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Lifelong learning for
a fairer Australia

Lifelong learning for
a fairer Australia

CBT is a bad model of curriculum

Professor Leesa Wheelahan

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 […]

PRACE resources

Programs, resources and focus group Making Connections: https://prace.vic.edu.au/work-transition/ Transition Education Financial Literacy PRACE focus group with the Transition Education class, asking participants a series of questions about how they used,understood and managed money  

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 […]

2018 International VET Practitioner Fellowships

2018 International VET Practitioner Fellowships – now open The Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET) in partnership with the International Specialised Skills Institute (ISS Institute) are offering ten (10) International Fellowships of $13,000 each. The Department of Education and Training works in partnership with the International Specialised Skills Institute by funding the International VET […]

Where to for lifelong learning?

Sally Thompson, RMIT

Digital-by-default government

Sue McKerracher, ALIA

Transforming the workplace

Michael Taylor AIG

Michael Taylor, AiGroup

Surplus is not a dirty word

By Dr Mark Brophy, CEO, Williamstown Community and Education Centre Inc.   I often get the question. ‘If your community centre is a not-for-profit charity, why does it need to keep making profits? And you have all this money in bank and investment accounts! What will you spend this on?’ Firstly, ‘profits’ and ‘losses’ are […]

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 […]

Media release: Record boost for Neighbourhood Houses, TAFE & jobs in Victoria

The Andrews Government’s strong investment in neighbourhood houses and its commitment to rebuilding the public education system in Victoria is to be congratulated, says Adult Learning Australia, the national peak body for adult and community education. With additional funding of over $21 million, neighbourhood houses in Victoria are now in a position to expand the […]

Returns policy

Our policy Your satisfaction is important to us. You are able to refund or exchange an item that is defective or meets the following criteria: The item received is significantly different from the sample or description. The item is considered unsafe. The item doesn’t do what we said it would, or is not what you […]

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 summit: Towards a national lifelong learning policy for Australia

From ideal to real The aim of our Summit was to put lifelong learning centre stage by bringing together leaders from across adult education, community, social services, government and business to build a vision for lifelong learning in Australia. Download our Summit discussion paper and Summit program for more details.   Presentations   Proudly sponsored by: […]