The ACTA Council regretfully announces that on March 21, 2024, the President of VicTESOL notified the ACTA Secretary of VicTESOL’s resignation from ACTA, effective immediately. No reasons were given. To read the resignation email, click here. Please note that ACTA’s membership consists of State and Territory TESOL associations. It is a national peak Council and […]
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Secondary Teachers You are invited to participate in a research study focusing on the experiences and perceptions of Australian secondary school teachers regarding student online/virtual exchange programs, where students have connected online with peers from other schools either synchronously or asynchronously. The study is being conducted by Chris Higgins, a PhD candiate at CQ University. The
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ACTA is delighted to announce the winner of their 2023-2024 research grant of $10000, awarded to the submission that best speaks to ACTA’s national interests and priorities in the EAL/D field. Congratulations to the following researchers: Toni Dobinson- Curtin University, WA Carly Steele – Curtin University, WA Julian Chen – Curtin University, WA Leonardo Veliz – University
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VicTESOL and QATESOL have sent a joint response to the Productivity Commission draft report into Early Childhood Education and Care. To read their submission, click here. To learn read about this Inquiry and read other submissions, click here
ACTA had a meeting with key members of the federal Department of Education’s National Schools Reform Agreement Task Force recently and committed ACTA to several follow actions, including: Developing a draft of what a national EAL/D measure can do, how it addresses Recommendation 5c, what it might look like, and what would be involved in
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Following a meeting with interim ACARA CEO Stephen Gniel and Director, Curriculum Sharon Foster on 8 February ACTA was asked to review the proposed changes to the existing ACARA EAL/D Course Advice and Annotations. To kick off the review Sharon Foster spoke to a joint forum of the ACTA Schools and First Nations EAL/D Consultancy
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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
The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) is working on designing a new stream in the Skills for Employment and Education (SEE) Program). This stream seeks to improve First Nations people’s access to tuition and training in literacy and numeracy. A SEE Program Stream 2 – First Nations Delivery Working Group has been providing
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With the expert input and feedback of its Early Childhood Education Consultancy group, ACTA responded to the Productivity Commission’s draft report on Early Childhood Education and Care on 12 February. You can read ACTA’s response here.
Jobs and Skills Australia is leading the development of a new national study on adult literacy, numeracy and digital skills. The Foundation Skills Study consists of four elements: a survey of Australian adult literacy and numeracy skills a feasibility study into how best to collect the literacy, numeracy and digital literacy skill levels of First
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