Are you, or do you know, a Language, Literacy and Numeracy practitioner who is leading the way in vocational education and training (VET)? Nominations for the 2024 Australian Training Awards, including the Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice Award, are now open. They close on...
Langi Taisia (Literacy student) and Vanessa Iles manager of the Hotline at the 25th celebration This year the Hotline team celebrates 30 years of supporting adults to improve their literacy, numeracy and digital skills (LND). It’s a remarkable achievement and we will be celebrating at a...
Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress is this year’s theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) on Friday 8 March. IWD is an occasion for us all to celebrate what women have achieved through strong and determined struggles. It is also a day to highlight the...
The Hotline recently caught up with Sally Hodgson, a literacy teacher at Randwick Campus, TAFE NSW. She is currently running a very popular Smart Devices course. How did the Smart Devices course come about? Students during literacy class, at lunchtime or after class would ask...
Over its 30-year history how many Australians have rung the Hotline? a. Almost 100,000 b. Around 150,000 c. Over 180,000 What do most of the callers say motivated their call to the Hotline? a. Television b. Website c. Radio d. Word of mouth How...
Last December, we asked you what you enjoyed and found useful in Literacy Links. Many thanks to all those who responded. Here is a summary of the results. Survey respondents said what they liked to read the most were “Stories from the field about literacy/numeracy learners...
The role of generative AI in supporting learners in the literacy and numeracy space is an emerging topic of discussion. A recent article published in the 2023 Fall edition of Adult Literacy Education on Generative AI Bridging Resource Gaps in Adult Education: The Role of...
February and March saw several developments in the skills and training policy and legislation space. These include: On 7 February Minister O’Connor introduced The National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment (Strengthening Quality and Integrity in Vocational Education and Training No. 1) Bill 2024, into Parliament....
VALBEC is offering a Zoom session on delivering money concepts to lower level numeracy students. It is designed for both numeracy teachers and literacy teachers who need to deliver numeracy. The session will be presented by Chris Tully, an experienced numeracy and literacy teacher. When: Wednesday,...
In wrapping up the year, I want to firstly say thank you from the Hotline team to everyone out there who works so hard to provide literacy, numeracy and digital literacy (LND) to adults across Australia. Every day we hear from callers about how life...