AONTAS STAR Awards 2022 Shortlist Announcement
AONTAS STAR Awards 2022 Shortlist Announcement
Season’s Greetings from the AONTAS Team at the end of 2021
Season’s Greetings from the AONTAS Team at the end of 2021
Adult Education in Ulster – Reconnect, Reflect and Reimagine
On Tuesday, 30th November 2021, AONTAS hosted a meeting to bring together adult learning organisations from across the Ulster region. The goal of the meeting was to provide a space on how collectively we can improve the quality of learning experiences for all adult learners, and to build a supportive culture of lifelong learning.
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Mitigating against Educational Disadvantage Fund (MAEDF): €6.85m in additional funding announced
Mitigating against Educational Disadvantage Fund (MAEDF): €6.85m in additional funding announced “This funding has made such a difference to how we can provide our service to the learners. No words can do it justice.” Community Education Organisation (MAEDF Review, 2021) AONTAS welcomes today’s announcement by Minister Simon Harris TD that the Mitigating against Educational Disadvantage […]
AONTAS CEN Meeting – 16th November 2021
On Tuesday, 16th November, AONTAS held its final Community Education Network (CEN) meeting of 2021. The CEN brings together independent community education practitioners from across Ireland to collaborate, share knowledge and engage on key areas relating to community education. This particular CEN meeting was unique in the sense that it gave AONTAS the opportunity to recognise and celebrate the outstanding commitment of five women, who have retired recently from community education, who were instrumental to the establishment of the CEN and, ‘unsung heroes of their local communities’ according to Dr Niamh O’Reilly, AONTAS CEO.
FET Learners as Leaders – Empowering Advocates in Further Education and Training – Nov 2021
The Further Education and Training (FET) Learners as Leaders programme is a new collaborative project delivered by AONTAS in conjunction with Education and Training Boards (ETBs). It is designed to empower learners to become learner voice advocates and participate in leadership roles within their ETB. This work is an expansion of the National FET Learner Forum, allowing learners to build on their initial experience of sharing their learner voice in FET.
AONTAS Invitation to Tender – Northern Ireland Community Education Census Research Proposal
AONTAS Invitation to Tender – Northern Ireland Community Education Census Research Proposal
Creating Our Future Campaign
Creating Our Future Campaign
Greater Inclusion of Underrepresented Groups in Apprenticeships Needed
AONTAS is particularly aware of the need for greater inclusion of groups who have traditionally been underrepresented in apprenticeships. We support our members with their efforts to achieve greater inclusion, such as improving the gender balance of apprenticeships and encouraging more people from minority backgrounds into apprenticeships.