Centre for Adult Education

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]

Centre for Adult Education
Location
Melbourne, Victoria

Australia
Coordinates37.816941°S 144.965841°E / -37.816941; 144.965841
Information
Established1947 (1947)
Websitecae.edu.au

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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