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Funds for 10 local projects to support vulnerable Australians

Australian Government funding for 10 community organisations will help them deliver a range of innovative, locally-driven projects to support disadvantaged Australians. The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, today announced […]

Victorian report champions cultural diversity

Minister for Higher Education and Skills Peter Hall today launched a new publication to support educational opportunities for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) adult learners. With nearly half of Victorians […]

New Blitz benefits Brighton municipality in TAS

A new social enterprise has seen businesses and community groups in Bridgewater, Brighton and Gagebrook in Tasmania team up to help locals secure ongoing training and employment, and carry out […]

$3.25M boost for Adult Numeracy and skills training in SA

More than 7400 training places will be made available through a $3.25 million South Australian Government Adult Community Education (ACE) initiative. Employment, Higher Education and Skills Minister, Tom Kenyon said […]

Too much belly dancing

“Too much belly dancing,” is a cry often heard from government as a justification for cutting funding to adult education but at yesterday’s Forum on the Future of Adult and […]

Funding to celebrate Queensland Seniors Week

Community groups across Queensland are sharing in $125,000 for activities that celebrate older people and challenge stereotypes during Seniors Week 2012. Minister for Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services, Tracy […]

Regional apprentices boosted by e-learning

In a project made possible through funding from the National VET E-learning Strategy, North Coast TAFE and a leading regional New South Wales employer are helping remote and disadvantaged learners […]

Students, have a say about your training

More than 100 000 students nationally will be asked in the coming weeks about their recent experience at a TAFE institute, private training provider, or adult and community education provider. […]

Community Learning Lounge in QLD

An e-learning project in Hervey Bay is taking steps to reduce regional unemployment and meet the demand for skilled aged care workers in Queensland, with the creation of a physical […]

Funding available to help young people get work ready

Organisations helping young Australians prepare for further study or work are invited to apply for Government grants, with $500,000 now available under the Youth Development and Support Program. Minister for […]

Mobile phones to aid literacy learning in Victoria

A sustainable model for using mobile devices to assist with analysing learners’ literacy and numeracy skills will be developed in a pilot program being conducted by Central Gippsland Institute of […]

Learning in the new age in WA

A new project is giving remote and disadvantaged learners the opportunity to develop the skills to learn online and work in the digital age.   By giving them the skills […]

E-learning offers second chance for disadvantaged youth

A specialised training project is giving disadvantaged youth the chance to gain basic literacy, numeracy and employability skills.   “Disadvantaged young people need a champion to help them address their […]

New learning centre opened in Tasmania

Tasmanian Premier, Lara Giddings, and Minister for Education and Skills, Nick McKim,  have officially opened the new Bridgewater LINC, a centre of learning for people of all ages. Ms Giddings […]

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Annual General Meeting (AGM), June 2012

Annual General Meeting 1:00-2:00pm 8 June 2012 (AEST). This year the Annual General Meeting will be held online, in our virtual meeting room – the “Board Room”. The room will […]

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