On the Road with the Community Education Network: Women’s Collective Ireland
Our Community Education Officer Lorraine O’Connor was on the road recently to visit Women’s Collective Ireland (WCI). WCI are committed to working with grassroots women to address their diverse needs through the communities they work with using a community development model locally and nationally.
Budget 2024: Supporting adult learning will help Ireland become a more equal and just society for all
Earlier this summer, we made our pre-budget submission to the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
New short “micro-credential” courses designed to offer greater flexibility in how people learn and up-skill
New short “micro-credential” courses, which are being run in partnership with universities across Ireland, offer a way to spark greater interest in lifelong learning.
New social media campaign demonstrates the global impact of lifelong learning
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning is running a social media campaign, #ImALifelongLearner, to raise awareness of people across the globe who have felt the benefits of keeping up education in some form throughout their lives. AONTAS is proud to be an official partners in this campaign.
Historic move away from the Points System and the Dominance of the Leaving Certificate in Ireland
Minister Simon Harris TD announces new joint programmes between FET and Higher Education, making it easier for learners to start their studies in their local communities and smoothly transition into Higher Ed courses.
Learner Voice Training: AONTAS collaborates with Education and Training Boards across Ireland
We currently offer staff training on the foundations and practice of Learner Voice work. We also offer workshops for learners on leadership, advocacy and planning. The goal is to listen and be responsive to what learners need, and encourage and facilitate more learners to return to and stay in Further Education and Training.
Later Life Online: Narrowing the Digital Divide for Older Adults in Ireland and Across Europe
Experience and learning from the Erasmus+ TO SWITCH project multiplier event, Later Life Online: Narrowing the Digital Divide for Older Adults in Ireland and Across Europe.
Save the Date! A Window to the World: AONTAS Adult Education Summit 2023
AONTAS announces the biggest event of the year – A Window to the World: AONTAS Adult Education Summit 2023 – happening this November 15th in the Aviva Stadium
Removing barriers to learning for all: GATHER with AHEAD and NALA
GATHER was a free three-day online assistive technology event run by AHEAD in partnership with AONTAS, the National Adult Learning Organisation, and the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA). It took place from 22nd to 24th May, 2023.
“Adult learning is a social justice movement”: the AONTAS AGM 2023
The AONTAS Annual General Meeting for 2023 took place in Dublin on 24th May, featuring discussions on using the language of the heart in adult and community education, and featuring a keynote from Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, award-winning lecturer and author of new memoir about poverty and education, “Poor”.