Thanks so much to everyone who joined us for this year's policy discussion as part of the annual AONTAS Adult Learners' Festival.
The event focused on demonstrating to the new Government that community education is the policy solution they need in response today’s societal challenges.
Read a review of From Politics to People
"Who Does It Cost? How greater investment in adult learners will strengthen Irish society" focussed on policy solutions to the growing levels of poverty and income inequality for adult learners in Ireland. Read all about the event here.
"If Ireland really wants to lead the way in education, if we really want a more equal society, we need greater investment in adult learning" - read AONTAS CEO Dearbháil Lawless in the Journal
We explored the indispensable role of community education in Ireland, and debated its relationship to the new Unified Tertiary Education System, from the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science, which seeks to better connect the education sector in Ireland. We shared the findings from our evidence-based “Lifelong Learning” research, which focuses on the most marginalised and disadvantaged in our society. Find out what happened at "Stepping Stones and Stable Roots"