About Us

Adult and Community Education (ACE) Aotearoa is the lead body for adult and community educators and a voice for adult learners.

ACE Aotearoa is a dynamic network of adult and community educators committed to a society based on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, a guiding framework that enables ACE Aotearoa to give due recognition to the status of Māori as Tāngata whenua, and Tāngata Tiriti as citizens of our shared country. It actively promotes and supports the diversity of lifelong learning in Aotearoa New Zealand and fosters collaboration and cooperation to the advantage of adult learners, educators and providers.

ACE Aotearoa is a membership organisation which represents both its members and the wider ACE sector. It provides advocacy and direction for policy development and its implementation.

Vision

Transforming Communities and Whanau through Adult and Community Education

Mission/Purpose

Enabling LIFE through learning, Creating Confident Communities.

Values

We are committed to:

  • Whakamanahia Te Tiriti o Waitangi: Enlivening Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
  • Whakamanahia te whanua/hāpori: Leadership in the sector and being inclusive.
  • Whakamanahia ngā taura tāngata: Building and developing enduring relationships
  • Whakamanahia te iti kahurangi: Excellence: High trust, high integrity, high quality.
  • Whakamanahia te tāngata ahakoa ko wai, ahakoa no hea: Independence: respecting and reflecting diversity in the ACE Sector
  • Whakamanahia ngā tirohanga: Being aspirational: sharing dreams and connecting to achieve them

Outcomes by 2015

  • More organisations and communities engaged in adult education
  • Improved capacity of organisations and communities
  • Increased capability of organisations and communities
 

Key Priorities

Focus / Initiatives

Results
1

Valued and supportive membership

More Professional development opportunities in:

  • Governance, finance, policies
  • Facilitation, project planning
  • More support for communities to become ACE wise/street wise – have the “nouse” about access, sustainability, retention
  • Adding value and knowledge of ACE
  • Exploring funding opportunities for community collaborative relationships
  • Fostering sharing and partnerships with funding agencies
  • Providing members with resources, tools, etc
  • Strengthening local infrastructure
  • Increased memberships
  • High member satisfaction
  • Increased collaborative partnerships for all communities
  • Active ACE members representing ACE on community and national bodies eg govt, NGO, Marae runanga, Pacific communities.
2 A vibrant and capable adult and community education sector
  • Increasing visibility in sector and of sector
  • Attracting and supporting volunteers for the sector
  • Ensuring a voice for adult and community education
  • Fostering ACE focussed research
  • Advocacy for the sector
  • Collaborating in E-learning services
  • Registration Database of all ACE Practitioners
  • Database of ALL ACE Providers
  • ACE International Conference
  • Participation in Sector development – # on Reference / Advisory groups
  • Improved sector collaboration
3 Effective communication
  • Increasing participation @ conference, hui
  • Developing and implementing a communication plan
  • Increasing range of communication tools – tweets, Facebook, website etc
  • Providing an Adult Education portal
  • Visiting [and invited to visit] regions
  • High member & sector visibility
  • High member & sector satisfaction
  • The public knows the ACE A brand
  • Increase in contracts
4 Financial sustainability
  • Seeking appropriate projects for funding
  • Seeking potential funding partners
  • Building relationships via memberships– philanthropic, corporate, local govt
  • Decreasing reliance on one funder

With both non-govt and govt:

  • Increased partnerships
  • Increased sponsorships
  • Increased contracts/grants
  • Increased income $
  • Increase in local authority partnerships facilitated with members
5 A robust organisational structure & constitution
  • Board discussions around options
  • Whole board or working party drafts constitution for presentation to whole board
  • Consulting as required
  • Constitution is a living document
  • Members more engaged with Board
  • Members proactive in working with ACE Aotearoa

 Click here to download the current ACE Aotearoa Strategic Plan

 

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