Joining Forces to Amplify Learner Voice in Linz, Austria While research shows that empowering learners to shape their education can lead to better outcomes, many providers and policymakers still lack the knowledge to effectively implement Learner Voice into their work. 
The ENHANCE project aims to change this through equipping those involved in adult education with the tools and resources to embed Learner Voice policies and practices at all levels.
Funded by Erasmus+, this project provides partners with the opportunity to come together in a European city. These gatherings — known as a Transnational Partner Meeting (TPM) — are vital for project collaboration,…
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“Joy, too, is a form of resistance” says human rights activist and educator Caoimhe Butterly They moved a lot as a family – Ireland, Canada, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, and New York. There, Caoimhe worked in the New York Catholic Worker Movement with homeless men, many of whom had experienced trauma through war.
She lived with indigenous communities in Chiapas, Mexico and Guatemala for years and after 9/11 worked in the Middle East including in Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon and Syria: “It was supposed to be a gap year, and it turned into almost two decades.”
She became politically conscious after seeing TV footage in the 1980s of Israeli soldiers in the West Bank using rifles to break the bones…
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The EU “Union of Skills” strategy: focus on skills and competitiveness, but action required to recognise inequalities and barriers for adult learners The Union of Skills strategy identifies some reasons for issues with skills across Europe:

Decrease in digital and literacy skills in schools
Shortage in craft occupations as well as in sectors like agriculture and fishing in what the EU calls VET (Vocational Education and Training)
Lack of basic literacy and overall participation in adult education
Gender gap inequality in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths)
Lack of financial and entrepreneurial training
Lack of necessary skills relating to rapid societal and cultural transformations and crises

The Union of Skills strategy…
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What is Learner Voice training for staff in FET and adult education? The development of the Learner Voice Training plays a key role in this.
What have we done so far?
Karyn and I have delivered Learner Voice training across six Education and Training Boards (ETBs), engaging with 50 staff members.
We are focused on developing, piloting, and evaluating this training for staff across 12 ETBs by the end of 2025.
We delivered the training module with the following ETBs:

City of Dublin (Prison Education)
Galway and Roscommon
Dublin and Dun Laoghaire
Waterford and Wexford
Louth and Meath
Cavan and Monaghan

What is included in Learner Voice training?
The…
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What is Public Sector Duty and why does it matter? IHREC states that public bodies “must assess, address, and report on progress in relation to equality and human rights in their strategic plan and annual reports in a manner that is accessible to the public.” 
As a team, we at AONTAS are committed to excellence in governance, and our hard-working staff are highly skilled, well-informed, and passionate about social justice. 
Because we are in receipt of public funding through SOLAS, and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science, we have obligations relating to Public Sector Duty. 
The realisation of Public…
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