"A Greener Tomorrow through Community Education": Free Training with €1,000 Support

Are you or your colleagues interested in promoting sustainability and “just green transitions” with adult learners in your local community?

We are working towards a future where everyone in our society are well equipped to participate in and adapt to a world shaped by climate change. 

What is a “just green transition”?

A just green transition means shifting to a sustainable, low-carbon economy in a way that is fair and inclusive. It means addressing climate change while ensuring that all communities, including the most vulnerable, have equal opportunities.

This involves promoting renewable energy, green jobs, and sustainable practices, while also supporting those displaced by climate impacts and engaging marginalized groups in the process.

Climate change will impact vulnerable populations more acutely. We need an immediate focus on changes with social justice in mind. The goal is to create a resilient and equitable society where the environmental and social benefits of the green transition are shared by all.

New training and support from AONTAS and Saolta:

We’re partnering with Saolta for a new project called "A Greener Tomorrow through Community Education".

In collaboration with Saolta, we're offering a free Global Citizenship Education "Train the Trainer” course and €1000 financial support to help you implement your idea for promoting just green transitions with adult learners. This unique programme is exclusively for CEN Members and will run over 12 weeks from September to December 2024.

First, Saolta will run a free Global Citizenship Education "Train the Trainer" course in September. This unique training is available to CEN Members only.

It will consist of two Zoom sessions and one in-person session in the month of September. Participants will also receive one-to-one mentoring and group mentoring sessions from Saolta.

AONTAS is then offering €1000 towards costs for running your own programme with adult learners to help people in your community to be understand and adapt to how our world is changing because of climate change.

What’s involved?  

Five CEN members will be selected to take part in training on how to design and deliver a Global Citizenship Education programme and will receive financial support to implement an innovative idea in promoting just green transition with adult learners in your communities. 

In the application form, you will be asked to briefly describe your idea for a project focused on just green transitions.  

Who can apply?

Any AONTAS CEN member can apply.

To apply, you must:  

• Be a current AONTAS or CEN member, or have an application to join in progress 
• Be a community-based education service and identify as a community education provider 
• Be committed to the principles of community education such as equality, inclusion and social change and comply with the charter for community education
• Support community development and the development of individual learners 
• Agree to attend all training session provided by Saolta in September
• Commit to implement your project with adult learners in your community before the 31^st of December 2024  
• Agree to attend Showcase events 
• Commit to the Terms and Conditions of participation. 
• Preference will be given to those who have not had the opportunity to participate in recent AONTAS training or development initiatives. There after we will select applicants on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

This training will take place in the month of September, while the implementation of your idea will take place during the October and December 2024.

During the implementation of your idea, you will receive a one-two-one support and you will have the option to participate in an online Community of Practice session with the rest of the participants.  

Click here for the Terms and Conditions for Participation. 

To apply, please complete this form by 5pm on 12^th August.

If you have any questions, contact Larisa at lsioneriu@aontas.com or 087 388 6122.   

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