Investing in educator excellence and development
The South Australian Government is helping our vocational education and training (VET) and adult community education (ACE) educators to improve and grow their practice.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an inclusive way of teaching that helps all students learn more effectively. UDL principles help educators to create more flexible and accessible education and training for diverse learners and deliver more engaging learning experiences for everyone.
The 2025 UDL Leaders program is a 10-week program for educators seeking to enhance student engagement, learning and success through UDL principles and practices.
The program comprises:
- A workshop series facilitated by a Skills SA educator and delivered from May to June
- Completion of ADCET’s UDL in Tertiary Education e-learning course
- In person attendance at the UDL Symposium 2025 in Sydney in June
- A celebration and debrief event with Skills SA to conclude the program in July
- Funding of $1,500 per person to support release time, travel and accommodation.
Applications for the 2025 UDL Leaders program are invited from individuals and organisations.
To be eligible you must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be employed by an organisation with a Funded Activities Agreement (FAA) or TAFE SA
- Be an educator currently delivering ACE and/or VET to students in South Australia
- Live in South Australia
- Be committed to implementing UDL principles in your teaching practice
- Be committed to attending four workshops, the symposium and a celebration event
- Be committed to completing the ADCET UDL in Tertiary Education e-learning course.
To be eligible, organisations must meet all of the following criteria:
- Have a Funded Activities Agreement (FAA) or be TAFE SA
- Be currently delivering ACE and/or publicly subsidised VET to students in South Australia
- Be compliant with all FAA obligations with Skills SA. For registered training organisations (RTOs), this includes compliance with the Skills SA Student Support Standards Organisational Self-Assessment, the Upfront Assessment of Need and having a current Partnership Agreement with a Student Support and Wellbeing Services (SWS) provider
- Be committed to implementing UDL principles in education and training delivery
- Be committed to all nominated staff attending four workshops, the symposium and a celebration event
- Be committed to all nominated staff completing the ADCET UDL in Tertiary Education e-learning course.
Please note: Skills SA will accept one application per organisation for up to three educators.