ACFE Strategic Plan and ACFE Business Plan The ACFE Board and Regional Councils work together to develop the ACFE Strategic Plan and a yearly ACFE Business Plan. See Learn Local: Focusing on the Future, ACFE Board, Regional Councils of ACFE and community education (ACE) ACE is the national term for ACFE. It describes education and training intended principally for adults, including general, vocational, basic and community education, and recreation, leisure and personal enrichment programs. Adult, community and further education (ACFE) ACFE is defined in the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 as: (a) further education; or (b) secondary education for adults; or (c) that part of education and training which is directed towards the development of skills and knowledge in relation to work when it is provided by an adult education institution established by or under the Education and Training Reform Act or a community based organisation that is not a TAFE college, commercial provider or industry provider. See AEIs, Learn Local organisations Adult Community Education Victoria (ACEVic) ACEVic is Victoria’s peak policy, industrial and development body for the adult community education sector. ACEVic represents Victoria’s adult community education centres. Visit: Adult education institutions (AEIs) The Centre for Adult Education (CAE) and AMES Australia are AEIs. This means they are public providers that operate as statutory entities with their own Boards, which report annually to Parliament. AEI Boards are made up of members appointed by the Minister and a Chair appointed by the Governor in Council. See AMES Australia, CAE Adult Learning Australia (ALA) ALA is the national peak body for the adult and community education (ACE) sector. Visit: AMES Australia AMES Australia provides settlement, language, skills and vocational training, and employment assistance to refugees and newly arrived migrants. Its primary source of funds is contracts with the Commonwealth Government. Visit: See AEIs Community and Further Education (ACFE) Board (also known as ACFEB) The ACFE Board is a statutory authority established by the Minister under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006. It supports the development of adult, community and further education in Victoria. The Board’s statutory roles include planning for and promoting adult learning, allocating resources, developing policies and advising the Minister on matters related to adult, community and further education programs and needs. See ACFE
Foundation Skills Training Package The Foundation Skills Training Package is suite of accredited qualifications and units of competency designed to be used in conjunction with other training packages to support foundation skills development for vocational outcomes. Although the flexibility of the Foundation Skills Training Package enables its use in a wide variety of contexts, it does not replicate any existing accredited course. Visit: See accredited training Learn Easy Steps Learn Local organisations can access an internationally-recognised digital literacy program with associated training and curriculum support. Visit: See pre-accredited training, Learn Local organisations Learn Local Business Survey (formerly ACE Business Survey) The ACFE Board commissions an annual survey of Learn Local organisations. Information collected informs policy and planning and promotes the sector’s contribution to the Victorian training system. The survey provides a snapshot of the size, diversity and operations of Learn Local organisations and the opportunities and challenges they encounter in meeting local learner needs. Participation is voluntary. See DET Participation Branch, ACFE Learn Local organisations Learn Local organisations are adult, community and further education providers that have registered with the ACFE Board to deliver pre-accredited training. For information on how to become a Learn Local organisation, visit: For information on the Local sector, visit: See ACFE Board Learn Local: Focusing on the Future Released in August 2013, Learn Local: Focusing on the Future set out three strategic actions that will assist the sector to sharpen its focus and improve its sustainability and responsiveness. These are refocusing and refining the role of Learn Local, promoting durable networks and of services to improve pathways and sustainability, and building the Learn Local sector’s capability to deliver high-quality education services. For a copy of Learn Local: Focusing on the Future, visit See ACFE Board, Regional Councils of ACFE Learn Local Organisation Pre-accredited Delivery Plans A Learn Local organisation develops a Delivery Plan detailing the training it proposes to deliver for the next contractual period, the target learner population and the location of delivery. The Delivery Plan is the basis for development of the common funding agreement (CFA) between the ACFE Board and Learn Local organisation. For Pre-accredited Delivery Plan templates, visit: See Learn Local organisations, ACFE Board, pre-accredited training