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Nominations Sought for Adult Learning AONTAS STAR Awards

AONTAS, the National Adult Learning Organisation is seeking nominations from adult learning projects in Antrim for the STAR Awards 2022. The STAR Awards recognise outstanding work in adult learning and give projects the opportunity to promote their excellent work and bring national recognition to learners, staff and organisations. To highlight the diverse range of quality […]

AONTAS Announces John D’Arcy as Newly Elected Chairperson at AGM

AONTAS is delighted to announce that John D’Arcy, Director of The Open University (OU) in Ireland, has been elected as Chairperson at the AONTAS Annual General Meeting (AGM) today (20th October 2021). John will succeed Tara Farrell, CEO of Longford Women’s Link (LWL) who completed her term of office. Tara received many words of thanks […]

Northern Ireland Faces Persistent Decline in Lifelong Learning Participation

Collective efforts are needed to tackle a predicted decline in lifelong participation in Northern Ireland (NI) by 2030. That’s according to AONTAS, the National Adult Learning Organisation who launched a report today (01.10.2021) highlighting issues faced by community education providers in NI, and offering recommendations on how the sector can work together to support greater […]

AONTAS Pre-Budget Submission 2022

AONTAS has today published a Pre-Budget Submission 2022: An Inclusive Recovery for All. The submission focuses on lessons from the pandemic and how they can be used to create and equitable Tertiary education system (TES). Read the full submission here. As we now enter a new era recovering from COVID-19, it is vital that the lessons learned throughout […]