Learn Local Education and Training
Location
Victoria, Australia
Information
Number of learners29,000+ per year
Number of organisations200+
Funded byAdult and Community Further Education (ACFE) Board
Websitewww.learnlocal.org.au

[1]Learn Locals are organisations in Victoria, Australia whose members deliver pre-accredited training and other education programs in community settings. They are independent and not-for-profit organisations that are run by a board and management team. To be a Learn Local provider, an organisation must be registered with the Adult, Community and Further Education (ACFE) Board. The ACFE Board is a statutory authority under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.[2]

There are over 200 Learn Local providers across regional, rural and metropolitan Victoria. Every year, over 29,000 Victorians undertake government subsidised education and training programs through registered Learn Local providers.[3]

Learn Local providers are funded by the ACFE Board to deliver pre-accredited and other programs. Pre-accredited training builds skills for further study or to get a job.[4]

History

Since 2011, Learn Local providers that are registered and funded by the ACFE Board to deliver pre-accredited training and other programs are known in Victoria as the Learn Local sector.

Learn Local providers are part of the broader adult and community education sector, which had its origins in the Mechanics Institutes established in the 1840s and the Centre for Adult Education, which was established in 1947.[5] In the 1970s and 1980s, Neighbourhood houses and learning centres[6] began to offer learning programs for their communities. The majority originated out of the women’s movement and were staffed by and run for women. Many of these Neighbourhood houses and community centres are now also Learn Local providers.[7][8]

Funding

Learn Local providers are funded by the ACFE Board on behalf of the Victorian Government to deliver pre-accredited training.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Adult, Community and Further Education Board Annual Report 2022–23" (PDF). 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Become a registered Learn Local provider". Department of Education and Training.
  3. ^ "Adult, Community and Further Education Board Annual Report 2018-2019" (PDF). Adult, Community and Further Education Board.
  4. ^ "Lives transformed by Neighbourhood Learning groups". ABC Gippsland. 13 December 2015.
  5. ^ "About CAE". Centre for Adult Education.
  6. ^ "Neighbourhood Houses Victoria". Association of Neighbourhood Houses and Learning Centres.
  7. ^ "Adult, Community and Further Education Board". Department of Education and Training.
  8. ^ "Neighbourhood Houses and Community Centres". City of Greater Geelong.
  9. ^ "Sharing in Learning Funding". LaTrobe Valley Express. 17 May 2012.
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