The new 10-year Adult Literacy for Life strategy, recently launched by the Irish Government, takes a whole of society approach to equip all adults with the literacy skills they need. Over 2000 individuals or organisations fed into the development of the strategy. The strategy which comes...
Many of us in the adult literacy field made submissions to the inquiry, which is now preparing its final report and recommendations. These will be tabled in Parliament. The intention is for the report to be tabled prior to the Federal election. The Government then...
In her President’s report for the AGM of the Australian Council for Adult Literacy, Jo Medlin describes a big year of activities and achievements. Jo’s report is a powerful and very readable summary of the key events, inquiries and research impacting on adult literacy over the...
Community Colleges Australia recently published its analysis based on NCVER 2020 data on the participation of vulnerable and disadvantaged students of NSW Adult and Community Education (ACE) Providers. It reports that NSW ACE providers consistently over perform in reaching vulnerable and disadvantaged students. For more...
The Ai Group Centre for Education and Training is presenting an online panel discussion designed to introduce key concepts and discuss strategies to overcome barriers around language, literacy, numeracy and digital literacy in the workplace. The session is free and will be held on 10 November 2021...
Daniel Teitelbaum will be a guest keynote speaker at the VALBEC Conference on 25-26 November 2021.The multi-skilled, lead facilitator at Playful Thinking is also a radio broadcaster, comedy cabaret performer, an Associate Teacher of Design at Monash University and Chair of the Board for Tiny...
Registrations are now open for the NSWALNC Online conference. The theme is connecting with learners and their community, celebrating this as a key principle in the work of literacy teachers. The conference will provide an opportunity to hear from researchers on studies they have undertaken...
The theme for 2021 is: Literacy for a human-centred recovery: Narrowing the digital divide COVID-19 lockdowns have certainly disrupted learning for children, young people and adults around the world. We can also see how online learning can be a double-edged sword. Allowing some people to continue learning...
Adult Learners Week, from September 1-8, offers organisations that run courses, classes, exhibitions, tours or other adult education activities the chance to celebrate their work and give Australians a chance to learn something new. This year’s theme is ‘Change Your Story’ — and with COVID-19...
Ako Aotearoa and the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is proudly launching the New Zealand Dyslexia-Friendly Quality Mark (DFQM)– the only mark of its kind in the southern hemisphere. It will be a free online event on 8 September 8.00am-9.00am (Australian Eastern Standard Time). The DFQM...