The right to literacy is an inherent part of the right to an education. All Australians, regardless of their employment status, should be supported to develop their language, literacy and numeracy skills. It has long been recognised that literacy serves a social and civic purpose. Since the 1990s, adult literacy has also been framed as […]

A newly-arrived refugee, a foundation-skills program helping migrant mums become volunteers and a community partnership helping disadvantaged young people undertake trade training are among this year‟s Learn Local Award winners. Higher Education and Skills Minister Peter Hall congratulated the six winners of the 7th Annual Learn Local Awards at a presentation at Federation Square. The […]

A retiree from Adelaide’s southern suburbs – Sue Steer from Hackham West – has been named South Australia’s 2012 Adult Learner of the Year. South Australian Employment, Higher Education and Skills Minister, Tom Kenyon says the award – one of six made during this year’s Adult Learner’s Week – shows it’s never too late to […]

The Australian Government’s Department of Human Services and the Brotherhood of St Laurence are working together to help people save money. Minister for Human Services Senator Kim Carr said the Government was proud to work with community organisations and businesses in a creative way to help battlers. “Saver Plus helps people manage their money and […]

The days of educating learners with a disability in segregated settings are long gone. Today people with diverse abilities come together in mainstream learning environments. This shift in attitude around how people with disabilities should be educated has resulted in what is now referred to as an ‘inclusive classroom’. In our next session, Judy Buckingham […]

WA Seniors and Volunteering Minister Robyn McSweeney today attended the launch of an innovative web and mobile phone application which will change the face of volunteering in Western Australia. The new Big Help Mob app was developed with more than $575,000 State Government funding by not-for-profit group Useful Inc. and will connect volunteers with organisations […]

Director of the National Roundtable of Nonprofit Organisations, David Thompson AM, has welcomed the introduction in the Federal Parliament today of legislation to establish the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC). “This is an historic day for nonprofit organisations and a significant step towards the better, more efficient regulation that the sector has been seeking […]

ADULT LEARNING AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED Notice of General Meeting and Notice of Special Resolutions Seeking Approval for Voluntary Transfer of Incorporation and Amendment of Constitution Associations Incorporation Act 1991 (ACT)   Dear Member:   Notice of General Meeting.   In accordance with Clauses 16 and 17 of the Constitution, the Board of Adult Learning Australia Incorporated […]

More than 37,000 people living in the Limestone Coast region have the opportunity to sign up for hundreds of fee free and funded training courses through the State Government’s Skills for All reforms of vocational education and training. Employment, Higher Education and Skills Minister, Tom Kenyon says Skills for All aims to increase skill levels, […]

The NSW Government’s flagged reforms to the TAFE system will undermine quality skills training and lead to a proliferation of shonky private operators, the Community and Public Sector Union warned today. The Government’s endorsement of measures outlined in the Public Sector Commission of Audit released last week will see TAFE institutes underfunded in favour of […]

The Gillard Government will invest more than $480,000 to help hundreds of young Australians get ready for further study, training and work. Minister for Youth Peter Garrett said 15 not-for-profit organisations will receive grants as part of the Australian Government’s Youth Development and Support Program (YDSP). “These projects will help young people, aged 12 to […]

Victoria’s Higher Education and Skills Minister Peter Hall has slammed his federal counterpart Senator Chris Evans for playing politics with the state’s training system. Mr Hall said Senator Evans’ claims, made on last week’s 7.30 Report, that Victoria’s training regulatory body, the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA), was not doing enough to crack down […]

The QLD Minister for Education, Training and Employment John-Paul Langbroek has today announced the finalists for the 51st annual Queensland Training Awards. “The State Government’s top industry awards honour achievements across a number of industries vital to Queensland’s success,” Mr Langbroek said. “These awards are about recognising the state’s best employers, apprentices, trainees, teachers, trainers […]

This webinar has been postponed. Please stay tuned to find out when it will be re-scheduled. Victoria is currently leading the country in the introduction of open market mechanisms and cost shifting lead by a philosophical view of education as a cost rather than an investment. John Pardy has been researching recent changes to Victorian […]

The Rio+20 Outcomes document should be celebrated for committing to promote Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) beyond the UN Decade and for identifying the importance of non-formal education programs for sustainable development. However, there still is a tendency to assume that ESD and education more broadly is about teaching young people for the future. While this […]