Women in Adult and Vocational Education (WAVE) is a national network of women involved in Vocational Education & Training (VET), adult education and the broad field of work-related education and training.
We are a feminist organisation. Members connect with one another through our networking and educational events, through social media, through sharing of and exploration of issues and ideas, and well researched advocacy. Our members come from the diverse group that makes up VET and adult education in Australia and overseas.
As a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) WAVE recognises the need to, and significance of, engaging with relevant international and regional bodies as polices relating to gender and social inclusion, education and training and decent work are inter-linked from the global to the local through international agreements and knowledge sharing practices. This work is strengthened by the commitment by all nations including Australia to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While WAVE acknowledges that all 17 SDGs are interlinked, we focus specifically on SDGs 4 - Quality Education, 5 - Gender Equality & 8 - Decent Work.
WAVE committee members engage actively with national and international bodies who have an aligned focus on equality for women in VET adult education and the broad field of work-related education and training as listed below.
Post COVID all members share a common theme - the need to transform education and training for more inclusive and sustainable societies, with lifelong learning (LLL) high on all agendas.