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Budget, Neighbourhood House Week and ALA conference updates — ACE News, 15 May 2017

In this week's news, check out the implications of recent Federal and state budgets for refugees, mature aged workers and apprentices, celebrations of Neighbourhood House Week and international news on the British Labour Party's commitment to lifelong learning and adult education. We've also included updates on our not-to-be-missed national conference on the transformative power of lifelong learning which coincides with MONA's winter festival Dark Mofo.

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Monday, 15 May, 2017

ELOA 2017 - call for papers

This year the ELOA conference is being co-hosted by Leeds Beckett University, School of Film, Music and Performing Arts and the Association for Education and Ageing.

The first call for papers is featured below and attached. Please consider submitting a paper or workshop proposals.

IDENTITY, VOICE, CREATIVITY, ACTION! Older people learning creatively for creativity, finding a ‘voice’ and taking action.
9 - 11 November 2017
Leeds, UK

European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA)

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Wednesday, 3 May, 2017

CONCEPT Journal

The Concept Journal offers a lively independent forum for critical debate in contemporary Community Education.

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Friday, 21 April, 2017

2017 Heart of the Community Grant Applications are open!

Southwest Airlines and Project for Public Spaces are pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the 2017 Southwest Airlines Heart of the Community grant!

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Saturday, 5 November, 2016
Men's Sheds in Glasgow - October 2016

Men's Sheds in Glasgow - October 2016

On 13 October 2016, CR&DALL was very pleased to host an event concerned with the Men's Sheds movement internationally, the programme for which can be found at this link. With some 70+ attendees, there was lively discussion led by speakers from Australia, Ireland and Scotland, and much media coverage, linked to some of which are listed below.

LISTEN: Are you a Glasgow 'Shedder'? (Web) Clyde2.com - 13/10/2016

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Thursday, 20 October, 2016

Adult learning, mental health, community connections - ACE news 17 Oct 2016

What role can adult and community education play in improving community health and wellbeing? What partnerships can we develop to better participate in mental health reform? These are just some of the issues covered in this week's news round up.

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Tuesday, 18 October, 2016

The third edition of Quest for 2016

Welcome to the third edition of Quest for 2016. Quest is Adult Learning Australia's national quarterly magazine.

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Wednesday, 5 October, 2016

CONCEPT Journal Vol 7, No 2 (2016): Summer now available

The Concept Journal offers a lively independent forum for critical debate in contemporary Community Education. Community Education is seen in the broadest sense to include community work, adult education and youth work and takes place in a range of settings and agencies.

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Tuesday, 27 September, 2016

Lifelong Learning in Karlstad, Sweden

The city of Karlstad, in a rural region of mid-western Sweden, has a longstanding tradition of systematic and strategic work to produce and foster an attractive and inclusive city, capitalising on local cultural assets.

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Monday, 22 August, 2016

Upskilling, re-skilling and employing refugees | Cedefop

Upskilling, re-skiling and employing refugees is a one day experts’ forum which is co-organised by Cedefop and OECD and will take place on Monday, 3 October 2016 in Rome. The forum will examine the role of VET and VET-related skill development strategies as part of pre-arrival (transition countries) and national solutions (host countries) aimed at early labour market integration of the current wave of adult people in clear need of international protection.

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Sunday, 17 July, 2016

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