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2012 ACAL Conference • 'Joining the pieces: Literacy and Numeracy - one part of the picture'

Sept 19-21, 2012 - Hobart

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2012 Conferences

AVETRA

AVETRA 2012 15th Annual Conference, Canberra

The Value and Voice of VET Research: for individuals, industry, the community and the nation

12-13 April 2012

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Industry, Training and Education: Partners in improving skills

National Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Conference - Melbourne

May 4, 2012

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VALBEC Annual Conference

Read the word, Read the world - Melbourne

May 25, 2012

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Adults Learning Mathematics Conference

ALM-19 Auckland, NZ

26–29 June, 2012

Recent publications

Beyond deficit approaches to teaching and learning: Literacy and numeracy in VET courses

This paper considers models of support, both in the research literature and in Australian case studies, which ‘integrate’ L&N with VET courses.

AVETRA President, Dr Llandis Barratt-Pugh, (left) presents the award for ‘Best Paper’ to co-authors Dr Keiko Yasukawa and Dr Stephen Black at the 2011 AVETRA Conference.

Literacy and Numeracy Studies: An international journal in the education and training of adults

A new issue was published late last year.

Access the journal. New readers will need to register, but there is no cost.

Mapping adult literacy performance

This paper outlines an NCVER study which will investigate whether it is possible to map the performance levels of the ALLS to the performance levels of the ACSF in order to gain more frequent information than is currently available about the literacy and numeracy progression of adult learners against national goals.

Exploring the role of Australian trade unions in the education of workers

There are two main elements to this paper. Firstly, the auhtors critically examine the current literacy and numeracy ‘crisis’ in Australian workplaces in which loss of productivity, lack of take-up in education and training, and skills shortages are being blamed on workers’ lack of literacy and numeracy skills (Australian Industry Group [AiG] 2010a&b, DEEWR 2010, Skills Australia 2010). The second main element to this paper is the opportunity for unions to demonstrate their stake in the education and training of workers.