Business Action Learning Tasmania's (BALT) mission is self-reliant industry development, with diverse companies co-operating to improve their profitability, develop their people and grow the local economy. This is achieved through collaborative action learning, with companies working together on projects of vital importance and sharing the…

The use of ePortfolios for recognition of prior learning (e-RPL) and for professional recognition (e-PR) is slowly gaining in popularity in the VET sector however their use is sporadic across educational sectors, disciplines, educational institutions and professions. Added to this is an array of purposes and types of e-RPL and e-PR models and…

A movement known as the Universities of the Third Age (U3As) provides educational, cultural and social services for mature-age people in Australia and internationally. This paper focuses on the educational courses run by U3As and discusses two basic questions: What are the expectations of learners who enrol in these classes? and How can tutors…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate an innovative way to train adult apprentices for the construction industry. Design/methodology/approach: The paper emphasizes that, in order to address skills shortages for international construction, training methods must be improved. It looks at the example of an adult apprenticeship scheme in…

Describes the adult education program of the Department of Education of New South Wales, Australia. Evening college offerings include academic courses, liberal courses (arts, crafts, hobbies, cultural activities), special courses for disadvantaged people, and literacy courses. (Author/DN)

At the Western Institute of Technical and Further Education (WITAFE) in New South Wales (NSW), vocational education and training (VET) courses are being delivered to students in isolated homesteads and remote Aboriginal communities by Interactive Distance eLearning (IDL). IDL provides satellite-supported two-way broadband voice, one-way video and…

This collection of occasional papers, developed to show the spread of continuing education activities in Tasmania, Australia, includes (1) "Adult Education--Beyond the Traditional Class Programme" by Gordon Goward, Assistant Director of Adult Education; (2) "Forming a New Group in the Community" by Frank Perry, Prison Education…

The Teletutorial Project developed by the Council of Adult Education Victoria, Australia, provides educational opportunities for isolated groups through a telephone linkup system, with tutors and their groups communicating over large distances. The program and teaching methods are described, with personalization and mutual exchange emphasized. (LH)

This study examined non-accredited community language, literacy and numeracy provision in Australia. A diverse range of providers assist many adults who do not need or cannot yet cope with accredited training. Growth in self-confidence appears as important as development of literacy and numeracy skills, with teachers and tutors playing a key role…

The author defines recurrent education as continuing, or lifelong, education, offers a rationale for the concept, quotes the recommendations of a Canadian report, and describes a Canadian Professional Education Project. He discusses the impact of futuristics on course planning and recommends moving in the direction of planned continuous learning.…

Reports on procedures of teacher preparation for experimental lifelong education programs developed in Germany, Singapore, Hungary, Australia, and India. The programs were part of a research project employing principles of lifelong education including (1) horizontal integration of formal, nonformal, and informal learning, and (2) democratization…

The population explosion among Australian older adults and the perceived benefits of education for this group are examined. A rationale for increased emphasis on development of educational opportunities is offered. Two programs of national importance, the University of the Third Age and the College for Seniors, are described. (Author/MSE)

Describes the National Curriculum Project, an effort in curriculum renewal set up within the Australian Adult Migrant Education Program. The rationale for and the effectiveness of a collaborative approach between teachers and curriculum specialists in school-based English-as-a-Second-Language curriculum development are discussed. Project…