Recent elections have brought some fresh faces to the ALA Board. Here’s a chance to learn a little more about some of our newer Board members. Chris McCall (Vic) I […]

Professor Alan Tuckett OBE, acknowledged guru of adult education, shares his views on intergenerational and lifelong learning. In the northern UK city of Sunderland there’s a learning centre underneath the stands at the Sunderland Football Club. […]

Pairing tech savvy schoolkids with older people struggling with new technology has proved a perfect match in the Victorian town of Traralgon. The idea of a service to help older peoplein the […]

  When: August 5th, 11th & 12th @ 1.00pm. Are you ready for Adult Learners’ Week 2015? If your organisation offers any form of adult learning such as courses, classes, […]

It’s truer than ever that a picture is worth a thousand words. And with cameras in our phones there’s no excuse. Here’s some tips for getting some great shots. 1. […]

A new program encouraging women to take up tutoring in adult and community education is taking off in Western Australia. When Ruth O’Dwyer saw the ad on Facebook for the ACE […]

Presenter: Judy Buckingham When: Wed 22 July 2015 @ 1.00pm AEST. The arrival of the NDIS will have implications for the policies and operating frameworks for adult and community education […]

  Presenter: Robyn Jay When: Wed 1 July, 2015 @1pm AEST. This webinar will explore the possibilities of incorporating some freely available technologies into your teaching practice. Our presenter, Robyn […]

Presenter: Philippa McLean When: Wed 20 May, 2015 @1pm AEST. This webinar is for language, literacy and numeracy practitioners to come together as a group to validate your LLN assessment […]

The SA Government has allocated $1.142 million dollars to Community Centres South Australia to fund a one-on-one program to help people who have previously found it difficult to study or […]

For those with a criminal record or trying to adjust to life after prison, poor literacy is a burden that can make rehabilitation that much harder. A Tasmanian adult literacy […]

Glenorchy City Council in Tasmania has launched a LEARN (Learning, Engaging, Achieving, Respect and Networking) Strategy to provide the community with opportunities to continue learning for life. The LEARN Strategy aims to address low participation […]

Sometimes it takes Ryan Buckley a flight in a light plane and a four hour drive across unmade roads to get to work. Ryan and colleague Tina Gill are training […]

Presenter: Rosemary Sharman When: Wed 29 April @ 1pm AEST. This webinar will take you through the steps for managing projects and the basics of planning, monitoring and controlling them, […]

  Our recent research into our members’ social media use shows you don’t have to be a big organisation to have an effective and influential social media presence. Here are […]