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Who we work with – Adult, Community and Further Education Board

Organisations that work with the Adult, Community and Further Education Board and the Learn Local sector. Through the Adult, Community and Further Education Board, the Victorian Government provides funding to registered Learn Local providers. The Board is supported by the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions, ACFE branch located within Skills and Employment.

The Board and the Learn Local sector partner with the following organisations to support delivery of education and training programs to a broad range of Victorians over compulsory school leaving age.

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ACEVic is a peak body for the adult community education sector. ACEVic provides a range of services to support organisations’ Committees of Management with their obligations as employers. It also provides support to Boards and Committees of Management and their management staff with Human Resources and Industrial Relations advice.

Visit: Adult and Community Education Victoria

ALA is the national peak body for adult and community education with organisation members in each state and territory of Australia. ALA provides services to adult community education providers including a national professional development conference, supports Adult Learners’ Week and celebrates achievements in adult learning with the Australian Annual Adult Learning Awards.

ALA produces:

The ACE DisAbility Network supports Learn Local providers to better meet the diverse needs of learners with a variety of disabilities by educating and supporting the Learn Local sector to develop inclusive policy and practice.

Topics include:

The CEAV is a not-for-profit association that represents school-based careers practitioners and related professionals, including:

Visit: Career Education Association of Victoria

CCA is a peak body representing not-for-profit, community-owned providers of adult and youth education, training and learning in a local environment. They aim to:

ITECA is the peak body representing independent providers in the higher education and vocational education and training sector.

Visit: Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia

LLENs connect employers, education and training providers, government groups, agencies and individuals to help turn business and community needs and ideas into new and innovative programs for young people.

LLENs work to:

Visit: Local Learning and Employment Network

The NHV is the peak body for Neighbourhood Houses and Learning Centres in Victoria. NHV’s current membership includes most Neighbourhood Houses and Neighbourhood Centres in the state.

Visit: Neighbourhood Houses Victoria

U3A Network Victoria supports and advocates for affiliated U3A organisations in Victoria which have a collective membership of about 38,000 individual members.

The U3A Network supports member organisations with resources and guidelines to help organisations, tutors and program managers, to deliver:

VALBEC is a not-for-profit, volunteer-managed, professional organisation that has represented the adult literacy, numeracy and basic education fields in Victoria for over 30 years.

They provide information and professional development support for members and other stakeholders. The committee advocates and provides advice on curriculum and government policy that impacts practitioners and learners in Victoria and nationally through their partnerships with Australian Council for Adult Literacy (ACAL).

Visit: Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education Council

Updated 21 December 2023

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