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Nominee for Outstanding ACE Organisation
We've extended the date!
Submissions for The Student Writing edition of Fine Print now close on June 26.
'Reading The Fine Print'
Rosie Wickert launched 'Reading the Fine Print: A history of the Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education Council (VALBEC) 1978 – 2008' by Beverley Campbell. This significant publication is an engaging and comprehensive account of thirty years in the life of this professional organization. More
Author Beverley Campbell has been involved in education for thirty-five years, twenty-five of those in adult literacy education. She is a past president of VALBEC (1989-91) and a former member of the Adult Community and Further Education Board of Victoria.
IBSA is developing a Vocational Graduate Certificate and Vocational Graduate Diploma in Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LL&N)
VALBEC's response (PDF 35KB)
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The launch of 'Reading The Fine Print' on Thursday evening and 'Navigating Laneways' on Friday. Pictures courtesy of Gail Pratley and Wes Campbell |
2009
VALBEC Conference
Back
issues of Fine
Print
A limited number of back issues of Fine Print are available - not all issues and limited quantity.
Just $6 for any three
Minimum order of three issues. Additional copies $2 each.
Cost even includes postage and handling.
Loss of funds for the Adult Literacy National Project
VALBEC recently wrote to the Federal Minster for Education, Julia Gillard, expressing concerns about the loss of funding for the adult literacy national project which includes the Reading and Writing Hotline and ACAL.
Here is the response (PDF 80KB)
We encourage members to write to their state and federal politicians asking about the fate of funding for adult literacy and in particular, ACAL and the Reading and Writing Hotline and give examples from your experience of the service putting learners in contact with programs.
Fine Print - student
writing edition
The Summer edition of Fine Print - now in your mail box - contains some fine examples of student writing. Additional copies are available for $5 each (including postage within Australia).
Payment or a purchase order is required in advance.
VALBEC responses
Securing Our Future Economic Prosperity
VALBEC response to the Securing Our Future Economic Prosperity discussion paper (PDF 50KB)
LLNP Discussion Paper
VALBEC provided a response to the LLNP Language Literacy and Numeracy Program Services Discussion Paper (PDF 50KB)
VALBEC
turns 30 …
Conference Presentations
Our thanks to those presenters who have provided their presentations. We'll continue to add items as they become available.
Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey
See the ACAL summary 'Moving forward: Towards a Literate Australia' and the ACAL media release here.
Updating Contacts?
Some people (not all) are having trouble with the link.
Try these alternatives
Direct link to the online update page
Direct link to current listing
Direct link to PDF version
of update page (90KB)
Can't make any of these work? Email VALBEC and
we'll send you a PDF version which you can print out and fax or post to us.
eVALBEC
This is our monthly electronic newsletter which is distributed on the first of each month (other than January). Contributions are welcome. Contribute or subscribe to eVALBEC here.
Recent copies of eVALBEC are available.
