AEOA Adult Education Officers´ Association
AEOA Adult Education Officers´ Association
The VEC AGS provides both an information service and adult education guidance for adults who are participating in or would like to participate in education programmes. The Service offers support and advice to people as they make their own decisions about their future in education.
Information Officers provide information to adults interested in returning to learning including a one to one service. Adult Guidance Counsellors provide one-to-one adult education guidance and group guidance to adults who are attending or considering attending the following programmes:
The AGS also supports former residents of designated institutions and members of hard to reach groups. For further information relating to the Adult Guidance Service in your local VEC, please see www.vec.ie.
The VEC Adult Basic Education Service offers a free and confidential service to adults who want to improve their reading, writing, spelling, maths and basic computers. Classes are offered on a one to one basis or in small groups depending on the needs of individual learners. Progression opportunities to accredited programmes are also available to learners.
A number of national initiatives that focus on the delivery of workplace adult basic education programmes are offered including:
For further information relating to the Adult Basic Education Service in your local VEC, please see www.vec.ie.
BTEI offers flexible learning opportunities for young people and adults who wish to return to education. It aims to give participants the opportunity to combine a return to learning with family, work and other responsibilities.
All BTEI programmes offer FETAC Certification. Participants on BTEI programmes can build credits over time and achieve qualifications recognised through the National Framework of Qualifications.
Participation in part-time BTEI Programmes offers opportunities to:
For further information relating to BTEI in your local VEC, please see www.vec.ie.
The VEC Community Education Service works in partnership with community, voluntary and interagency groups in the development and delivery of a wide range of learning and education opportunities for community-based groups.
Programmes offered are flexible, accessible and developed in response to identified needs acknowledging the benefit of lifelong learning both to the individual and their community. The Community Education Service supports the delivery of programmes in a number of ways including:
For further information relating to Community Education programmes in your local VEC, please see www.vec.ie.
VTOS programmes are designed to meet the education needs of those that are unemployed. The scheme aims to:
VTOS Programmes offer a wide range of subjects and activities and certification is available at a range of levels. For further information relating to VTOS in your local VEC, please see www.vec.ie.
Youthreach is a national programme of second-chance education and training directed at unemployed young early school leavers aged 15-20. The programme focuses on the holistic development of the individual. Participants are facilitated in setting personal and educational goals that increase their self-esteem, skill and knowledge base and employability.
The programme operates on a full-time, year-round basis and is delivered in two phases:
A range of certification options are available to Youthreach participants. The majority of participants have their achievements certified by FETAC while others may be entered for the Junior Certificate, individual subjects of the Leaving Certificate and in the Leaving Certificate Applied. For further information relating to Youthreach in your local VEC, please see www.vec.ie.
The Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) is the statutory awarding body for further education and training in Ireland. FETAC makes quality assured awards that are part of the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) from levels 1-6. FETAC:
All VEC's are registered providers with FETAC by agreement of their quality assurance policies and procedures. For further information in relation to FETAC Awards, please click here. For information regarding FETAC accredited programmes in your VEC, please see www.vec.ie.
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