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Community Engagement

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Introduction

The Framework's Community Engagement Project is working to foster and embed e-learning within some of Australia's most disadvantaged communities and strengthen the foundation of workforce skills. The project aims to support economic and regional development and sustainability by creating close partnerships within training organizations and ACE providers.

Click here to find out more about the project or click here to download a copy of the Framework's Community Engagement Project PDF brochure.

What's New?

Showcase 2007

In the humid surrounds of Cairns, community leaders and interested parties gathered to learn about this year's incarnations of the Community Engagement project.

Tremendous efforts from the community leaders of 2007 projects. Thanks to all who participated, including project leaders, keynotes and speakers Gail Short, Michael
Coghlan, Kaye Bowman

Click and explore 2007 Showcase

Community Engagement Strategic Review (2005-2007)

Dr Kaye Bowman was appointed by Adult Learning Australia to conduct a stategic review of the Community Engagement Project.

Overall, the review found a 'good practice' model emerging from the Community Engagement pilots. To view the Strategic review click the pdf. file below.

Community Strategic Report.pdf 1403 Kb

Six projects have been selected to be funded in 2007. The selected projects have identified a range of models that can be replicated by communities across Australia - supporting economic and regional development.

This year there will be a strong emphasis on isolated learners living in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

The successful projects are:

Resources

Building Creative E-learning Partnerships Workbook

This workbook is a companion to the E-learning on a Shoestring - a resource kit for creative communities (Resource Kit):

The booklet has activities for managers (section 3 and 4) and teachers (section 5 and 6). The activities are disigned to support a customised delivery of between five and seven hours worth of workshop activities.

Users may select the activities that best support their project objectives and learning needs. To download the Workbook download the PDF file below.