Vocational Education

• NSW TAFE - This home page provides full course information of all colleges in NSW, and details of entry requirements, calendar etc. and provides links to other TAFE sites in Australia.
• The National Centre for Research in Vocational Education provides information on vocational education in Australia. You may also access the VOCED database here.
• NSW Board of Vocational Education and Training
• VETAB - NSW Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board provides information about getting courses accredited, legislation, guidelines, policies etc
• The Office of Training and Tertiary Education in Victoria provides much information for that state.
• National Center for Research in Vocational Education - [This is an USA organization] NCRVE has played a key role in developing a new concept of vocational education as the Center works towards fulfilling its mission to strengthen education to prepare all individuals for lasting and rewarding employment, and lifelong learning.
• Adult and Community Education - promotes community education, supports funded community colleges and provides information and advice on community education across the state.
• Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD) - The Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD) is a nonprofit public-service organization, dedicated to providing educational leadership in developing a more productive, competitive workforce.
• ASTD The American Society for Training and Development. This is the main training and development association in the USA. There are publications available online plus resources in training.

Flexible Learning

• Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) - Provides information on publications, including how to contribute to journals, also resources on information technology and education.
• The Commonwealth of Learning - Created in 1988 this site describes distance education projects run in association with Governments across Commonwealth countries.
• Queensland Learning Network - Provides background to operation of network across 40 open learning centres throughout Queensland.
• Distance Education Clearinghouse
• American Center for the Study of Distance Education  

Languages, Literacy and Numeracy

• Adult Literacy & Numeracy Australian Research Consortium
• Adult Numeracy Network (US)
• Adults Learning Maths (UK based)
• Australian Council for Adult Literacy
• Center for Applied Linguistics
• DEST Adult Literacy Website
• Linguistic Funland TESL page - Provided through the University of Nevada, this is a site which provides documents, exercises and activities, electronic discussion group and Usenet lists as well as links to other sites of relevance to TESL/TEFL teachers.
• Center for Applied Linguistics - Provides access to a wide range of information on relationship of first and second language learning including: teaching strategies for children from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds; literacy issues; instructional models.
• National Reporting System Online
• NSW Adult Literacy and Numeracy Council

Online tools

• Audacity - Audio editing software
• Autodesk - High level architecture and animation software available for free on a student license.
• Jaycut - Video editing software
• Mind 42 - Mindmapping software
• Prezi - A graphically interesting open source alternative to Powerpoint.
• Video Toolbox - A file type converting software
• Widgetbox - A place to make widgets for blogs, Twitter and Facebook

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