Learn about LIFE-CHANGING STORIES

LEARNER STORY

I am heading into my sixty fifth year of life and still learning how to live

Name: Damien O'Sullivan

Place of Learning: HeadsUP Kildare

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"We all have different learning styles, but can excel when our educational and learning needs are met"

Name: Carmel

Place of Learning: Gorey Training Initiative, Gorey Youth Needs Group

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"No matter how small you are, you can be bigger than anything you can think of with education"

Name: Deborah Oniah

Place of Learning: University College Cork, Maynooth University, National Learning Network Cork

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“Quality education is the most important of all the SDGs because it is the goal that underpins each of the other sustainable development goals.”

Name: Karl Gough

Place of Learning: University College Dublin / Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) / Rathmines College of Further Education / National College Ireland (NCI)

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“You should learn to walk in other people's shoes before you judge”

Name: Jamie Murray

Place of Learning: Ability@Work, Cope Foundation

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“I’d highly recommend that people get involved with their local Education and Training Board and to truly enjoy and appreciate what’s on offer.”

Name: Thomas Harrison

Place of Learning: Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB)

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"The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) I am most passionate about are the first two – SDG 1, No Poverty and SDG 2, Zero Hunger."

Name: Niamh Becton

Place of Learning: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board and Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board

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"I found my voice because of this programme and I found that lifelong learning is really of value."

Name: Maria Shinners

Place of Learning: Healthcare Opportunities for Women, Ballyhoura Development CLG, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board

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“It is such a great feeling to know that even though life may seem to have no direction at the moment due to COVID-19, I am able to further my studies”

Name: Esther Kabongo

Place of Learning: Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board

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I soon discovered that adult education is greatly different to what I remember school to be when I was younger.

Name: Audrey O’Driscoll

Place of Learning: Ballyhoura Development and SECAD Partnership CLG, Cork Education and Training Board

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ONE STEP UP CAMPAIGN

Find your education & training options in sixty seconds.

The One Step Up campaign aims to help adults to enhance their learning by promoting access to learning opportunities for all adults through the website, freephone helpline number, and the calendar of events.

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