2023 IVETA North America Regional Conference

November 29 - December 2, 2023

IVETA's 2023 North America Regional Conference is held in conjunction with the annual US Association for Career & Technical Education (ACTE) Conference.

This provides IVETA members with the opportunity to:

1. share information at IVETA presentations and events; and
2. meet and attend some of the 300 presentations on all technical areas and levels by some of the 6000 TVET professionals at the ACTE conference;
3. visit the expo of over 200 exhibits of TVET goods/services, etc.

The IVETA Conference Theme

TVET’s role as a full partner in workforce development to support economic development, and
employment generation for general and at-risk populations

Programme

Nov. 29, 3-5 PM: Site Visit (optional)

Visit to Phoenix Community College Hacienda Room, Building F-121, 1202 West Thomas Rd.
No fee but registration is requested (Email ivetavpna@gmail.com). The College is a Member of Community Colleges for International Development. Please arrive at the College by 3:00 PM, College is a 15-minute taxi ride from Phoenix Conference Center.

Nov. 30 AM All events hereon are in the Phoenix Convention Center, unless otherwise specified.

ACTE Opening Sessions (secondary , post-secondary, agriculture, industrial, career guidance, etc & exhibits)
Schedule At-A-Glance

Nov. 30 PM

• IVETA Opening Session: TVET responses to changing employment demand & economic conditions. David Fretwell, Vice President, Northern America IVETA. Scarcliffe Associates
• Developing Intercultural Skills for the Knowledge Economy. Sandra Poirier, Middle Tennessee State University

Dec. 1 AM

• Moving from Private Sector Engagement to Ownership of Workforce Skills Development: A Model in Motion. Diane Cosby, Management and Training Corp.
• International Initiatives in Career Guidance Policy and System Development. Sareena Hopkins, Executive Director, ICCDPP & Donnalee Bell, Managing Director, Canadian Career Development Foundation.
• Teaching Workforce Readiness Skills for the Knowledge Economy. Heather Singmaster, Digital Promise

Dec. 1 PM

• Components of CTECS' Workplace Readiness Skills (WRS) Credential Package. Ken Potthoff and Darren Morris, Career and Technical Education Consortium of States (CTECS)
• Building the Right Environment for quality TVET in Sub-Sahara Africa, Implications for Sustainable Economic Development. Serumu Igberadja (Nigeria) , President Elect, IVETA.
• IVETA Reception and Awards, Cash Bar and hors d’oeurves 5:15 - 6:30pm @ Regency Room, Hyatt Hotel (beside the Convention Center).

Dec. 2:

• Fostering International Cooperation, How Epsilon Pi Tau Connects the World. Kevin Howell, Executive Director, EPT
• International Best Practice in Promoting Quality and Equity in TVET. Arthur E Shears, NorthStar Skills for Development.

Notes

1. Participants should arrive Nov. 29 AM and depart Dec. 2 PM so they can participate in all Conference activities.
2. The IVETA program is designed to ensure participants can attend IVETA presentations but also have time to attend some of the 300+ ACTE presentations, that include all levels and technical areas of TVET, and time to visit the over 200+ exhibits of TVET goods and Services (including an IVETA International TVET Booth) which are open for viewing Nov. 30 and Dec. 2.

Registration and Payment of Conference fees

IVETA is using ACTE to process all IVETA conference registrations and provide other administrative services. When you go to the registration site you will be asked to set up an account (unless you have one from last year). This account is only for the Conference and will give you access to all IVETA programs, and ACTE programs and exhibits - you are not signing up for an ACTE membership

We have negotiated a special rate for IVETA members.

IVETA members pay only US$345, saving up to US$490 (for non-ACTE members).

That's a massive saving. If you are not a current IVETA member, what are you waiting for?

To get this discount, IVETA members will use a special code which they can see here.

Register on the ACTE website by clicking on Attendee In-Person Registration (you will need to create a new account if you do not have one). Use your IVETA code to get the discount. If you encounter any issues with the special IVETA code, please contact Dr David Fretwell on ivetavpna@gmail.com

You will be asked to pay using a credit card. If you do not have one, please send your registration details and funds (USD$345) to the IVETA Treasurer, Dr Sumaya Frick (secretariat@iveta.global), so she can complete your registration.

Travel, Accommodation, and Invitation Letters

You must book your own hotel privately, or use the ACTE system which has special rates.

Book as soon as possible. The Hyatt Regency will have special conference rates and is next door to the Conference Center. Use other online booking sites such as Booking.com or Hotels.com - these often allow you to cancel at no cost until several days before the Conference. Plan to arrive Nov. 29 and depart not before Dec 2 PM.

We are happy to assist with official invitation letters if you have to apply for a visa to attend. You must provide proof of conference registration and hotel bookings to Dr David Fretwell (VP for North America) via email at ivetavpna@gmail.com or use our contact form.

Keep checking our website for updates.