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You are reading: Local Learning Leaders and the Impact of a University-Community Initiative on the likelihood to influence education enrolment: A Cluster Randomised Trial

Trial overview

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Users Priority Students: Regional, remote, or rural locations, Identifies with at least one equity category
Academic Cap Stage of Intervention: Pre Higher Education
Chart Line Outcomes: Access

What was trialed

The Local Learning Leaders (LLL) project partners with community organisations in the North West region of Tasmania to empower local community members to become advocates for education.  

Participants in this project are members of the community of North West Tasmania, and contribute to the operation of community groups. They will receive information sessions and resources about career and higher education pathways, as well as guidance from university staff members in facilitating conversations with potential learners in their pathway decision-making process. 

The project aims to increase participants’ knowledge of learning pathways, the likelihoods that they will enrol in an education program or unit, and their engagement in learning-focused conversations with community members.  

The intervention will be delivered over six months from May 2025, with participants recruited through a unique community partnership model with local sporting clubs and community groups. The project leverages the strong bonds and connections that exist within community groups to raise awareness and garner support for realising aspirations and pursuing learning opportunities.  

What was found

The results will be available in February 2026.

How the trial was delivered

A cluster randomised trial is determining the impact of the LLL initiative.

​The study will involve 30 community groups across North-West Tasmania, each group consisting of approximately 15 participants. Fifteen groups will be randomly assigned to the intervention group, while the remaining fifteen will be randomly assigned to the control group. The intervention group will be supported during the trial, and the control group will receive the relevant materials and resources after the trial concludes.

Pre- and post-intervention surveys, which are provided to both control and experimental groups, will be used to measure changes in participants’ knowledge of educational pathways, likelihood of enrolment in a higher education program, and community engagement.

The trial is being undertaken in 2025 across Tasmania.