Strengthening quality and continuous improvement in Adult and Community Education
Quality assurance helps organisations understand what they do well, identify opportunities for improvement and provide high-quality learning experiences for adults.
The ACE Quality Assurance Workshop introduces people working in Adult and Community Education (ACE) to the ACE Quality Assurance Framework and explores how it can be used to review organisational practices, demonstrate quality and support continuous improvement.
Designed to be practical and relevant to community education organisations, the workshop provides opportunities to explore the framework, identify evidence of good practice and develop approaches that strengthen organisational processes and learner outcomes.
Workshop availability
There are currently no workshop dates advertised.
We welcome registrations of interest from individuals and organisations across Aotearoa New Zealand. Registering your interest helps ACE Aotearoa identify demand and plan future professional development opportunities.
About the workshop
Providing quality adult and community education involves more than delivering learning programmes. It also requires organisations to reflect on their practices, recognise what is working well and identify opportunities to improve their services.
The ACE Quality Assurance Framework provides a practical tool for organisations to review their performance and strengthen the quality of their learning services.
This half-day workshop introduces participants to the framework and explores how it can be used within their own organisational context.
Participants will consider what quality looks like in adult and community education, identify examples of evidence that demonstrate good practice and explore ways to strengthen organisational processes.
The workshop also supports participants to identify areas for improvement and develop practical actions that can benefit learners and their communities.
What you will learn
By the end of this workshop, participants will have:
- Understand quality assurance and how it supports the delivery of community learning services
- Understand what the ACE Quality Assurance framework is and how to use it
- Describe what quality learning services your organisation provides and give examples of evidence that demonstrates this
- Develop a plan for improving your organisation processes so that learners benefit from the changes
- Be awarded with the Adult and Community Education, Quality Assurance Certificate of Achievement
- Meet requirements towards achievement of the ACE Quality Assurance Quality Mark, for your organisation.
Who should attend?
This workshop is designed for people involved in delivering, managing and supporting adult and community education services, including:
- Educators, tutors and kaiako.
- Programme coordinators and managers.
- Organisational leaders and governance members.
- Administrative and support staff.
- Others involved in organisational quality improvement.
The workshop is suitable for people who are new to quality assurance or who want to strengthen their understanding of how the ACE Quality Assurance Framework can support their organisation.
Workshop details
Duration: Half day
Delivery: Face to face
Cost: Fully funded. No registration fee
Location and dates: To be confirmed
Recognition and Quality Mark
The workshop is connected to ACE Aotearoa's wider approach to quality assurance and organisational improvement.
The existing workshop information identifies two forms of recognition associated with participation:
- ACE Quality Assurance Certificate of Achievement: A certificate associated with completing the workshop.
- ACE Quality Assurance Quality Mark: Participation in the workshop contributes towards meeting the requirements for an organisation to achieve the ACE Quality Assurance Quality Mark.
Further information about the requirements for recognition and the Quality Mark is available through ACE Aotearoa.
Your facilitator
Analiese Robertson
This workshop will be facilitated by Analiese Robertson who has attested expertise operating a local community learning organisation and has contributed to the creation and ongoing review of the ACE Quality Assurance framework, including leading the design, sector implementation and review of the ACE Teaching Standards and ACE Learner Pathways professional tools.
Resources
Explore the ACE Quality Assurance Framework and supporting information:
Register your interest
Interested in attending these workshops or exploring other ACE Aotearoa professional development opportunities?
Complete our short registration-of-interest form to select this workshop and any other workshops that interest you.
You can register as an individual or indicate interest in professional development for a group of 10 or more participants.
We will use this information to help plan future workshops and contact you when relevant opportunities become available.
Registering your interest is free and does not guarantee a place or commit you to attending a workshop