Liam Frost-Camilleri President of VALBEC, and presenter Elizabeth Gunn catching up with Vanessa Iles and Lindy Cassidy from the Hotline We visited Melbourne in May for the inspiring VALBEC conference. The well-attended conference featured a warm welcome from VALBEC President, Liam Frost-Camilleri and a rich and engaging...
Check out the latest issue of ProLiteracy’s research journal, Adult Literacy Education: The International Journal of Literacy, Language, and Numeracy. This issue has a number of articles from Australia including: A Report From the Field highlighting the role of the Hotline and challenges it faces Ralf...
Supporting apprenticeship completions is a key issue for the Commonwealth Government which is working on a new apprenticeship support system. In its latest discussion paper DEWR has proposed a model of support services including foundation skills support. There are some great programs across...
The NSW Adult Literacy and Numeracy Council hosted a webinar in April on The Referendum on the Voice to Parliament: Exploring the role of adult educators in engaging students in the debate. The webinar was an opportunity for teachers to discuss, share and debate how...
For a fun and inspiring read about literacy and numeracy in action, check out Putting the up in skill sets (nswtf.org.au) in the latest NSW Teachers Federation Adult Education journal. Sally George and Kristine Highet (pictured) talk about their commitment to public education and to...
Card game developed by women on community correctional orders Another focus of governments is how to reach the many Australians with literacy and numeracy gaps who, due to a range of barriers, don’t access courses. We need to explore different approaches to engage these potential learners....
This year’s conference is Building ACE Futures: Adult and Community Education Reimagined. There is a great line up of expert presenters. Early bird registrations are now open and will finish on 31 July. Planning is well under way for the 2023 CCA Annual Conference but you still...
Free, live online webinar “Inequality in Australia: What can vocational education and training do?” Presented by CCA CEO, Dr Don Perlgut (pictured) on Thursday, 15 June at 11.00am (NSW/VIC time) this topic looks at the role of VET in tackling Australian inequality. Don will present six ways to...
AATIS information services are closing at the end of December 2023. To find out about the transition of services you can read the media release here. The Hotline wants to thank the AATIS team for their valuable and committed work to bring about improved literacy and...
It’s been a busy start to 2023 for the Hotline. In addition to the many calls to the Hotline seeking referrals and assistance we have received an increase in the number of calls from remote First Nations communities. In most cases there is minimal access to...