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Aontas Community Education Map

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Download the Brochure for AONTAS Adult Education Summit! Today we’re launching the new AONTAS Community Education Map. This is a brand-new resource for everyone working or interested in community education in Ireland and Northern Ireland. There is fantastic and essential work happening in local communities all across the country. This map is a new space to make that work visible and to say Community Education is Here. People working in community education are going above and beyond to help people get back to lots of different kinds of learning.

This is still under-valued and we want to change that. There are thousands of community education groups and organisations working right now in cities, towns, and villages across the country. Open new doors in 2025 with community education. 🚪 If you’ve been out of education for a while or feel unsure about returning, community education offers a welcoming space to begin again. The AONTAS Community Education Map can help you find providers in your area that offer accessible and supportive learning opportunities. 🗺️ Whether you’re looking to develop new skills, meet new people, or gain confidence, there’s a course waiting for you right in your community.

Head over to map.aontas.com to find opportunities in your area. Community education helps people who want to return to education or learning, but may not have the confidence or opportunities to do this in a formal setting like university or further education. It is rooted in values of equality, justice and empowerment. It creates a voice for those who are furthest from the education system. It is based on what people need and is driven by communities. Community education often helps people who have been let down by the traditional education system in Ireland, and who need some care and guidance to get back into learning again, or take up a...

77% of community education learners are women and more than half of learners are over 55 years of age. Many people come from homes and communities where staying in school or going to college just doesn’t happen. Or people have a lot to cope with, including disabilities, caring responsibilities, or the impact of the pandemic or the cost-of-living crisis. Many people are impacted by addiction. Many are living in Direct Provision. Many people – an increasing number – find themselves homeless.

These people cannot be ignored in the Irish education system. Community education can be a place of safety for them, and offer a way to learn that is tailored to encourage them to believe in themselves and discover their own potential. The Community Education Network (CEN) was established in 2007 by AONTAS. It is a network of independent community education providers who work together to share information and resources. Membership of the Community Education Network is free for AONTAS members. Please note CEN membership is subject to criteria.

All members must be local, self-managed, independent community education organisations committed to social change. A huge thank you to the 58 #CommunityEd organisations who joined the #AONTAS Community Ed Map as part of our recent #PutYourselfOnTheMap campaign! This is a vital new resource that will make the work of community education organisations visible & showcase the vibrancy of #CommunityEd across the island of Ireland. Be part of this growing community ➡ https://map.aontas.com #NEAAL Download the Brochure for AONTAS Adult Education Summit! Community education means that everyone can learn new things, feel cared for, and feel they matter.

Everyone deserves to feel like that. With community education, a young man on social welfare might be recommended to do an IT course and all of a sudden find themselves doing drama and poetry. With community education, an older man who dropped out of school decades ago might start doing an art course and find he’s great at it. He might start talking to other men on the course about what it was like growing up and how hard things were sometimes. A single mother looking to feel less alone might find herself doing a business course somewhere that offers on-site childcare. She might learn from other women, not just about business skills, but about how to cope, and she might start to feel more confident in herself.

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