11:25 am
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Morning Tea
11:25 – 11:50 am
Gina Robertson
Re-imaging work-integrated learning: Innovation in delivery.
11:55 – 12:05 pm
Natcha Mahapoonyanont
Integration of teaching, academic services & research to reinforce professional learning community: WIL for teachers’ students.
12:05 – 12:30 pm
Simon Lowe, Claudia Munro and Lee Henley
International social work placements – developing competence.
12:30 – 1:30 pm
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Lunch
1:30 – 1:55 pm
Gillian Schroeter
DRAMA in W.I.L changes lives.
1:55 – 2:20 pm
Diana Kirton
Development of the Industry Cooperative Booklet.
2:20 – 2:45 pm
Faith Valencia-Forrester
Flipped WIL: A model for inclusive WIL in journalism education.
2:45 – 2:55 pm
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Short Break
2:55 – 3:10 pm
Megan Roberts and Yvonne Wood
The detail is in the data: WIL placement insight.
3:10 – 3:35 pm
Carine Stewart, Nicole Mouat, Dr Ewa Kusmierczyk and Dr Kathryn Sutherland
Preparing students for the future of work through evidence-based WIL practice.
3:35 – 3:45 pm
Jenny Fleming
Conference Closing. Presentation of the Allister McLay Best Paper Award.
3:45 pm
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Afternoon Tea
Where It’s At
Te Papa Museum
55 Cable Street
Wellington, NZ 6011
Major Sponsors
Thanks to our major sponsors for their support



