by admin4acal | Mar 20, 2018 | News
The Australian Council for Adult Literacy (ACAL) is particularly interested in the current provision of adult literacy and numeracy teacher education. The TAE80113 is a specialist, practical qualification in teaching adult language, literacy and numeracy (LLN). It is...
by admin4acal | Feb 20, 2018 | News
A practical resource to help identify future skills and training A project of the Australian Industry and Skills Committee This project gathered and analysed data on Australian and international skills trends and megatrends to build an understanding of the potential...
by admin4acal | Oct 24, 2017 | News, Webinars
In a political environment where the so called pragmatics of economic policy are used to dismiss any suggestion of alternative purposes for adult learning outside of skills for economic participation, is there any room for an alternative discourse? And if so, on what...
by admin4acal | Oct 23, 2017 | News
The Education Industry Reference Committee has responsibility for national training package qualifications relevant to Training and Education and Foundation Skills including the TAE Training and Education Training Package and the FSK Foundation Skills Training...
by admin4acal | Sep 23, 2017 | Archive
Following the AGM, Dr John Geunther, Research Leader Education and Training, Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education will speak on ‘Evidence as a tool for contesting the incontestable assumptions of adult learning policy’. John was a keynote...
by admin4acal | Jul 30, 2017 | News
Thursday, August 10 from 9:30am till 3:30pm • Carlton The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) give us a shared framework to deal with global issues such as poverty, social injustice, and equitable access to education, training and lifelong learning. Good quality,...
by admin4acal | Jul 24, 2017 | Archive
Adult Learners’ Week is a UNESCO initiative supported in Australia by the Commonwealth Department of Education and Training and coordinated by Adult Learning Australia. Adult Learners’ Week runs from 1–8 September and incorporates International Literacy Day, which is...
by admin4acal | Jul 22, 2017 | News
Construction of the libraries form part of a literacy campaign in Bolivia targeting historically-oppressed communities. The Bolivian government has created over 400 community libraries as part of a program called Bolivia Reads, a nationwide campaign promoting literacy...
by admin4acal | Jun 28, 2017 | Archive
Joint QATESOL-QCAL Biennial Regional Mini Conference Noon Saturday 12 till 12.30 Sunday13 August 2017 at Mackay State High School Registration: Free for presenters, stall holders & Mackay SHS staff $40 QATESOL & QCAL members $80 Non-members Register...
by admin4acal | Jun 27, 2017 | News
ACAL has produced a position statement on the issue of literacy and numeracy training in the workplace. ACAL Paper Minister’s response (June 2017)
