Lifelong Learner Stories
Committed to lifelong learning
Jiamei Li, from China, initially came to Glen Eira Adult Learning Centre (GEALC) in 2016 to learn English. In 2017, she completed GEALC’s Certificate 3 in EAL. She then enrolled…
A shining light
Daryl is a young Indigenous man living on the outskirts of Palmerston in Darwin, NT. He heard about STEPS Group from his brother who found meaningful work after completing Skills…
Tools for success
Terence enrolled at Tauondi Aboriginal College in February 2020, in to the Certificate I in Access to Vocational Pathways course, as he wanted to develop his literacy and numeracy skills…
Sharing knowledge
Bamuruŋu has been working at Yirrkala Bilingual School since 2010, completing Year 12 the year prior. Originally spreading her time between the pre-school and the Language Production Centre (the LPC),…
Making a positive impact
Luwen joined classes at Reynard Street Neighbourhood House (RSNH) in March this year, after moving to Melbourne from her home city of Zhangzhou, Fujian province, China. Luwen’s first language is…
A ‘can do’ attitude
Seda is originally from Istanbul and Turkish is her first language. She found out about Reynard Street Neighbourhood House (RSNH) via social media and joined classes in July last year,…
A glass half full outlook
Tanya was referred to Hackham West Community Centre‘s adult community education (ACE) program by her friend. A single parent of two, Tanya was recently diagnosed with level 3 Autism Spectrum…
Ready to give back
Maya’s workplace, Waminda, enrolled her into a foundation skills course with Kiama Community College at the start of 2021. At the beginning, she struggled to get through some of the…
Helping others
Elsa was referred to Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) Program to improve her language, literacy and numeracy skills and get her job ready by the time her youngest child…
A passion for woodwork
Susan connected with the Dandenong Community Learning Centre (DCLC) through volunteering. She provided support in the office and in hospitality classes. Her real passion, however, is in woodworking and when…
From home to work
Yasuko Schiller’s story will be familiar to many women who have given up work to care for their children. Yasuko worked full time before having children, then she spent nearly…
Alaya’s a fearless learner
Alaya Begum couldn’t have arrived in Australia at a worse time. It was November 2019 when she arrived from Bangladesh and her new country would soon be going into lockdown….