Teachers at a community centre in Melbourne are calling for improvements in the AMEP. This article, featured on the ABC News web site, features the views of Dr Helen Moore- president of ATESOL ATC. Adult Migrant English Program fails to teach practical language skills, educators say – ABC News
Following the appointment of Dr Anne Aly as Minister for Multicultural Affairs in the new Albanese Government, ACTA is seeking to pursue the issues raised in submissions to the 2024 Parliamentary Inquiry into Government Contracts: see https://tesol.org.au/advocacy/#advocacy-3 The Adult ESOL Consultancy Group requested a meeting with Minister Aly. On 18 August, representatives met with Mr
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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
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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VET Sector News: The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations has announced the release the VET Workforce blueprint: a national plan to address workforce challenges. To support the Blueprint’s release, the Australian Government, in collaboration with states and territories, has announced an initial suite of foundational national actions. These include: occupational mapping for the VET
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Announcement: ACTA’s submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the contract management frameworks operated by Commonwealth entities is now online. Our submission consists of two files: ACTA’s submission (re the Administration of the Adult Migrant English Program contracts) ‘Exhibits’: Evidence the supports arguments that are made in our submission Click here to read our submission. Click
VET Workforce Blueprint The Australian Government, in collaboration with states and territories, is developing a VET Workforce Blueprint to support, grow and sustain the VET workforce. The Blueprint will identify strategies and actions for workforce issues such as attraction, retention, development, and career progression. Over the past few months, dandolopartners has been working with the