Following ACTA President Margaret Corrigan’s letter to the Acting Immigration Minister, the Hon. Alan Tudge, she and the ACTA Vice-President (Helen Moore) have been invited to a (online) meeting on 21 July 2020 with Ms Alison Larkins, Coordinator-General for Migrant Services in the Department of Home Affairs (21 July, 2020). More details and the link […]
At the ACTA Annual General Meeting in April 2020, ACTA Councillors elected Margaret Corrigan as the new ACTA President. Margaret is Vice President of VicTESOL and is CEO of Carringbush Adult Education, a not-for-profit training provider delivering a range of EAL and work readiness programs in Melbourne’s Richmond and Collingwood. She is a fellow of
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After 5 years as ACTA President, Michael Michell stepped down at the AGM this year. Michael delivered his final President’s Report for 2019-20, highlighting ACTA’s activities and achievements for the past 12 months, and reflecting on his time as President and his thoughts on the future. Read the report here: 2020 AGM President’s
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Have you taught or managed in programs for international students and/or adult migrant and refugee English language learners, for example in the AMEP, SEE Program, TAFE, university, ELICOS and community and State-funded programs? Then you’ll know that the closure of Australia’s borders has huge implications for your program and employment! To help ACTA advocate on
2020 June- ACTA Survey on the Effects of COVID-19 on Post-School EAL Educators Read More »
ACTA has made a submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Inquiry into Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019. Read the ACTA submission and find a link to the Inquiry on the ACTA Media Room page.
2019 October- ACTA submission on the proposed Character test bill Read More »
ACTA has made a submission to the Review of the 2008 Melbourne Declarationon on Educational Goals for Young Australians. Read the ACTA submission and the original Declaration following links on the EAL/D Issues – Schools page.
2019 June- ACTA submission to the Review of the 2008 Melbourne Declaration Read More »