ABOUT FITZROY
LEARNING NETWORK
VISION
A strong and socially inclusive society.
PURPOSE
Fitzroy Learning network Inc. (FLN), is a notfor-profit organisation, an affiliated Community
Neighbourhood House Learning Centre and
Registered Training Organisation (RTO).
To provide learning, skills development, and
practical support that will increase opportunities
for social, cultural and economic participation.
FLN offers courses for individuals whose interest is to
acquire new skills, exercise their creativity and supports their
social participation. We offer nationally accredited English
as an Additional Language (EAL) courses, English literacy
courses and computer literacy, access to new technologies
and Internet, and informal learning opportunities.
VALUES
Our client members are mainly newly arrived refugees and
migrants. Our aims are to continue to respond to the needs
of our community and our clients, to ascertain these needs
by listening and to provide services that will assist their
transition into their new lives in Australia. We also strive to
help build bridges within our community to reduce the level
of segregation and inequality and create social cohesion.
LEARNING
Since August 2000, Fitzroy Learning Network has
been a lead agency in supporting asylum seekers
released from Immigration Detention Centres. Since
then FLN has expanded to support all new arrivals.
Acknowledging diverse perspectives and beliefs.
We embrace five key values to achieve
optimum learning and creative opportunities.
This serve us as guiding principles in our
tasks, decisions and interactions:
Knowledge sharing dissemination and production.
INTEGRITY
Acting with honesty openness and good will.
RESPECT
COLLABORATION
Working as a team, sharing knowledge
and understanding, supporting
colleagues and other stakeholders.
The Network has well developed links with other
organisations who work toward the same ideals.
We respond to each wave of new arrivals in
Melbourne, often being the first port of call for EAL
lessons, information, advocacy and support.
RESILIENCE
Actively working with the strengths of
the people who utilize our services.
‘Our aims are to continue to respond to the
needs of our community and our clients...’
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