2012 ACAL conference in Hobart

 

This year’s Australian Council of Adult Literacy (ACAL) conference is in Hobart on 19-21 september 2012.

This year’s theme is Joining the Pieces: Literacy and Numeracy- one part of the picture

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It is time to be thinking about what we want to highlight about adult literacy and numeracy from a WA perspective so we are ready to respond when the call for papers opens.

Funding will be available to support travel and accommodation under the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Sponsorship program. Funding for the national conferences is competitive so not everyone can be supported.However, if you are presenting a session you are more likely to receive a sponsorship.

 

Introduction

Thanks to the work of the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Network (ALaN Network ), it is my pleasure to launch the first issue of the ALaN WA Edublog. Thank you to all contributors and especially to Jo Hart and Dani Murray for your additional work in the background.

The ALaN WA Edublog follows in the footsteps of a number of publications that have provided a source of news to adult literacy and numeracy practitioners in the west, with the support of  the WA Department of Training and Workforce Development. The most recent of these was The Circular which was replaced by the generic Training Matters in 2008. However, Training Matters can’t provide the detailed level of information that target our particular needs, so this Edublog will fill a gap.  We have tried to keep up to date using our discussion board on the CGEA Network Google Group but it doesn’t quite fill the bill.

The ALaN WA Edublog  is exciting in that we avoid all the delays and costs of printing and mailing in a print format. We hope to be able publish more regularly than the 3 or 4 per year that The Circular managed.

I commend the ALaN WA Edublog to you.  Make it your own.  If something is missing, please suggest it or even better write it for us.

I wish you all a relaxing holiday and look forward to working with you in the new year.

Cheryl Wiltshire

ALaN Network Coordinator

 

 

 

Review of numeracy in CGEA

The ACFE Board owned CGEA is currently accredited with Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority until December 2012 (Note: this was extended from December 2011).

In 2010 the ACFE Board approved a recommendation from the Curriculum Maintenance Manager (CMM) that the Numeracy component of the CGEA be reviewed and updated during 2011.

Dave Tout has created a draft of some new units and we are awaiting their approval by ACFE.   See the Skills Victoria website if you want to look at the draft units .

 

 

Certificate 1 in Entry to General Education Moderation

The Certificate 1 in Entry to General Education (EGE) was recently reaccredited.

Moderation meetings will be held for this curriculum in semester 1 and 2 during 2012. They will be coordinated by the Department of Corrective Services via teleconference and held in February and August. Specific dates are yet to be set.

Please contact Helena Zielinska on 08 6250 9214 if you would like to attend.