ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic partnership and pathway stories! ______________________________________ Sian Lewis, ACFE General Manager May 2011

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Stories 1, 2 & 3: Learner pathways Georgia, Andy and Virginia

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 4: ACFE overview Over 100,000 learners each year 8,000 staff and volunteers right across the state Over 320 Learn Local organisations 20 years legislated function to support the sector ACFE Board: 12 members 8 Regional Offices that support 8 Regional Councils and Learn Local organisations 2 Adult Education Institutions – CAE and AMES

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 4 cont’d: ACFE overview ACFE’s role post school

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 4 cont’d: ACFE Overview Figure 1 Government funded VET activity in 2010 Learn Local in VET

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 4 cont’d: ACFE Overview Qualifications

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 4 cont’d: ACFE Overview Top 10 accredited courses

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 5: Great outcomes from Learn Local pathways Labour Force Transitions Learner Satisfaction Increased Income Labour Force improvement Among unemployed ACE learners – 68 per cent gained skills to get a job 58 per cent obtained a job. 63 per cent of females undertaking ACE study were in full time or part time employment compared to 52 per cent for women with less than ACE level education. Ratings of course quality consistent at around 95 per cent 83 per cent learners achieve their study goals $8,316 – $12,829 for males (in 2007 dollars) $1,336 – $2,205 for females (in 2007 dollars) Among employed learners – 73 per cent study helped with work tasks 61 per cent taught them skills to help them get a better job 47 per cent helped get a new job, and 26 per cent study helped them to set up or run a business

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 6: Pathways through pre-accredited and accredited training

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 7: Pathways for disadvantaged learners Location of Learn Local organisations and disadvantage

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 7 cont’d: Pathways for disadvantaged learners Disadvantaged learners by age

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 7 cont’d: Pathways for disadvantaged learners Disadvantaged learners by group

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 8: Adult literacy pathways Mark’s pathway from Waverley Adult Literacy Program to employment

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 9: Pathways with local business Diversitat and Golden Farms

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 10: Integrated training / employment pathways Continuing Education Bendigo working with Care beyond Measure

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 11: School to Learn Local pathways Many Learn Local organisations work closely with local schools to help disengaged young people who may be thinking of dropping out finish their VCE / VCAL. ACFE provides funding support to Learn Local organisations for the coordination of VCAL delivery. About 30 Learn Local organisations registered as Senior Secondary School providers in Victoria. In 2011, over 500 students have enrolled in VCAL across the state as well as the CAE. Learn Local student won the 2010 VCAL Student Achievement Award

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 12: Alternative pathway from VCAL to employment Lisa re-engaged in learning at Morrisons and now has a job at BMW!

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 13: School transition pathways Southern Grampians Adult Education helps local schools

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 14: Youth pathways Diversitat reaches out to local young people

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 15: Adult pathways Certificates in General Education can lead to further education Most Learn Local organisations offer this certificate This set of qualifications offers adults an alternative to school-based education credentials These Certificates cover content from 11 years of schooling Offered both part-time and full-time Aligned with Australian Qualification Framework Successful graduates can use these credentials to go onto further education or even employment

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 16: TAFE pathways ACFE Hume Region working with TAFE

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 17: University pathways Partnerships between Learn Local organisations and universities

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 18: Community learning pathways GEST’s Renew and recycle Program helping local disadvantaged community members

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 19: Pathways for CALD learners Anglicare’s Community Leadership for Healthy Outcomes project

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Story 20: Pathways for parents Rosewall Neighbourhood House’s Making Tracks program

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 Lessons learnt Expect to provide support for learners frequently and at any point on the pathway Make transitions simple to reduce the risk of disengagement Keep outcomes for learners ‘top of mind’ Focus on the outcome when talking with a tentative learner, not the process Partnerships improve outcomes and smooth transitions from provider to provider Be bold when seeking partners – you’ll be surprised whose interested

ACFE: 20 years on, 20 fantastic pathway stories! May 2011 THANK YOU Any questions?