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Upcoming forum: Dhumbadha Munga – talking knowledge
Friday 28th April 2017 #TKForum Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures are the first nations people of this country and the oldest continuing culture in the world. Their knowledge goes […]
Press release: Lifelong learning creates jobs and enriches lives
Adult Learning Australia, the national peak body for adult and community education, welcomes the priorities that Labor outlined at the National Skills Summit. In his address to the Summit, the […]
International Women’s Day 2017
On International Women’s Day we are sharing stories about women who are transforming their lives through learning.
ALA’s pre-budget submission
Adult Learning Australia provided input into the Australian Government’s 2017–18 Budget through the pre-Budget submission process. This submission took into account information we gathered from in our member survey of […]
ALA Response to the Human Services Inquiry – Productivity Commission Issues Paper
Adult Learning Australia’s recent submission in response to proposed reforms identified in the Human Services Inquiry Productivity Commission Issues Paper focused on the role of ACE, literacy skills, accessibility, wellbeing, […]
Planned webinars 2017
Upcoming ALA and LLN webinars for 2017. Please note that there may yet be changes to the schedule. More detail about the individual sessions will be posted here as topics […]
Calls for expression of interest
Editor of the Australian Journal of Adult Learning The Australian Journal of Adult Learning (AJAL) has been published on behalf of Adult Learning Australia for over 55 years and is […]
Tips for volunteer numeracy tutors
As well as having a good working relationship with their adult learners, volunteer numeracy tutors need enthusiasm, inventiveness and a handy toolkit of techniques, strategies and resources to make their […]
Press release: Ensuring access to skills and training for all Australians
PRESS RELEASE 31 January 2017 Adult Learning Australia welcomes the Opposition Leader Bill Shorten’s focus on ensuring access for all Australians to the skills and training they need for ‘a […]
Press release – update on Getting of Wisdom
PRESS RELEASE 25 January 2017 The Getting of Wisdom: Focus on later life learning in Victoria International experts will converge in Victoria next month to share expertise and learn […]
Getting of wisdom – Learning in later life
International Exchange and Conferences (12–18 Feb 2017) A unique collaboration between researchers in Europe, Australia & New Zealand The one week Exchange (12–18 Feb 2017), including three one day conferences, […]
The Australia We Want Report
The Community Council for Australia (CCA) released ‘The Australia We Want’, report in October. It asks us to imagine a different kind of Australia than the one we have now. […]
Tips for getting the most out of a conference
Getting the full benefit of a conference involves some focus and forward planning. 1 Make a plan Identify what you want to get out of the conference. Think about what […]
Exploring ACE partnerships with Victoria’s Public Libraries
Adult Learning Australia, along with Victorian ACE peaks, recently attended a round-table discussion with representatives of the State Library of Victoria (SLV) and the Public Libraries Victoria Network (PLVN). The […]