VET researcher of the year
UniSA's Professor Roger Harris has been named the inaugural VET
Researcher of the Year by the National
Centre for Vocational Education Research.The award was established to recognise and promote the value of an evidence-based approach to improving policy and practice in the vocational education sector and was presented at the Australian Training Awards ceremony in Darwin at the end of November.
With a 20 year career in the field Prof Harris is said to have done seminal research in competency-based training, recognised not only here in Australia but internationally.
His research has been broad and significant in examining contemporary VET practice including apprenticeships, workplace learning, the integration of on and off-job learning and most recently the development of the VET workforce.
Congratulating Prof Harris, UniSA Pro Vice Chancellor for Education Arts and Social Sciences, Professor Pal Ahluwalia said the range of his research is impressive.
"The breadth and diversity of his work is testament to his skills as a researcher and his scholarly approach," Prof Ahluwalia said.
"He has brought credibility to VET research work and steadfastly promoted the value and importance of VET as a sector.
"We are delighted that he has received such resounding acknowledgement of his research career contribution and extremely proud of his achievements."