Budget 2025: AONTAS calls for greater investment in adult learners as approximately 1 in 3 cite lack of financial supports as key barrier to education

With the next Budget soon on the horizon, we are calling on the Government to recognise that people are still being left behind in the Irish education system.
AONTAS Highlights Financial Barriers to Education in ‘Future of Education’ Report 2024
AONTAS Highlights Financial Barriers to Education in ‘Future of Education’ Report 2024
Cavan and Monaghan ETB lead the way in ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) in 2024

On 4th June, Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board launched new awards for ‘English for Speakers of Other Languages’ (ESOL). This is a pioneering initiative for inclusive education and language support for migrant learners across Ireland, introducing a much-needed new approach to ESOL learning.
‘Building Stable Roots in a Sustainable Learning Ecosystem’: An insight into the Project Advisory Group for NEAAL 2024-25

In May, we held the first meeting of the Project Advisory Group for our latest large-scale European programme. This group bringing together leading education experts and representatives from the Government, education institutions, social partners, and civil society organisations.
Have Your Say: AONTAS to Nominate Adult Learners for Education and Training Board Positions
Have Your Say: AONTAS to Nominate Adult Learners for Education and Training Board Positions.
New Framework for Community Education launched in Limerick this week

New Framework for Community Education launched in Limerick this week
Exploring Voter Education programmes among Urban and Rural Women Groups in Ireland

Women’s Collective Ireland Ronanstown and Women’s Collective Ireland Mullingar/Women’s Community Projects, Mullingar recently created a Voter Education programme, in partnership with Dublin Adult Learning Centre (DALC), as part of the New European Agenda for Adult Learning.
GATHER: Discovering Assistive Technology Together in 2024

In May, AHEAD – a non-profit working to create inclusive environments in education and employment for people with disabilities – organised a 3-day event about assistive technology, in partnership with the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) and AONTAS.
“What’s Holding Us Back? Moving Forward with Tackling Barriers to Adult Education”: AONTAS AGM 2024

An overview of the highlights from the AONTAS AGM 2024, with a focus on “What’s Holding Us Back? Moving Forward with Tackling Barriers to Adult Education”
“A commitment to transformative adult learning”: the AONTAS Annual Report 2023

Read all the latest AONTAS activities and achievements in our 2023 Annual Report.