AONTAS Response to Adult Literacy for Life: A Ten Year Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy Strategy
AONTAS welcomes the publication of Adult Literacy for Life: A Ten Year Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy Strategy (08.09.2021). This is an important milestone for the sector and shows a strong commitment to educational equality. This Strategy represents a collective vision to tackle systemic adult literacy, numeracy and digital skills issues, with a whole […]
Call for Participation in Focus Group on Funding Structures and Challenges in Community Education
Call for Participation in Focus Group on Funding Structures and Challenges in Community Education
AONTAS is Hiring – August 2021
Community Education Officer (Fixed Term Contract) and Research Officer (Fixed Term Contract) AONTAS is seeking to recruit for two new roles: Community Education Officer and Research Officer. A full job description and information on how to apply for the Community Education Officer is here and the Research Officer is here. The closing date for […]
AONTAS Membership Support – July 2021
AONTAS Membership Support – July 2021
AONTAS Welcomes Opportunity for Community Education Groups and Learners to Access Second Mitigating against Educational Disadvantage Fund
AONTAS advocated for this fund in 2020 and again in 2021, as evidenced by the CEN Census 2020 research, the COVID-19 Community Education Support fund for 2020/2021 and the Pre-Budget submission 2021. AONTAS CEO Niamh O’Reilly recently published an update and reflection of AONTAS’ advocacy for a fairer distribution of funding for community education during […]
Advocating for a fairer distribution of funding for Community Education during COVID-19 – update from AONTAS CEO
Niamh O’Reilly, AONTAS CEO AONTAS successfully advocated for a second tranche of the Mitigating Educational Disadvantage (MED) fund for community education (€8 million) which Minister Harris TD announced as part of a funding package to support the safe on-site return to tertiary education in September (21/7/2021). As demonstrated in the recent CEN Census 2020 – […]
AONTAS Membership Support – June 2021
AONTAS Membership Support – June 2021
AONTAS Membership Support – May 2021
AONTAS Membership Support – May 2021
AONTAS Membership Support – April 2021
AONTAS Membership Support – April 2021
AONTAS Membership Support – March 2021
AONTAS Membership Support – March 2021