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POLITICAL CONTEXT 13 Institutes of Technology are established under the Regional Technical Colleges. e Shanty Educational Project, Tallaght, wins the AIB Better Ireland award. e European funding initiative NOW (New Opportunities for Women) is launched. First general European Conference on Educational Research held in Paris. AONTAS publishes the report ‘Liberating Learning’ which documented the provision and conditions of daytime adult education. e Maastricht Treaty is signed founding the European Union. Bishop Eamon Casey of Galway resigns his position. Fianna Fáil -Labour coalition is in Government. Charles Haughey resigned as Taoiseach. Albert Reynolds is elected Taoiseach. Seamus Brennan is Minister for Education. Proinsias De Rossa forms the political party the Democratic Left. Princes Diana of Wales dies in a car crash. President Mary Robinson is appointed UN High Commissionerfor Human Rights. AONTAS agrees with the Minister for Education Michael Martin's statement about the need for increasing paid professionals in the sector. However, AONTAS calls on the government to view adult education guidance as the most pressing priority. AONTAS and NALA lobby in the run up to the General Election in order to get adult education on the political agenda. AONTAS hosts an adult learning exhibition in September. OECD publishes the report ‘Literacy Skills for the Knowledge Society’ which presents the findings of the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS). It highlights that 25% of the Irish population scored at the lowest literacy level. National University of Ireland, Maynooth comes into existence with the commencement of the Universities Act, 1997. Waterford Institute of Technology offers the first course for literacy organisers. e National Centre for Guidance in Education established. Government - Fianna Fáil & Progressive Democrats. Michael Martin becomes Minister for Education in June. Appointment of the first Junior Minister for Education: Willie O'Dea with special responsibility for Adult Education. He promises a Green Paper for Adult Education and he wants to increase the number of paid personnel in the sector. Mary McAleese is elected the 8th President of Ireland. Bertie Ahern is appointed 10th Taoiseach. AONTAS makes a submission (e Right to Learn) regarding the Green Paper on Education. It highlights the major issues for adult education: access, funding, information and guidance, accreditation and certification and financial barriers. e NOW programme provides training to women’s groups. e target group was women living in disadvantaged or remote communities who find it difficult to access mainstream training and educational opportunities. Bill Clinton becomes 42nd President of USA. Mother Teresa meets President Robinson at Áras an Uachtaráin. e National Council for Education Awards (NCEA) develops a policy for the evaluation of prior experiential learning. e Minister for Education, Niamh Bhreathnach, pledges the introduction of free ird Level education for all over the coming 3 years. Fianna Gael-Labour coalition is in Government. Niamh Bhreathnach is Minister for Education. eBay is founded. For the first time in 26 years, no British soldiers patrol the streets of Belfast. AONTAS hosts a conference entitled ‘Into the Future.’ Its focus is the development of adult education in Ireland into the 21st Century. Dr Ted Fleming gives the keynote address. AONTAS submits a response to the Government on the White Paper on Education. Fianna Fail, Labour, Democratic Left coalition is in Government. Niamh Breathnach is Minister for Education. White paper on Adult Education ‘Charting our Education Future’ is launched by Minister Niamh Breathnach. Dolly the sheep the first mammal, to be cloned is born in Scotland. Ireland's first Irish language television station, Teilifís na Gaeilge (TnaG) launched. AONTAS hosts a conference entitled ‘Empowerment and Action: A New Agenda for Lifelong Learning,’ to celebrate the 1996 European Year of Lifelong Learning. AONTAS lobbies for an accreditation system for learning. AONTAS publishes a guide to starting your own group for the community sector. AONTAS publishes ‘A Degree at Last,’ which contains stories to celebrate the Year of Lifelong Learning. AONTAS hosts an adult learning exhibition in September. e Government publishes the White Paper on Education ‘Charting our Education Future.’ ird level fees for full-time courses are abolished. New Opportunities for Women 2 (NOW) is made available. Fianna Fail, Labour, Democratic Left coalition is in Government. Niamh Breathnach is Minister for Education. Google, Inc. is founded in California by by Stanford University Ph. D students. Good Friday agreement is signed by Irish, British and N.Ireland Political Parties with DUP a notable exception. AONTAS conducts a study entitled ‘Everything to Gain’, which notes that ¾ of ird Level Allowance Scheme participants successfully complete their degrees. AONTAS initiates the WENDI programme (Women’s Education Network Initiatives), which provides management training to 70 groups across the country. AONTAS hosts an adult learning exhibition in September. e Government publishes the Green Paper ‘Adult Education in an Era of Learning.’ VECs in Bray, Drogheda, Sligo, Tralee and Wexford are abolished. Government - Fianna Fáil & Progressive Democrats. Michael Martin is Minister for Education and Science. Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Dáil Éireann. Boris Yeltsin resigns as President of Russia, leaving Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin as acting President. Ten designated ministers are appointed to the power-sharing NorthernIreland Assembly. AONTAS members respond to the Green Paper on Adult Education and highlight the current issues in adult and community education: - Financial barriers for adults wishing to return to education - e lack of access to mainstream programmes of education and training - e lack of information and guidance services to suit the needs of adult learners - e lack of properly funded childcare facilities - e discrepancy between the opportunities available to the long-term unemployed and those in low-paid jobs - e lack of progression routes from basic education to higher education and training programs and between the formal and non-formal sectors. Minister of Education, Michael Martin, launches a £194 million plan to tackle educational disadvantage by way of: - Back to Education Initiative (£27.5 million) - Adult Literacy (£14 million) - Further Education Guidance (£3 million) - ird Level Access (£30 million) - ird Level Progression (£6 million). Bank of Ireland launches its Millennium Trust Scheme (bursaries up to £30.000). Government - Fianna Fáil & Progressive Democrats. Michael Martin is Minister for Education and Science. Launch of the National Anti-Poverty Strategy Report. DEVELOPMENTS IN EDUCATION KEY AONTAS WORK AONTAS celebrates its 25th birthday. AONTAS publishes the report ‘Can You Credit it?’ which centres on the accreditation needs of community education groups. AONTAS lobbies for an accreditation system for formal and non-formal education. AONTAS hosts an adult education exhibition in September. Mr Michael McGreil is elected President of AONTAS. lson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first Black president. e Provisional IRA announces a complete cessation of military operations. AONTAS hosts a conference entitled ‘Choice or Chance - Educational Opportunities for Adults dependent on Social Welfare Benefits.’ AONTAS participates in the 'Higher Options' conference on third level education for adults. e Department of Education makes £100,000 available for people on social welfare benefits who wish to return to learning and £200,000 for community education groups.Transition Year is mainstreamed in all secondary schools. Fianna Fail, Labour, Democratic Left coalition is in Government. Michael Smith is Minister for Education. Albert Reynolds resigns as Taoiseach. Fianna Fáil – Progressive Democrat coalition is in Government. Charles Haughey is elected Taoiseach by Dáil Eireann. Mary O’Rourke is Minister for Education. AONTAS launches a phone-in information service on grants and courses ranging from literacy to ird Level. AONTAS promotes the contribution made by voluntary groups to the development of adult education in Ireland; as a result the AONTAS voluntary membership expand rapidly. AONTAS celebrates its 21st birthday, a poem and a picture are produced for the occasion. Ms Berni Brady is elected the AONTAS President. Mary Robinson becomes the first female President of Ireland. Irish writer Brian Keenan is released from Lebanon after being held hostage for 5 years. AONTAS and ICTU host a conference entitled ‘Designing Courses for the Unemployed.’ AONTAS hosts a conference entitled ‘e Development of Adult Education in Ireland: e Contribution of Voluntary Groups.’ AONTAS and ENFO host a conference entitled ‘Learning to Live with the Environment.’ 1990 marks the UNESCO International Year of Literacy. Fianna Fáil – Progressive Democrat coalition is in Government. Noel Davern is Minister for Education. Albert Reynolds, Minister for Finance is sacked by the Government. AONTAS publishes the workbook ‘From the Personal to the Political.’ It aims to assist women’s groups to learn more about their own, and others,’ experiences. e oppression of the individual and the group is highlighted in order to help them achieve personal, social and political change. e Annual General Meeting is dedicated to discussing the Green Paper on Education. AONTAS supports the publication of the journal the ‘Adult Learner.’ AONTAS hosts an Adult Learning Exhibition in September. AONTAS hosts a conference entitled ‘Information, Guidance and Counselling for Adult Education.' Collapse of the Soviet Union states declare independence Mikhail Gorbachov resigns as President. "Birmingham Six" are freed from jail after 16 years. AONTAS is involved in a study tour to the European Parliament in December. AONTAS, the French Association AFIP and the Spanish FAEA host a European conference on tutor-training entitled 'Educational Choices for Adults'. NATIONAL EVENTS WORLD EVENTS 1990 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1990 1999 YEAR 1991 1992 From Up to After surviving the cutbacks, AONTAS establishes a number of initiatives to rebuild the adult and community education sector. Women’s community education grew and developed. Notable features of the decade are the NOW programmes, the first AONTAS strategic plan and the appointment of Willie O’Dea as the first Minister of State with responsibility for Adult Education. 40TH MANY HAPPY RETURNS AONTAS establishes the first men’s education group. Ms Berni Brady is appointed Director of AONTAS. AONTAS calls for a broader based grant system and more funding for community education groups. AONTAS nominates Joanna Mc Minn and Eilish Rooney for a J. Roby Kidd Citation award. ey win for their work on developing a new concept in learning ‘e Spiral Model of Learning.’ Ms Mairead Wrynn becomes President of AONTAS. AONTAS hosts an adult education exhibition in September. AONTAS holds an adult learning exhibition in September. AONTAS creates a campaign to abolish fees for evening and distance learning courses. An AONTAS delegation meets the Minister for Education, Niamh Breathnach. e Minister states that adult education will be given centre stage. AONTAS publishes a report on the effect of the cutbacks on the VTOS scheme. AONTAS organises a seminar ‘Can you Credit It,’ in order to highlight the accreditation needs of community education groups. AONTAS commissions a research report ‘Counting Us In,’ which centres on education for adults with learning disability. AONTAS carries out research on the ird Level Allowance Scheme. AONTAS participates in the UNESCO International Conference on Adult Learning, CONFINTEA V, in Hamburg. AONTAS launches its first strategic plan ‘A Vision for the Future,’ which outlines work for the period 1998-2000. AONTAS, in collaboration with NWCI, hosts the '50/50 Vision: 10 years of New Opportunities for Women' in Kilmainham. e AONTAS Adult Learning Exhibition is held at RDS Dublin in September and is attended by over 5000 people . A free draw is held, prizes include: 20 week extramural courses at UCD, a sailing course by Fingal Sailing School and a Linguaphone language course of the winner’s choice. AONTAS hosts a conference entitled ‘From Ireland to Europe: Accessing Funding for Adult Education.’
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POLITICALCONTEXT
13 Institutes of Technology are established under the RegionalTechnical Colleges.
�e Shanty Educational Project, Tallaght, wins the AIB BetterIreland award.
�e European funding initiative NOW (New Opportunitiesfor Women) is launched.
First general European Conference on Educational Researchheld in Paris.
AONTAS publishes the report ‘Liberating Learning’ whichdocumented the provision and conditions of daytime adulteducation.
�e Maastricht Treaty is signed founding the European Union.
Bishop Eamon Casey of Galway resigns his position.
Fianna Fáil -Labour coalition is in Government.
Charles Haughey resigned as Taoiseach.
Albert Reynolds is elected Taoiseach. Seamus Brennan is Ministerfor Education. Proinsias De Rossa forms the political party theDemocratic Left.
Princes Diana of Wales dies in a car crash.
President Mary Robinson is appointed UN HighCommissionerfor Human Rights.
AONTAS agrees with the Minister for Education Michael Martin'sstatement about the need for increasing paid professionals in thesector. However, AONTAS calls on the government to view adulteducation guidance as the most pressing priority.
AONTAS and NALA lobby in the run up to the General Electionin order to get adult education on the political agenda.
AONTAS hosts an adult learning exhibition in September.
OECD publishes the report ‘Literacy Skills for the KnowledgeSociety’ which presents the findings of the International AdultLiteracy Survey (IALS). It highlights that 25% of the Irishpopulation scored at the lowest literacy level.
National University of Ireland, Maynooth comes into existencewith the commencement of the Universities Act, 1997.
Waterford Institute of Technology offers the first course forliteracy organisers.
�e National Centre for Guidance in Education established.
Government - Fianna Fáil & Progressive Democrats.
Michael Martin becomes Minister for Education in June.
Appointment of the first Junior Minister for Education:Willie O'Dea with special responsibility for Adult Education.He promises a Green Paper for Adult Education and he wantsto increase the number of paid personnel in the sector.
Mary McAleese is elected the 8th President of Ireland.
Bertie Ahern is appointed 10th Taoiseach.
AONTAS makes a submission (�e Right to Learn) regarding theGreen Paper on Education. It highlights the major issues for adulteducation: access, funding, information and guidance,accreditation and certification and financial barriers.
�e NOW programme provides training to women’s groups.�e target group was women living in disadvantaged or remotecommunities who find it difficult to access mainstream trainingand educational opportunities.
Bill Clinton becomes 42nd President of USA.
Mother Teresa meets President Robinson at Áras an Uachtaráin.
�e National Council for Education Awards (NCEA) developsa policy for the evaluation of prior experiential learning.
�e Minister for Education, Niamh Bhreathnach, pledges theintroduction of free �ird Level education for all over thecoming 3 years.
Fianna Gael-Labour coalition is in Government.
Niamh Bhreathnach is Minister for Education.
eBay is founded.
For the first time in 26 years, no British soldiers patrol the streetsof Belfast.
AONTAS hosts a conference entitled ‘Into the Future.’ Its focus isthe development of adult education in Ireland into the 21stCentury. Dr Ted Fleming gives the keynote address.
AONTAS submits a response to the Government on the WhitePaper on Education.
Fianna Fail, Labour, Democratic Left coalition is in Government.
Niamh Breathnach is Minister for Education.
White paper on Adult Education ‘Charting our EducationFuture’ is launched by Minister Niamh Breathnach.
Dolly the sheep the first mammal, to be cloned is born in Scotland.
Ireland's first Irish language television station, Teilifís na Gaeilge(TnaG) launched.
AONTAS hosts a conference entitled ‘Empowerment and Action:A New Agenda for Lifelong Learning,’ to celebrate the 1996European Year of Lifelong Learning.
AONTAS lobbies for an accreditation system for learning.
AONTAS publishes a guide to starting your own group for thecommunity sector.
AONTAS publishes ‘A Degree at Last,’ which contains stories tocelebrate the Year of Lifelong Learning.
AONTAS hosts an adult learning exhibition in September.
�e Government publishes the White Paper on Education‘Charting our Education Future.’
�ird level fees for full-time courses are abolished.
New Opportunities for Women 2 (NOW) is made available.
Fianna Fail, Labour, Democratic Left coalition is in Government.
Niamh Breathnach is Minister for Education.
Google, Inc. is founded in California by by Stanford UniversityPh. D students.
Good Friday agreement is signed by Irish, British and N.IrelandPolitical Parties with DUP a notable exception.
AONTAS conducts a study entitled ‘Everything to Gain’, whichnotes that ¾ of �ird Level Allowance Scheme participantssuccessfully complete their degrees.
AONTAS initiates the WENDI programme (Women’s EducationNetwork Initiatives), which provides management training to70 groups across the country.
AONTAS hosts an adult learning exhibition in September.
�e Government publishes the Green Paper ‘Adult Educationin an Era of Learning.’
VECs in Bray, Drogheda, Sligo, Tralee and Wexfordare abolished.
Government - Fianna Fáil & Progressive Democrats.
Michael Martin is Minister for Education and Science.
Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the UnitedKingdom to address the Dáil Éireann.
Boris Yeltsin resigns as President of Russia, leaving Prime Minister,Vladimir Putin as acting President.
Ten designated ministers are appointed to the power-sharingNorthernIreland Assembly.
AONTAS members respond to the Green Paper on Adult Educationand highlight the current issues in adult and community education:- Financial barriers for adults wishing to return to education- �e lack of access to mainstream programmes of education and training- �e lack of information and guidance services to suit the needs of adult learners- �e lack of properly funded childcare facilities- �e discrepancy between the opportunities available to the long-term unemployed and those in low-paid jobs- �e lack of progression routes from basic education to higher education and training programs and between the formal and non-formal sectors.
Minister of Education, Michael Martin, launches a £194 millionplan to tackle educational disadvantage by way of:- Back to Education Initiative (£27.5 million)- Adult Literacy (£14 million)- Further Education Guidance (£3 million)- �ird Level Access (£30 million)- �ird Level Progression (£6 million).
Bank of Ireland launches its Millennium Trust Scheme(bursaries up to £30.000).
Government - Fianna Fáil & Progressive Democrats.
Michael Martin is Minister for Education and Science.
Launch of the National Anti-Poverty Strategy Report.
DEVELOPMENTS INEDUCATION
KEY AONTASWORK
AONTAS celebrates its 25th birthday.
AONTAS publishes the report ‘Can You Credit it?’ which centreson the accreditation needs of community education groups.
AONTAS lobbies for an accreditation system for formal andnon-formal education.
AONTAS hosts an adult education exhibition in September.
Mr Michael McGreil is elected President of AONTAS.
lson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first Black president.
�e Provisional IRA announces a complete cessation of militaryoperations.
AONTAS hosts a conference entitled ‘Choice or Chance -Educational Opportunities for Adults dependent on SocialWelfare Benefits.’
AONTAS participates in the 'Higher Options' conference onthird level education for adults.
�e Department of Education makes £100,000available for people on social welfare benefits who wish toreturn to learning and £200,000 for community educationgroups.Transition Year is mainstreamed in all secondary schools.
Fianna Fail, Labour, Democratic Left coalition is in Government.
Michael Smith is Minister for Education.
Albert Reynolds resigns as Taoiseach.
Fianna Fáil – Progressive Democrat coalition is in Government.
Charles Haughey is elected Taoiseach by Dáil Eireann.
Mary O’Rourke is Minister for Education.
AONTAS launches a phone-in information service on grantsand courses ranging from literacy to �ird Level.
AONTAS promotes the contribution made by voluntary groupsto the development of adult education in Ireland; as a result theAONTAS voluntary membership expand rapidly.
AONTAS celebrates its 21st birthday, a poem and a picture areproduced for the occasion.
Ms Berni Brady is elected the AONTAS President.
Mary Robinson becomes the first female President of Ireland.
Irish writer Brian Keenan is released from Lebanon after beingheld hostage for 5 years.
AONTAS and ICTU host a conference entitled ‘DesigningCourses for the Unemployed.’
AONTAS hosts a conference entitled ‘�e Development of AdultEducation in Ireland: �e Contribution of Voluntary Groups.’
AONTAS and ENFO host a conference entitled ‘Learning to Livewith the Environment.’
1990 marks the UNESCO International Year of Literacy.
Fianna Fáil – Progressive Democrat coalition is in Government.
Noel Davern is Minister for Education.
Albert Reynolds, Minister for Finance is sacked by theGovernment.
AONTAS publishes the workbook ‘From the Personal to thePolitical.’ It aims to assist women’s groups to learn more about theirown, and others,’ experiences. �e oppression of the individualand the group is highlighted in order to help them achievepersonal, social and political change.
�e Annual General Meeting is dedicated to discussing the GreenPaper on Education.
AONTAS supports the publication of the journal the ‘AdultLearner.’
AONTAS hosts an Adult Learning Exhibition in September.
AONTAS hosts a conference entitled ‘Information, Guidance andCounselling for Adult Education.'
Collapse of the Soviet Union states declare independence MikhailGorbachov resigns as President.
"Birmingham Six" are freed from jail after 16 years.
AONTAS is involved in a study tour to the European Parliamentin December.
AONTAS, the French Association AFIP and the Spanish FAEAhost a European conference on tutor-training entitled 'EducationalChoices for Adults'.
NATIONAL EVENTS
WORLD EVENTS
1990 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 19991990 1999 YEAR 1991 1992From Up to
After surviving the cutbacks, AONTAS establishes a number of initiatives to rebuild the adult and community education sector.Women’s community education grew and developed. Notable
features of the decade are the NOW programmes, the firstAONTAS strategic plan and the appointment of Willie
O’Dea as the first Minister of State with responsibility forAdult Education.
40TH MANY HAPPY
RETURNS AONTAS establishes the first men’s education group.
Ms Berni Brady is appointed Director of AONTAS.
AONTAS calls for a broader based grant system and morefunding for community education groups.
AONTAS nominates Joanna Mc Minn and Eilish Rooney for aJ. Roby Kidd Citation award. �ey win for their work ondeveloping a new concept in learning‘�e Spiral Model of Learning.’
Ms Mairead Wrynn becomes President of AONTAS.
AONTAS hosts an adult education exhibition in September.
AONTAS holds an adult learning exhibition in September.
AONTAS creates a campaign to abolish fees for evening anddistance learning courses.
An AONTAS delegation meets the Minister for Education, NiamhBreathnach. �e Minister states that adult education will be givencentre stage.
AONTAS publishes a report on the effect of the cutbacks on theVTOS scheme.
AONTAS organises a seminar ‘Can you Credit It,’ in order tohighlight the accreditation needs of community education groups.
AONTAS commissions a research report ‘Counting Us In,’ whichcentres on education for adults with learning disability.
AONTAS carries out research on the �ird Level AllowanceScheme.
AONTAS participates in the UNESCO International Conferenceon Adult Learning, CONFINTEA V, in Hamburg.
AONTAS launches its first strategic plan ‘A Vision for the Future,’which outlines work for the period 1998-2000.
AONTAS, in collaboration with NWCI, hosts the '50/50 Vision:10 years of New Opportunities for Women' in Kilmainham.
�e AONTAS Adult Learning Exhibition is held at RDS Dublinin September and is attended by over 5000 people . A free drawis held, prizes include: 20 week extramural courses at UCD, asailing course by Fingal Sailing School and a Linguaphonelanguage course of the winner’s choice.
AONTAS hosts a conference entitled ‘From Ireland to Europe:Accessing Funding for Adult Education.’
