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Meet the Board : Cath Dunn
Cath Dunn has been an ALA Board member since 2012. She first came across ALA in 2000 in the course of her work with the WA Department of Training, where […]
Talking about suicide
In rural areas of Australia suicide rates are around double the national average. Inverell Community College, one and a half hours from Armidale in rural New South Wales, recently hosted […]
ALA webinar: Validating your LLN learning and assessment strategies
It’s validation time again! This webinar is for our language, literacy and numeracy practitioners to come together as a group to validate their learning and assessment strategies to the Australian […]
2014 Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice Award
Apply Now The Australian Training Awards are the peak, national awards for the vocational education and training (VET) sector, recognising individuals, businesses and registered training organisations for their contribution to […]
ALA podcasts
Featured podcast Best-practice competency-based assessment In this podcast, Chemène Sinson will cover key knowledge that assessors need to ensure that their assessment practice is of the highest-possible standard. She will […]
Christmas wishes for adult learners
If the government could give adult learners one thing for Christmas, what would it be? Our new ALA board has lots of suggestions. Professor Barry Golding I’d like to see […]
Hall of fame for adult educators
Los Angeles has Grauman’s Chinese theatre where Hollywood stars are celebrated on the footpath. Philadelphia celebrates baseball on its Wall of Fame. In Oklahoma, it’s leading adult educators who are […]
Adult Learning journal advances debate
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 […]
ALA webinar: Foundation Skills Professional Standards Framework
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 […]
ALA webinar: Building foundation skills for adult learners
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 […]
Cooking up a food literacy course
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. […]
Champion community advocate wins national award
Say Htoo Eh Moero from Wyndham Community and Education Centre (WCEC) has been named Case Worker of the Year at the inaugural Migration and Settlement Awards in Canberra on […]
ALA webinar: Developing effective LLN tasks – workshop 2
Our webinar series around developing effective LLN tasks is all about supporting you to unpack and translate the ACSF. Our next session is where you get to take back control. […]
Why adult learning matters
Adult Learning Australia, The Brotherhood of St Laurence, and the University of Ballarat School of Arts and Education are delighted to invite you to a special event. The big […]
ALA webinar: Developing effective LLN tasks
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 […]