Dr Tony Brown, the new Editor of the Australian Journal of Adult Learning (AJAL) and Senior Lecturer in Adult and Organisational Learning at UTS finds being in a roomful of adult learners inspiring. ‘It’s very creative and exciting especially when you’ve got a room full of people who are firing on all cylinders. You […]

This upcoming forum on October 25th at The Mawson Centre in Adelaide explores the relationship between work and learning in Australia.  A range of speakers will offer insights, experiences and practical strategies about what Australians need to know to get and keep a job. Read more…  

  *****PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE***** The Centre of Adult Education (CAE) in partnership with Adult Learning Australia presents the Social Inclusion in Learning Conference as part of Social Inclusion Week 2013. What does social inclusion in learning mean? How can we respond to the challenge of creating new spaces of opportunity for everyone? Join […]

  What do Australians need to know to get and keep a job? Adult Learning Australia in partnership with the Australian Council for Adult Literacy (ACAL) held a half-day forum on 25 October at the Mawson Centre, City of Salisbury, South Australia. This forum explored the linkages between literacy, workforce participation and employability and the […]

The AVETRA Conference will be held from the 22nd- 24th April, 2013, at Outrigger, Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia. The theme will be: Informing changes in VET policy and practice: The central role of research. This year, Adult Learning Australia is partnering with AVETRA to provide an adult learning stream within the conference. Our aim is […]

Social media presents both opportunities and challenges for most community organisations. Embracing social media means so much more than posting a few links every now and then. It is complex and multi-faceted. Therefore, it’s really important to develop a social media strategy that is focused and meets the needs of your organisation. Social media expert, […]

Who is a foundation skills specialist? Is there a foundation skills field? A scoping project is underway to generate discussion among those working in foundation skills to define and strengthen the identity of the field, advance the status and standing of the profession and explore options for developing professional standards.  To be meaningful and effective, […]

  If you keep your eyes open in the City of Knox in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, you’re likely to come across an excited group of learners in the unlikeliest of places. Whether it’s beekeeping in a disused shop or upcycling at the local transfer station, adult learning classes in Upper Ferntree Gully and surrounding areas […]

The National Foundation Skills Strategy for Adults highlighted the importance of building foundation skills for all adult learners. But keeping abreast of new developments in this area can be a challenge for time poor practitioners. This webinar is designed to put recent foundation skills initiatives into perspective. It will: introduce participants to the FSK Foundation […]

  The 2013 ALA AGM will be held on Wednesday August 21st, 1 – 2 pm AEST. Annual Report

  Providers of adult learning are under increasing pressure to operate as a commercial business. Tim Symons, Manager, Short Course Operations at Melbourne’s Centre for Adult Education shares his top tips for pricing courses. 1. Get to know your customers This can be easy or difficult depending on where your centre is located. Go deeper […]

  Just a few kilometres from Perth’s CBD and a ferry ride away is the city of South Perth. Situated on a peninsula, South Perth is surrounded on each side by the Swan and Canning Rivers. Around 46,000 people live in the city, which has pockets of both of high- priced housing along the waterfront […]

  It’s Thursday afternoon at the Cheltenham Community Centre and the place is abuzz. Women from a range of cultural backgrounds mill around then take their places in the kitchen. Today’s teacher is Mary, an Indonesian woman who’s been in Australia for six years. Normally shy, today Mary is taking charge, setting out her ingredients […]

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. Sometimes people with disability need special arrangements to ensure the workplace offers satisfactory outcomes both for them and for their employers. At this session, facilitators from ACE Disability will […]

  Organised by The EU Centre at RMIT and hosted by The Hong Kong Institute of Education, the 11th PASCAL International Observatory Conference will take place in Hong Kong, 18-20 November 2013 with fieldwork to test approaches in different Hong Kongsettings on 19 November… Can integrated effort and partnership within and between sectors, organisations and […]