Call for Articles now open! Be part of the 2024 edition of The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education: The Adult Learner

The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, the Adult Learner, is now accepting articles for the 2024 edition.
Registration now open! Join us for “A Window to the World: AONTAS Adult Education Summit 2023”

Registration is now open for “A Window to the World: AONTAS Adult Education Summit 2023”, one of the biggest events in adult learning in Ireland this year, taking place on 15 November in the Aviva Stadium.
Combining education with wellness to empower people to deal with challenges, live meaningful lives, and contribute to society

We visited Threshold Training Network in Tallaght in Dublin. They combine wellness with education to help people back on the road to recovery and the world of work.
National Women’s Council calls for Public Model of Childcare in Budget 2024

The National Women’s Council recently called for “a public model of childcare” to improve women’s lives, as have AONTAS in our pre-budget submission ahead of Budget 2024.
Ringfenced funding highlighted as urgent issue in new AONTAS Northern Ireland Community Education Census

New AONTAS Northern Ireland Community Education Census launched in Belfast on Friday 08th September, with recommendations for changes to education policy in Northern Ireland to better support people in adult learning.
Community Educators say ringfenced funding is ‘urgently required’ to address inequality, according to new AONTAS NI Community Education Census

New AONTAS Northern Ireland Community Education Census launched in Belfast on Friday 08th September, with recommendations for changes to education policy in Northern Ireland to better support people in adult learning.
What makes Community Education special?

This September, we’re running a national campaign to encourage all community education groups and organisations across the island of Ireland to Put Yourself On the Map. Our new AONTAS Community Education Map will be a valuable resource showing the breadth of community education work happening across the country, and in the future it will be used as evidence of the impact of community ed in discussions with funders and policymakers. Join us this September and Put Yourself On The Map.
What Does Community Education Mean to Us?

This September, we’re running a national campaign to encourage all community education groups and organisations across the island of Ireland to Put Yourself On the Map. Our new AONTAS Community Education Map will be a valuable resource showing the breadth of community education work happening across the island, and in the future it will be used as evidence of the impact of community ed in discussions with funders and policymakers. Join us this September and Put Yourself On The Map.
Put Yourself on the Community Education Map

Launching the new AONTAS Community Education Map. This is a brand-new resource for everyone working or interested in community education in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Chance to showcase your community education organisation and earn €800 in resources: #PutYourselfOnTheMap

We’re offering Community Education organisations a chance to join our ‘Partner Showcase’ at the AONTAS Adult Education Summit 2023, ‘A Window to the World’ this November in the Aviva Stadium, Dublin – along with €800 in resources towards the cost of exhibiting!