Vocational, Adult and Workplace Education

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Overview

Registrations now open for National Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Conference: Building on evidence to improve skills

The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) is a leading, full-service, independent, not-for-profit organisation with a proven track record and a global reputation for excellence. Drawing on extensive expertise and experience, ACER works with governments, industry, educational leaders, teachers, trainers and learners on a wide range of vocational and workforce education research and assessment services.

Expertise includes basic skills Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) testing, youth and adult literacy and numeracy assessment and surveys, careers and vocational interest assessments, curriculum and standards development, quality and benchmarking services, teaching and learning consultancies, policy and program evaluation, surveys on pathways and transitions, psychometric and statistical analysis, and selection testing.

Latest news

Return on investment in language, literacy and numeracy training

Research by ACER for the Australian Industry Group is helping employers identify the quantifiable return on investment of language, literacy and numeracy training for their workers, as Phillip McKenzie, Michael Taylor and Justin Brown explain.

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Addressing core skills in the 21st century: An ACER and ACPET partnership

A new partnership has led to a program offering support to members of the Australian Council for Private Education and Training in relation to language, literacy and numeracy issues. Dave Tout explains the aims and content of the program.

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Improving learners’ and workers’ core skills

Improving learners’ and workers’ core skills is being supported by the new Core Skills Profile for Adults. Blanca Camacho takes a look at this new assessment tool.

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