ALA

A pioneering project in South Australia - trialling a new career path for mature-aged ‘tradies’ - will reach an important milestone when the forty-five participants graduate, with some already starting in their new careers. In a graduation ceremony to be held at the State Library of SA this morning, Employment and Training Minister Paul Caica [...]

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 A new e-learning demonstration utilises a virtual manufacturing environment to bring together a wide range of manufacturing industries and innovative methods to deliver critical skills training to staff.
 
The SCADA and MIS – Skills for the future e-learning demonstration, has been developed by the Engineering Employers Association Group Training Scheme (EEAGTS) and SAGE Didactic, in partnership [...]

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EDUCATION IN COUNTRY AND CITY NEW SOUTH WALES (NSW)
In 1980 the Wran ALP government established an education commission. In 1984 the commission presented a report entitled, Listening and Responding: A Review of Education in Rural New South Wales. The commission described its work as ‘the first comprehensive review of education in rural New South Wales’. [...]

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More than 8,480 of Western Australia’s 36,278 apprentices and trainees have signed up for a new loyalty card that will provide access to special discounts and offers. Education and Training Minister Mark McGowan launched the Apprentice Edge card, which will give apprentices and trainees access to a range of discounted goods, services and attractions throughout [...]

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A computer avatar called marvin™ is about to make a big difference for Northern Territory Indigenous employment and business opportunities and has been mentioned on the world stage by Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
 
In Perth on 7 May, the Australian Government Minister for Education and Employment, Julia Gillard, announced an exciting new partnership between the Australian [...]

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Melbourne

10 June 2008
Disability@Work
11 June 2008
World@Work - Culture, People and Performance
18 June 2008
Reverse Marketing that Works
24 June 2008
Cultural Diversity – Learn the Basics
10 July 2008
Secrets to Job Interviews
10 July 2008
Intensive Resume Workshop
8 October 2008
Secrets to Job Interviews
8 October 2008
Intensive Resume Workshop

Diversity@work
strategic workforce solutions
Level 9, 167 Queen Street, VIC 3000, Australia
email: solutions@diversityatwork.com.au
telephone: +61 3 9608 0900
fax: +61 [...]

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Join us on Thursday June 19, 2008 at Kew for
 
Twilight Forum: Literacy to Literature
Nick Gadd worked as a teacher of ESL, EFL and adult literacy from 1988-1997. From 1991-1997 he worked in the TAFE sector and was actively involved in VALBEC as a member of the Fine Print editorial committee. These days Nick works as [...]

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Members are invited to attend and hear reports on the 2007 VALBEC year and elect their representatives for the coming year.
The agenda for the AGM is:
A. Receive reports - Presidents, Treasurer (including audited accounts), Professional Development, Conference, Administration, Fine Print, Policy & Research, ACAL
B. Appoint an auditor
C. Elect new office bearers.
 
Details
Thursday June 19, 2008
Members and [...]

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 We would like to invite you to join us for the 11th International Consortium for Experiential Learning (ICEL) Conference at the University of Sydney Australia on the 8 – 12 December, 2008.
 
Keynote Speakers for the conference will be David Boud (University of Technology Sydney Australia) and Tara Fenwick (University of British Columbia Canada). See below [...]

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ASPBAE will convene its Fifth General Assembly in 2008 on the eve of the Sixth International Conference for Adult Education (CONFINTEA 6) slated for May 2009 in Brazil. In keeping with the tradition of the past 2 Assemblies, the Fifth General Assembly (GA) will involve a combination of face to face and email based consultations [...]

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