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AONTAS calls for inclusive, well-supported apprenticeships at Oireachtas Committee

AONTAS calls for inclusive, well-supported apprenticeships at Oireachtas Committee Written by Megan Fearon Published on November 13, 2025 Share This AONTAS calls for inclusive, well-supported apprenticeships at Oireachtas Committee Today, our Chief Executive Officer Dearbháil Lawless and Conor Thompson, Head of Advocacy and Policy at...

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Learners As Leaders in 2024: Democracy and Voter Education

7 January 2025

The Learners As Leaders programme has been running for several years, helping people to develop skills in areas like critical...

SWEETS: a project reflecting the core of Community Education

18 December 2024

Our Community Education Officer Lorraine O’Connor visits members of the Community Education Network across the country, demonstrating the real impact...

AONTAS Highlights of 2024

13 December 2024

The team at AONTAS have been working all year round to bring about positive change for adult and community education...

Learner Voice at the Community After Schools Project (CASPr)

10 December 2024

The AONTAS team gave a workshop to learners at the Community After Schools Project (CASPr) on self-advocacy and the importance...

Increasing literacy, numeracy, and digital skills across Europe: “Upskilling pathways”

4 December 2024

We’re working with our European partners to help people to develop literacy, numeracy, and digital skills, to offer them equal...

Modelling Wellbeing in Community Education: Fun, Friendship, and Fulfilment in Cork

2 December 2024

Our Community Education Officer Lorraine writes about visiting Cork recently for a gathering of community education providers to learn from...

“Learner Voices Across Ireland” 2023-2024: Executive Summary

7 November 2024

The AONTAS Learner Voices Across Ireland report shows adult learners’ experiences of Further Education and Training (FET) for the academic...

‘Green Skills 2030’: First National Further Education and Training Strategy for the Green Transition launched in Dublin

31 October 2024

Our Adult Education Initiatives Officer Larisa Sioneriu writes about a new strategy for FET to move towards a future where...

Community Education and Shared Learning with our German Colleagues

29 October 2024

The German group was eager to learn more about Ireland’s adult education system and our role in it.   So,...