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2024 VicTESOL Annual General Meeting

VicTESOL Annual General Meeting

Monday 2 December, 2024, 5.00 – 6.00pm AEDT, Online Event

Pre meeting information, documentation, and registration

We would like to invite you to join VicTESOL for our Annual General Meeting.
At the AGM we will listen to presentations from previous VicTESOL Research Grant recipients, hear about VicTESOL’s achievements from the last year, and formally award the 2024 VicTESOL Research Grant to the successful applicants.
Please note this meeting will take place online on Zoom.

Please RSVP by clicking below.
RSVPs close at 5pm, 22nd November 2024.

ACCEPT: Yes – I will attend the VicTESOL AGM

APOLOGY: No – I can’t attend the VicTESOL AGM

  • all nomination forms must be emailed to VicTESOL by 5pm, 22nd of November 2024.
  • all proxy forms must be emailed to VicTESOL by 5pm, 1st of December 2024.

All forms are to be sent to victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
Forms do not need to be printed and scanned but can be completed using word-processing software and by using an e-signature.

2023 AGM Draft Minutes

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2024 AGM Agenda

Download (DOCX, 38KB)

VicTESOL Committee Nomination Form

Download (DOCX, 107KB)

VicTESOL Proxy Form

Download (DOCX, 79KB)

Please note:

Meeting information

2024 AGM President’s Report

To be uploaded

2024 AGM Treasurer’s Report

To be uploaded

2023 VicTESOL AGM Draft Minutes

2023 AGM Draft Minutes 2022 AGM Confirmed Minutes 2023 AGM President’s Report 2023 AGM Treasurer’s Report…

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Resignation of ACTA Membership

The VicTESOL Committee has notified ACTA of its decision to resign VicTESOL’s membership.   The Committee has taken this difficult decision as the activities and requirements of ACTA membership are not in line with VicTESOL’s current resourcing priorities. VicTESOL will continue working hard for its members, responding to the needs of EAL teachers from all levels.  We will also seek to maintain our relationships with other TESOL associations, state and national, to ensure continued collaboration, advocacy and resource sharing for the benefit of our VicTESOL members and the communities we serve.

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Applications for 2023 Penny McKay Memorial Award now open

Applications for the Penny McKay Memorial Award are now open.

The Award honours the contribution to research and development in second/additional language education of Dr Penny McKay (1948-2009).

Electronic copies of the applications for the Award are due by midnight, 31 October of the calendar year following the submission of the thesis to the Chair of the Selection Panel, Prof Chris Davison, c.davison@unsw.edu.au.

More information is available below.

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ACTA response to Better and Fairer Education System consultation paper

Please see below ACTA’s response to the Better and Fairer Education System consultation paper.  It is hoped the response will be useful in shaping the forthcoming National School Reform Agreement, which has the potential to turn the tide by including EAL/D learners within fair and equitable school provision.

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Feedback on draft units for Certificates III and IV in EAL (Further Study)

The (adult) EAL Framework curriculum will be reaccredited from 1 January 2024. The EAL Framework reaccreditation Project Steering Committee (the Committee) has been established by the curriculum owner to support the reaccreditation process and will confirm the course content is appropriate and meets the required outcomes. The Department of Home Affairs is represented on the Committee along with industry representatives, RTOs and curriculum experts.
Over the coming months the Committee is seeking feedback on the draft content. To facilitate this process the Department has enlisted support from LWA to seek and compile provider feedback through Survey Monkey. LWA is currently searching for feedback on draft units for:-

  • Certificate III in EAL (Further Study)
  • Certificate IV in EAL (Further Study)

Feedback for this tranche should be provided by COB Tuesday, 28 February 2023 via the online survey here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HTJPRT5
Any additional feedback can be emailed to info@lwa.net.au

If you have any queries regarding the above or below attachments, or you have any issues completing the online survey, please do not hesitate to email info@lwa.net.au

Draft Units

Download (ZIP, 5.98MB)

2022 VicTESOL AGM Draft Minutes

2022 AGM Draft Minutes 2022 AGM President’s Report 2022 AGM Treasurer’s Report  …

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Feedback on draft units for Certificates II, III, and IV in EAL (Employment)

The (adult) EAL Framework curriculum will be reaccredited from 1 January 2024. The EAL Framework reaccreditation Project Steering Committee (the Committee) has been established by the curriculum owner to support the reaccreditation process and will confirm the course content is appropriate and meets the required outcomes. The Department of Home Affairs is represented on the Committee along with industry representatives, RTOs and curriculum experts.
Over the coming months the Committee is seeking feedback on the draft content. To facilitate this process the Department has enlisted support from LWA to seek and compile provider feedback through Survey Monkey. LWA is currently searching for feedback on draft units for:-

  • Certificate II in EAL (Employment)
  • Certificate III in EAL(Employment)
  • Certificate IV in EAL (Employment/Professional)

Feedback for this tranche should be provided by COB Tuesday, 14 February 2023 via the online survey here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KJWS75F
Any additional feedback can be emailed to info@lwa.net.au

If you have any queries regarding the above or below attachments, or you have any issues completing the online survey, please do not hesitate to email info@lwa.net.au

Draft Units

Download (ZIP, 6.5MB)

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Feedback on draft units for Certificates II, III, and IV in EAL (Access)

The (adult) EAL Framework curriculum will be reaccredited from 1 January 2024. The EAL Framework reaccreditation Project Steering Committee (the Committee) has been established by the curriculum owner to support the reaccreditation process and will confirm the course content is appropriate and meets the required outcomes. The Department of Home Affairs is represented on the Committee along with industry representatives, RTOs and curriculum experts.
Over the coming months the Committee is seeking feedback on the draft content. To facilitate this process the Department has enlisted support from LWA to seek and compile provider feedback through Survey Monkey. LWA is currently searching for feedback on draft units for:-

  • Certificate II in EAL (Access)
  • Certificate III in EAL(Access) (please note new unit VUXX74 Investigate Australian Identity)
  • Certificate IV in EAL (Access

Feedback for this tranche should be provided by COB Tuesday, 31 January 2023 via the online survey here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7LY38BW
Any additional feedback can be emailed to info@lwa.net.au

If you have any queries regarding the above or below attachments, or you have any issues completing the online survey, please do not hesitate to email info@lwa.net.au

Certificate II in EAL (Access)

Download (ZIP, 4.89MB)

Certificate III in EAL(Access) (please note new unit VUXX74 Investigate Australian Identity)

Download (ZIP, 5.4MB)

Certificate IV in EAL (Access

Download (ZIP, 4.89MB)

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ACTA National Roadmap for EAL/D Education in Schools briefings (released May 6th, 2022)

Summary

ACTA has been undertaking a series of briefings on the release of the ACTA National Roadmap for EAL/D Education in Schools. ACTA has been concerned for some years at the erosion of specialist English language provision for over 600,000 Indigenous, migrant and refugee students in Australian schools. This erosion is due to Commonwealth devolving all responsibility for EAL/D education to State and Territory governments and these jurisdictions’ school autonomy policies diverting earmarked (Gonski) funding away from EAL/D learner support though flexible, global school budgets.

The Roadmap aims to ‘build back better’ English language and literacy provision for these students. It identifies key national policy problems and proposes solutions through twelve key actions aligned to the directions and initiatives of the National Schools Reform Agreement.

As Australia emerges from the pandemic and re-opens to the world, national leadership is needed to restore our former leading role and rebuild effective English language and literacy provision so that Australia’s English language learners, including its Indigenous learners, can participate successfully in school education and contribute to a cohesive and prosperous multicultural society.

At the online event for academics and researchers working in the field on the 16th of June, leading researchers in the field of TESOL, including Professor Constant Leung from Kings College, discussed the new ACTA National Roadmap for EAL/D Education in Schools.

At the online event for ACTA members on Monday June 20th, Dr Michael Michell encouraged State and Territory associations to contact political parties, representatives and Commonwealth and State and Territory Education Ministers to commit to implementing Roadmap actions.

At the online event for Professional Associations and Key Organisations in the EAL/D space on Monday 18th July, an extremely productive discussion was held with many suggestions for further actions being made.

Other briefings on the Roadmap have been presented to the Victorian and Queensland Council of Deans of Education, and other relevant parties.

Recordings

16 June 2022 – Academics and Researchers

20 June 2022 – ACTA Members

18 July 2022 -Professional Associations and Key Organisations in the EAL/D space

Documents

The Roadmap

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Media Release

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