Strengthening Governance, Developing AONTAS
Over 50 AONTAS members came together at our 48th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the Ashling Hotel, Dublin on the 23rd May 2018. This year’s AGM focused on a recent review of AONTAS’ governance structures and acted as a starting point for our new strategic plan consultation process. Over the last two years AONTAS has […]
Learning from the Netherlands most Successful Football Academy
The Blayney Blades Moving On programme were winners of the prestigious AONTAS STAR Award in 2018, the prize included an opportunity to take part in an ERASMUS+ KA1 programme. The initiative, based in Castleblayney Co Monaghan, helps learners to develop knowledge and skills through adult education with a focus on sports and recreation.
SAOL Project Benefit from Cross Border Collaboration
Three staff members of The SAOL Project will travel across the border to Belfast today (11.5.18) to take part in an EU funded programme that supports adult learning practitioners in Ireland to acquire new work skills, contributing to active citizenship and personal development. The award winning SAOL Project, based in Dublin’s North Inner City, is […]
Exchange of Knowledge and Learning in Malta
As an EU Member State, Ireland has access to EU funding programmes like Erasmus+ which support people to acquire new work skills, contributing to active citizenship, and personal development. Such programmes allow AONTAS to support our members to promote and profile the work of adult learning in Ireland. It also provides members with an opportunity to learn from our EU neighbours and bring new ideas back to Ireland.
Adult Learning and Skills: a Key Contribution to the European Pillar of Social Rights
Niamh O’Reilly, AONTAS CEO
Learning from the Netherlands most successful academy – Vitesse Arnhem
Monaghan man Barry Dolan travels to the Netherlands to participate in a unique Coaching Education Tour with Dutch football club, Vitesse Arnhem. Mr Dolan coordinators the award winning Moving On Sport and Recreation Programme, based in Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, which helps learners to develop knowledge and skills through adult education with a focus on […]
FET Learners have Their Voices Heard at Donegal Regional Forum
Learners from the Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) convened at the regional meeting of the National Further Education and Training (FET) Learner Forum which took place in Radisson Blu Hotel, Letterkenny today (23.04.2018). Ireland is leading the way in making a commitment to learner representation with the establishment of a national Forum. As a […]
AONTAS Third National Further Education and Training (FET) Learner Forum 2018
AONTAS is the designated lead organisation in the delivery of the National Further Education and Training (FET) Learner Forum (NFLF). For the past three years, in collaboration with Education and Training Boards (ETBs), AONTAS has worked directly with learners across the country to gather information on what is working and what can be improved in […]
Number of Learners Influencing National Further Education Policy has Increased Almost Ten-Fold
The number of learners shaping national further education policy decisions has increased almost ten-fold. That’s according to AONTAS, who today (13.04.2018) held the third annual National FET (Further Education and Training) Forum in Croke Park, Dublin. The Government committed to the establishment of a Forum for learners in the Further Education and Training Strategy, published […]
Moving On Programme Celebrate their AONTAS STAR Award Win
The ‘Moving On’ Programme, Blayney Blades celebrated their recent achievement of winning an AONTAS STAR Award on Tuesday 10th April by hosting a celebratory lunch for past and present students in the Iontas centre, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan.