Waterford Adult Education Service

Aontas Adult Learners Festival 2010

Friday 19th February - City of Waterford VEC supports The Adult Learners Festival

The Fourth Annual Nationwide Adult Learners Festival was launched locally by Gerard Morgan, the CEO/A of the City of Waterford VEC at the Adult Education Centre in Railway Square.  This festival which takes place from February 22nd to 26th was developed in association with Aontas , The National Adult Learning Organisation.  This awareness drive will see adult learners across the country celebrating achievements and showcasing their work.

Speaking at the launch today, Gerard Morgan (CEO/A) stated that the City of Waterford VEC were delighted to be involved with this campaign.  Numbers of adult learners accessing courses provided and funded by the VEC have increased dramatically within centres and throughout the community.  We welcome the continued  commitment  to adult learning at a time when many people are being made redundant or are vulnerable in their jobs . Adult Education certainly has a unique part to play in assisting people to develop new skills.

Joann Power (Adult Literacy Organiser) with the City of Waterford VEC stated that “Our hope is to create awareness of the opportunities that are available to all, while emphasising the importance of lifelong learning. She notes the increase in confidence in the learners that access the Adult Education Centre in Railway Square and recognises that ambitions and talents which can sometimes be overwhelmed by fear, reveal themselves and skills once thought of beyond reach, grow and develop.  There are a myriad of activities organised in the centre throughout the week and include learner development days, competitions (including photography and poetry) and seminars.

The Adult Education Service is running a series of events  throughout the city to celebrate the work and achievements of the learners. For  full details please log on to www.adulteducationservice.ie or www.waterfordvec.ie.

 

City of Waterford VEC celebrates the Aontas Adult Learners Festival

22nd-26th February 2010

The Adult Education Service is running a series of events over the week of the Festival. These events will celebrate the work already being done in the VEC Adult Education Service, particularly in the areas of Adult Literacy, BTEI, Community Education, and English Language students.

We will be celebrating our work with a wide variety of Communities, Groups and Organisations; from a local CDP to Computers for Unemployed, from Child Care to Active Retirement Organisations. We will be celebrating Green Learning with our Horticultural Group and Social Learning through computers ( Facebook, Twitter etc).

We will be celebrating through photography, art, poetry and literature and just about every other means available.

Events taking place in Waterford (click for further details of each event).