Never give up the dream
Adult Community Education courses open doors to new skills and opportunities
Breaking Barriers Learners
Adults who want to learn more but have barriers to taking part in adult learning such as lack of family support, isolation and or poverty.
Community Builders
Adults who want to learn with others in order to participate in their community and expand the quality of their relationships.
Foundation Learners
Adults who missed out on the schooling they need and want to be able to read, write, speak, and listen more effectively and to improve their basic maths skills.
Perhaps the most important aspect of adult education is recognising learning as a lifelong activity, continuing well past the end of high school. DON’T ever feel like the opportunity to pursue your dream career has passed.
While choosing a career path might seem simpler for a school-leaver or young person without the responsibilities of adulthood, age should never be a barrier to achieving your career goals.
Boosting your skills and improving your resume could be as simple as taking part in an Adult Community Education (ACE) course.
These courses provide a wide range of vocational and learner-interest focused training and education options, which aim to boost the skills of individuals to allow them to participate more fully in their communities and the labour force.
ACE programs can be delivered by organisations including libraries, senior citizens associations, specialist literacy groups, computer clubs, University of the Third Age, in-house employer training, English conversation groups, community and neighbourhood houses, job placement organisations, volunteering programs, churches and spiritual groups, special interest groups, sporting clubs, local governments, workplace learning programs, community service organisations and drop in centres.
Where do you fit? Adult learners can typically be divided into five groups, based on their motivations for undertaking study:
Lifelong Learners
Adults who have had good experiences of learning and want to continually expand their skills, knowledge and interests.
Reluctant Learners
Adults who have had bad experiences of school and learning who need a lot of encouragement to give learning another go if it is in a formal environment.