Innovative Projects 2008

The first edition of the quarterly newsletter Doing Well with WELL Resources      (154.5 KB) is now available.  This newsletter aims to promote recently developed WELL Resources and Adult Literacy National Project Innovative Projects.

There is one funding round each year and applications for 2008 have now closed.  Adult Literacy Innovative Projects fund activities that demonstrate innovation in adult literacy. Projects funded include pilot projects, resource development and strategic projects and can be conducted in small community settings, or be of larger scope with regional or national applicability.

The ten successful projects for 2008 are

Applicant Name	Project Name
ACL Pty Ltd	First Language Literacy as a Foundation for English Language, Literacy and Numeracy
Adult Multicultural Education Services (AMES)	Something to do and something to learn: developing language and literacy skills with CALD Youth through mobile technologies
Human Services Training Advisory Council	Building a Learning Culture in Childcare Agencies
Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE	Trade Maths Development
TAFE NSW Western Sydney Institute of TAFE	Helpful PALS (People Assisting Literacy Students) - Providing effective literacy support to students (including those studying via distance)
Precision Consultancy	Language, Language and Numeracy (LLN) in Safe Places: A programme to develop the LLN skills of Indigenous community members employed to work in Safe Places
Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre	Second Chance Book-keepers
Community Solutions Link	Web E@sy
Aurukun Shire Council Koolkan Early Childhood Centre and Family Support Hub	Using Wik Mungkan To Support Adult Literacy In Aurukun
Barkuma Inc	Learn to Learn

The eleven successful projects for 2007 were

Applicant Name	Project Name
Agenda Communications	Security Industry Trainers-Guide to Literacy Issues
University of South Australia	Building literacy capacity through Learning Communities
Meadowbank TAFE College	Diabetes Literacy
Adult Migrant English Service	Employability Skills for CALD Literacy/adult ESL: resource kit for educators and learners
TAFE NSW Western Sydney Institute	Growing Language & Literacy in the Garden
ACT Council of Social Services Incorporated	Strengthening Literacy through Collaboration with Community Organisations
TAFE NSW-Access and General Education Curriculum Centre	Sustainability-We can make a difference
TAFE NSW Illawarra Institute	Tenancy Theatre DVD with language and literacy support
Claremont College	Transformations-learning activity to improve literacy and barriers to employment for young adults-New Norfolk Community
Grafton Community College	Using Learning Circles to Break Isolation Cycles
Charles Darwin University	Working from Our Strengths-Recognising and building literacy through the training and assessment competencies

 The eleven successful projects for 2006 were

Applicant Name	Project Name
Taskforce Community Agency, Victoria	Reading the signs, how to assess if your client needs literacy/numeracy programmes
Adult Multicultural Education Services, Victoria	Digital narratives for adult literacy development:  a user guide and resource kit for adult educators and peer mentors
Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory	Literacy and numeracy support for apprentices and trainees in remote communities using innovative technologies
Department of Justice, Corrections, Victoria	Implementation of LLN assessment instrument across adult prison settings
University of Technology, Sydney, NSW	Sharing innovative best practice in adult literacy and numeracy
Museums Board of Victoria	Discovering science at the museum: entertainment and informal self education
Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory	Improved literacy outcomes for Aboriginal adults:  literacy training using improved audition and computer assisted instruction
Victoria University	Making the link: employability skills and further education
Fremantle Migrant Advisory Association, Western Australia	Refugee and humanitarian entrant:  Sight survival literacy
Randwick TAFE, NSW	Showing the way: young Aboriginal TAFE students tutoring younger members of their community primary schools
Greater Western Area Health Service, NSW	After Yalmanbiladhaany: provision of training for Aboriginal women in central NSW