The 2022 federal budget includes some support for disadvantaged Australians but has missed the opportunity to realise the full benefits of adult education; according to Adult Learning Australia, the national […]
Adult Learning Australia has released its latest Australian Adult Community Education Environmental scan. ALA’s scan profiles the sector in terms of its programs, features, provider types, participants, outcomes and supporting […]
Adult Learning Australia, the national peak body for adult community education (ACE), welcomes the recommendations from the Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training’s Inquiry report into adult literacy and […]
Australians have an appetite for learning that is focussed on developing work and life skills over formal qualifications, new research shows. But those who can most benefit from adult education are being left behind, according to Adult Learning Australia’s CEO Jenny Macaffer.
Adult Learning Australia is calling for a federal government that supports and funds high quality adult education programs that are responsive to community need and make Australia a fairer place […]
Recent ABS research on rates of participation in work-related adult education provides a troubling snapshot of educational inequality in Australia, according to Jenny Macaffer CEO Adult Learning Australia.
Dr Ron Wilson is a current Board member of Adult Learning Australia and past President of the Australasian Corrections Education Association.
Today, the ALA Board passed a resolution in support of peace and expressed its support for those impacted by recent events in Ukraine, particularly those working in adult education and […]
Session 4: Exploring numeracy in our everyday lives This workshop will explore numeracy embedded in everyday life such as cooking, gardening, health management – including concepts such as measurement, fractions […]
Do you have a knack for telling a good story? Are you an amazing journalist/professional writer who loves engaging with the community? Adult Learning Australia is seeking a skilled, experienced, […]
PIMA webinar series: climate justice and ALE presents Climate Just Pedagogy – what lessons have we learned? A webinar co-hosted by PIMA, CASAE, ALA, MOJA and SCUTREA Over the […]
Date: Friday 20 May 2022, 1:00pm AEST via Zoom Guest speaker: Kerry Johnson, CEO, ACE Community Colleges will share her story about the impact of the recent floods on ACE […]
Freire’s life and work It is the centenary of Paulo Freire’s birth and over fifty years since the publication of his most famous work Pedagogy of the Oppressed in English. […]
Our end of year issue of Quest features great stories about the power of adult education to help people live more sustainably and protect the environment, recover from trauma and […]
