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02-03-2010

• Visit www.yourcountryyourcall.ie - Your Country, Your Call is a competition to ignite imaginations and inspire thinking. Click on the link to find out more.

20-02-2010

• Visit www.iywc.com for details of upcoming workshops run by the IYWC specifically aimed at workers in the youth and community sector.
• Read a report by Anna Fiona Keogh on the value of participation in the arts for young people: Young People, Creative Action and Social Change 2008
  

08-02-2010

• SOSAD is a new charity aimed at increasing awareness of suicide in Ireland. If you would like to pay tribute to someone you have lost through suicide, contact info@sosadireland.ie. You can email a small photograph and some information on the special someone you have lost. SOSAD will then post this information on the website as a memorial.
  

28-01-2010

• The Adult Learners' Festival 2010 will take place from 22 - 26 February 2010. Visit www.adultlearnersfestival.com to find out what's happening in your area.

23-01-2010

• The Further Education Support Service (FESS) have a presentation on work experience available on their website. This is a resource for the FETAC Level 5 Work Experience module.

18-01-2010

• The EBS joins forces with NALA (the National Adult Literacy Agency) and calls for applications to the 2010 ACE Awards. Visit www.ebs.ie or www.nala.ie for more infromation.

11-01-2010

• The Sunday Independent (10th January 2010) published an article about Traveller women entitled: Young traveller women talk fashion, love, sex and reputations. Click here to read the article.

06-01-2010

• Schools are to get free access to online versions of the popular Encyclopedia Britannica and World Book as part of an e-Learning initiative announced by the Minister for Education and Science, Batt O'Keeffe TD. Click here for more information.
  

21-12-2009

• College graduates to help develop digital material for schools as part of a deal signed by the Minister for Education and Science, Batt O'Keeffe TD. Click here to find out more.
  

10-12-2009

• The Minister for Education and Science, Batt O'Keeffe TD, has outlined details of the 2010 Budget - visit the Department of Education and Science website to find out more.

09-12-2009

• Thanks to the generous donation of Perlico, NALA has 38 Dell Vostro laptop computers to distribute for blended learning projects in 2010. Visit the NALA website to find out more.
  

03-12-2009

• Are you health literate? Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. Visit www.healthliteracy.ie for more information.

27-11-2009

• The fourth annual nationwide Adult Learners' Festival will take place from February 22nd to February 26th 2010. Visit the Aontas website to find out more.
  
• BTEI (Part-Time) Application Documents for 2010 are now available on the Department of Education and Science website.

20-11-2009

• The theme of Traveller Focus Week 2009 is Traveller Pride, and one of the events this year will be the very first Traveller Pride Awards. Click here to find out more
• Michael Collins' new play "Worlds Apart, Same Difference" will be performed in the Project Arts Centre, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of December.
  

15-11-2009

• Read the latest Breaking Through Newsletter which is available on their website.

13-11-2009

• There is now available a safe vaccine to protect from Swine Flu and over the coming months, the HSE will offer a Swine Flu vaccine to the entire population. Visit www.swineflu.ie website for more information
  

03-11-2009

• The Voice of the Traveller magazine is now available online - click here to view.
• Schools are invited to seek funding for small-scale projects under 2010 Summer Works Scheme - visit www.education.ie for more information.

29-10-2009

• The Swine Flu Vaccine is now available for specific groups of people most at-risk from Swine Flu. You can be vaccinated at your GP's Surgery or a HSE Clinic from Monday November 2nd. Click here for more information.

20-10-2009

• The TUI held a National Symposium entitled 'Investing in Education' on Saturday 17th October. Click to find out what was discussed at this conference and how speakers from various backgrounds endorse investment in education.
  

8-10-2009

• Mental health is something we all have and it is something we should take steps to protect in the same way we guard our physical health.www.letsomeoneknow.ie is a new website to help young people understand more about what’s getting them down, and hopefully find a few ways to help.

2-10-2009

• The Community Workers' Co-operative (CWC) is a national membership organisation that promotes and supports community work as a means of achieving social change that will contribute to the creation of a more just, sustainable and equal society. Visit their new website at www.cwc.ie

15-09-2009

• The closing date has been extended for the Specialist Certificate in Youth Health Promotion 2009-2010. Visit www.activelink.ie for course details and application form.

05-08-2009

• Ireland’s banks agree new Protocol with MABS to help customers to manage debt in challenging times - click here to find out more.

28-07-2009

• Click here to access the latest email bulletin of the National Youth Arts Programme at the National Youth Council of Ireland.

16-07-2009

• Bord Snip recommends that the provision for the Senior Traveller Training Centres be wound down over the next 2 to 3 years with participants being integrated into mainstream adult and further education programmes. Read the press release on the TUI website or read section C.5 Integration of Senior Traveller Training from the Education section of the 'An Bord Snip Nua' report.
  

02-07-2009

• The Adult Learners' Festival 2010 will take place from 22nd - 26th February 2010. Check out www.adultlearnersfestival.com for more information on becoming involved.
  

23-06-2009

• 2,500 new third-level places to target jobless workers, according to the Minister for Education and Science, Batt O'Keeffe TD. Visit www.education.ie to find out more.

15-06-2009

• 'Positive Action for Traveller Employment' documents ten innovative projects where employers, Traveller organisations, state agencies and others have come together to establish labour market opportunities for Travellers. Visit the the Equality Authority website to view the report.

08-06-2009

• Request for tender: to investigate the theories behind plain English guidelines - visit the NALA website to find out more.

25-05-2009

• Click here to view Mary Gordon's Report of the Pilot Phase of the Special Educational Needs Initiative in Youthreach January 2007 to June 2008
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23-03-2009

• Does your centre need to engage an External Authenticator to assess FETAC modules? Visit the FETAC website for a list of authenticators and the areas of learning they have expertise in.

06-03-2009

• Have you heard about the Drive for Life Programme? In brief, it is a road safety awareness programme that aims to change the mindset of young people BEFORE they get out on the road. Visit the www.drivesafe4life.com website for more information.
  

05-03-2009

• The National Association of Travellers’ Centres (NATC) is changing its name to more accurately reflect the work it does as an organisation. They need your help! Click here to find out more.

04-03-2009

• "Cant Turn Back"is a book which honours and revitalises an appreciation of Cant – the Traveller language. "Cant Turn Back" was published recently and is available from info@kidsown.ie or good bookshops nationwide. Click here to read an article about it in IN2, NYCI’s annual publication of youth arts practice.

24-02-2009

• The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment have a number of interesting reports on their website including: Well-being and Post-Primary Schooling: A review of the literature and research. Click to visit the NCCA website.

02-02-2009

• An online forum for tutors delivering FETAC courses has been created - this site is for tutors or anyone wishing to discuss the delivery of FETAC courses. Go to www.fetaconline.ie to view.
  

30-01-2009

• Do you need help carrying out Learner Reviews - as part of the Centre Development Planning Process or the Internal Centre Evaluation Process? Click here to view the QFI document "Consultation with Learners".
  

19-01-2009

• National Traveller MABS is part of the national network of Money Advice and Budgeting Services around the country that offer free, confidential and independent services for people in debt or in danger of getting into debt. Click here to visit their website.

08-01-2009

• Read up on the latest news and developments from the Children Acts Advisory Board in their winter news bulletin which you can download from the CAAB website.

02-01-2009

• In November 2009 a number of Travellers will be joining James O'Leary, the CEO of NATC on a working trip to South Africa. They will be part of the Niall Mellon team who will be building homes in the Cape Town or Gauteng region. Click here to find out more.

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