Devonport Tasmania has launched a ‘Live & Learn’ Strategy to set a new direction for the city and establish a flourishing culture of lifelong learning. Devonport Mayor, Alderman Steve Martin left school at 16 then returned to study in 2011 aged 52 as a business student at University of Tasmania. ‘Back in high school I was good at maths but I […]
If you’ve outsourced management of your website you know making changes and updates can be difficult and costly. An outdated website can be worse than no website at all. But changes in web publishing make updating and maintaining a website easier than it’s ever been. Here’s our tips on taking back control of your website. 1. Choose an intuitive content management system (CMS) A […]
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 way of thinking and taking action that communities and agencies can use to improve the performance of their programs. RBA™ can be adapted to fit […]
Diamond Valley Learning Centre in Melbourne is running mental health first aid courses to help staff and students develop skills to identify and help others who are struggling emotionally. If a tutor or student accidently cuts themselves during a cooking class or hammers a finger instead of a nail in a workshop, you know to reach immediately […]
Position SEE Program Coordinator – Language, Literacy & Numeracy Organisation Yarraville Community Centre Details Competitive Remuneration and generous salary packaging Permanent 0.8 PT position Located walking distance to trains, buses and Yarraville Village Yarraville Community Centre is a Registered Training Organisation and Learn Local provider, which has been operating in the Maribyrnong area since 1975. […]
This webinar is an opportunity for language, literacy and numeracy practitioners to meet online to validate your LLN assessment strategies to the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF). The webinar format offers a flexible way to collaborate with your peers, and the validation process aligns with ASQA’s professional development guidelines for trainers and assessors. The structure […]
Position Business Trainer and Assessor Organisation Inverell Community College Details To train CIII in Business. TAE40110 CIV Training and Assessment, qualifications and experience in business required Contact For further information email: eo@communitycollegeni.nsw.edu.au Close TBA Position Program Coordinator Organisation Bingara Community College Details Ideal for an independent […]
Full schedule of upcoming ALA and LLN webinars for 2016. Please note that there may yet be changes to the schedule. More detail about the individual sessions will be posted here as topics and presenters are confirmed. 22nd, 23rd and 24th June LLN Bootcamp: Unlocking literacy 6th July The Business Case for Social Media […]
Vicki Mennie, ABC Open contributor, lives near Moruya a small rural community on the far south coast of NSW, where the large local population of kangaroos almost equals the number of residents. A former hairdressing teacher, Vicki jumped at the chance when she saw the ad for ABC Open’s 500 words writing workshop at a […]
ABC Open producer Vanessa Milton’s patch takes up an area in New South Wales stretching from the Victorian border to Batemans Bay and across to the Snowy Mountains. On any given day she can be running a writing workshop, teaching an amateur historian how to record interviews or helping a farmer make a film about […]
In small village halls, bush libraries and regional towns across Australia, ABC Open producers teach locals how to hone and share digital stories to share with a huge online community. Before he went to his first workshop five years ago, Wyndham farmer Norm Clarke’s only experience with computers was ‘pulling the plug out of the […]
Trials of the new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) have been underway since July 2013. Participants in the trials say planning ahead is key for everyone involved – including community organisations. Are you NDIS ready? The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is the biggest social reform in Australia since the introduction of Medicare. The goal of the NDIS is to enable people […]
We know that students learn best when they’re enjoying themselves. The same goes for staff. People do their best work when they enjoy their jobs, trust the people they work with, and are proud of the work they do. Here are some tips for injecting fun and creativity into your workplace. Create opportunities and places […]
Start the year with the perfect validation refresher. This webinar will go back to the basics of creating good quality assessments, covering: The difference between validation and moderation What information is needed to validate a task Who should be involved in validating tasks The processes after tasks have been validated Our presenter, Chris Tully, currently […]
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. Keith presently works sourcing grants and funding for both the public and private sector across Australia. He teaches at the […]
