Centre for Adult Education
Location
Melbourne, Victoria

Australia
Coordinates37°49′01″S 144°57′57″E / 37.816941°S 144.965841°E / -37.816941; 144.965841
Information
Established1947 (1947)
Websitecae.edu.au

The Centre for Adult Education (CAE), founded in 1947 as the Council of Adult Education,[1] is an adult education institution based in Victoria, Australia. It runs short courses and nationally recognised training, as well as a Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) program. It is a statutory authority under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.[2][3] It is partly funded by the state government's Adult Community and Further Education Division.[4]

Theatre

In 1948[5] the CAE, in conjunction with Melbourne Little Theatre led by Brett Randall, founded "Everyman Theatres Pty Ltd", a touring company managed by Max Bruch,[6] which took high-class plays to country centres.[7]

Notable staff

  • Colin Badger (1906–1993), director, Council of Adult Education
  • Margaret Geddes – editing and non-fiction teacher (2011–present); writer, journalist, historian

References

  1. ↑ "Adult Education in Victoria". Gippsland Times. No. 11, 798. Victoria, Australia. 8 September 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 11 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Education and Training Reform Act 2006 - SECT 3.3.27 Centre for Adult Education". www.austlii.edu.au. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Victoria. "Centre for Adult Education". www.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Centre for Adult Education". City of Melbourne. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Decentralising the Theatre". The Horsham Times. No. 10, 213. Victoria, Australia. 24 September 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 27 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Features-Local and Overseas". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. XXXI, no. 17. Victoria, Australia. 18 December 1964. p. 13. Retrieved 26 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Theatre Booming in Country Towns". The Age. No. 30, 062. Victoria, Australia. 4 September 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 25 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.


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