Adult ESOL Sector News: New publication released First Nations and migrant learners’ experiences with foundation skills courses was released by NCVER last Thursday. This research uniquely amplifies the voices of First Nations and migrant learners who have disengaged from foundation skills courses. By understanding their goals, experiences, and recommendations, ways to better support their […]
Supporting EAL learners effectively: Important research A new research report from the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) examines 9 years of data from over 110,000 NSW students and reveals that Australian English as an additional language (EAL) learners need sustained support to thrive academically. One key finding from the research was that students commencing
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The inaugural meeting of ACTA’s new Teacher Education Consultancy Group took place on 15 April 2025. Co-convenors, ACTA President, Chris Davison and ACTA Vice President, Ronan Kelly, welcomed members from universities across Australia. The meeting began with a presentation by Carly Steel (with Julian Chen, Kim Andreassen, Toni Dobinson, Stephanie Dryden, Curtin University; Leonardo Veliz,
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How long does it take to learn English? On April 8, 2025, members of the combined ACTA Schools/Indigenous EALD Consultancy Groups attended an important presentation by Dr Lucy Lu from the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO). Dr Lu presented a summary of recent AERO research into how long it takes EAL students in NSW schools to develop
ACTA has just launched a Tertiary Education Consultancy Group, an expansion of the Refugee Youth group which focused on tertiary entry. This consultancy group aims to provide leadership and advocacy for English as an additional language/dialect students in Australian tertiary education, and to advance quality English language provision from pathway programs to graduation from degrees.
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Media Release Released Thursday 27 March, 2025 An Opportunity Lost- Adult Migrant English Teachers ask: “When Will The Truth Be Told? “We are sadly disappointed”, said Emeritus Professor Chris Davison, President of the Australian Council of TESOL Associations (ACTA), the peak association for teachers of English to speakers of other languages, responding to the report
Release of New Occupational Standard Classification for Adult Literacy/Numeracy Teachers A new Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA) occupation was released by the ABS on 6 December 2024. It is 259931- Adult Literacy/Numeracy Teacher, and can be found here: Occupation 259931 Adult Literacy / Numeracy Teacher | Australian Bureau of Statistics. This is a significant
Update on the National Foundation Skills Strategy Through the National Skills Agreement, the Commonwealth, State and Territory Skills Ministers agreed to develop a 10‑year National Foundation Skills Strategy by the end of 2024 to strengthen the quality and sustainability of the sector. A Commonwealth-State working group was established earlier this year to develop the Strategy.
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4 December 2024 Following from ACTA’s submission to this Inquiry 2024 September- ACTA’s Submission to Parliamentary Inquiry into Contract Management Frameworks – Australian Council of TESOL Associations, ACTA Vice-President, Helen Moore, gave evidence in a hearing on 4 December. The Hansard transcript from the hearing will be available shortly on the Inquiry website. Those interested
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Opportunity to participate in a national research project: Deadline extended! Great news! The State of EAL/D Education in Schools National Survey deadline has been extended. You now have until 20 December to take the survey. Investigating the state of English as an additional language/dialect (EAL/D) education in Australian schools and tracing EAL/D teaching courses at