Welcome to 2026!The start of a new year is always exciting! We know there are the standard, regular things we will need to do. But, it is the unknown that is the mystery. New opportunities, different employment prospects, a variety of students to inspire and teach and, of course, all of the exciting professional learning and new research findings that enhance and foster our very important sector of education. So, get ready! We start with our first PL Zoom session on Wednesday 11 February, 2026 with Tina Berghella and Dave Tout presenting the first of two sessions focusing on the two new workplace numeracy resources have been recently developed for Learn Locals to use to support learners who are interested in working in different industries where the numeracy and maths demands are quite substantial and require a minimum of Level 3 or above. In this, the first webinar of two, Moving Adult Numeracy Forward: Care and Support Industries, Tina and Dave will share with participants what they discovered in their analysis of workplace practices of the case-studies based on some sample industry materials and texts. They will then run through how the resource is constructed, what the key messages are, and how it can be used with learners. This first webinar looks at examples from across some care and support industries. Click this link to learn more and to register. Webinar 1: Moving Adult Numeracy Forward: Care and Support Industries. In the second webinar session via Zoom, Moving Adult Numeracy Forward: Manufacturing and Construction Industries, on Thursday 5th March at 5:30pm, Tina and Dave will share with participants what they discovered in their analysis of workplace practices of a set of case-studies based on sample industry materials and texts from manufacturing, construction and landscaping industries. Click this link to learn more and to register. Webinar 2: Moving Adult Numeracy Forward: Manufacturing and Construction Industries. | eValbeceVALBEC is our e-newsletter and our main source of communicating news and information. It is distributed to more than 1,000 practitioners – members and non-members. Subscribe below. Read the latest newsletter here. |
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