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 our tips on going back to social media basics. 1. Put links to your social media on your website. It seems obvious but a surprising […]
A move to Finland where she learned Finnish sign language helped Ida Rogers – head teacher at Deaf Society NSW – become a better teacher. Auslan is Ida Rogers’ first language so she decided that if she was going to empathise with her Auslan students, she’d better learn a new language herself. So she moved to Finland and learned Finnish sign language. […]
The ALA Annual Report was presented to the Annual General meeting held on Friday 20th March 2015. Members are invited to view the Annual Report by following this link. (You will be prompted to log in to your ALA member profile to access the report)
The Adult Learning Australia Ltd. Annual Report 2014/2015 is now available. ALA Annual Report Contents: 2015 AGM Agenda Minutes from 2014 AGM President’s Report Treasurers Report CEO’s Report ALA Board ALA Staff AJAL Editorial Board Financial Statements to 31 Dec 2014
At a meeting of ACE organisations 23 Feb 2015, the following sector statement was agreed on by those present: ACE Sector Statement with signatories 5 March 2015
Social Media is an incredibly important tool for connecting with your community and bringing learners into your centre. However it also has the potential to absorb huge amounts of your time for little return. Different platforms are useful for different purposes and even the most useful are changing constantly and can quickly become less valuable. […]
“Teachers of adult EAL learners are smart, busy people and we love text books – such is the Power of the Printed Page. But a book isn’t a lesson – it’s the germ of the beginning of an idea for a lesson, and the author doesn’t know any more about our learners than we do.” […]
The Annual General Meeting of Adult Learning Australia will be held on Friday 20 March 2015, commencing at 1.00pm (AEDT), via teleconference. Download Meeting Agenda. ALA members are invited to register to participate in the AGM, by following this link. (You will need to be logged in via the member portal to register). In addition to […]
As society becomes more inclusive, people with disability are seeking to be better included in our community in a variety of ways. A growing area of interest for them is in becoming volunteers. Can we afford not to include people who may provide us with a valuable source of voluntary labour and skills? There are […]
IAL leads and advocates for the development of an effective, innovative and responsive Continuing Education and Training (CET) sector to meet the needs of industries and the workforce. We do this through research in workforce learning, implementing innovation and development in training and adult education. As a part of the Singapore Workforce Development Agency, we […]
ALA LLN Webinar: Validating FSK Assessments. Returning in 2015 by popular demand, this webinar is for foundation skills practitioners to come together as a group to validate your assessment strategies to the FSK. The introduction of the Foundation Skills Training Package (FSK) has provided practitioners with a framework of units of competency to support and […]
Finding alternative sources of income is an increasing pressure in the adult and community education sector. Working out how you’re going to make that added cash can be a challenge. Here some tips shared by Robyn Logan in one of our recent webinars. 1. Be prepared to invest time and effort in planning and […]
Women in Adult and Vocational Education announce their National Conference 2015, in partnership with Manufacturing Skills Australia. Wednesday 8 April 2015 (preceding the AVETRA Conference 9-10 April) Leaders, teachers, learners, leavers: Women in the Australian VET market. Victoria University, City Flinders campus, 12 noon – 5.00pm. Registrations Open February 2015. See WAVE Conference 2015 flyer for […]
On Wednesdays the ‘Adult Literacy for People with a Disability’ class begins with a walk through paddocks and gardens surrounding the Encounter Centre in South Australia’s Victor Harbor. ‘We always start the day with exercise because it stimulates the brain and our students really enjoy it,’ says Leonie Mathews, co-ordinator of the Centre’s adult literacy […]
