Adult Learners Week is celebrated at the beginning of Spring with hundreds of events and activities promoting the benefits of learning. There are so many opportunities to learn available across Australia.

Adult Learners Week is a UNESCO initiative supported in Australia by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Skills and Employment and coordinated by Adult Learning Australia. Adult Learners Week runs from 1–8 September and incorporates International Literacy Day, which is celebrated annually on September 8.

Adult Learners Week in Australia is part of an international festival of adult learning.

The move to create broad celebration of adult learning began with the American Association for the Advancement of Education (AAAE) in the late 1980s. In 1990, governments met in Jomtien for the Education for All world conference. The aim of this conference was to set goals for:

• universal access to and completion of primary education
• reducing the adult illiteracy rate to one half its 1990 level by 2000.

ALW2022 To Do List   Register for the launch Register for the Adult Learners Week 2022 launch on Thursday 1 Sept 2022 @ 1:00 AEST. This is free and virtual event. Register here or download program Add your events Register your #ALW2022 event/s on the ALW website. There are three $1000 prizes for adult education providers that run the best #ALW2022 event. Get social Share information about #ALW2022 on your social platforms. Nominate a learner Nominate a learner. There are 3 x $1000 #ALW2022 scholarships on offer, which will be presented at the ALW launch. Check out some of our previous winners for inspiration. Use our resources Planning ideas Resources         Adult Learners Week is coordinated nationally by Adult Learning Australia