How to get involved in Adult Learning
AONTAS believes that people learn continuously throughout their lives in formal or non-formal, or informal settings; at home, whether in the workplace, in the community or in learning centres and institutions.
No matter when – or at what level you finished your initial education, you have learned something new since. Learning can take place on a daily basis in many settings…
Adult learners are people who;
· Decided to do a part-time course in a local community centre or group
· Left school at an early age but returned to learning to gain a formal qualification
· Are improving their reading and writing skills through one-to-one classes
· Undertook a course to learn how to use a computer
· Got a degree then decided to do an evening course
· Learn on the job in a training course
· Never had the chance to go to college after school so enrolled as a mature student
· Have updated their skills to improve their career or employment prospects
· Learn a new language or undertake a hobby course
· Participate in social or leisure courses
· Participate in active retirement activities
Have you done any of the above? If so, you are an adult learner! And you’re in the company of hundreds of thousands of adults throughout Ireland because…
… We are all adult learners.
