What did Budget 2024 deliver for adult and community education?
Budget 2024 has made some progress in making access to education for adults fairer, but there are areas that urgently need to be funded and prioritised that were missing from last week’s budget announcement.
Professor Kathleen Lynch is keynote speaker at “A Window to the World”, the AONTAS Adult Education Summit 2023
AONTAS are delighted to announce Professor Kathleen Lynch from University College Dublin as the keynote speaker for “A Window to the World”, the AONTAS Adult Education Summit 2023, taking place on 15th November in the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
One in three adult learners say mental health problems affect their ability to learn or study
Today, on World Mental Health Day 2023, we are launching the results of new research into adult education and mental health. This new report, FET Learners and Mental Health in Ireland: Identifying Supports, looks at challenges adult learners are facing in relation to mental health, and the supports and structures in place to help.
“Show Me the Money”: a meeting of the AONTAS Community Education Network
The latest meeting of the Community Education Network focused on funding for community educators. Funding is an issue that we hear about all the time. Lack of funding in the sector remains one of the core issues raised by members of the CEN.
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.