Stories of adult learning Lifelong & Lifewide: Stories of Adult Learning is a collection of ten personal stories that document life change through adult learning. The stories span all states and territories of Australia, all ages and a great diversity of communities and issues, including disabilities, Indigenous adult learning, adult literacy and migrant learners. Lifelong […]
Older Australians have lower levels of literacy and numeracy than younger Australians, according to preliminary figures released by the ABS. The recent PIAAC survey assesses people’s literacy and numeracy skills and their ability to solve problems in technology-rich environments. The survey measures participants on a scale of one to five, one being the lowest. The […]
Let’s face it, it can be challenging to develop good tasks against the ACSF. Trainers and tutors needs practical skills to unpack and translate the framework effectively. Our next session in the LLN series is a ‘hands-on’ workshop where we will develop tasks together. In this workshop, we will: look at different stimuli discuss how […]
Digital business for NFPs It’s not just businesses that can benefit from a digital shopfront. ‘Not-for-profit’ and community organisations can gain a lot from being online, particularly as that is where most Australians are now communicating and connecting. Having an online presence can open up so many opportunities for community organisations. It can help […]
Adult Learning Australia is proud to announce the launch of a dynamic new website specifically for our not-for-profit Registered Training Organisation (RTO) members. The website was developed as part of a partnership project with NESA, the employment services peak body. Its aim is to help Job Services Australia providers identify those ACE providers who offer […]
Encore careers in action Jim Fenemore is 70 years old and has worked as a photographer for most of his life. Three years ago he responded to an ad in the local paper to undertake Community Leadership training run by his local council in South Australia. He now has a fulfilling, dynamic career facilitating ‘photovoice’ […]
To kick off 2013, ALA will host an online eBusiness Bootcamp aimed at administrators, managers, coordinators or those looking for new and innovative ways to save precious dollars in community environments. The eBusiness bootcamp will include intensive workshops with expert facilitators, who can help you take full advantage of the online environment for operational purposes. […]
Where can new Australian resident, Jiraporn go to improve her English, meet with friends, access childcare and learn social media all while developing a business plan for the clothing shop she hopes to open later this year? The answer lies within the doors of a small cottage on a quiet street in Sydney’s multicultural Lakemba, […]
Adult Australians need to develop their skills across their lifetimes for a range of reasons: including social, emotional, economic, vocational and wellbeing purposes. Further, these needs will change over the lifespan and will become acute during periods of transition, such as from school to work, from employment to unemployment, into and out of caring responsibilities, […]
Adult learning Australia is delighted to announce that Dr. Jose Roberto (Robbie) Guevara, President of ASPBAE, was inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame in October of this year. Robbie is a Senior Lecturer, in International Development at RMIT University and has been president of ASPBAE for three years. His close association with ALA […]
Adult Learning Australia farewells Roger Harris, who has edited the Australian Journal of Adult Learning (AJAL) for almost 23 years of its 52 year life-span. Under Roger’s dedicated leadership, the journal has risen markedly in status to an ‘A’ ranking in the Federal Government’s former rankings of journals for its ERA regime. It is now […]
In three diverse locations in Australia, a new Indigenous education program conceived in the US is achieving unprecedented success in engaging mothers of Indigenous newborns. Quest travelled to central Australia to meet program worker, Carmel Barry and participant, Sylvia Drover. Sylvia arrives to tell her story at the Old Telegraph Station on the parched red […]
The 52nd Adult Learning Australia national conference was held in Byron Bay last October. Byron Region Community College hosted over one hundred participants in a very successful event exploring Lifelong Learning = Resilient Communities. College Director, Richard Vinycomb set the scene, followed by Professor Barry Golding, whose global perspective on adult learning made a compelling […]
Attracting and keeping positive committee members The Spiers Centre is a not for profit charitable organisation that provides a variety of programs to support predominantly low income families and individuals of all ages and cultures in the northern suburbs of Perth. Five years ago, it was called Granny Spiers Community House and could not […]
Adult Learning Australia congratulates the winners of its 2012 annual awards, presented at the recent national conference in Byron Bay. Australian Adult Educator of the Year Sue Ross WEA, Adelaide Sue has been the CEO of the iconic WEA in Adelaide for many years, during which time she has been a fierce advocate for […]
