“Adult learning is a social justice movement”: the AONTAS AGM 2023
The AONTAS Annual General Meeting for 2023 took place in Dublin on 24th May, featuring discussions on using the language of the heart in adult and community education, and featuring a keynote from Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, award-winning lecturer and author of new memoir about poverty and education, “Poor”.
€5 Million in Funding Announced for Community Education through Reach Fund 2023
Funding has been announced for community education by Minister Simon Harris TD, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, the latest round of the Reach Fund.
AONTAS appointed SDG Champion
We are honoured and enthused that AONTAS has been appointed by Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, as one of Ireland’s champions to help progress the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
City of Dublin Education and Training Board announces opening of REACH Fund 2023
City of Dublin Education and Training Board (ETB) have announced that the REACH Fund 2023, which is distributed by SOLAS, is now open. Applications close on 26th May 2023 at 5pm.
Closing the Digital Divide: “Later Life Online” event in Dublin this May
Announcing a new event upcoming with AONTAS, on closing the Digital Divide. The event, “Later Life Online”, will take place in Dublin on May 11th.
GATHER: Discovering Assistive Technology Together Free online event this May
AHEAD are calling for submissions to present at this upcoming three-day conference on assistive technology in May.
New funding announced: Adult Literacy for Life Collaboration and Innovation Fund open for applications
There is new funding available through SOLAS to support public, community, voluntary, and non-profit groups and organisations to help people with all forms of literacy. Deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday, 14th April 2023.
AONTAS STAR Awards 2023 – Friday 10th March
A review of the winners at the annual AONTAS STAR Awards, which took place on Friday 10th March 2023, recognising and celebrating adult learning in initiatives from across Ireland who make a positive impact on people’s lives and on communities.
“Stepping Stones and Stable Roots”: A Fascinating and Comprehensive Discussion of Community Education and its Relationship to Education Policy in Ireland
At “Stepping Stones and Stable Roots”, an event focusing on the role of community education in Government policy, educators, adult learners, and policymakers came together at the Richmond Education and Event Centre in Smithfield, Dublin on March 6th 2023, the first day of the AONTAS 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.