Adult Learners Week 2020 Launch Join the conversation, as comedian and author Catherine Deveny explores stories of resilience and renewal through learning shared by our fantastic speakers. Guest speakers Shane Fitzsimmons – Former NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner whose leadership guided NSW through one of the biggest natural disasters in our nation’s history. Sean Sweeney […]

Much is made of the importance of adults’ learning across adult life and, particularly, for work-related purposes. This is now seen as being both important and urgent as the requirements for work as well as social and cultural activities constantly change and the need to be employable over a longer portion of adult life and […]

Assoc Prof Robbie Guevara

The Little Things project, which is led by the Farnham Street Neighbourhood Learning Centre in partnership with Meaningful Ageing Australia. The Little Things project is evidence-based training kit on intercultural communication built on authentic interactions between highly skilled PCAs from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD) backgrounds and older people who are accessing aged care. […]

Colin McGregor – ACE Aotearoa

ACED is part of the Education and Academia Stakeholder Group which is one of the Major Groups of Stakeholders (MGoS) that has issued the attached press release. Read more

We, as adult educators, responded to the multiple crises we faced. We, as adult educators, identified the crises as an opportunity to advance our own work. And now… how do we harvest the fruits of these crises and make our communities and leaders recognise and value the role of adult learning and education in what […]

Professor Peter Lavender

Behaviours that pose challenges to adult educators can impact on a learner’s capacity to engage. Developing relationships that lead to positive outcomes,can form the basis for helping adults learn how to learn. In order for adult educators to create safe learning environments, it is necessary to understand what motivates these challenging behaviours. If we understand […]

Adult Learning Australia’s ACE scan profiles the sector in terms of its programs, features and provider types. The scan outlines ACE program participants, outcomes and the policy areas they support. It also explores the challenges facing the sector in terms of sustainability. This report builds on a framework developed in previous ACE scan’s (ALA, 2017; […]

Following on from the original submission by ALA and NHVic to the Commission, ALA has lead a further response to the interim report, with endorsement from NHVic, ACEVic, CCSA, LLCQ and ACAL. The study is to examine how well the Australian, State and Territory governments have achieved their goals for the vocational education and training […]

ACE Solutions – A Response To COVID-19  Letter to Senator Cash The Adult and Community Education (ACE) sector can be part of the solution to help build community resilience and support the skills, capacity and capability of the nation. In partnership with government and community, ACE will step up to the challenge and help lead […]

This webinar is for adult language, literacy and numeracy practitioners to come together and look at aspects of quality language, literacy and numeracy assessment. It provides an excellent opportunity to gain external validation of tasks mapped to the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF). About the ACSF The ACSF provides a validated framework of national benchmarks […]

Literacy is an investment in the future. Addressing literacy inequality will ensure a fairer and more productive Australia post COVID-19. Adult Learning Australia (ALA) and the Australian Council for Adult Literacy (ACAL) have called on the federal government to establish a framework for increasing the level of adult literacy by 20% at PIAAC 2031/32. In […]

Assoc. Professor Annette Foley (ALA President) explores the benefits of adult learning in a post-COVID19 environment. Professor Shirley Walters (PIMA President) provides some perspective on how the COVID pandemic exacerbates inequality in our societies. Professor Stephen Billet explores the role of adult learning in navigating transitions forced up us by the pandemic. Read all our […]