🚨 The deadline to submit nominations for the AONTAS Board is this Thursday, 24th April.
We have four open positions, with one specifically for an individual involved in community education.
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#AGM2025
📢 We're inviting all Community Education Network Members to join us for the upcoming online CEN meeting on 30 April.
Register here ➡️ www.aontas.com/events/aonta...
#CommunityEducation
"Learner Voice continues to be at the heart of AONTAS’ work as we pursue our vision of educational equality for all adult learners," writes Ruby Cooney, our Education Projects Officer.
Learn more about our #LearnerVoice training ➡️ www.aontas.com/knowledge/bl...
#NEAAL
📢 We currently have four open Board positions, with one specifically for an individual involved in community education.
Learn more about the open Board positions and submitting a nomination ➡️ www.aontas.com/knowledge/bl...
#AGM2025
"The new report makes it clear: while numbers matter, they don’t tell the full story," writes Megan Fearon, our Head of Impact and Engagement.
Read the full news post on last week's launch of 'Measuring the Impact of Adult Education in Northern Ireland'
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The third session of #TrainerofTrainers spring edition. #Empowers #SiphiweMoyo shared her journey @devperspectives.bsky.social @aontas.com @maynoothuniversity.ie @concernworldwide.bsky.social @CorkETB @Irish_Aid @irishrurallink @seeherelected.bsky.social @LWLLongford @inarireland.bsky.social
Delighted to attend the launch of the Impact of Adult Education in NI report today.
Powerful learner stories showed how adult education changes lives. We must measure that impact better & put learners’ voices at the centre.
Great work by @aontas.com, FALNI, OU, OCN, @nic-ictu.bsky.social & CO3 👏
Thank you to all who joined us at yesterday's 'Measuring the Impact of Adult Education in Northern Ireland' launch at Stormont to explore methods and best practices for measuring the real impact of adult education.
Read the full report ➡️ www.aontas.com/assets/resou...
Today our Community Education Officer Lorraine is at CASPr with our visiting @euerasmusplus.bsky.social group from Deutscher Volkshochschul-Verband (DVV).
They are from five projects working in the area of literacy in Germany.
Thank you Lynn and Elena for providing presentations of their work!
The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science recently expanded the Tertiary Degree Programme to include a further 14 courses open for applications.
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Are you interested in being considered for a position on the AONTAS Board of Directors?
The AONTAS Board provides strategic leadership, financial oversight, and governance to support our mission of advancing adult learning in Ireland.
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#AGM2025
This week, our Adult Education Initiatives Officer, Larisa Sioneriu, and Communications and Digital Media Officer, Megan O'Neil, traveled to Linz for the ENHANCE partner meeting.
Funded by the European Commission, ENHANCE brings together learners and educators to co-create resources that will ampli
We escaped :) Fun day out with the @aontas.com crew. Great teamwork. Great fun
Really looking forward to connecting with AONTAS members on the new Members Hub! We launch tomorrow. It's going to be a real alternative online space for adult educators to connect and share ideas and solutions. Spread the word!
Thank you to the 80 Kilkenny and Carlow ETB learners for your time and insights at yesterday's #FETLearnerForum. 👏
Learners shared positive feedback about their courses, tutors, supports available and the nature of adult learning in FET.
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#LearnerVoice
Last Friday we celebrated the #STARAwards2025 in Croke Park. ⭐
The ceremony celebrates and acknowledges the incredible adult learning initiatives going on across the island of Ireland as part of the AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival.
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#ALF25
Thank you to Ireland AM for spotlighting the incredible work of two #STARAwards2025 winners live from RADE Recovery through Art, Drama and Education this morning! 📺
Today is the day! The 19th annual Adult Learners' Festival kicks off. 🎉
Closing off the festival is the #STARAwards2025 ceremony, which we're delighted to announce will feature, Pauline McLynn! ⭐
Ready #LearnTogetherLiveTogether? Visit ➡️ www.adultlearnersfestival.ie
#ALF25
Always a great occasion for thinking and reflecting about #AdultCommunityEducation.
Early start from Derry to make it to Richmond Barracks, but coffee’s ☕️ flowing and looking forward to a good morning’s discussion. 😀
#ALF25 #LearnTogetherLiveTogether
"The vision of a caring society cannot be realised without a well-funded and well-resourced community education sector," says our CEO, Dearbháil Lawless, in her opening remarks at "From Politics to People."
#ALF25 #LearnTogetherLiveTogether
The Women's Collective Ireland Ronanstown Drama Group present three poems that explore homelessness through the ages from a feminist perspective, particularly how it affects children.
#ALF25 #LearnTogetherLiveTogether
Nina Burke from SOLAS, says the Community Education Framework "highlights the powerful impact of this sector and the critical role that community education plays in Ireland's social and economic development."
#ALF25 #LearnTogetherLiveTogether
"The gulf between those who create policy and those who carry the lived experiences are oftentimes very wide," says Caoimhe Butterly, human rights campaigner and educator.
#ALF24 #FindYourselfHere
Áine Whelan from WWETB speaks about the importance of recognising digital barriers and meeting learners where they're at ➡️ "We need to listen to those furthest from education before we roll out online registration."
#ALF25
Speaking about social inclusion, former Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed learner Finbarr Savage says, "bringing people together in a safe inclusive space can only be a benefit."
#ALF25 #LearnTogetherLiveTogether
Rosey Kunene, Founder of Dignity Partnership speaks about "information poverty" and how a culture of care needs to support people "to understand information" in order to build bridges within communities.
#ALF25 #LearnTogetherLiveTogether
"Community education is a powerful tool for integration. For the host community to learn more about the new communities and for the new communities to feel more comfortable," says Pauline Kersten from Conway Education Centre.
#ALF25
Thank you to all who joined us yesterday for "From Politics to People: A Culture of Care in Community Education."
We explored how community ed is a model for a culture of care and why this approach is more beneficial for society long term.
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#ALF25
We're halfway through Adult Learners' Festival week, and there are still so many exciting events to come. 🎉
The AONTAS team has been out and about, experiencing some of the events taking place so far 👇
Find events near you ➡️ adultlearnersfestival.ie