AONTAS Chair John D’Arcy Shortlisted for Leadership Award
AONTAS Chair John D’Arcy has been shortlisted for a leadership award with CO3, Chief Officers Third Sector, for his impact on the charity sector across the island of Ireland
We need to make it realistic for people to stay in education, says AONTAS CEO Dearbháil Lawless on Kildare FM
AONTAS CEO Dearbháil Lawless interviewed on Kildare FM radio show Kildare Today with Eoin Beatty, talking about the need for greater investment in adult learners to strengthen Irish society
Ink, Imagination and Everyday Learning at the Museum of Literature Ireland
Join Charis Hughes, our Head of Impact and Engagement, on a tour of the Museum of Literature Ireland (MOLI) on Stephen’s Green in Dublin, as part of the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival on Wednesday 6th March 2024.
All the latest from the AONTAS STAR Awards 2024 – Friday 8 March in Croke Park, Dublin
A look back at the highlights from the AONTAS STAR Awards 2024, celebrating adult learning all across the island of Ireland.
A Review of our “Who Does It Cost?” Policy Discussion 2024
A look back at “Who Does It Cost?”, our policy discussion for 2024 as part of the annual AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival. This event brought together educators, adult learners, and policymakers to discuss how greater investment in adult learners would strengthen Irish society.
“It gave me back my self-worth,” says Mary Devereux of the CWELL Diploma at the University of Limerick, which is nominated for an AONTAS STAR Award this week
Mary Devereux, an adult learner at CWELL – the Community Wellness, Empowerment, Leadership and Lifeskills Diploma at the University of Limerick – featured on the Oliver Callan Show on RTÉ Radio 1 earlier this week talking about going back to education and the positive impact it had on her life.
Supporting Third Level Access and Engagement 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.
This year, there are 24 fantastic shortlisted initiatives. We’ll announce the winners at a special ceremony in Dublin on Friday 8th March – an exciting event to finish our 2024 Adult Learners’ Festival!
Job Shadowing for Learners and Staff in Adult and Community Education – Visiting Brussels in 2023
Since last year, we at AONTAS have been co-ordinating a mobility project for adult learners and staff in adult and community education. This gives people the opportunity to engage in job shadowing with the goal of helping people to progress in their work and in their own lives.
Supporting Social Inclusion 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.
This year, there are 24 fantastic shortlisted initiatives. We’ll announce the winners at a special ceremony in Dublin on Friday 8th March – an exciting event to finish our 2024 Adult Learners’ Festival!
Connecting People and Sharing Practice in Adult Learning: AONTAS’ collaboration with our colleagues in Northern Ireland
Over the last few years, we have been supporting adult learning colleagues in Northern Ireland to come together and share ideas, challenges, and solutions for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector. Within this sector, community education is a core support for people who want to return to learning, but who left school early or who had negative experiences of mainstream education. However, community education remains significantly under-funded and under-recognised in Northern Ireland.