Adult Learning Australia runs forums throughout the year and also offers regular online professional development webinars. Most ALA webinars are free of charge to members.
To register for an ALA webinar, select the webinar you want to attend then:
ALA members: Can register then log in using their ALA member username and password.
Non-members: Can Join ALA to access our webinars for free or simply register and follow the prompts to pay for an individual webinar.
To participate in a webinar, you need an Internet connection, microphone and headphones. Here is the Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing participant guide.
Past webinars
Members can access past webinar recordings here. If you have any difficulties, please contact us at membership@ala.asn.au.
2019 events calendar
Upcoming events
26th June 2019 @ 1pm AEST – Radical Ideas for Reluctant Writers – Lee Kindler, Multifangled
10th July 2019 @ 1pm AEST – The Flavorite Employment Course – Jennifer McCafferty and Scott Mitchell, GEST
23 July 2019 @ 1pm AEST – Use foundation skills to improve training outcomes – Chemène Sinson, Blackwater Projects
7 August 2019 @ 1pm AEST – Validation of ACSF assessment resources – Philippa McLean, Escalier McLean
1-8 September 2019 – Adult Learners Week 2019
17 October 2019 @ 1pm AEDT – The principles of adult learning – Chemène Sinson, Blackwater Projects
13 November @ 1pm AEDT – Validation of ACSF assessment resources – Philippa McLean, Escalier McLean
| Presenter: | Lee Kindler |
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| When: | Wednesday 26th June @ 1pm AEST |
| Duration: | 1 hr |
| Cost: | Free ALA members | $50 non-members |
In this workshop, teachers will try out a range of activities that encourage students to dive straight into writing without fear of failure.
| Presenter: | Jennifer McCafferty and Scott Mitchell, Gippsland Employment Skills Training (GEST) |
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| When: | Wednesday 10th July 2019 @ 1pm AEST |
| Duration: | 1 hr |
| Cost: | Free ALA members | $50 non-members |
With sustainable employment so hard to secure, this webinar will focus on learning employability skills to be successful in obtaining employment with large local employer in Gippsland – Flavorite Tomatoes .
| Presenter: | Chemène Sinson, Blackwater Projects |
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| When: | Tuesday 23rd July 2019 @ 1pm AEST |
| Duration: | 1 hr |
| Cost: | Free ALA members | $50 non-members |
Suitable for Vocational trainers or training managers. Description As a vocational trainer or training manager, you play a crucial role in the lives of the people you train. In this interactive workshop, we’ll discover how a focus on foundation skills…
| Presenter: | Philippa McLean, Escalier McLean |
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| When: | Wednesday 7th August 2019 @ 1 pm - 2 pm AEST |
| Duration: | 1 hr |
| Cost: | Free for members of LLN Network | $50 non-Network members |
This webinar is for adult language, literacy and numeracy practitioners to come together and look at aspects of quality assessment. It provides an excellent opportunity to gain external validation of tasks mapped to the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF).
| Presenter: | Chemène Sinson, Blackwater Projects |
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| When: | Thursday 17th October 2019 @ 1pm AEDT |
| Duration: | 1 hr |
| Cost: | Free ALA members | $50 non-members |
Suitable for Anyone working in training or education in a management or practitioner role. Description In this interactive webinar we’ll re-define the principles of adult learning and discuss how they apply in 21st century learning environments. We’ll cover key techniques…
| Presenter: | Philippa McLean, Escalier McLean |
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| When: | Wednesday 13th November @ 1 pm - 2 pm AEDT |
| Duration: | 1 hr |
| Cost: | Free for members of LLN Network | $50 non-Network members |
This webinar is for adult language, literacy and numeracy practitioners to come together and look at aspects of quality assessment. It provides an excellent opportunity to gain external validation of tasks mapped to the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF).
| Presenter: | Jo Howard |
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| When: | Wednesday 4th December 2019 @ 1pm AEDT |
| Duration: | 1 hr |
| Cost: | Free ALA members | $50 non-members |
The Royal Commission report on Family Violence was handed down two years ago and highlighted the fact that family violence can touch the lives of us all and that it exists across all communities and in many forms. Adult and…
