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AONTAS Northern Ireland Consortium Meeting (In person) September 2022

Date
27 September 2022
Time
9.45am - 12.30pm
Who should attend:
Community organisations based in Northern Ireland delivering adult learning
Duration:
2 hour 30 minutes
Prior booking required:
Yes
Venue:
Open University offices in Belfast

AONTAS welcomes all community organisations who deliver adult learning opportunities based in Northern Ireland to our Consortium Meeting.

About this event

  • Date: Tuesday, 27th September 2022
  • Time: 9.45am - 12.30pm (Lunch afterwards)
  • Venue: Open University offices, 110 Victoria Street, Belfast BT1 3GN
  • Open to: All Community organisations based in Northern Ireland delivering adult learning opportunities

 

Details

This AONTAS in-person event in Belfast will offer an opportunity for community learning and adult education providers from the region to get together and meet the AONTAS team including our new CEO Dearbháil Lawless.

The adult and community education sector faces a great deal of pressure and stress, particularly in times of crisis and change. This event is a space to think about how we can support each other and what we have in common. A collective approach is beneficial in working to deliver quality community and adult learning for all.

This free event will take place on Tuesday 27 September, at the Open University offices in Belfast. It is open to all from the adult education and community learning sector based in Northern Ireland.

 

Speakers will include Michael Bower, Open University’s Assistant Director for Student Success and External Engagement; Dearbháil Lawless, the new AONTAS CEO, Suzanne Kyle, AONTAS Senior Community Education Officer and Colin Neilands from the Forum for Adult Learning Northern Ireland and Programme Coordinator for AONTAS’s Northern Ireland Community Education Census Research.

Bill Vaughan from Mental Health Ireland will give an Interactive talk on the Five Ways to Wellbeing.

For more details on this event please click here.

 

Agenda

  • 9.45am - Registration - Tea, coffee and pastries
  • 10am - Welcome - AONTAS CEO Dearbháil Lawless and Michael Bower, Open University’s Assistant Director for Student Success and External Engagement
  • 10.10am - Shared Island Adult Learning Research, with Programme Coordinator Colin Neilands
  • 10.20am - 5 Ways to Wellbeing: An Interactive Talk with Bill Vaughan from Mental Health Ireland
  • 11.20am - Comfort Break
  • 11.30am - Focus Group Discussion: ”Strengthening Community education and learning in Northern Ireland”
  • 12.10pm - A Charter for Community Education, with Suzanne Kyle, AONTAS Senior Community Education Officer
  • 12.30pm – Close

Followed by Networking Lunch

Speakers include

  • Michael Bower - Open University in Ireland
  • Dearbháil Lawless - AONTAS
  • Colin Neilands - Forum for Adult Learning NI
  • Bill Vaughan - Mental Health Ireland
  • Suzanne Kyle - AONTAS

Please Note

This free event is open to all community organisations based in Northern Ireland, delivering adult learning opportunities.

This work is led by AONTAS as part of our shared island activities.

For more details contact mail@aontas.com 

 

 

Register for this event


Contact details:
Tel: 014068220
Email: mail@aontas.com