The Adult Learners' Festival
Date for Your Diary: The Adult Learners' Festival 2010
22 - 26 February 2010
The Adult Learners' Festival 2010 will take place from 22 - 26 February 2010. The website will be updated with information about the 2010 Festival in the coming weeks. As always, there will be a wealth of information and rsources available for any individual or organisation wishing to get involved! So mark the Adult Learners' Festival 2010 on your calendar and don't forget to check the website regularly for the latest Festival news.
Adult Learning - Something worth celebrating!
The AONTAS Adult Learners' Festival ran for the third time from February 2nd to February 6th,with over 250 events taking place.
This years festival was kindly supported by the following organisations:
- ICTU (The Irish Congress of Trade Unions), through their Union Learning Network,
- FETAC, the National Awarding Body for Further Education and Training
- ESB, The Electricity Supply Board
- TUI , The Teachers Union of Ireland
- Department of Education and Science.
NEW!!!
Press Release: STAR AWARDS, 2nd February 2009
Press release for LOCAL MEDIA, issued on January 23rd.
The Festival allows groups and organisations involved in adult learning to celebrate the achievements of adult learners and the organisations that support them, and to raise the profile of the adult and community education sector. The week offered plenty of opportunities for people to explore their local education options, meet providers and find out what financial support is available, but also for providers to access a captive audience.
What happened during the Festival
This year saw the number of events double that of last year. Key events included a major retrospective on twenty years of the VTOS (Vocational Training and Opportunities Scheme) programme. Minister for Lifelong Learning Máire Hoctor launched a major piece of research about the lifelong learning needs of older people which was carried out by AONTAS last year. For the first time, the Festival featured a 'Learn at Work' Day on February 5th, where AONTAS worked with ICTU, IBEC and other organisations to promote the issue of training, upskilling and education in the workplace.
Festival Information Day
A Festival Information Day took place on November 26th 2008 at the Academy Hotel in Dublin. Information and resources from the day are available here.
Adult Learners' Festival 2008
Representatives from the Shout Project, which won the Ulster Provincial STAR award.Thanks to all our members, local links, and partner organisations who helped to make the festival such a success.
To read more about what happened during the festival, the events that took place, and to get some ideas on what your group could do next year, download a copy of the special Festival edition of Explore Magazine. You can also watch a short film about the Adult Learners' Festival here.
If your organisation would like more information about the Adult Learners' Festival, please contact AONTAS on 01-4068220, E-mail: mail@aontas.com
Information on Adult Learning
From January 5th until February 28th AONTAS is running a text line service - just text the word INFO, plus your name and address to the number 53377and you will receive a copy of our Information Booklet free of charge. The booklet will answer all your questions about adult learning, and texts cost the standard rate of 15 cents. You can also download a copy of the booklet from www.aontas.com.
If you want to download a copy of the AONTAS information booklet, click here. If you would like a hard copy, please contact the office on 01 406 8220.
Adult Learners Festival is supported by:
