Learning awards
Nominations for the Adult Learners' Week Awards 2010 are now closed.
NIACE received a record number of Adult Learners' Week Award nominations. Nominations will re-open in September 2010.
“I can now hold my head high and give back to others. Learning gives me scope and freedom, a better chance of employment. It gives me choices.”John Gerrard Kelly, 2009 Adult Learners' Week Award Winner
The Adult Learners' Week Awards celebrate all kinds of learning - informal learning, learning which leads to a qualification or learning simply for fun. They recognise and celebrate the achievements of extraordinary adults who have transformed their lives for the better, and who can inspire others to give learning a go.
There are four main award categories:
- Individuals whose remarkable learning achievements have made a difference to their lives and have inspired others;
- Groups of three or more people who have come together for a common purpose and transformed their and/or other people's lives through learning;
- Families whose members have experienced the benefits of learning together; and
- Opening Doors to Adult Learners which recognises creative and innovative projects or organisations that had a positive impact on the lives of their learners.
In 2010, special awards sponsored by a range of high-profile organisations will also be presented:
- the European Social Fund (ESF) Awards will celebrate individuals, groups and projects that have learnt with support from the ESF;
- the Digital Participation Award (sponsored by BBC) will recognise learning where the use of new technology has been central;
- the Intergenerational Award (sponsored by MLA) will award intergenerational learning in the Museums, Libraries and Archives sector;
- the Foundation Degree Award (sponsored by fdf) will recognise and celebrate an outstanding adult learner on a foundation degree programme;
- the Power of Reading Award (sponsored by Booktrust) will recognise how the pleasure of reading or writing has inspired or resulted in an outstanding learning journey;
- the Outstanding Achievement Award (sponsored by the National Open College Network) will recognise outstanding learning on an OCN programme; and
- the Transformation Fund Award will award learners who have received funding from the Government initiative.
