Every Day You Learn Something
‘Learning for Life? Neighbourhood Houses, Adult Learning and Transitions to Higher Education’ – a mini book on learning in ACE and Neighbourhood houses. By Dr Tracey Ollis, Professor Karen Starr, […]
Getting of Wisdom – Ballarat Program, 14 February 2017
Older Learning in diverse contexts 08.45 am Registration 09.00 am Tea and coffee 09.30 am Welcome to Country 09.45 am Welcome Professor John McDonald – Dean […]
Learning precinct a win for local community
The announcement of a Footscray Learning Precinct is exciting news for locals of Melbourne’s inner west. The Footscray Learning Precinct proposes to link, expand and upgrade learning spaces across the inner […]
Job Vacancy: Project Officer – Aboriginal Adult Literacy Campaign – Boggabilla Toomelah
Employer: Literacy for Life Foundation Work Type/s: Contract Classification/s: Advocacy & Campaigns, Education & Training, Indigenous, Project Management Sector/s: Not For Profit (NFP) Location: Regional NSW
Collaborating to improve adult literacy
Many adults face barriers in their daily lives due to low levels of literacy and numeracy, including social isolation and mental health issues. A significant body of research shows that […]
ALA Webinar: LLN for volunteer tutors
Supporting learners with low literacy is complex. It is not about using one simple approach or method. It is about working with enthusiasm, building relationships and having a handy toolkit […]
Job vacancy at Yarraville Community Centre
Yarraville Community Centre delivers a range of programs and services including Accredited and Pre accredited learning programs at locations across the city of Maribyrnong. We are looking for a Program […]
Champions for lifelong learning
Community Learning Champions in inner Melbourne’s culturally and ethnically diverse neighbourhoods support and encourage friends, neighbours and peers to take up quality learning and employment opportunities. The idea for a peer support program to […]
Release of the Foundation Skills Assessment Tool
On 12 September 2016, the Department of Education and Training launched the Foundation Skills Assessment Tool (FSAT). FSAT is a free, interactive online tool designed to identify and measure an […]
Project Essentials: two critical elements for project management success
This webinar will look at the two main areas that make or break projects: 1) successful partnering 2) assessing and managing risk People are crucial – if they don’t work […]
Healthy cooking class serves up fun
Food rescue charity OzHarvest is running an education program for people on low incomes to learn about cooking healthy food on a budget. At Adelaide’s Hackham West Community Centre a […]
Forum: Community based adult learning, health and wellbeing
Adult Learning Australia is committed to equitable lifelong and lifewide learning. This is a central aspect of the adult and community education (ACE) sector’s role in supporting the Australian community. […]
Getting of wisdom – Learning in later life
International Exchange and Conferences (12–18 Feb 2017) A unique collaboration between researchers in Europe, Australia & New Zealand The one week Exchange (12–18 Feb 2017), including three one day conferences, […]
New ALA policy on mental health
Adult Learning Australia’s (ALA) commitment to equitable lifelong and lifewide learning is a central aspect of the adult and community education (ACE) sector’s role in supporting the Australian community. Recent […]
Result-Based Accountability™ – Know the difference we make
Result-Based Accountability™ (RBA™) is a powerful planning, monitoring, evaluation and continuous improvement framework that can be used to produce measurable results for communities and community programs. It is a disciplined […]