Community Colleges

Reading Writing Hotline report emphasises challenges in delivering adult literacy and foundation skills

The Reading Writing Hotline has released a major report that emphasises the challenges in delivering adult literacy and foundation skills. Prepared by the Hotline and Social Equity Works, the report Insights from the Classroom: A Survey of Adult Literacy Providers, presents findings from 382 respondents, of which 32% worked for ACE providers and 48%...

October 22, 2022

CCA Calls for Nominations for Community Education Student of the Year Awards

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has called for nominations for its sixth annual Community Education Student of the Year Awards. These Awards celebrate the achievements of Australia’s adult and community education students, based on career and study; communication, team and leadership skills; and community and other activities. Eligibility: This year’s nominations are students who...

October 17, 2022

CCA requests “guardrails” to ensure VET students and ACE sector are not disadvantaged by “free TAFE”

CCA notes the Commonwealth and all State and Territory Governments have agreed to create an additional 180,000 “fee-free” TAFE places, to commence in January 2023. This was confirmed at the meeting of Commonwealth and State/Territory skills ministers on 7 October, following an announcement at the National Jobs...

October 10, 2022

US Government funds research into drop in enrolments of disadvantaged students at community colleges

Australian ACE providers are not the only ones which have experienced a drop in enrolments by disadvantaged students. The USA has followed suit: “There is deep concern about the steep drop in enrolment at community colleges, particularly among Black and Indigenous students,” said Tom Brock, Director of Community College Research Center...

October 7, 2022

Senior VET Researcher Focusses on Quality and Community Education Providers at CCA Conference

Senior VET researcher, Hugh Guthrie (pictured), an Honorary Senior Fellow in the Centre for Vocational and Educational Policy in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, focussed on delivery quality with a community education twist at the recent CCA Conference. Hugh is the co-author (with Melinda Waters) of Read more

September 28, 2022

CCA Conference Takeaways from MC Chemene Sinson

The CCA Conference MC, Chemène Sinson (pictured), provides her Conference highlights below: Two days of outstanding presentations and discussions at Community Colleges Australia's national conference has left me feeling energised and optimistic about changes that are starting to happen in adult and community education, and in vocational education and training. The calibre of...