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79 adult learners from Cork came together on the first day of Spring in Ballincollig last Thursday (1st) for a regional meeting of the National Further Education and Training (FET) Learner Forum. Learners came together to share their personal experiences of Further Education and Training and suggested improvements to ensure learners thrive in a further education setting.
Further Education and Training (FET) learners from Wexford and across Ireland participated in focus groups and surveys to inform the annual ‘Learners Voices Across Ireland’ report which was launched at the AONTAS summit in the Aviva Stadium recently.
Further Education and Training (FET) learners from Wexford and across Ireland participated in focus groups and surveys to inform the annual ‘Learners Voices Across Ireland’ report which was launched at the AONTAS summit in the Aviva Stadium recently.
Event took place at the City North Hotel Gormanston
Gorey's Daniel Kenny has told his story of adult education in a new booklet by AONTAS which celebrates the impact of young adult learners sharing their experiences of the National FET Learner Forum. Available online at www.aontas.com, the booklet has been launched to coincide with nationwide events taking place online to encourage people to enter adult education. In his story, Mr Kenny explained that taking part in further education has changed him after he first started a course at Gorey Youth Needs. 'School wasn't for me but since I've been in the ETB, I've just excelled,' he said. 'When I...