Aishah Abdullah joined a community life skills class teaching English, literacy, numeracy and digital and employability skills in an accessible learning environment. She is one of many immigrants attending adult education classes to take their first steps into a new community.
The Adult and Community Education program delivers skills training to adult refugees and immigrants.The federal government has announced $22.8 million of funding to support the adult and community education sector in New South Wales.At 42, Aishah Abdullah isn't like most other people her age — she spends time each week in a classroom at a local primary school.
The school also offers a creche for younger children during class time, although some of the women choose to keep their children with them in the classroom.A partnership between Hampden Park and Sydney Community College, adult refugees and immigrants are delivered skills training under the Adult and Community Education program.
Adult education classes are run at Hampden Park Public School as part of a partnership between the school and Sydney Community College.After immigrating from Pakistan in 2009, Sadaf Saba began the program in 2021 and said the flexibility of the learning allowed her to continue her studies while being a mother and working on a casual basis.
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