Troy Williams is a member of the Australian Vocational Education Training & Research Association (AVETRA), the nation's only national, independent association for research in vocational education and training.

AVETRA brings together research stakeholders and researchers from the TAFE, university, industry and government sectors.

It was established in 1997 with initial financial assistance from the Australian National Training Authority Research Advisory Council and receives support from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). With a substantial and growing membership, it is committed to furthering the contribution of VET research to the development of Australian VET policy and independently reviewing VET research priorities.

AVETRA also promotes independent and significant research in VET, with due regard for the intellectual property rights of researchers and is proud of its role raising the profile of VET research in the academic and training communities
Through its seminars, conferences and publications AVETRA provides platforms for the dissemination of research findings.

www.avetra.org.au