Supporting Learners’ Voices in Irish Education and Training Boards: The FET Learners as Leaders Programme
By Kalianne Farren, AONTAS Research Officer
How can we have a better, fairer adult education system?
At AONTAS, we’re helping adults who have gone back to education speak up about their experiences. Adult learners are the best experts in what works and what should be improved in adult education. Listening to them and working with them can make learning better for everyone.
Empowering Learners across Ireland The AONTAS “Learners As Leaders” Programme
When people share their stories about returning to learning, people empathise, they listen, and sometimes they get inspired.
How can we empower people to share their experiences?
Our Guide to the 2023 STAR Awards Categories
Our guide for adult learning providers to the five different categories and two special awards available at the STAR Awards 2023.
Mental health supports are in place for FET learners, but more work remains to be done
AONTAS research has found a lack of information on mental health supports for Further Education and Training (FET) learners and a disparity in the provision of psychological counselling across programmes. Here, AONTAS Research Officer Dr Laura Lovejoy considers the implications of our most recent findings for learner mental health.
Learners’ Voices Across Ireland – the National FET Learner Forum 2021-22
Adult learners share experience at event to launch findings of the AONTAS National FET Learner Forum Annual Synthesis Report 2021-2022
EU Travels: Adult Learning Policy and Action in Larissa Bucks the Trend
Last month, Ecem Akarca and Conor Thompson from the AONTAS Advocacy Team travelled to Greece with Marissa Hebron from Longford Women’s Link. This study visit was part of the RegALE Erasmus+ Project. Ecem, Marissa and Conor learned about Greek approaches to adult and community education.
AONTAS becomes first organisation to be inducted to international Hall of Fame
AONTAS becomes first organisation to be inducted to international Hall of Fame
Connection and Common Ground among Community Learning Groups in Northern Ireland
Connection and Common Ground among Community Learning Groups in Northern Ireland
EU Travels: “One of the most multicultural cities in the world and an ideal setting to share best practice with Adult Education professionals from Europe and beyond”
Kalianne Farren, AONTAS Research Officer for Learner Voice, travels to Brussels to attend the European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) Younger Staff Training.
“Marginalised people continue to be let down. It is vital that the voices of the people are heard”
Aisling Meyler, AONTAS Research Officer, shares what she has learned from doing research over the years, why she is passionate about social justice, equality and fairness, and why research has a positive impact for people and for social change.