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In September this year we farewelled our longest serving Hotliner Elizabeth van der Velden who left us for retirement in the beautiful Sunshine Coast. Before she left, we caught up with Elizabeth to get her insights on working at the Hotline. [vc_row][vc_column width='5/6'] How did you first...

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The Hotline hears some wonderful and inspiring stories.  Janet, a qualified teacher, has been tutoring Stephen over the phone and in partnership with his wife Mary. Face to face access to adult literacy teachers is, in many parts of Australia, unavailable.  The Hotline was able...

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The Hotline often receives calls from adult literacy learners wanting resources at a beginner level that contain First Nations knowledge and stories. In response, the Hotline has developed a catalogue of beginner and post-beginner books with First Nations content for adult literacy learners. This will...

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The Hotline was proud to be on the judging panel for the 2023 Community Education Student of the Year Awards. On Friday the 1 December Community Colleges Australia presented the awards to the successful students. It was so moving to hear the stories of all...

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The second and final phase of our research Uncovering Adult Literacy and Numeracy Needs in Australia: A Comprehensive National Study 2023 into adult literacy and numeracy needs in Australia, is now available on the Reading Writing Hotline website. With the recent endorsement of the National...

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On 16 October, National Cabinet signed a landmark 5-year National Skills Agreement with states and territories. This is the first National Skills Agreement in more than a decade and starts from 1 January 2024. It aims to strengthen vocational education and training and address national...

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Sally George, former Hotline Teacher In June this year one of our wonderful teachers, Sally George left the Hotline for a permanent teaching position at St George TAFE in Sydney. We caught up with Sally recently and asked her about working at the Hotline, the changes...

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Empower Aboriginal Readiness Program The Empower Aboriginal Readiness Program at TAFENSW has been making a difference in the lives of First Nations People for more than 15 years, building literacy, numeracy, electrical skills and self-esteem so that participants can confidently tackle an Electrical Apprenticeship. This program's comprehensive...

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