Learner Stories
Life-Changing Stories
“It is such a great feeling to know that even though life may seem to have no direction at the moment due to COVID-19, I am able to further my studies”
I was studying for a Diploma in Accounting and Finance online through Intec, that was during the time I was...
I soon discovered that adult education is greatly different to what I remember school to be when I was younger.
Audrey shares her experience of adult learning including her participation in the STAR Awards 2020 winning adult learning programme, "Healthcare...
Our Voice Should Be Heard!
I think adult learning and the Ability Board are very important. Because they are helping people like us to have...
Anything is possible. That’s the feeling I get with adult education programmes and support groups.
Ability Board means everything to me, without the support I don’t think people like me would get any change in...
Adult education gives me independence
Everyone can have a chance to speak up for themselves and have a chance in life. Everyone comes from different...
Adult Education Helps People with Disabilities have Better Lives
I always wanted to be an artist because I am very artistic and imaginative. I think my disability made my...
Adult Education Makes me a Happier Person
I wasn’t too happy in school. I found it hard to get up in the mornings. There was too many...
“My confidence in my own abilities started to grow”
My name is Emma Flanagan, I am 30 years old and I have lived in the town of Edenderry my...
“I was trusted, brought into conversations about what direction I wanted my professional career to go, supported and encouraged to follow, what I didn’t even realize I was good at.”
Were you ever accepted so much in someone else's household that you could just walk in the door without knocking?...