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a fairer Australia

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a fairer Australia

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Adult and Community Education (ACE) – Call to action

ALA calls for the Australian Government to keep our adult and community education (ACE) sector alive so that it can continue to train, upskill and educate our communities, particularly disadvantaged […]

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AEGT 2020 conference – cancelled

Due to global concerns about the spread of COVID-19, the Adult Education in Global Times (AEGT2020) conference planned for 4 – 7 June in Vancouver has been cancelled. Read more here https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/aegt2020/

Smart Learning Cities Forum papers and presentations

A partnership event with Adult Learning Australia, RMIT and the Australian Learning Cities Network – 26 February 2020. The forum examined Smart City developments and linkages with Learning City approaches. […]

ALA Pre-Budget Submission 2020-21

The ALA Pre-Budget Submission makes 12 key recommendations to the Commonwealth government including outlining the case for a Lifelong Learning Policy and the need for a National Adult Literacy Strategy […]

You’re invited to the Smart Learning Cities Forum

Australian Learning Communities Network, RMIT University and Adult Learning Australia are hosting the Smart Learning Cities forum.
For details: https://ala.asn.au/youre-invited-to-the-smart-learning-cities-forum/

Adult Learning Australia is seeking a Business Development Officer

ALA is offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced individual who can work in a fast-paced community environment to help generate new and sustainable business opportunities for both ALA and […]

Adult Learning Australia Statement on the Australian Bushfires

Adult Learning Australia (ALA) acknowledges the devastating impact the Australian bushfires have had and are still having on our community, ecology and economy. People have perished, businesses, homes and stock […]

Submission to the Australian Government regarding the National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development (NASWD)

Submission to the Australian Government regarding the National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development (NASWD) Adult Learning Australia (ALA) and Neighbourhood Houses Victoria submission into the National Agreement for Skills […]

New issue of Australian Journal of Adult Learning out now!

Volume 59, Number 3, November 2019 Close, yet so far apart: Bridging social movement theory with popular education Kai A. Heidemann Learning by participating in social movements: Ethnographic research in […]

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Clever countries look beyond the usual suspects

We should be a clever country but some of us are not getting a ‘fair go’. Despite the increasingly fashionable use of the term ‘lifelong learning’ in everything from discussions […]

ALA Podcast: What is good governance?

Good governance is all about setting up effective processes to make and implement decisions. It’s important for community-based not for profits to have the strategies they need to ensure good […]

ALA Podcast: Show me the money – winning grants applications

This webinar is for ACE Providers and practitioners looking for alternate revenue streams. Find out what’s out there and how it could fund your idea, by spending an hour with […]

Adult and Community Education (ACE) Sector Statement – Victoria

Adult and community education peak bodies – Adult and Community Education Victoria (ACEVic), Neighbourhood Houses Victoria (NHV), Adult Learning Australia (ALA) and Community Colleges Australia (CCA) welcome The Future of […]

Future of ACE in Vic
Media release: Victorian Government recognises the essential role of adult and community education

Adult Learning Australia, the national peak body for adult community education (ACE), welcomes the Victorian Government’s commitment to ACE through a Ministerial Statement that acknowledges its transformative power and unique […]

ALA podcast: Social procurement – A great opportunity for new and existing social enterprises

About this podcast Social procurement is a rapidly emerging opportunity for social enterprises to start, grow and scale their businesses and their social impact. In 2017, Social Traders worked with […]

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