Tribute to Jack McDonell 25-2-26—10-8-12 The staff and board of Adult Learning Australia were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former ALA board member John ‘Jack’ McDonnell on the 10th August 2012 in Prahran, Melbourne. Born 25th February 1926 in Bendigo, Victoria, Jack was made an Awarded Member of an Order of […]
With the rapid rise of online marketing many adult education providers have begun to ask—do we still need to produce a printed brochure? Trends from the US show that print brochures continue to out-perform the alternatives and encourage more frequent online purchasing, but many others believe that print brochures are a thing of the […]
The WEA in Adelaide is one of Australia’s most successful ACE organisations and Denis Binnion was at its helm for almost 20 years. This May, he was made a member for the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Denis Binion became involved in adult education in the 1970s teaching evening classes in […]
We are delighted to announce that Senator Ursula Stephens has agreed to join Adult Learning Australia as an Ambassador. Ursula has been a Senator for NSW since 2001 and Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector since 2007. Before entering parliament, she was involved in adult and community education, after training as a primary and […]
President of ALA, Professor Barry Golding will be offering a ‘big picture’ view of adult learning in Australia during his presentation at ALA’s national conference next month. Quests speaks with him about the fascinating and at times concerning trends he intends to discuss. 1. In your presentation for the ALA conference, you will be […]
Community colleges and learning centres are crucial to the Australian Government’s national training reforms and are a vital part of many local communities. Addressing the 2012 Community Colleges Australia Conference in Melbourne, Parliamentary Secretary for Skills Sharon Bird said community education had an important role in shaping the nation’s workforce. “The Australian Government is ramping […]
Employers, industry representatives and adult literacy and numeracy specialists cametogether at the annual Australian Workplace English Language and Literacy (WELL)Practitioners’ Conference in Brisbane on the 9th November Parliamentary Secretary for Higher Education and Skills, Sharon Bird, addressed theconference, affirming the high regard in which the Australian Government’s WELLprogram is held and its role in opening […]
The State Government today launched a new campaign to help improve adult literacy in Tasmania. The Premier, Lara Giddings, and the Minister for Education and Skills, Nick McKim, said the 26TEN Network, (26 letters and 10 numbers) brings together business, community and government to raise awareness about literacy. “We all need to work together to […]
What do you do to build resilience in yourself? This was the question posed by Byron Region Community College Director, Richard Vinycomb, to set the scene for the 52nd annual conference, held in Byron Bay last month. It was a perspective shifting few days that were very well received by over one hundred participants who […]
Call for Expressions of Interest Editor of the Australian Journal of Adult Learning (AJAL) The Australian Journal of Adult Learning (AJAL) has been published on behalf of Adult Learning Australia Inc for over 50 years and during that time has become the seminal publication in the field of adult learning in Australia as well […]
Queensland community and volunteer groups who help others can now apply for a share of $1.35 million to buy essential items to help their local communities. Communities Minister Tracy Davis said a total of $4 million would be made available for small grants over the next three years as part of the Newman Government’s Caring […]
Premier Ted Baillieu has joined Member for Narracan Gary Blackwood to officially open Victoria’s newest Work and Learning Centre at Moe. The opening delivers on an election commitment to set up Work and Learning Centres at five new locations across the State, to boost jobs and training in areas with a high concentration of public […]
A new $1 million grants program in Tasmania will fund initiatives to help low income families better manage their finances. The Premier, Lara Giddings, and Parliamentary Secretary for the Cost of Living, Rebecca White, today announced the opening of applications for the Financial Literacy Exchange (FLEX) Grants Program. “The Program will fund practical initiatives to […]
It’s not often that a 21st birthday and a 50th birthday share a guest list, but today was no ordinary celebration for adult education in Wangaratta, or for Skills Minister Peter Hall.Mr Hall and Member for Murray Valley Tim McCurdy joined 50th birthday celebrations at The Centre in Wangaratta, an organisation whose work helped pave […]
