The 2011 ALA Annual General Meeting will be held at CAE Melbourne on Monday 26th September at 4.30 p.m. Nominations are currently being accepted for one of three vacant positions on the Board. If you have not received a nomination form in the mail, please contact Raelene Hodge r.hodge@ala.asn.au

The Hon. Peter Hall MP, Minister for Education and Training, has announced that the second round of the Capacity Innovation Fund, administered by the Adult Community and Education Board (ACFE), is now open. $3 million is being made available by the ACFE board for Victorian Learn Local providers to deliver innovative and projects in local […]

This session will provide an excellent opportunity for new Broadband for Senior’s host administrators and volunteer tutors to be involved in a panel discussion with Ian, Dom and Keith who have successfully introduced the Broadband for Seniors program to senior members of their communities. This is a chance for you to ask questions; learn what […]

Registrations for the Brisbane Conference now open 21-23 August Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Registrations are now open for the 4th National Australian Men’s Shed Conference, to be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre is expected to attract over 400 delegates and will promote the spread of Sheds throughout the nation. It will […]

The 2011 ACE National Conference is a “must attend” event for all educators, leaders, policy makers, researchers, advocates, community board members and anyone who is passionate about equity in education in contemporary Australia. The aim is to give fresh consideration to equity in the current Australian education context and contribute to a robust equity framework […]

Eco Parenting, Sub Tropical Forest Food and Bamboo Construction are just some of the Living and Working Sustainably workshops being offered by the Byron Region Community College.

This March 2011 report from the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) in Ireland summarises and discusses research on adult literacy policies and initiatives in Australia, Canada, Finland, New Zealand, Scotland, Sweden, the United Kingdom (England), and the USA. Initiatives and countries were chosen based on their relevance to the Irish context. In all countries chosen, […]

The presentation will explore the content of The Australian Blueprint for Career Development which forms part of the Career Industry Council of Australia’s Quality Assurance Model for the delivery of quality career development programs. Bernadette will look at how the framework was developed, its use with adult learners and how ACE providers can develop suitable […]

This is a session for people who want to run their own Elluminate sessions. It covers best practice for running your Elluminate sessions. We include all the best hints and tips for making sure you look like a professional and have fun too! This interactive session will cover Setting up the Room to suit you […]

The first in a series of four sustainability webinars We encourage you to enrol in this webinar as the orientation to the following three sessions Eco Parenting, Sub Tropical Forest Food and Bamboo Construction are just some of the Living and Working Sustainably workshops being offered by the Byron Region Community College. College director Richard […]

Following on from session 1 – Greening your Centre – this discussion based webinar will focus on: starting with small changes through to bigger redesign options for retro fitting for energy, water, waste efficiency and sustainable procurement options for sourcing subsidies and grants how to bring staff and students on board with behaviour changes Participants […]

Session three in this webinar series, discussing: creative sustainability course options sourcing and supporting sustainability tutors promoting programs through different channels creating a profile as a sustainability education provider Here’s the powerpoint presentation from this session: [Byron Community – Greening courses marketing session 3, 28Jul11 – about 2mb, pptx format]. This session wasn’t recorded however. […]

The final session in this webinar series will discuss: identifying and building relationships with community groups and local government becoming linked into wider sustainability networks and support structures sustainability education partnerships projects advocating for funding for sustainability education Participants are encouraged to take part in the discussion This webinar is supported financially by the Department […]

2011 marks the 20th anniversary of state legislation for Adult Education in Victoria. This was the first whole of state and legislative support for Adult and Community Education. To celebrate this milestone, the Department of Adult Community and Further Education (ACFE) are commissioning a book which will look back on the 20 years and what […]

Presented by Nadia Casarotto, Curriculum Maintenance Manager, responsible for the CGEA, this session will present an overview of the qualifications within the CGEA and the relationship to the VET policy context.  The focus will be on examining how the CGEA can be used to provide diverse learning opportunities for all learners  including incorporating training package […]