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Lifelong learning for
a fairer Australia

Lifelong learning for
a fairer Australia

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 governance processes are in place. In this session, our facilitator Barbara Huggins will explore: what good governance looks like constitutions and why they are important […]

ALA webinar: Understanding family violence – a webinar for adult and community educators

The Royal Commission report on Family Violence was handed down two years ago and highlighted the fact that family violence can touch the lives of us all and that it exists across all communities and in many forms. Adult and community educators will be working with some participants who have experienced family violence, whether the […]

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 Keith Whelan, the Grants Guy. Think fundraising, grants, crowd-sourcing – this is a great opportunity to tap into Keith’s extensive knowledge of the grants landscape […]

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 Adult and Community Education in Victoria 2020-2025 Ministerial Statement which recognises the integral role adult and community education plays within the post-secondary education system and […]

Media release: Victorian Government recognises the essential role of adult and community education

Future of ACE in Vic

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 strengths. In launching the Ministerial Statement on the Future of Adult Community Education today Victoria’s Minister for Training, Skills and Higher Education, Gayle Tierney acknowledged […]

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).

ALA Webinar: The principles of adult learning

Suitable for Anyone working in training or education in a management or practitioner role. Description In this interactive webinar we’ll re-define the principles of adult learning and discuss how they apply in 21st century learning environments. We’ll cover key techniques trainers can use to facilitate learning that leads to improved performance, regardless of the delivery […]

ALA Podcast: Basic numeracy concepts

About this podcast This session is designed for Literacy teachers who also teach some numeracy. It will cover how to deliver basic numeracy concepts such as fractions and basic operations. The session will look at what students might be struggling with. It will also discuss different approaches to deliver the concepts. About the facilitator Our […]

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 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 Webinar: ‘Plan a Project’ for jobseeking EAL/D learners

‘Plan a project’ is a weekly, project-based program designed specifically for the EAL/D (ESOL) learner who is also a job seeker. In a nutshell, the program develops language, literacy and numeracy skills as well as employability skills, and creates a culture and a mindset of ‘hey I can get a job if I want one!’ […]

A celebration of outstanding achievement in adult education

A young father who can now read stories to his daughter, a formerly homeless mother of five who now has a bright future, and a young woman with severe hearing loss who can now communicate using Auslan are the recipients of the 2019 Adult Learners Week scholarships.   Downloads: A celebration of outstanding achievement in […]

Adult education is the key to tackling some of Australia’s major challenges

Digital transformation, an ageing population and growing inequality are urgent challenges in Australia that adult education can solve according to Adult Learning Australia, the national peak body for adult and community education. Downloads: Adult education is the key to tackling some of Australia’s major challenges

Position Vacant: Research consultant – expressions of interest

Brimbank City Council is seeking the services of an experienced researcher to undertake action research to document barriers and opportunities from the Brimbank Learning Futures experience. Brimbank Learning Futures is a learning hub that implements a place-based partnership approach to improving education and employment outcomes for discouraged learners.   The hub is funded through Department of […]

ALA Webinar: Basic Numeracy Concepts

This session is designed for Literacy teachers who also teach some numeracy. It will cover how to deliver basic numeracy concepts such as fractions and basic operations. The session will look at what students might be struggling with. It will also discuss different approaches to deliver the concepts. Some resources will be included.   Our […]

Position vacant: Short course trainer opportunity at Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre currently has a position available in their Pathways to Employment program for an Industry Specific Short Course Trainer. They invite expressions of interest from suitably qualified and/or experienced trainers who may be interested in delivering specific short courses to members of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Please share this opportunity […]