Learner Stories
Life-Changing Stories
Learn from others and share what you know with them. It enriches all our lives.
It is also a place where people can express and use their creativity in a myriad of ways, enhancing their...
“Returning to education has been the best decision I have ever made”
John Thomas Doyle shares his experience of returning to education as an adult through the 'Back to Education Allowance' scheme,...
“After 47 years I decided to go back to education”
Adult Learner Bernadette O'Neill, who left school at age 13, tells her story of going back to education when she...
“Don’t let that voice in your head tell you ‘I’ve got a disability’: you can do it”
Mature student at Maynooth University, Gillian Stafford, shares her story about returning to education and overcoming the challenges she has...
“Anything is possible once you do not give up on yourself”
Adult Learner Avril Hannifin shares her story about returning to education as a single parent, excelling in community education programmes...
“It has given me confidence and belief in myself and opened doors”
Adult Learner Lee Carroll shares his experience of returning to education with the Experience Success programme at Access 2000 Wexford....
“Doing a FET course boosted my self-confidence and gave me a feeling of self-worth.”
The 3rd European Vocational Skills Week takes place from the 5th to 9th November 2018. As National Coordinator for the...
I now work in a job that has ample benefits that allows me a better quality of life
The 3rd European Vocational Skills Week takes place from the 5th to 9th November 2018. As National Coordinator for the...
“I now work in a job that has ample benefits that allows me a better quality of life.”
The 3rd European Vocational Skills Week takes place from the 5th to 9th November 2018. As National Coordinator for the...