Lifelong Learning in Scotland and Contemporary Europe This Australian College of Educators seminar will examine the recent policy contexts in Scotland and the European Union, demonstrating the growing tension which exists between promoting lifelong learning for the needs of the economy and the broader goals of personal development, education for citizenship, and tackling social […]
Presented by Adult Learning Australia in partnership with Brotherhood of St Laurence, Centre for Adult Education and Federation University This half-day forum was underpinned and informed by a major challenge in an ageing society, drawn from a recent, major UK meta-analysis of international literature on learning and wellbeing. It was, in essence, about staying well […]
It’s validation time again! This webinar is for our language, literacy and numeracy practitioners to come together as a group to validate their 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 teaching or […]
The SA Government have developed a website to showcase the features of the National Foundation Skills Workforce Development Project. View the site here.
Apply Now The Australian Training Awards are the peak, national awards for the vocational education and training (VET) sector, recognising individuals, businesses and registered training organisations for their contribution to skilling Australia. For the second year running, the Australian Training Awards will present the Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice Award. The Excellence in Language, Literacy […]
Adult Learning Australia, in partnership with the Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education Council (VALBEC), held a forum at the State Library of Victoria Conference Centre. The forum explored different perspectives on national policy designed to improve adult literacy and numeracy. It also looked at the relationship between the foundation skills strategy, workforce participation, employability […]
Adult Learning Australia is partnering with AVETRA to provide an adult learning stream within the AVETRA conference to be held on the 22nd – 24th April, 2014 on the Gold Coast. Read more here.
You’ve made the decision to go solar now it’s time for the hard bit – choosing the right system and supplier. It’s important to take a lot of care when shopping for a solar power system. You need to be aware of what you are buying and who you are dealing with. In this webinar, […]
This webinar introduces trainers, workplace support people and managers to techniques and strategies that can lead to positive employment outcomes for students with cognitive disability. In this session, Judy Buckingham from ACE DisAbility will cover: the employer perspective recruitment and job descriptions how people learn the impacts of disability on learning learning techniques fitting in […]
2 day online conference for e-educators.
Australian and international delegates from the 5th National Men’s Shed conference took to the road to study the secrets of the success of the Men’s Shed movement. It was early morning and a convoy of cars drove through the streets of Ballarat. The Men’s Shed crawl had started. Around 50 people had car pooled and […]
Across the country Australians are being offered free tools and training to help them get online. Think about all the things you do in a day – both at work and at home – that involve using digital technology. You send emails with attachments, you post photos and share news with family and friends on […]
Many ACE providers already understand the potential benefits of Facebook to their organisation. In this session, we look at how to use this platform in the most effective way. In this jam packed hour focussed on Facebook strategy you will learn and understand: where Facebook sits in the social media mix the formula behind Facebook […]
You probably invest time and effort in making sure your building looks welcoming and inviting and your staff are friendly and professional. But can you say the same about your website? Here’s our tips for making your website pull its weight when it comes to making a positive and lasting impression. 1. […]
As part of Social Inclusion Week 2013, the Centre of Adult Education (CAE) in partnership with Adult Learning Australia organised a conference for over a hundred people at the State Library Victoria to consider the following questions. What does social inclusion in learning mean? How can we respond to the challenge of creating new […]
