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ALA LLN Webinar: Validation of ACSF assessment resources
This webinar is for adult language, literacy and numeracy practitioners to come together and look at aspects of quality assessment. It provides an excellent opportunity to gain external validation of tasks mapped to the Australian core Skills Framework (ACSF). The structure for this webinar involves participants sharing one small assessment task or strategy for the […]
ALA Webinar: Adult Learning Principles in Practice
About this event Adults learn in significantly different ways to children and adolescents, yet many of the approaches that are commonly taken by educators are based on principles of child development. The challenge for teachers of adult learners is to develop curriculum and pedagogy that meets their distinct learning needs. One of the unique aspects […]
ALA Webinar: How to embed foundation skills into VET
As a vocational trainer or training manager, you play a crucial role in the lives of the people you train. In this interactive workshop, we’ll discover how a focus on foundation skills can improve training outcomes and equip your learners for today’s constantly-evolving world-of-work. We’ll help you identify practical ways to build learners’ foundation skills […]
ALA webinar: Social procurement – A great opportunity for new and existing social enterprises
About this event 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 15 corporate and government buyers to support their procurement teams to sign $20 million in contract deals with over 40 social enterprises operating in fields […]
ALA LLN Webinar: Validation of ACSF assessment resources
This webinar is for adult language, literacy and numeracy practitioners to come together and look at aspects of quality assessment. It provides an excellent opportunity to gain external validation of tasks mapped to the Australian core Skills Framework (ACSF). The structure for this webinar involves participants sharing one small assessment task or strategy for the […]
ALA webinar: Facilitation techniques that work in 21st century ACE learning environments
The learning landscape is changing. Whilst the principles of adult learning remain largely unchanged, the trainer’s role in helping people learn has evolved. In this interactive webinar we’ll share latest research and techniques that support sustained learning for today’s world of work. Techniques offered will be useful in any delivery mode—face to face, online, or […]
ALA Webinar: ‘Best-practice’ competency-based assessment
In this interactive webinar we’ll cover key knowledge that assessors need to ensure that their assessment practice is of the highest-possible standard. We’ll help new entrants get ‘up to speed’ with ‘best practice’ assessment, and help experienced assessors refresh skills and remain ‘current’ with their assessment practice. Who will find this webinar useful? New […]
ALA Webinar: Lifelong learning communities and cities
What is lifelong place-based learning and why is it important to our communities? Lifelong learning has been gaining momentum for many decades, but it suffers from an identity crisis. The term lifelong learning means different things to different people depending on the lens they are looking through. We live in a fast-changing world, where social, […]
ALA Webinar: The RTO you didn’t know
Australia’s VET system is acknowledged as among the best in the world. But new entrants to VET and experienced practitioners alike can find the ‘system’ overwhelming. Whether you’re looking for a broad introduction to VET or want to find out ‘what’s new’ in Australia’s VET system, this interactive webinar will offer clarity. We’ll clarify VET […]
ALA LLN Webinar: Validation of ACSF assessment resources
This webinar is for adult language, literacy and numeracy practitioners to come together and look at aspects of quality assessment. It provides an excellent opportunity to gain external validation of tasks mapped to the Australian core Skills Framework (ACSF). The structure for this webinar involves participants sharing one small assessment task or strategy for the […]
ALA Webinar: The accidental counsellor
About this event An Accidental Counsellor is anyone who is not necessarily employed as a counsellor, however finds themselves in a counselling role. You could be a frontline worker in an administrative role, a nurse, teacher, coach, support worker or complimentary health practitioner. In this workshop you will learn a practical counselling framework for effective […]
ALA Webinar: Variety is the Spice of Life! Enhancing volunteer access for CaLD and people with a disability
Variety is the Spice of Life! Enhancing volunteer access for CaLD and people who are differently abled. Volunteers come from a myriad of backgrounds and there is a huge, untapped volunteer-base out there wanting to help your organisation. Are you missing out on great volunteers by not embracing differences? In this webinar we will cover […]
ALA Webinar: Connecting language and literacy into teaching numeracy
About this event The crucial role that language plays in the teaching and learning of both mathematics and numeracy. Why do teachers of numeracy and mathematics also need to be language (and literacy) teachers? This presentation will look at issues related to the relationship between numeracy and mathematics, and the crucial roles that language and […]
ALA LLN Webinar: Validation of ACSF assessment resources
This webinar is for adult language, literacy and numeracy practitioners to come together and look at aspects of quality assessment. It provides an excellent opportunity to gain external validation of tasks mapped to the Australian core Skills Framework (ACSF). The structure for this webinar involves participants sharing one small assessment task or strategy for the […]
ALA webinar: The far reaching impacts of Whānau Literacy (intergenerational) programmes in Aotearoa, New Zealand
About this event This presentation demonstrates the contributions made to adult learners and their whānau/family (nuclear and extended) through whānau literacy programmes in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Over 500 adult learners and their whānau have been positively affected as a result of their participation in programmes across Aotearoa, New Zealand over the past 5 years. This […]