The National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) is hosted a free four-part webinar series for people working and volunteering in the community and voluntary sector. All events were online.

This webinar series explored different aspects of adult literacy, from research on adult learning in Ireland to how peer support can help adults learn.

Those who attended all four webinars in this series, got a NALA Certificate of Completion.

Rewatch the webinars

You can find out more details on each webinar and register through the links below.

Webinar 1: Adult literacy and addressing inequality in Ireland ran Friday 7 November, 10am – 11am

Webinar 2: Peer support approaches to adult learning ran Friday 14 November, 10am – 11am

Webinar 3: Literacy friendly in the community ran Friday 28 November, 10am – 11am

Webinar 4: Adult literacy and learning in recovery ran Friday 5 December, 10am – 11am

For more information, contact Derv in NALA at dryan@nala.ie or on 01 255 1868.

Literacy in Ireland

In Ireland, around 700,000 adults struggle with reading and understanding information. Around 835,000 struggle doing everyday maths like dividing a bill in a restaurant*. This means they may find it difficult to:

• fill in a form;
• divide or add up a bill; or
• help kids with homework.

Community and voluntary organisations provide essential support and services to communities across Ireland. You are in a unique position to champion literacy and be a support to those who are nervous or embarrassed to ask for help.

* Adult literacy needs have risen in Ireland