Our new research paper Rethinking Community Based Learning suggests that the informal and non-formal learning that occurs in and through Adult and Community Education in Australia has been enormously beneficial but has largely gone unheralded. Also, that an increased focus from government could result in even stronger outcomes, particularly for socially and economically marginalised groups including in rural and regional […]
Staff involved in adult learning can be a mix of people who volunteer their time and those who are paid. Here’s our tips for managing paid staff well. Being a supportive manager pays off. Staff are more likely to enjoy their work and your agency is more likely to achieve its goals. But managing your […]
If you really want to make some energy savings, you need to know how to read your energy bill. OK, so this is not the most sexy topic in the world but it’s an important one. At our next session, Heather Coleman from Heyfield Community Resource Centre will share with us how it’s done. She […]
In an era of tightening government budgets, many community- based organisations are looking at ways to develop independent revenue streams to support their other work. However, the social enterprise path is littered with examples of poorly planned business ideas that end up costing community organisations money instead of making them money. In this workshop you […]
For some people studying for their learner’s permit can be a major challenge. An Adelaide course is proving highly successful at getting new learner drivers out on the road. It’s not often you get a group of students aged 17 to 70 in the same classroom. But a course at Adelaide’s Bagster Road Community Centre […]
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A Greenhouse Around the Corner is an initiative designed to provide energy efficiency information to the adult and community education sector. This project, managed by Adult Learning Australia, includes a website that is jam packed with useful resources for community education providers who want to learn more about energy efficiency. Another feature of this project […]
Managing Volunteers with Disability This podcast has been created from a webinar delivered for ALA in late 2013, drawing on Judy and Olympia’s experience with disability and volunteer management. People with disability want to be included in our community in a variety of ways. A growing area of interest for them is in becoming volunteers. […]
What is OctoberVET? The Australian VET Research Association (AVETRA) convenes OctoberVET events across the country each year. It provides the opportunity for new and experienced researchers to showcase their work, and for educators throughout the tertiary sector to discuss some of the issues most relevant to the sector. As well as providing opportunities to […]
Update your details because we have moved: Email info@ala.asn.au Address C/O Footscray Community Arts Centre, 45 Moreland St, Footscray VIC 3011 Phone 613 9689 8623 And….our new office comes with a cat!
A new family learning program shows that helping with homework improves communication between refugee parents and children. After school on Mondays and Tuesdays, a group of families speaking any one of a number of languages – Tamil, Hindi, Arabic, Burmese – arrive for a two-hour class at the William Langford Community House in suburban Perth. […]
By popular demand…. This webinar is designed to support teachers in understanding and using the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) and to respond to the language, literacy and numeracy needs of their students. The session will present a basic introduction to the Australian Core Skills Framework, and its use in identifying the language, literacy and numeracy […]
The Adult Learning Australia Ltd. Annual Report 2013/2014 is now available. ALA Annual Report 2013_2014 Contents: 2014 AGM Agenda Minutes from 2013 AGM President’s Report Treasurers Report CEO’s Report ALA Board ALA Staff AJAL Editorial Board Financial Statements to 31 Dec 2013
It’s validation time again! This webinar is for language, literacy and numeracy practitioners to come together as a group to validate your learning and assessment strategies to the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF). This session is all about collaboration and peer appraisal. The structure for this webinar involves participants sharing one small assessment strategy for […]
