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 […]
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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 […]
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: […]
Emeritus Professor John Field
Sir Alan Tuckett OBE
Activist for Indigenous adult education, Associate Professor Sandy Morrison of Waikato University New Zealand has been elected head of the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE). When she was a girl Sandy Morrison didn’t enjoy singing and performing on stage with her family for an audience of tourists wanting a taste of Maori culture. ‘Reading […]
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 […]
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 […]
About this event Young Entrepreneurs is an exciting new program for teens and young adults that is designed to help them turn a hobby or interest into a viable business in a short period of time. This pilot program ran in Port Macquarie in 2017. Through this webinar Andrew will share some of its successes, […]
Adult Learning Australia, the national peak body for adult and community education (ACE), congratulates the new Leader of The Nationals, the Hon Michael McCormack. Rural and regional Australians experience significant disadvantage when it comes to access to jobs and education. “It’s not acceptable that our experience of education and training comes down to where we […]
Adult Learning Australia, the national peak body for adult and community education (ACE), welcomes Labor’s commitment to an inquiry into Australia’s post-school education system, and the acknowledgement that the status quo is not working. “This has been a long time coming. Funding cuts and open competition in the VET system have failed both students and […]
Adult Learning Australia submitted to the Australian Government’s 2018–19 Budget through the pre-Budget submission process. This submission took into account ALA’s policies and the information we gathered from our members through member participation in our conference, forums, webinars and feedback. You can check out our response here.
About this event This online panel discussion will kick off the National Year of Lifelong Learning. Come along to be part of an important discussion on the current shape of adult and community education in Australia and to explore possibilities for the future. Our panel will discuss: The impact of viewing adult learning through a narrow […]
