Leitrim and Castlebar Projects scoop National Awards for Adult Learning |
 Micheal O'Muircheartaigh, well known RTE sports broadcaster will
present the National Awards for Adult Learning at a special ceremony on February 4th at Dublin
Castle. The ceremony is the opening event for the AONTAS Adult
Learners' Festival which runs until February 8th. This year over one
hundred and thirty adult learning initiatives were nominated for a
total of eleven awards. According to Bríd Connolly, Vice President of
AONTAS and Chair of the independent panel of judges which reviewed the
awards, 'This is the second year for the awards and the number of
projects nominated well exceeded our expectations.'
All of the judges were particularly impressed with the standard of applications this year. Bríd
added 'We know that individuals really benefit from adult education,
but we wanted to highlight community benefits too, with these awards.
We were looking for projects which emphasised teamwork and partnership,
developed around the real needs of adult learners. It was extremely
difficult to reach a decision but we feel that the eleven projects
selected best fulfilled these criteria.'
AONTAS introduced the
awards initiative and the Adult Learners' Festival in order to promote
adult learning. AONTAS Director Berni Brady explained 'All of the
projects nominated for these awards demonstrate the enormous value of
adult learning -for individual learners, for economic development and
for different communities around Ireland. Many of the projects are
operating with minimal resources. AONTAS estimates that on average
300,000 adults in Ireland take part in adult or community education
each year. Adults encounter huge obstacles in accessing and continuing
further education - the high cost of fees, the huge time commitment or
the difficulty of juggling work and childcare arrangements.'
The
week of the Adult Learners' Festival includes a number of activities to
promote learning. The theme of this years festival is 'Learning
Matters' and the event will conclude with a panel discussion which will
consider the key policy issues for the sector over the coming years. |
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