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Supporting the Learner Voice
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Supporting the Learner Voice

This seminar seeks to identify ways in which the voice of the adult learner in NI can be supported and strengthened to shape and undertake advocacy to influence policy and practice, across all sectors. We will hear from our colleagues at AONTAS about the National Further Education and Training (FET) Learner Forum and from our...

Belfast honoured with prestigious Learning City Award
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29th of October, 202129th of October, 2021

Belfast honoured with prestigious Learning City Award

Belfast has been honoured with a UNESCO Learning City Award for 2021 in recognition for its work promoting lifelong learning across the city. This award acknowledges the vast spectrum of work that is underway in our schools, colleges, and universities as well as in our community organisations and our social spaces.  Lord Mayor of Belfast...

Celebrating Learning Day
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30th of September, 202130th of September, 2021

Celebrating Learning Day

In 2019 the Lord Mayors of Belfast, Cork, Dublin and the Mayors of Limerick and Derry City and Strabane Region signed a formal agreement to commit each city to work together and provide mutual support to help deliver on the vision of a learning city for all citizens. All five cities are part of the...

Launch of the Learn Well, Live Well Report
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27th of February, 202127th of February, 2021

Launch of the Learn Well, Live Well Report

On 24th February the Impact Forum and Belfast Learning City held the online launch of their joint publication, Learn Well, Live Well: adult learning and health and wellbeing. We were delighted to have messages of support from the two Junior Ministers, Gary Middleton and Declan Kearney. We also heard from Raúl Valdés-Cotera (UNESCO UIL) author...

Launch of Learn Well, Live Well Report
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5th of February, 20215th of February, 2021

Launch of Learn Well, Live Well Report

The Learn Well, Live Well: adult learning and health and wellbeing report has been produced over the past few months as part of the UK programme for the European Agenda on Adult Learning (managed by the Learning and Work Institute). It has been compiled and edited by the NI Impact Forum on Adult Learning and...