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WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE FOR
THE ACE SECTOR IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

Welcome to the website for ACE Aotearoa. ACE stands for Adult and Community Education and ACE Aotearoa is the national umbrella organisation for the ACE sector.

HOT OFF THE PRESS NEWS

CONFINTEA VI

The sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA 1V) will now be held 1-4 December in Belem, Brazil.

• Education Minister Anne Tolley advised the ACE Strategic Alliance on Tuesday 30 June that, due to budget constraints, she will not be attending and there will not be an official New Zealand delegation.

News Release from TEC 23rd June

ACE Networks update

Following last month's Budget announcement, many ACE providers have contacted the TEC to seek clarification about the continuation of ACE Networks.

• All ACE Networks are expected to continue to the end of the 2009 calendar year. All current funding will continue until that date.
• All Networks will be receiving a letter from the TEC in the coming weeks. This will provide information on contract renewal and payments, and information on reporting requirements.

Further information about ACE Networks beyond 2009 will be available later in the year.

New web site for adult literacy and numeracy launched

The University of Waikato has today launched a website to support adult literacy and numeracy. This is part of their work for the TEC in establishing a National Centre of Literacy and Numeracy for Adults. Click here for more information.

12-14 June 2009 - Adult and Community Education Conference 2009

Embracing the Future - Kia whakapumau te wa kai te heke

The 2009 Adult and Community Education Conference was held in Christchurch, Pipiri (June) 12-14. 
Click here to view information on presentations from keynote speakers and photos from the conference.

CONGRATULATIONS to our members elected onto our Ace Aotearoa Excutive
At the Ace Aotearoa AGM on 12 June 2009 the following people were elected to the
Executive:  Kataraina Houia-Ronganui, Peter McNeur, Sonny Harrison, Cheryl Jackson and Erana Brewerton.

More plans revealed for the Adult and Community Education sector

Click here to read the  Finance Minister's speech, VOTE Education and TEC Fact Sheet for ACE.
Click here to read a letter to ACE Aotearoa from Hon. Anne Tolley, Minister for Tertiary Education

'Adult and Community Education'  - Hon Dr Pita Sharples, Associate Minister of Education, Minister of Maori Affairs

Speech at  Community Colleges Conference; Grace Hotel; Sydney, Australia, 20 May 2009

“…I am confident that all of us here know adult and community education to not only be of immediate value for the lives of adults and the communities most directly accessing it; but also to have the wider benefit of an investment in our future.”  
Click here to read the full speech