ACFE VCAL/VCE 2006 November Conference:

The Shamrock Hotel, Bendigo, provided the perfect setting for a successful 2006 VCE/VCAL Conference. > more

Engaging Koorie People in learning:

The Wurreker Strategy and the A Frame

The Non Accredited Learning “Koorie Driver’s Licence Program” has been operating for the last four years at The Mildura Aboriginal Corporation (M.A.C.). .

This is a great example of how such programs can be utilised to deliver quality outcomes for Koorie people. It aligns closely with the Wurreker Strategy and uses the Quality Assurance tool – The A frame. > more

The HEAT program:

Victoria Police support young people undertaking Applied Learning Programs:

HEAT (Hospitality Education and Training) is a pre-employment training program for young people from the City of Port Phillip and surrounding areas. The program has been running since August 2005 and targets young marginalised people not in employment or education. The program is quite unique in that it is founded on the strength of a community network and is supported with funding from the ANZ Philanthropic Trust. > more

Vital role for ACE Providers

With Federal Government employment policies now focusing on moving people from unemployment into training and employment, many ACE providers will soon find themselves well positioned to play an integral and important role to ensure their learner’s needs are best met.

ACE providers can accomplish what few other providers can: effectively engage and support the special needs of disengaged adults via non-accredited programs. These programs complement what larger, more formal organisations offer. ACE programs tend to be less intimidating than those offered at TAFE or private organisations, as they are built on informal learning practices that attract people to learning by acknowledging and valuing different interests and styles of learning and offering relevant, hands-on programs likely to engage learners. > more

City Youth Education forum

CAE held a City Youth forum late March. The purpose of the forum was to bring together key stakeholders to identify key ingredients for a ‘user friendly’ educational centre for young people in post compulsory education whose needs are not being met by existing education organisations. > more

New Teachers in VCAL. How does the New CGEA work?

Upcoming Professional Development at CAE
CAE will be conducting three workshops in the second half of the year.

These are designed to support teachers, coordinators and facilitators delivery VCAL and or those who will deliver the New CGEA in 2008. > more