ACFE Publications and Research

ACFE's policy context

The Adult Community and Further Education (ACFE) Board operates within the following policy contexts and legislation:

• ACFE Board Strategy: 2016 to 2019
• ACFE Board Strategy: 2016 to 2019
• 2006 Education and Training Reform Act

Annual Reports

Copies of the current and previous years' ACFE Board Annual Reports are available to download. Copies of Annual Reports are also available to view at the State Library of Victoria and the National Library of Australia.

See: Annual Reports

ACFE Regional Council Resources Hub

The ACFE Regional Council Resources Hub has been developed to assist the ACFE Regional Councils and the ACFE Board with understanding and fulfilling their governance role.

See: ACFE Regional Council Resources Hub

Research

The ACFE Board’s research strategy supports Learn Local sector policy development and implementation. Below are a selection of research reports and initiatives to promote effective use of research in Learn Local education and training sector.

• Word for Word Report (2016) (pdf - 1.17mb)
• From Data to Delivery: Best Practice Guidelines (pdf - 2.88mb)
• Report to the ACFE Board on Learn Local organisations delivering training to young people (2014) (docx - 112.89kb)

ACFE Longitudinal Study of Learners in Pre-accredited Courses in Victoria (2013)

• Background to the research (doc - 43.5kb)
• Learners in pre-accredited courses: a labour force perspective on students, their motives and the benefits they gain (pdf - 1.4mb)
• Data Packs (2014)
• Pre-accredited Quality Framework (2013)
• A Different Journey: Youth in Learn Locals Research Report (a study of the southern region of metropolitan Melbourne) (2013) (pdf - 3.33mb)
• Committees of Management (2012)
• Responding to CALD Learners: Cultural Diversity in Action (2012) (pdf - 1.35mb)
• Responding to CALD Learners: Cultural Diversity in Action (Action research reports: First hand accounts by Learn Local practitioners) (2012) (pdf - 1.46mb)
• The Changing Face of Community Business report (2014) (pdf - 712.54kb) | The Changing Face of Community Business report (2014) (docx - 3.94mb)
• The Changing Face of Community Business report (2012) (pdf - 752.32kb)
• The Changing Face of Community Business report (2011) (pdf - 876.35kb)
• The Changing Face of Community Business report (2010) (pdf - 911.29kb)

CALD Settlement and Possibilities Reports (2010)

• Report for Barwon South Western Region (doc - 274kb)
• Report for Eastern Metropolitan Region (doc - 311kb)
• Report for Gippsland Region (doc - 243.5kb)
• Report for Grampians Region (doc - 279kb)
• Report for Hume Region (doc - 287.5kb)
• Report for Loddon Mallee Region (doc - 275kb)
• Report for North Western Metropolitan Region (doc - 346kb)
• Report for Southern Metropolitan Region (doc - 289kb)
• Hard to reach learners: What works in reaching and keeping them? (2010) (pdf - 1.71mb)
• The Economic Benefit of Investment in Adult Community Education in Victoria (2008) (pdf - 821.82kb)