FAQ

What is the Adult Education Officers’ Association?

The Adult Education Officers’ Association (AEOA) is a professional body of Adult Education Officers (AEOs) employed by Vocational Education Committees (VECs) throughout Ireland. The local AEO is employed to manage the adult education service within each Vocational Education Committee (VEC).

What is an Adult Education Officer?

The local AEO is employed to manage the adult education service within the VEC. The AEO is central to the development of the local adult education service and have played a major role in the emergence of all adult education programmes in VECs.

How do I contact a local Adult Education Officer?

Contact details for all AEOs can be accessed by clicking on the following link

What are the contact details for the AEOA Executive Committee?

The following members make up the AEOA executive:

Ger Canning (President)
gercanning2007@eircom.net     (025) 42945 - County Cork VEC

Martin Gormley (Vice President)
martingormley@donegalvec.ie     (074) 9721705 - County Donegal VEC

Fiona Maloney (Secretary)
fionamaloney@cavanvec.ie   (049) 431881 - County Cavan VEC

Fiona O'Loughlin (Treasurer)
fiona.o'loughlin@cgvec.ie     (091) 567194  - City of Galway VEC

Eimear Brophy (PRO)
ebrophy@limerickvec.ie     (061) 442100 - County Limerick VEC

Mary Hamilton
maryhamilton@limerickcityaes.ie  (061) 315358 - City of Limerick VEC

Terry McCann
terry.mccann@codubvec.ie  (01) 8211518 - County Dublin VEC

Rina McKenna
aeo@westmeathvec.ie   (090) 6474080 - County Westmeath VEC

Des Murtagh
desmurtagh@kildarevec.ie  (045) 988000 - County Kildare VEC


What is the Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA)?

The Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA) represents the interests, at national level, of Ireland’s thirty-three Vocational Education Committees (VECs). The Association, formally known as the Irish Technical Education Association was established in 1902 and the name was changed to the Irish Vocational Education Association in 1944. As a representative body, IVEA has a diverse range of functions which at all times seeks to protect, promote and enhance the interests of vocational education and training within the wider education sector and the country at large. www.ivea.ie

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