Aontas This Afternoon We Unveiled The Community Facebook

Leo Migdal

-Dec 11, 2025, 3:31 AM

aontas this afternoon we unveiled the community facebook

📢 This afternoon, we unveiled the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗧) research report. The study explores how community education is evolving across Ireland, its powerful impact on learners and local communities, and the challenges practitioners face in delivering truly transformative learning. These findings will strengthen our advocacy for sustainable funding and policies that support and grow adult and community education. Read the report here: [https://lnkd.in/dR4n2AUi] #CEST #CommunityEducation Our Chairperson, John D’Arcy, opened the proceedings, highlighting the launch of our new Members Hub. It’s our new online space for our members to connect on everything related to adult education on the island of Ireland.

You can get involved here. John also shared how recent AONTAS research on the impact of adult and community education in Northern Ireland has resonated with his own colleagues across the UK – a testament to the impact of... The day included the election of new board members. We extended our deepest thanks to Liam McCarthy for his years of service to AONTAS and warmly welcomed Lynn Simpson, Training Manager at CASPr – the Community Afterschools Project, to the AONTAS family. Our CEO Dearbháil Lawless took us through a snapshot of 2024, re-committing us to our core values of social justice and collective action. Guided by our strategic plan, we reached 81.5 million points of contact with people in 2024 and hosted 166 events during the Adult Learners’ Festival.

We advocated tirelessly – from launching a manifesto in the Dáil to championing campaigns like Holding You Back, ensuring that the voices of learners were not just heard, but acted upon. Our work extended to Northern Ireland, where we collaborated with the Alliance for Lifelong Learning to measure and champion the impact of adult education. We also strengthened connections across our Community Education Network, bringing together 100 independent groups through coffee mornings, CEN meetings, and Erasmus+ adventures across Europe. Within AONTAS itself, we focused on fostering an inclusive and flexible workplace, ensuring our team thrives as they continue to support and amplify the sector. This afternoon, the AONTAS team gathered with our Board of Directors to catch up and exchange updates on our work and developments in the adult and community education sector. The meeting provided an opportunity for the Board to gain deeper insights into our current projects and activities at AONTAS.

It also helped the team learn more about the Board’s role in guiding strong policies and best practices for the organisation. We had a fantastic afternoon and are grateful to our Board members for their dedication to adult and community education! Great to meet the AONTAS, the National Adult Learning Organisation team this afternoon and hear first hand the wide range of initiatives and projects that the team are working on to promote adult and... Running from Monday, 22nd September to Sunday, 28th September, the Community Education: Local, Lifelong, Life Changing campaign highlights the importance and impact of community education across the country. We’ll celebrate the transformative power of community education and will also call on Government, North and South, to address the critical issues facing workers and learners in the sector. Join the conversation on social media with the hashtag #CommunityEducation

Read all about the campaign on our dedicated campaign page on aontas.com To download resources so that you can get behind the campaign, visit our Community Education: Local, Lifelong, Life Changing Resources page on the Members Hub.

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