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Adult and Community Education News
- E-learning for English
- The Australian Flexible Learning Framework has funded a number of e-learning projects focusing on Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)around the country. For example, in a project which spreads across a number of registered training organisations (RTOs), the NSW-based Adult Migrant English Service (NSW AMES) has set up the JobEquip2 Project. It is using the internet to connect s...
- New e-porfolio project to refresh RPL in ACE
- Adult Learning Australia (ALA) in conjunction with Brisbane North Institute of TAFE (BNIT) is trialling the most efficient ways of tracking learner's skills across different organisations and platforms. Supported by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework, participants are indigenous learners, young entrepeneurs and adult learners in Adult and Community Education (ACE) who require an RPL proce...
- Opening of Ozanam learning centre: A new chapter for homeless people
- Prime Minister Kevin Rudd today opened the Sydney Ozanam Learning Centre, a facility that will provide new opportunities for homeless people.
- E-learning projects for volunteers
- The Australian Flexible Learning Framework has been involved in funding several e-learning initiatives for volunteers around the country. They include Surf Life Saving Western Australia (SLSWA), Volunteer Marine Rescue Association Queensland, Lifeline Hobart, and Community Based Support South Inc (Tasmania). Projects are: My Beach project, Volunteer Rescuers project, Lifeline Telephone Counsellor ...
- Leadership Achievement for Women Award opens
- The Centre for Leadership for Women (CLW) Leadership Achievement Award has been established to recognise women in the community who use their own initiative to create and implement projects for the benefit of the community and in collaboration with the community. It aims to encourage leadership of Australian women and to advance the rights and status of women in Australia. Applications close on 22...
- Adult learning plays a role in community renewal
- The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (OFSTED) in the United Kingdom has released a new survey that finds that Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities (NLDC) projects are bringing communities together, and providing educational, training and job opportunities for those who are most disadvantaged. A full report is available on their website.
- Life Matters discusses volunteering and baby boomers
- This program examines questions such as : What are the newly retired looking for in their volunteering roles? Are they more discriminating than older seniors? Is there a connection between volunteering and good health?
