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2022
Adult Learners Week 2022 Launch – 1 Sept

Adult Learners Week 2022 Launch – 1 Sept

Connect with learning Join us at the Adult Learners Week 2022 launch as we hear stories from inspiring people who have found connection and opportunity through learning. Rusty Berther –…

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2022
Event tip : Make the most of social media

Event tip : Make the most of social media

A great way to spread the word about your events is through the smart use of social media. You can look at social media engagement to gauge which events will…

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2022
Event tip : Promote connections

Event tip : Promote connections

You can use Adult Learners Week to highlight what other learning opportunities are available in your area. Better still, host a ‘taster’ session with different activities available so people can…

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2022
Event tip : Tap into a need

Event tip : Tap into a need

Find out what skills or knowledge your community would find helpful and use that to plan your event. Former best event winners Harvey Community Resource Centre in WA discovered that…

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2021
Channelling lockdown fears

Channelling lockdown fears

Eden first connected with Gunnedah Community College in November of 2018 when she enrolled to do an RSA and an RCG course. She was a fresh faced school leaver and…

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2021
Passionate about helping

Passionate about helping

Alyssa came to the Hackham West Community Centre to enquire about doing a work placement to complete her Cert 3 in Community Services. At first, she was told there was…

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2021
Dedicated to her studies

Dedicated to her studies

Nora is enrolled in Early Childhood Education and Care Certificate III at ACE community College Lismore. The Program is in collaboration with Bunjum Aboriginal Cooperative Ballina, which runs Jarjum Bugal…

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2021
Pride in his own abilities

Pride in his own abilities

Frank has been working for just over 12 months at The Worldview Foundation as an e-waste technician. The Worldview Foundation is a social enterprise assisting young Aboriginal and Torres Straight…

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2021
Maryam learns to shine

Maryam learns to shine

Maryam is a young Iranian woman who arrived in Australia in 2019. She was enrolled into an Intermediate level English class called Australian Life and Culture that focuses on developing…

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2021
James takes a positive approach

James takes a positive approach

I met James Welch when he joined my Foundation Skills class, which is one of the classes offered in the SPARK JobTrainer Industry Explorer Program delivered at Canberra Institute of…

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2021
New directions

New directions

Tracey lives on a sheep and cattle station in the small rural settlement of Bundarra, on the Northern Tablelands in New South Wales. She worked in the local corner store…

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2021
Keen to learn

Keen to learn

Saw Ei La Yar first attended my AMEP class about three years ago. He showed a keenness to learn and worked very hard. He was very studious. He wanted to…

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