Nine organisations receive awards for outstanding work in adult education
PRESS RELEASE Monday, 4th March 2019 A third-level access programme for disadvantaged woman in the Midlands; a men’s health and well-being project in Tipperary; and a careers course for adults with dyslexia, were amongst the winners at the annual STAR Awards today (04.03.2019). The STAR Awards are an awards initiative organised by the national […]
Adult Learning Providers Throw Open their Doors as Part of the Adult Learners’ Festival
PRESS RELEASE 27th February 2019 – Over 300 events to take place nationwide as part of annual festival – With free open days, events, and workshops on a range of topics from photography to fitness, adult learning providers are throwing open their doors next week and encouraging people to discover the everyday learning opportunities happening […]
Get Involved in the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival 2019
The Adult Learners’ Festival – taking place from the 4th-8th March 2019 – is a nationwide celebration of adult learning coordinated by AONTAS, the National Adult Learning Organisation. Over the past thirteen years the Festival has become a firm fixture in the Irish adult learning calendar, showcasing the range of learning opportunities available across the country and encouraging […]
28 Adult Learning Initiatives Shortlisted for the AONTAS STAR Awards
STAR Awards Shortlist 2019
FET Learners have Their Voices Heard at the Waterford and Wexford Regional Forum
Learner Voice
FET Learners from KCFE have Their Voices Heard at Kerry Regional Forum
Learner Voice
Event Highlights Importance of Self-Care for Educators
Educators at all levels of the education system must be equipped with the skills to mind their mental health. That’s according to AONTAS, the National Adult Learning Organisation, which jointly hosted a ‘Self Care for Educators’ event in Dublin today (21.11.18) in partnership with EPALE Ireland and Léargas. The event heard how educators in the […]
Nominations Sought for AONTAS STAR Awards 2019
AONTAS is seeking nominations from adult learning initiatives throughout Ireland for the 13th Annual STAR Awards 2019. The awards celebrate the positive contribution that adult learning initiatives make to adult learners, local communities and wider society in Ireland. Adult and community education is about more than receiving a qualification. From improved confidence to better health, the wider benefits are far-reaching […]
Collaborative Training for Community Education
AONTAS is delighted to announce our new programme ‘Collaborative Training for Community Education’ for front-line staff, volunteers and management in community education. This is a blended learning course offered in partnership with An Cosán VCC. As part of the current project; Increasing Pathways, Increasing Participation under the European Agenda for Adult Learning (EAAL), this course […]
FET Learners have Their Voices Heard at the Galway and Roscommon Regional Forum
Learners from the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB) convened at the regional meeting of the National Further Education and Training (FET) Learner Forum which took place in Galmont Hotel today (1.10.2018). Ireland is leading the way in making a commitment to learner representation with the establishment of a national Forum. As a […]