Indigenous artists and strong talk
Being an artist is one thing, but talking about your work and negotiating with buyers requires public speaking and negotiation skills. Desart’s Raewyn Kavanagh devised a program for Indigenous […]
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Tips and trends : Retaining volunteers
Volunteers are vital to the work we do. Recognising the work they do can make a big difference to how volunteers feel about their workplace. Here’s some tips on effective […]
Sustainability for educators: A toolkit of learning activities and resources
Adult educators Lisa Hoggard and Katrina Shields have written a book based on their passion – how to prepare and motivate people to build a sustainable future. The pair met […]
Seniors saddling up for a ride
A new program in Queensland aims to get older adults on bikes and pedalling to a healthier lifestyle. ‘Seniors on Saddles’ was recently announced as one of 96 programs around […]
Bridges and barriers to adult education in the bush
Adult Learning Australia and Central Queensland University (CQU) recently partnered to conduct a one day forum ‘Building Rural and Regional Communities through Adult Education’. The forum was bookended by […]
Adult Learning journal advances debate
Dr Tony Brown, the new Editor of the Australian Journal of Adult Learning (AJAL) and Senior Lecturer in Adult and Organisational Learning at UTS finds being in a roomful […]
Learning and literacy forum Friday October 25
This upcoming forum on October 25th at The Mawson Centre in Adelaide explores the relationship between work and learning in Australia. A range of speakers will offer insights, experiences and practical […]
Social Inclusion in Learning Conference
*****PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE***** The Centre of Adult Education (CAE) in partnership with Adult Learning Australia presents the Social Inclusion in Learning Conference as part of Social Inclusion […]
ALA forum: Learning and literacy
What do Australians need to know to get and keep a job? Adult Learning Australia in partnership with the Australian Council for Adult Literacy (ACAL) held a half-day forum […]
Adult Learning Theme in the AVETRA Conference 2014
The AVETRA Conference will be held from the 22nd- 24th April, 2013, at Outrigger, Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia. The theme will be: Informing changes in VET policy and practice: The […]
Learning opportunities popping up all over
If you keep your eyes open in the City of Knox in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, you’re likely to come across an excited group of learners in the unlikeliest of […]
2013 Annual General Meeting
The 2013 ALA AGM will be held on Wednesday August 21st, 1 – 2 pm AEST. Annual Report
10 steps for pricing courses
Providers of adult learning are under increasing pressure to operate as a commercial business. Tim Symons, Manager, Short Course Operations at Melbourne’s Centre for Adult Education shares his top […]
Unearthing stories of the past
Just a few kilometres from Perth’s CBD and a ferry ride away is the city of South Perth. Situated on a peninsula, South Perth is surrounded on each side […]
Cooking up a food literacy course
It’s Thursday afternoon at the Cheltenham Community Centre and the place is abuzz. Women from a range of cultural backgrounds mill around then take their places in the kitchen. […]