ALA has a long history of offering free staff development webinars for its members. We’ve noticed that some members seem a bit unsure about what’s involved. Webinars are seminars or presentations that are conducted online using the Internet and that allow for interaction between the presenter and the participants. Webinars are convenient – bringing professional […]
An intergenerational mentorship program in Toowoomba is turning lives around. On a shaded park bench in Toowoomba, a young woman talks animatedly to an older man who nods his head and listens. At first glance you might not think they have much in common. But they are part of an award winning mentoring program that’s […]
A group of Indigenous elders have recorded their stories for future generations in a new book launched by North Coast TAFE. Sharon Taylor knows the power of documenting family history. She used to teach local Aboriginal Elders in and around Casino New South Wales about how to research and put together family stories. ‘The feedback […]
‘The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.’Diogenes The 2014 Federal Budget included a number of challenges for vulnerable Australians, but it is the impacts on the young, trying to transition into the workplace, that have caused the greatest concern. This forum brought together speakers from politics, trade unions, TAFE […]
Salve Training and Counselling are running a workshop aimed at anyone who wants to know how to handle a group, including difficult participants, and to tap into the creative insights of individuals or teams. It provides a taster of two facilitation techniques, both designed to get all participants involved and in the flow. Action Method […]
Yes I am able to attend the forum: When: Wednesday June 18th Time: 9.30 am – 12.00 noon followed by lunch Location: Canberra Institute of Technology Restaurant, Reid Campus, 1st floor of K Block, 37 Constitution Avenue.
Professor Glen Postle AM talks about the ideas and inspiration for a new book on community capacity building. On the face of it, you’d think that Toowoomba was doing well. It’s poised to undergo an economic boom with coal seam gas mining. But Professor Glen Postle warns economic progress can often be at the cost […]
Professor Barry Golding, President of Adult Learning Australia, well known for his work in the Men’s Shed movement has had a long interest in men and lifelong learning. It’s an interest sparked in part by UK researcher Veronica McGivney’s landmark studies over a decade ago which identified that some groups of men are particularly disadvantaged […]
We were saddened to hear of the death of Professor Gordon ‘Blue’ Barclay, formerly President of the Australian Association for Adult Continuing Education which later became Adult Learning Australia. Professor Barclay was a founding professor and foundation head in the School of Chemistry at Macquarie University from 1965 to 1992. In addition to his distinguished […]
Need legal advice, graphic design skills, fundraising expertise, training and HR advice? Sometimes finding the right volunteers for the work that needs to be done in your organisation can be a challenge. Some of your volunteers are likely to be giving time to your organisation because they want to develop their own skills. Others might […]
Four days a week the large kitchen at Birallee Park Neighbourhood House (BPNH) is buzzing. On Mondays, it’s students from the Murray Valley Centre for Adults with a Disability, Wednesdays it’s VCAL students from a nearby high school who’ve come to learn hospitality skills and volunteer in their community, and on Thursday it’s a dedicated […]
In rural areas of Australia suicide rates are around double the national average. Inverell Community College, one and a half hours from Armidale in rural New South Wales, recently hosted a free community based education program to help prevent suicide among farmers. The program is known as SCARF which stands for Suspect, Connect, Ask, Refer […]
On Wednesday mornings the young mums start arriving around 9am, pushing prams, or carrying their babies into the Milligan Community Learning and Resource Centre in Bunbury, 180kms south of Perth. Kate Kelly, Co-ordinator of Nixi Teen and Young Mum’s Group is there to greet them. By ten past nine, after some singing and stories with […]
Learning to be a Lifelong Learner: Three Things I have Learnt This Australian College of Educators seminar will explore what it means to be a lifelong learner and will look at metacognition, self-directedness, information literacy and entrepreneurship, and whether these be measured, taught and developed. Presenter: Professor Michael Osborne, Chair — Adult & Lifelong […]
Lifelong Learning in Scotland and Contemporary Europe This Australian College of Educators seminar will examine the recent policy contexts in Scotland and the European Union, demonstrating the growing tension which exists between promoting lifelong learning for the needs of the economy and the broader goals of personal development, education for citizenship, and tackling social […]
