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WHY JOIN AONTAS

Be informed

WHY JOIN AONTAS

Be informed

  • Receive up-to-date information on adult education policy and its impact on the sector
  • Receive free AONTAS publications including the Adult Learner Journal
  • Get access to our cutting-edge research in adult and community education
  • Keep up-to-date on the field of adult learning with our news articles and blog
  • Stay updated on what's happening with adult learning in Europe

Be heard

WHY JOIN AONTAS

Be heard

  • Promote the work of your organisation through our website and social media
  • Submit your articles to the Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education: The Adult Learner Journal
  • Promote your organisation by participating in the AONTAS Adult Learners' Festival - a nationwide celebration of adult learning

Be influential

WHY JOIN AONTAS

Be influential

  • Influence policy to address the issues you face as a Learner or adult education practitioner
  • Participate in campaigns which raise the profile of adult and community education and keep it on the political agenda
  • Be part of an organisation that represents your concerns to policy makers such as The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science; SOLAS; QQI; and other bodies that impact on your organisation
  • Showcase your practice in our submissions and position papers
  • Support your learners to become learner ambassadors and to act as advocates for adult learning, through our learner support work

We increase participation, influence policy, showcase best practice in adult learning

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AONTAS is committed to influencing European and International policy which ultimately impacts national education policy.

OUR INTERNATIONAL WORK

Community Education Network

Raising the Voice of Community Education

The Community Education Network was established in 2007 and has given a voice to, and improved the visibility of independent community education provision.

The Community Education Network is made up of over 100 community education groups, who work together to help people get back to and stay in all kinds of learning in local communities across the island of Ireland. It highlights the impact of community education, and is driven by social justice and a vision for equality of access to education for everyone.

MORE ABOUT THE CEN

OUR Strategic Plan

Our Strategy outlines three goals that will guide the work of the organisation until 2026:

1
Connect and engage the sector to enable change
2
Advocate for change
3
Empower the change
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