Author: Leah Venal

21 Jun Professional Development from New Zealand

Posted at 21:06h in Latest news

The Ako Aotearoa team offer a range of online workshops which can be accessed by adult LLN teachers here in Australia. Upcoming sessions include numeracy, dyslexia, workplace LLN, bullying, spelling, and cultural capability. For the full schedule, visit https://ako.ac.nz/professional-learning/#upcoming They also facilitate a free Community of...

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21 Jun Using Neuroscience to more effectively work with adult Literacy learners.

Posted at 21:05h in Latest news

Linno Rhodes is an adult literacy and numeracy practitioner and an International Specialised Skills Institute Fellow. She recently wrote an article titled Reading between the lines - adult literacy education and neuroscience published in Avetra's (Australian VET Research Association) Research Today. The article in Research...

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21 Jun Are you running interesting programs and solving problems?

Posted at 21:04h in Latest news

What you’re doing might be of interest to others in the LLND and VET community! AVETRA (Australian VET Research Association) is keen to share the projects and ideas of teachers and program managers through their journal Research Today. It’s likely that someone else can learn...

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21 Jun Improving Access to Foundation Skills

Posted at 21:04h in Latest news

As part of ACAL’s ‘stretched’ conference, a series of webinars is being held for ACAL members.  In the most recent webinar Jason Coutts, Assistant Secretary of Foundation Skills, Department of Educations, Skills and Employment (DESE) outlines the work being done to improve access to foundation...

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21 Jun National LLN Practice Award

Posted at 20:29h in Latest news

This is your last chance to nominate for this year’s Australian Training Awards, Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice Award. This award recognises innovation and excellence by an individual who is involved in improving the language, literacy and numeracy skills in an educational, community or workplace context. Winners...

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23 Apr A busy start to the year

Posted at 14:01h in Latest news

There has certainly been an increased focus on Foundation Skills in recent months. In January, 2021, the Productivity Commission released its report on the inquiry into Skills and Workforce Development finding: ‘There should be a coordinated national strategy to improve school education, ‘second-chance’ learning in the...

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23 Apr Wonderful news. Grad Dip – LN Stream

Posted at 14:00h in Latest news

The adult literacy and numeracy stream of the Graduate Diploma in TESOL and Applied Linguistics at the University of Technology Sydney is a course for people who want to develop the knowledge and skills to teach English language, literacy and numeracy to adults in community,...

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23 Apr Hotline Research: Helping Clients fill in Forms.

Posted at 13:59h in Latest news

Jake thinks he could fill out the forms by himself “if they didn’t have such complicated language” and “if there were no ‘trick’ questions” that made him second guess his answers”. The wonderful Fine Print Journal recently published an article discussing this important research into...

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23 Apr Finding literacy classes for Hotline callers

Posted at 13:58h in Latest news

Did you know that not everyone who wants to improve their literacy and numeracy is able access a class? Whilst the Commonwealth-funded Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) and Adult Migrant Education Program (AMEP) classes are available nationally, many callers to the Hotline are ineligible...

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23 Apr Landmark Study published

Posted at 13:51h in Latest news

Last month saw the launch of a new and fascinating look at the development of Australia’s adult literacy field over the past fifty-odd years. Developing Social Equity in Australian Adult Education: Lessons from the Past is a study by Pamela Osmond exploring the rise of...

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