From home to work

Yasuko Schiller’s story will be familiar to many women who have given up work to care for their children. Yasuko worked full time before having children, then she spent nearly…

Alaya’s a fearless learner

Alaya Begum couldn’t have arrived in Australia at a worse time. It was November 2019 when she arrived from Bangladesh and her new country would soon be going into lockdown….

Adult Learners Week 2022 Launch – 1 Sept

Connect with learning Join us at the Adult Learners Week 2022 launch as we hear stories from inspiring people who have found connection and opportunity through learning. Rusty Berther –…

People learning about planting
Event tip : Make the most of social media

A great way to spread the word about your events is through the smart use of social media. You can look at social media engagement to gauge which events will…

Woman using virtual reality glasses
Event tip : Promote connections

You can use Adult Learners Week to highlight what other learning opportunities are available in your area. Better still, host a ‘taster’ session with different activities available so people can…

piggy bank
Event tip : Tap into a need

Find out what skills or knowledge your community would find helpful and use that to plan your event. Former best event winners Harvey Community Resource Centre in WA discovered that…

Channelling lockdown fears

Eden first connected with Gunnedah Community College in November of 2018 when she enrolled to do an RSA and an RCG course. She was a fresh faced school leaver and…

Passionate about helping

Alyssa came to the Hackham West Community Centre to enquire about doing a work placement to complete her Cert 3 in Community Services. At first, she was told there was…

Dedicated to her studies

Nora is enrolled in Early Childhood Education and Care Certificate III at ACE community College Lismore. The Program is in collaboration with Bunjum Aboriginal Cooperative Ballina, which runs Jarjum Bugal…

Frank
Pride in his own abilities

Frank has been working for just over 12 months at The Worldview Foundation as an e-waste technician. The Worldview Foundation is a social enterprise assisting young Aboriginal and Torres Straight…

Maryam learns to shine

Maryam is a young Iranian woman who arrived in Australia in 2019. She was enrolled into an Intermediate level English class called Australian Life and Culture that focuses on developing…

James takes a positive approach

I met James Welch when he joined my Foundation Skills class, which is one of the classes offered in the SPARK JobTrainer Industry Explorer Program delivered at Canberra Institute of…