Fèile Foghlama Chorcaì
A chairde, Fáilte romhaibh go léir chuig Féile Foghlama 2024. I am very pleased to welcome you this year’s Lifelong Learning Festival in Cork - a key event in the city’s learning calendar. Since 2004 Cork Education and Training Board is proud to be a lead partner in the Festival, which has been recognised internationally as a model of best practice. Over the years I have seen many great examples of how, by working together, the community, statutory and private sectors contribute so much to the experience of lifelong learning for people in Cork. During Festival week this year, you will find as always, many CETB learning centres, schools and campuses of the Cork College of Further Education and Training, hosting a wide variety of events, that showcase the many opportunities to engage with our programmes, tutors, trainers and learners. Cork ETB and all our partners in the Learning City - Cork City Council, MTU, UCC, NAPD and the HSE, are committed to improving access to Lifelong Learning, and we see the Lifelong Learning Festival as one of the key strategies to achieve this. The Festival is a strong demonstration of how Lifelong Learning builds the capacity of us all to adapt to the ever changing needs of society and the economy. I want to thank the organising committee, under the guidance of Chairperson Willie McAuliffe, and in particular the Festival co-ordinator Siubhán McCarthy, and all those voluntary, community, statutory and private sector partners who contribute to this ongoing success in so many ways. Denis Leamy Príomhfheidhmeannach / Chief Executive Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Chorcaí / Cork
Message from our Co-Chair On behalf of all our Cork Learning City partners, welcome to the 2024 Lifelong Learning Festival. Since the very first festival twenty years ago, it remains a celebration of all that is best about our city and the value that we place on education and lifelong learning. Our motto captures the essence of lifelong learning: Participate, Investigate and Celebrate learning in all its forms. The festival is a vitally important expression of our city as a Learning City. It is recognised locally as a fantastic opportunity for people of all ages, interests and abilities to develop new learning pathways, to explore new interests and form new connections with people throughout the city. It continues to be recognised all over the world as a model of best practice. I wish to extend my gratitude to our hard working voluntary festival committee and our festival co-ordinator, Siubhan McCarthy, for maintaining the standard of the festival since its inception. We hope your involvement in this year’s festival, whether as an event host, or as a participant (or both) is inspiring, and enjoyable. Thank you for making Cork Lifelong Festival a thriving expression of our personality and our values as a people, and most importantly, a celebration of our lifelong learning culture! Willie McAuliffe Co-Chair Cork Learning City and Growing Lifelong Learning in Cork (GLLiC)
CORK LIFELONG LEARNING FESTIVAL WED 10TH - WED 17TH APRIL
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