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In 1997, MCEETYA released the National Policy Adult and Community Education to provide a framework for government activity to recognise and support adult community education. At the 12th meeting of MCEETYA in July 2001, ministers asked the Adult Community Education Taskforce to review this policy to ensure that the ACE sector is well placed to maximise its contribution to the national education and training effort.
The taskforce developed a ministerial declaration on adult community education, which was endorsed by State, Territory and Commonwealth ministers at the 13th MCEETYA meeting in July 2002. This declaration focuses on community capacity building through community ownership; the importance of the ACE sector as a pathway to further education and training for ‘second chance’ learners and at-risk young people; and the incorporation of strategies in the form of a ‘menu’ that provides States and Territories with the flexibility to choose strategies according to the needs and context of their local environment. Such a framework enables governments to respond to the dynamism, diversity and responsiveness characteristic of the ACE sector. The Ministerial Declaration on Adult Community Education can be viewed just as text or in full (you will need Adobe Acrobat). The goals outlined in the declaration will be reported on to ministers annually by the ACE Declaration Reporting Group.
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