April Membership Update and Engagement Webinars
AONTAS continues to create opportunities for our members to engage and learn each week as part of our very successful AONTAS Membership and Engagement Webinars. The webinars, hosted by AONTAS staff focus on different topics each week in a supportive environment. Topics are guided by our members and so far have included; Member Spotlight Returning […]
FET Learners as Leaders – Empowering Advocates in Further Education and Training – May 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.
The Communicating Europe Initiative Project – Learning for Change
A major negative outcome of the growing ‘digital divide’ between the digital haves and have-nots is that many of us are struggling with the phenomena associated with fake news, campaigns based on politics of fear and hate, and the damage this is doing to social cohesion and solidarity within Ireland and across Europe. AONTAS and its members have been aware of the threats that this poses to adult learners and their communities, which is why the organisation has undertaken a new EU project that seeks to build global citizenship and social cohesion within communities across Ireland with a focus on Digital Literacy.
An Introduction: TO SWITCH – TOwards Senior Workers’ Innovative Training CHallenges
In this blog post, AONTAS Project Officer for Capacity Building, Órla Mannion, highlights AONTAS’ involvement in a new Erasmus+ project that supports older adult learners.
AONTAS Welcomes the Global Campaign for Adult Education and Learning, #weareALE
On 22nd March, AONTAS joined with our fellow adult learning civil society organisations worldwide to promote the understanding and practice of adult learning and education. The International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) leads the 5-year campaign and notes the central role of adult learning in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the need for adequate funding and the value of ALE in a healthier planet and a better, more just world. The purpose is to speak with one voice in advancing the value of adult learning for all. As part of the “we are adult learning and education” (#weareALE) campaign,
AONTAS is Hiring – March 2021
Head of Research (Maternity Cover) – Specific Purpose Contract Purpose of the Role To help deliver AONTAS’ current research initiatives and support the continuation the organisation’s capacity for research in the area of adult education as per the AONTAS Strategic Plan 2019-2022. A full job description and information on how to apply is available here. The […]
Adult Learners in the Limelight at AONTAS STAR Awards
Adult Learners in the Limelight at AONTAS STAR Awards
National Winners of Prestigious Adult Learning Awards Announced
National Winners of Prestigious Adult Learning Awards Announced
The Path Ahead for Adult Learning – Addressing the Exacerbation of Disadvantage is Vital
The Path Ahead for Adult Learning – Addressing the Exacerbation of Disadvantage is Vital
ESRI Geary Lecture 2020: Has the Gender Revolution Stalled?
Gender equality is one of the core principles of AONTAS’ work. Last year, AONTAS Research Officer, Laura Lovejoy, had the opportunity to attend the Economic and Social Research Institute’s 2020 Geary Lecture. This year’s lecture was given by Professor Paula England, a Professor of Sociology at NYU, and focused on continuing gender inequalities across earning potential and fields of study comparing evidence gathered from both the United States and Ireland. Professor England’s research shows that while, in the United States, women are now surpassing men in attaining baccalaureate and doctoral degrees (England, 2020) , much work remains to be done in advancing gender equality, as fields of study remain gender segregated and women still earn less than men.