Climate Justice and Adult Learning and Education
Shirley Walters – Professor Emerita, University of the Western Cape, South Africa and PIMA President.
Stories of lifechanging adult education in our latest issue of Quest
Our latest issue of Quest unearths great stories of lifechanging adult education — from Adult Learners Week keynote speakers, learning ambassadors, scholarship winners and more. During the launch of Adult Learners Week, guest speaker Simon Fenech shared how hitting rock bottom after his release from prison was the catalyst for his role as a mentor. […]
LLN resource bank
A repository that brings together over 100 LLND resources available for adult educators to download.
Hospitality workplace LLN resources
Contributor: William Angliss Institute Information Free print resources provide teaching and learning materials for 9 hospitality units of competency. For each unit there is: a Learner Workbook with extensive visual content and text and activities at appropriate language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) levels. a brief Trainers’ Guide with advice on using the activities in the […]
ALA webinar: A national conversation – adult numeracy approaches – what works? Part III
Adult Learning Australia’s national conversation continues, bringing together representatives of leading adult education organisations to explore ‘adult numeracy approaches – what works’ in response to the Federal government’s inquiry into adult literacy, numeracy and problem-solving skills in Australia. Welcome Annette Foley – President – Adult Learning Australia Annette is an Associate Professor of Adult […]
ALA webinar: A national conversation – adult literacy approaches – what works? Part II
Adult Learning Australia’s national conversation continues, bringing together leading adult education organisations to explore their submissions into the Australian federal government’s inquiry into adult literacy and its importance. Welcome Judith McKay, Executive Board Member, Adult Learning Australia Judith is based in Darwin and is engaged as a contractor to develop the capacity of local […]
PIMA webinar: Ecofeminism makes sense: Towards life-affirming Adult Learning and Education (ALE)
PIMA webinar series: climate justice and ALE presents Ecofeminism makes sense: Towards life-affirming Adult Learning and Education (ALE) A webinar co-hosted by PIMA, ALA, CASAE and SCUTREA Climate justice, including social, gender and economic justice, is attained by foregrounding the needs and interests of the people who have contributed least to climate catastrophes yet […]
New issue of Australian Journal of Adult Learning out now!
The latest issue of the Australian Journal of Adult Learning (AJAL) has been written at a time when we find ourselves living in the second year of a global pandemic, which has changed the nature of how we live, work and learn in Australia and the rest of the world. Volume 61, Number 2, July […]
Is readability really important?
Dr Cath Ferguson, School of Education, Edith Cowan University
The Inquiry into Victoria’s Criminal Justice System and ACE
ACEVic and Adult Learning Australia’s submission to the ‘Inquiry into Victoria’s criminal justice system’. The focus of this submission is on strategies to reduce rates of criminal recidivism. ACE organisations can help to reduce recidivism by supporting: incarcerated adults to build literacy, numeracy digital and employability skills through non-accredited education programs offenders exiting the criminal […]
Jobs and skills needed for the future
Adam Boyton, National Skills Commissioner
Acknowledging the ACE sector
Hon. Gayle Tierney MP, Minister for Training and Skills and Minister for Higher Education, Victoria
Shearer training to address a national shortage, DIY coffin making classes, #ALW2021 news and more in Quest.
Our latest issue of Quest is out! You’ll find stories about how a training program for new shearers in Victoria is turning lives around, how a DIY coffin course in Tasmania is breaking down taboos, the latest on Adult Learners Week and expert tips for successful events (Covid or no Covid), news from our Board, […]
ALA webinar: Orthographic mapping and its role in reading fluency
Orthographic mapping is the process readers use to turn unfamiliar written words into familiar sight words that can be immediately and effortlessly retrieved from long-term memory. Orthographic mapping answers the questions… How does an unfamiliar word become a familiar sight word? Why do poor readers have limited sight vocabularies? There is nothing intuitive about the […]
ALA’s response to the AMEP Reforms discussion paper
The Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) is one of the longest-standing settlement services, offering free English language tuition to eligible migrants and humanitarian entrants to improve their English language skills and settle into Australia. It celebrated 70 years of delivery in 2019. In August 2020, the Australian Government announced major legislative reforms to the AMEP that […]