Erasmus+ KA1: ‘We need to understand why people want to learn and forget about preconceived ideas’
AONTAS Chariperson Tara Farrell shares her reflections on a recent trip to Finland as part of Erasmus+ KA1 Mobility.
General Election 2020 Key Priority 3: Recognise and resource lifelong learning to improve social, civic, environmental, and economic sustainability
In this blog, AONTAS Information and Policy Officer Sam O’Brien-Olinger discusses the importance of adequately funding adult learning and community education in 2020.
Blayney Blades: A Quarter of a Century
“We Celebrate with Pride and Gratitude”.
Last week, AONTAS member Blayney Blades CLG, based in Castleblayney Co. Monaghan, celebrated 25 years of service to their local community.
Romanian EAAL final conference in Bucharest
Romanian EAAL final conference in Bucharest
Helsinki, Finland was home to Vocational Educational Skills Week (VET Week) 2019
Helsinki, Finland was home to Vocational Educational Skills Week (VET Week) 2019
Duplicate of National FET Learner Forum 2019: A Year in Review
In this blog, Research Officer Eve Cobain, reviews the National FET Learner Forum in 2019
National FET Learner Forum 2019: A Year in Review
In this blog, Research Officer Eve Cobain, reviews the National FET Learner Forum in 2019
Erasmus+ KA1: Handling Stress and Avoiding Burn Out –Budapest Hungary 2019
‘Adult education is a means to personal and social change founded in the potential of people’. In this blog, Alice McDonnell AONTAS Board member shares her experience undertaking a course in Budapest as part of her Erasmus+ KA1 Mobility in November discussing the importance of education in both personal development and self-preservation.
AONTAS – Highlights of 2019
In this blog, AONTAS CEO Niamh O’Reilly documents the outcomes of our work in numbers to showcase the volume of our work, but it is important to note our work has had a significant impact on much broader aims.
New UNESCO report is a ringing endorsement for community education
In this blog AONTAS CEO, Niamh O’Reilly, focuses on specific areas of the recently published Global Report on Adult Learning and Education which relate to community education.