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Conferences & Events

GCWAL hosts conferences and events on Work-Applied Learning that bring together practitioners, scholars, and representatives of organisations from around the world. These conferences offer attendees an unique opportunity to discuss WAL as it applies to their particular industries, share their insights, and collaborate on the next exciting idea.

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2017 WAL for Change Conference

November 27-28th, 2017

Adelaide, South Australia

In this Conference, Work-Applied Learning (WAL) for Change was addressed in the context of Reflective Practice; Occupational Health and Safety; Telecommunications Construction; Work Readiness; and Work-Based Facilitation and Education.

2016 Learning for Change and Innovation

November 7-9th, 2016

Adelaide, South Australia

This World Congress was jointly organised by GCWAL and the Action Learning Action Research Association Inc (ALARA) and  brought together the distinctiveness of both GCWAL and ALARA in Action Learning and Action Research. It also saw the launch of two new books and extended GCWAL’s theme of Learning for Change in the workplace to Learning for Change in Education, Health and Communities.

2015 Work-Applied Learning (WAL) for Change Conference

November 17-18th, 2015

Adelaide, South Australia

This conference was jointly organised by GCWAL and Australian Institute of Business.  Work-Applied Learning (WAL) for Change was addressed in the context of lifelong learning; organisational project management; health management projects; accreditation of intellectual capital and university programmes.

2014 Work-Applied Learning (WAL) for Change Conference

November 10-11th, 2014

Adelaide, South Australia

The conference was jointly organised by the GCWAL and the Australian Institute of Business. This conference on Work-Applied Learning (WAL) for Change showed how Work-Based Learning (WBL) and WAL results in individual, team learning, organisational learning and change. Presentations included case studies on the use of WAL in various industries, how reflection facilitates personal and professional learning, and the impact of work-based projects on the development of practitioner-researchers.   

2013 Inaugural Work-Applied Learning (WAL) for Change Conference

November 13-14th, 2013

Adelaide, South Australia

This conference brought together leading practitioners and scholars who demonstrated the value of learning and application for change in organisations. The presentations included five case studies which showed how organisational change had been achieved through WAL and provided an opportunity for participants to reflect on their own practices and organisational projects in the context of the concepts and real-life examples presented.