Archives
September 2005
Program summaries for Take Time, and for selected programs, some additional resources for listeners to follow up on the program.
2 September 2005
You learn a lot on the farm
Learn @ Work - Program 1
of 6
There is an enormous range of skills needed to successfully manage a
farm. In this program, a farming family in Geranium in South Australia’s
Murray Mallee talks about their work, and a scheme to identify and formally
recognise their many skills.
Contributors: Leanne Isaacson, John Isaacson, Roger Nourse
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Friday 9 September
It’s more than stacking the shelves
Learn @ Work - Program
2 of 6
Working in a supermarket is more than checkout duties or stacking shelves.
Today, we visit an Adelaide supermarket and hear about an internationally
successful workplace training program. Contributors: Joseph Romeo, Wing-Yin
Chan Lee, Debbie Sleader, Matthew Goldman
Meet Alan Tuckett – National Guest for Adult Learners Week
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Adult Learners’ Week commenced in the UK
in 1990, and was first held here in Australia in 1995. Alan Tuckett
played a seminal role in establishing Adult Learners Week, now
celebrated n some 68 countries around the world. During his visit
to Adelaide in the past week, Alan Tuckett gave this exclusive
interview to Tony Ryan – he talks about the joy of learning,
and gives some interesting background from the UK. |
Friday 16 September
Redundancy – learning helps!
Learn @ Work - Program
3 of 6
It may be very difficult at the time, but good workplace training programs,
combined with strong management support, can assist workers going through
significant career change. Contributors: Toni Flynn, Mark Cahill
Understanding Cancer
Also in the program today, Liz Abell from the Cancer Council of SA joins
Tony Ryan in the studio, together with someone who is able to speak
about living with cancer from personal experience – they speak
about understanding cancer and the supports that are available both
to people living with cancer and their families.
Click here for the Fact Sheet (pdf)
Friday 23 September
Volunteers learn too!
Learn @ Work - Program
4 of 6
The role that volunteers play in the community and in many workplaces
is often overlooked. Recorded in Coonalpyn in South Australia’s
Murray Mallee, this program looks at the training that volunteers in
an adult community education centre gain to plan and produce a regular
community newspaper. Contributors: Denise Richardson, Terry Natt,
and volunteers at The Learning Hub
Film Review
Take Time’s film critic John McGowan presents another of his regular
film reviews - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Click here for the Factsheet.
Friday 30 September
Learning for Aboriginal apprentices
Learn @ Work - Program
5 of 6
Over one hundred Aboriginal students in South Australia are currently
upgrading their skills through the Aboriginal Apprenticeship Program.
A young student from Quorn who has completed her training as a hairdresser
and her training mentor are both interviewed in this program. And we
hear about an award-winning aged care training program at Coober Pedy.
Contributors: Rob Lucas, Kellie Fulwood
