IVETA VISION CONFERENCE: DEC 4-7, 2024
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA,
CONFERENCE THEME/SUBTHEMES
“EVALUATING TVET WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES & PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC & SOCIAL OUTCOMES”
- Evaluating economic impact of workforce development programs (i.e., including increasing employment and wages, increasing productivity, and reducing social expenditures)
- Evaluating social impact of workforce programs (i.e., improving sex equity, reducing crime, improving social cohesion learning, reducing crime and poverty, preparing for life-long, etc.)
- Evaluation methodologies including examining the cost and efficiency of: (i) internal inputs to workforce development programs (i.e., TVET staffing, facilities), (ii) external social and economic outcomes, and (iii) gross and net outcomes (i.e., comparing outcomes for program participants with similar non-participants).
- Evaluating TVET support programs (i.e., career guidance, entrepreneurship, job placement services)
Conference Planning/Overview
Join us for a celebration of the 40TH anniversary of the starting of IVETA in the interesting and historic city of San Antonio, Texas, USA. The IVETA Conference is being planned in parallel with the annual US Association for Career & Technical Education (ACTE) Conference https://www.careertechvision.com where IVETA started 40 years ago. The joint conference provides IVETA members with the opportunity to: (i) share information at IVETA presentations, (ii) visit a Community College and attend an IVETA evening reception (iii) attend some of the 350 ACTE presentations on all technical areas & levels with the 5000 TVET professionals at the ACTE conference; and (iv) visit an expo of 250 exhibits of TVET goods/services. Go to https://iveta.global/event-directory scroll down to “December” for information.
How To Submit a Proposal to Make a Presentation at the IVETA Conference
- Send a 300-word summary of your proposed presentation, linked to the above conference themes, and your vita to David Fretwell, Vice President North America IVETA, ivetavpna@gmail.com by end of May, you will be notified in early June if your proposal is accepted by IVETA, and
- You will be provided with instructions of how to submit a detailed summary of your presentation on the ACTE program website in June, so it will be visible to all 5000 ACTE and IVETA conference participants.
How to Register and Pay Conference fees
ACTE is handling IVETA registration, go to https://www.careertechvision.com. IVETA members will have a discounted registration rate of $345 (about 2/3 what other participants pay). You will be asked to create an “account” if you have not attended one of our North American conferences before. Just use your electronic mail address to set up an account and register. Contact David Fretwell ivetavpna@gmail.com if you have questions and to get the discount code. The registration provides IVETA members with access to all IVETA activities, ACTE presentations, and the exhibition TVET goods and services. You can pay using a credit card, if you do not have one you can ask for an invoice so you can to a Bank Transfer. IVETA can provide foreign registrants with a visa support letter if requested, and if a visa is not obtained your registration fee can be refunded. To join or renew your IVETA membership go to https://iveta.global/membership/
Venue, History, and Hotels
The Conference Center is in the historic area of San Antonio https://www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com/ You must book your own hotel privately, which can include using the ACTE system which has some special rates Travel HYPERLINK “https://www.careertechvision.com/hotels.cfm”& HYPERLINK “https://www.careertechvision.com/hotels.cfm” Hotel (careertechvision.com). Other good sources to find and book hotel rooms, many are available near the Conference site, are www.travelocity.com or www.trivago.com
For Other Questions,
For more detail on the IVETA conference program as it develops, including the Conference Registration discount code contact Dr. Fretwell via electronic mail ivetavpna@gmail.com and check for updates at https://iveta.global/event-directory/
San Antonio Conference Center https://www.sahbgcc.com/
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