Postcard Campaign Part 2

Jun 30, 2010

If you would like some printed postcards sent to you, please email: wave@wave.org.au and we will post some out to you. Send an e-postcard! It's easy! Step 1. Copy the text below and paste in the body of your email   Step 2. Add the email address of the politician you would like to send to: * The Hon Julia Gillard MP Julia.Gillard.MP@aph.gov.au *The Hon Simon Crean MP S.Crean.MP@aph.gov.au * The Hon Tony Abbott MP tony.abbott.mp@aph.gov.au * Your local member (check for email address at: http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/mi-alpha.asp )   Step 3. Add your name and address (or whatever you feel comfortable with). Step 4. Send!   Subject: WAVE - Women in Adult & Vocational Education Inc   Body: Dear .................................... I support WAVE's call on Government to endorse and enact the following recommendations for change in VET policy and programs to achieve substantive equality between men and women in Australia: 1. make women's learning needs central to all long term VET strategies and policies 2. implement a VET strategic framework for women with clear priorities and accountability mechanisms 3. ensure access to funded relevant training that enhances career pathways for women 4. ensure employment creation programs and employer-based incentive schemes benefit women 5. ensure gender expertise on all national VET equity advisory committees and working groups 6. collect, analyse and publish performance and outcome data that include trends over time and are disaggregated by gender and demographic characteristics. I call on you to act to implement these strategies through urgent action and targeted funding to improve the situation for women and girls in vocational education and training, including employment outcomes....

NSW Postcard Campaign Launch

Jun 25, 2010

You are invited to join WAVE for the launch of their 2010 Postcard Campaign by: Ms Jozefa Sobski WEL NSW Convenor Join WAVE for pre-dinner drinks and finger food. Hear how your contribution to the campaign can make a difference to outcomes for women in adult and vocational education and training. Lend your voice and commitment to progress this important agenda in the lead up to the federal election. Support WAVE to reclaim the agenda for women and girls in adult and vocational education and training. Event...

Inaugural Joint National Conference

Jun 25, 2010

The Women’s College The University of Sydney 7-9 July 2010. Reclaiming the Agenda for Women and Girls in Education: Progressive Partnerships for C21.

Keynote Speakers: Kirsty Sword Gusmao – Challenges for Women and Girls in Timore-Leste, Eva Cox – Inclusion But Not Conformity: How do we create school cultures that are diverse, creative and civil? Making Neccessary changes to a better society! Nina Funnell – Surviving and Thriving: Current research in sex education. Robin Miles (WAVE) – Women and Vocational Education & Training: Key priorities for gender Inclusive VET Participation.

2010 Postcard Campaign

Jun 24, 2010

2010 Postcard Campaign Join WAVE's 2010 Campaign! Help us make a difference for women in VET! Let your voice be heard!   WAVE's 2010 pre federal election campaign comes at a critical time, as COAG considers major reform for the VET system. Our 2010 Campaign Package includes a tangible postcard and an e-postcard that seek federal Government commitment to implement a new strategic framework for Australian women with a clear set of priorities and targets that take account of their diverse backgrounds, locations, life stages and needs. Click on 'Campaigns' on the left hand menu for ways to let your voice be...
About WAVE

About WAVE

Jun 22, 2010

    Our focus on how women participate in ACE and VET is unique in Australian lifelong education. Our members come from higher education, vocational education (VET), and adult education in the community (ACE). We are students, teachers, coordinators, administrators, public servants, politicians and academics. Our national executive is the governance body of WAVE. Wherever possible, in each state and territory, we have an informal group of active members who work with a convenor to organise local activities.   WAVE is a feminist organisation interested in: national policy development and resource allocation to pathways for women and men in training and adult education curriculum development and other aspects of pedagogy accreditation terms and conditions of employment for women and men in VET and ACE women and information technology in VET and ACE community development through VET and ACE young women; older women; the needs of indigenous and bilingual women in a multicultural society; women with a disability women only learning opportunities pathways to further study and employment women as volunteers in adult and community education organisational management educational innovation WAVE started in 1987 at a conference in Canberra. In 1987 we became the first national and autonomous organisation for Australian women in: vocational education and training (VET); general/foundational education for adults; and adult and community education (ACE). We changed our name to WAVE in November 2000. Until 2000 we called ourselves the Network of Women in Further Education. Values Statement WAVE is an active feminist network of support, stimulation, sharing and communication for all women in adult education and vocational training in Australia. We support and build connections between...