NALLNAC

National Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Conference

Industry, Training and Education: Partners in improving skills

On behalf of the conference organising committee, we would like to thank all delegates and presenters that participated in the inaugural National Adult, Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Conference, on May 3rd and 4th, 2012.

All delegates will receive email notification as soon as the conference material is available for download. 

The ACER Institute will be running follow-up workshops for those that were unable to attend the pre-conference workshops at ACER on Thursday 3rd May.

Keep in touch with ACER's work in Vocational, Adult and Workplace Education or contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with all enquiries.

About the conference

The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) is pleased to present the inaugural National Adult English Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Conference in Melbourne on May 4, 2012. The conference is a response to increasing national and state interest in addressing and improving the Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) skills of Australian youth and adults participating in the vocational, education and training (VET) sector and in Australia’s workforce.

Presentations will cover the main topics and research regarding the LLN skills of the Australian adult population from an industry and training perspective as well as practical issues such as identifying and assessing LLN skills and supporting learners and trainees in improving their LLN skills.

The conference is designed for managers and co-ordinators of training and learning in both industry and VET sector. It will highlight local and international research in this area and present practical solutions and expertise from within industry and VET.

Audience:

• LLN Learner Support Co-ordinators and Managers
• Training and Workforce Development Managers
• WELL Coordinators
• Learning and Development Specialists
• Compliance Managers

The conference will be held at William Angliss Institute, Melbourne, May 4, 2012.

Two half day pre-conference workshops will be held at ACER's Camberwell office in Melbourne on May 3, 2012. 

Workshop 1
Inside the 2011 version of the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF)
Philippa McLean (Philippa McLean Consulting) and Dave Tout (ACER)

Workshop 2
A beginners’ guide to writing items in literacy and numeracy assessments for adults
Tom Lumley (ACER) and Jim Spithill (ACER)

Registrations are now open

To attend a pre-conference workshop, you must also register to attend the conference on May 4, 2012.

If you are a User Group Member please contact Rebecca Simpson to register:

Telephone: 03 9277 5761
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