Lifelong Learning - Townsville City Council - Queensland Government

Priority Area Two:Access and Equitygoal >> All members of the community have equitable access to lifelong learningopportunities.strategy 1 >> improve access to lifelong learning opportunitiesfor disadvantaged groups.ActionInvestigate the delivery of lifelong learningprograms as outreachInitiatives>> Review current programming to identifyopportunities for delivery of informallearning and literacy programs as outreach incommunity centres and through place-basedcommunity organisations.Action:Continue to provide informal and nonformallifelong learning programs at little or no costthrough the library serviceLifelong learning happensinformally all the time, it isgood to be able to identifyand label opportunities tosupport this.– townsville community member, 2011Initiatives>> Continue to deliver nonformal and informallearning programs that meet the needs of theculturally and linguistically diverse communityin developing English literacy and life skills.>> Continue to deliver culturally appropriatelearning and literacy programs at little or nocost through the library for the Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander community14 Lifelong Learning Strategic Action Plan 2012-2014