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Taking training Outback

Sometimes it takes Ryan Buckley a flight in a light plane and a four hour drive across unmade roads to get to work. Ryan and colleague Tina Gill are training officers with Outback Stores, which manages 37 community stores on remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia. Ryan and Tina […]

ALA Webinar: Managing Projects – Hints for Success

Presenter: Rosemary Sharman When: Wed 29 April @ 1pm AEST. This webinar will take you through the steps for managing projects and the basics of planning, monitoring and controlling them, handling the lessons learned and the problems that may surface along the way. You will learn about the basic principles of good project management and […]

Some simple rules of social media

  Our recent research into our members’ social media use shows you don’t have to be a big organisation to have an effective and influential social media presence. Here are our tips on going back to social media basics.  1. Put links to your social media on your website. It seems obvious but a surprising […]

Classroom chemistry: Teaching and learning Auslan

A move to Finland where she learned Finnish sign language helped Ida Rogers – head teacher at Deaf Society NSW – become a better teacher. Auslan is Ida Rogers’ first language so she decided that if she was going to empathise with her Auslan students, she’d better learn a new language herself. So she moved to Finland and learned Finnish sign language. […]

ALA Annual Report 2014/15

The ALA Annual Report was presented to the Annual General meeting held on Friday 20th March 2015. Members are invited to view the Annual Report by following this link. (You will be prompted to log in to your ALA member profile to access the report)

Annual Report: Adult Learning Australia Ltd. 2014/2015

The Adult Learning Australia Ltd. Annual Report 2014/2015 is now available. ALA Annual Report Contents: 2015 AGM Agenda Minutes from 2014 AGM President’s Report Treasurers Report CEO’s Report ALA Board ALA Staff AJAL Editorial Board Financial Statements to 31 Dec 2014          

Vic ACE Sector Statement

  At a meeting of ACE organisations 23 Feb 2015, the following sector statement was agreed on by those present: ACE Sector Statement with signatories 5 March 2015

WAVE National Conference 2015
Notice of ALA Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of Adult Learning Australia will be held on Friday 20 March 2015, commencing at 1.00pm (AEDT), via teleconference. Download Meeting Agenda. ALA members are invited to register to participate in the AGM, by following this link. (You will need to be logged in via the member portal to register). In addition to […]

Managing Volunteers with Disability Workshop: February 26th 2015

As society becomes more inclusive, people with disability are seeking to be better included in our community in a variety of ways. A growing area of interest for them is in becoming volunteers. Can we afford not to include people who may provide us with a valuable source of voluntary labour and skills? There are […]

9th International Conference on Researching Work and Learning (RWL9)

IAL leads and advocates for the development of an effective, innovative and responsive Continuing Education and Training (CET) sector to meet the needs of industries and the workforce. We do this through research in workforce learning, implementing innovation and development in training and adult education. As a part of the Singapore Workforce Development Agency, we […]

Developing business models for community organisations

Finding alternative sources of income is an increasing pressure in the adult and community education sector. Working out how you’re going to make that added cash can be a challenge. Here some tips shared by Robyn Logan in one of our recent webinars.   1. Be prepared to invest time and effort in planning and […]

Save the Date: WAVE National Conference 2015

Women in Adult and Vocational Education announce their National Conference 2015, in partnership with Manufacturing Skills Australia. Wednesday 8 April 2015 (preceding the AVETRA Conference 9-10 April) Leaders, teachers, learners, leavers: Women in the Australian VET market. Victoria University, City Flinders campus, 12 noon – 5.00pm. Registrations Open February 2015. See WAVE Conference 2015 flyer for […]

Encounter with literacy

On Wednesdays the ‘Adult Literacy for People with a Disability’ class begins with a walk through paddocks and gardens surrounding the Encounter Centre in South Australia’s Victor Harbor. ‘We always start the day with exercise because it stimulates the brain and our students really enjoy it,’ says Leonie Mathews, co-ordinator of the Centre’s adult literacy […]

ASEM Forum on Lifelong Learning – Renewing The Agenda For Lifelong Learning

In the prevailing economic conditions, we need new visions and effective models for lifelong learning.  This ASEM forum on Lifelong Learning will be held on 9-12 March 2015 at Grand Nikko, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia. The forum seeks to engage representatives from all 32 EU member states and 19 Asian countries under the auspices of […]