by admin4acal | May 13, 2019 | News
On 21.2.2019 Senator Doug Cameron put the following questions to the Department of Education and Training in the Senate’s estimates committee: What level of funding has been allocated to undertake the PIACC survey? Is the PIACC survey going to be designed and...
by admin4acal | Apr 6, 2019 | News
The Review of Australia’s VET sector was recently completed and published. This Review, conducted by the Honorable Steven Joyce, a former New Zealand Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, argues that there needs to be a significant upgrade to...
by admin4acal | Apr 6, 2019 | News
ACAL’s mission is to promote adult literacy and numeracy policy and practice. In advocating with ALA, ACAL is pleased to support the provision of adult LN in the Adult Community Education sector and recognises the role it plays as one of the many spaces in which adult...
by admin4acal | Apr 1, 2019 | News
Following our face to face meeting in February, ACAL contacted a number of politicians to put some questions to them about adult literacy and numeracy. The major parties were contacted, along with independent MPs. As we receive responses, we will share them in our...
by admin4acal | Mar 30, 2019 | News
The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) is nearing completion of a workplace Language, Literacy and Numeracy support project for NSW apprentices and trainees. The project is called ‘Laying Foundations for Apprenticeship Project’ and is supported by funding from the...
by admin4acal | Mar 30, 2019 | News
There will no doubt be some readers who remember with sadness the demise, during the 1990s and beyond, of many of the repositories of adult literacy and numeracy resources. Names that come to mind include the Adult Literacy Information Office in NSW and The National...
by admin4acal | Feb 20, 2019 | News
The Knowledge Management team at NCVER are currently working on a new resource for VET practitioners to be housed on the VOCEDplus website. The aim is to support busy practitioners in their teaching and learning practice and in undertaking research. The resource will...
by admin4acal | Jan 25, 2019 | News
In late November the government vocational education and training (VET) sector review asked for input by January 25, 2019Over the break the ACAL committee produced this response.Review website Read ACAL's response...
by admin4acal | Jan 22, 2019 | News
Warlpiri Youth Development Aboriginal Corporation Warlpiri Youth Development Aboriginal Corporation (WYDAC), was created by, and for, Warlpiri people, and is governed by a Warlpiri Committee. WYDAC head office is located in Yuendumu Community, and the organisation has...
by admin4acal | Dec 6, 2018 | Have you read it
Have you read it? – Dec 2018 This month Jo Medlin has reviewed two new papers: The capable country: Cultivating capabilities in Australian education (Mitchell Report no. 03/2018, Lucas & Smith) Mission Australia Youth Survey report 2018 In addition, there’s a look...
