Welcome to our third issue of Quest for 2020 which features stories about the impact of adult learning programs from around Australia.

In this issue, you'll find stories about how Shane Fitzsimmons, Head of Resilience NSW overcame a rocky start at school and found career success through adult learning, how a local adult education centre in Guyra NSW produces the town's successful newspaper, why Victoria is leading the way in adult literacy training, why there's no stopping our three amazing Adult Learners Week scholarship winners who have turned their lives around through adult education, and more.

From 1-4 September, The City of Melton and the City of Wyndham co-led the inaugural Global Learning Festival with over 20 other partners including the PASCAL Observatory and the Australian Learning Communities Network (ALCN) who helped bring this event to life.

You are invited to join OECD’s Andreas Schleicher for the launch of Education at a Glance 2020 and a discussion on vocational education and training.

In this edition of the L&W Newsletter, you should note in particular the calls for proposals and updates relating to: the IVETA Europe e-conference, the online conference of the European Access Network, the ESREA network conference on 'An ecology of life and learning' in Wrocław, the conference on Employer Engagement in London and the Stockholm VET conference (see Conferences) and the virtual seminar on the Track-VET project (see Programmes and Projects). And not to overlook: Cedefop's call for tender on entrepreneurship competence in VET (see Programmes and Projects)!