Supporting Health and Wellbeing at the AONTAS STAR Awards
The STAR Awards recognise the very best in adult learning in Ireland. We celebrate and acknowledge the incredible adult learning initiatives going on across the country, in support of learners, as part of the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival.
This year, there are 24 fantastic shortlisted initiatives. We’ll announce the winners at a special ceremony in Dublin on Friday 8th March – an exciting event to finish our 2024 Adult Learners’ Festival!
Supporting Global Citizenship Education at the AONTAS STAR Awards
The STAR Awards recognise the very best in adult learning in Ireland. We celebrate and acknowledge the incredible adult learning initiatives going on across the country, in support of learners, as part of the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival.
This year, there are 24 fantastic shortlisted initiatives. We’ll announce the winners at a special ceremony in Dublin on Friday 8th March – an exciting event to finish our 2024 Adult Learners’ Festival!
AONTAS in Europe: RegALE comes to a close
Writing by Dr Kate Smyth, Strategic Comms Officer
The RegALE project has found that, despite improvements in recent years, there is still a need for greater parity of esteem between adult learning and higher education, and that a continued focus on regional and local structures is needed to combat this, while also working together at national and international levels.
AONTAS in Europe: EUCEN Autumn Conference and Smile Symposium
Writing by Ecem Akarca, EU Projects Coordinator.
We’re always working with our European colleagues to achieve our collective goals of making education more accessible for everyone.
AONTAS in Europe: AONTAS’ Educational Exchanges
Writing by Ecem Akarca, EU Projects Coordinator.
We’re always working with our European colleagues to achieve our collective goals of making education more accessible for everyone. We actively organise and host study visits and summits to foster meaningful exchanges with our colleagues from across the EU. Let’s look at some recent examples.
AONTAS in Europe: Adult Learning and Collaboration
Writing by Ecem Akarca, EU Projects Coordinator.
In the dynamic landscape of European adult education, it’s so important to collaborate with other organisations that do similar work to us at AONTAS. Knowledge-sharing events are central to this. We’re always active in this and looking for new opportunities. Let’s take a look at an example from last year.
Learners’ Voices Across Ireland: New research findings from 2023
The latest findings from our research into Further Education and Training show that what benefits people most is the care and respect shown to them by tutors. This is in contrast with common experiences of learning at school, which can be more authoritarian, or experiences of learning at university, which can be more hands-off.
2023 Highlights from AONTAS
2023 will soon be drawing to a close and we’re getting ready to close up the AONTAS offices for the holidays and head home for some mince pies.
A lot has happened this year! Let’s take a look back at the highlights.
Tutors are key to a positive learning experience for adult learners
Our Research Officer Dr Laura Lovejoy reflects on AONTAS’ research over the years and how adult learners describe the positive impact of support and guidance from tutors.
Raising our Members’ Issues at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis 2023
We went to the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis at the Technological University of the Shannon, Athlone to speak to representatives and party members about the importance of adult and community education.