CAEC

Cork Adult Education Council

c/o Cork City Library, Grand Parade, Cork.
+353[0]21- 4277110    Fax: 4275684   
Email ckcitlib@indigo.ie
webGuide http://homepage.eircom.net/~adulteducation/caec.htm

The Cork Adult Education Council, is a voluntary body, founded in 1972 representing organisations statutory and voluntary involved in the provision of lifelong learning.

Objectives

1. To help promote and co-ordinate the work of the various voluntary and statutory bodies involved in adult education.

2. To act as a reference centre for those seeking information concerning adult education.

3. To help assess the educational needs of adults in the Cork region, and to bring these to the attention of the various voluntary and statutory bodies involved.

Membership

Membership of the Council is open to any society, group or organisation, (voluntary or statutory) involved in the provision of adult education. Forty such organisations are now affiliated including The City Of Cork VEC Adult Education Board. Information on membership is available from +353[0]21-4277110.

Lunch-time lecture series

The Council organises lectures and seminars. The annual lunchtime lecture series takes place in the Spring of each year in The Crawford Art Gallery, Emmet Place, Cork. These lectures are of interest to both adult educators and the general public. They are advertised well in advance in the local press and other media.

Retired Peoples Network

Seeks to improve the quality of life for retired people. It encourages a positive attitude to retirement and engages in many activities including classes and courses in conjunction with the City of Cork VEC.
021-4966939.

Cork Adult Education Exhibition

Organised            By The Cork Adult Education Council.
Dates                 Early in September [afternoon opening for retired people]
Purpose             To give adults advice and details on the range of courses
Exhibitors           The exhibition has over 100 exhibitors.
Venue              The Exhibition Centre, City Hall, Cork.
Admission            Free, all are welcome
Contact            Telephone +353[0]21-4277110

AONTAS    The National Association of Adult Education
22 Earlsforth Terrace, Dublin2.
Telephone+353[0]1- 475 4121-2    Fax 01-478 0084 
Email aontas@iol.ie  www.aontas.ie

AONTAS is a voluntary organisation and registered charity. It was established in 1969 and receives core funding from the Department of Education and Science.  It is an umbrella organisation whose members include providers of courses, organisers, learners and anyone interested or involved in adult education.

AONTAS aims at

Promoting the importance of adult learning and education throughout life, particularly for those who are educationally or economically disadvantaged.

Developing a better system of adult education.

Supporting all those working at national, regional and local level.

Membership

Applications are invited from all those interested in adult education whether as individuals, organisations or groups.