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Latest Quest

Quest is Adult Learning Australia’s national magazine. It is an informative mix of feature writing, news, analysis and stories from the ground for a national and international audience. Check out […]

AJAL out now

AJAL Volume 57, Number 3, November 2017 Here is the latest issue of the Australian Journal of Adult Learning.   How the Men’s Shed idea travels to Scandinavia Authors: Helene Ahl, […]

Award for excellence in LLN

Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice Award The Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) Practice Award recognises innovation and excellence by an individual involved in improving LLN skills […]

ALA endorses a system of lifelong education

Adult Learning Australia welcomes Business Council’s endorsement of lifelong learning Adult Learning Australia (ALA) welcomed the plan released by the Business Council of Australia (BCA) for a system of lifelong […]

English Language, Literacy and Numeracy for Aboriginal adults in the Northern Territory

A Statistical Overview: Aboriginal Adult English Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) in the Northern Territory The report and action statement were recently published by the Australian Government funded, Whole of […]

Minister’s Speech – Adult Learners Week (ALW) 2017

The Hon. Karen Andrews, Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, launches ALW at Parliament House Theatre, Canberra Click here for the speech.  

AJAL out now

AJAL Volume 57, Number 2, July 2017 Here is the latest issue of the Australian Journal of Adult Learning. Bringing together learning from two worlds: Lessons from a gender-inclusive community […]

Forum: The Financing Gap and the Challenges of achieving the goals for Women and Girls’ Education

Globally 61 million girls continue to miss out on primary and lower-secondary school and 758 million adults lack any literacy skills; two-thirds of whom are women. If education is to contribute to addressing the urgent issues of poverty, conflict and climate change – what can be done to mobilise the will and resources needed to ensure the right of every person access to high quality affordable education and training ?

Forum: Making the SDGs real in adult and vocational education

  What are the Sustainable Development Goals? The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) give us the framework to deal with global issues such as poverty, equitable access to education and social […]

Press release: A lifelong learning policy for Australia

Adult Learning Australia, the national peak body for adult and community education, welcomes the Hodgman Government’s recognition of adult education as a foundation to building Tasmania’s future and in helping […]

The Learning Curve
Press release: Community learning can shape, support and rebuild people’s lives

“Low skilled workers who have lost their jobs or people who’ve been unsuccessful in finding work often have limited access to suitable, low cost adult education programs,” according to Dr […]

Media
Press release: The modern workforce demands lifelong learning skills

Adult Learning Australia, the national peak body for adult and community education, welcomes the Federal Budget’s commitment to education, however, further action is required as lifelong learning is now an […]

ALA conference: Advancing asylum seekers’ future through education

How do we empower people seeking asylum? Gillian Meek and Abiola Ajetomobi from the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre talk about their education programs that are designed to enable people to […]

ALA conference: Transformative learning in neighbourhood houses

How do adults make the transition from reluctant to confident learners? Dr Trace Ollis, Deakin University, shares her research on the informal and formal learning that takes place in Neighbourhood […]

ALA conference: Young people, lifelong learning and the new work mindset

What does the future of work look like for young people? Young people will need to navigate a vastly different world of work. Bronwyn Lee, Foundation for Young Australians, brings […]

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