Hands in circle

Inclusion, empowerment, employment:

Literacies for a dynamic future.

• ACAL Conference • Melbourne • 4 – 5 September 2025 •

hands in airA big thank you to everyone – especially the presenters – who made the 2025 conference such a success!

We’ve converted the PowerPoint presentations to PDFs and you can see them here.

And see the posters here

Trevor Gauld

Trevor Gauld

Deputy Commissioner for Jobs and Skills Australia

Trevor Gauld is Deputy Commissioner for Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), supporting the Commissioner in delivering JSA’s goal of helping Australia to meet its present and future skills needs.

Mr Gauld has extensive experience representing the interests of workers, and industry more broadly, having held numerous Board Directorships and committee positions both nationally and at a state and territory level, providing strategic advice on skills, training, worker entitlements, immigration and Australia’s trade agenda as well as detailed analysis of climate and clean energy policy.

Trevor will provide a JSA Update on The Foundation Skills Study