In late July, the Australian Council for Adult Literacy (ACAL) hosted a popular workshop-based webinar exploring coping skills - why we use them, how they show up in adult learning and how to help ourselves and others shift away from unhelpful patterns. The session was led...
Do you know about Fine Print? Published by the Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education Council (VALBEC) it is now the only national adult literacy and Language magazine in Australia. It is free with membership of VALBEC and available via email or in hard copy...
On 28 July, the Australian Bureau of Statistics published its post-release changes to the Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA). This included removing the exclusion statement about people working in VET and TAFE for 259931 Adult Literacy/ Numeracy Teacher. The definition now reads Teaches literacy, numeracy...
The NSW Adult Literacy and Numeracy Council is now inviting proposals for presentations and workshops for its 2025 conference: Building Adult Literacy and Numeracy Futures. With generative AI and the digital landscape in which we live, what will adult literacy and numeracy education look like in the future? This...
Are you interested in some opportunities to present on your literacy program/initiative and/or attend broader VET conferences? TDA Convention 2026 The TAFE Director’s Association (TDA) is calling for Proposals for the TDA Convention 2026 Power of TAFE. The Convention will take place at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre...
This edition features an interview with Dr Caroline Smith, Executive Director, Centre for Education and Training at the Ai Group giving an industry perspective on the importance of literacy and numeracy in the workplace. It also includes exciting news around the reaccreditation of CGEA, an...
The Hotline receives a significant number of calls from employees who highlight the increased literacy demands and changing technology they are experiencing in their jobs. Literacy Links reached out to Dr Caroline Smith, Executive Director, Centre for Education and Training at the Ai Group to discuss...
Last December, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released a separate occupational code specifically for adult literacy and numeracy teachers. A re-release of the OSCA classification will take place on 28 July 2025. The re-release will clarify the Adult Literacy/Numeracy Teacher occupational code by removing the...
The Hotline warmly congratulates Andrew Giles on his reappointment as Minister for Skills and Training, working alongside Amanda Rishworth, the new Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, and Patrick Gorman, Assistant Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Minister Giles visited the Hotline in October last year...