26 Mar 2011
Partnership is key to success
“Given the constraints and challenges we face as a country we need to think seriously about how we address basic skills - like other education and skills needs - from within existing resources. We must continue to seek efficiencies to enable further expansion of...
26 Mar 2011
But does anyone ask what are we doing for these young people now that they have left school without the basic skills required to function effectively in society? After all, this survey was carried out in 2009 so most have left education, just like the thousands before who form part of the 500,000...
21 Mar 2011
The submission sets out the challenges facing the FE sector and in particular basic skill provision in meeting the Skills Strategy objectives. NALA makes the following recommendations to enhance its quality and capacity.
1. The DES should establish and chair an adult literacy implementation...
2 Mar 2011
This submission endorses many key elements of the Department and Education and Skills draft plan. It also makes recommendations on nine areas which NALA believe should be considered and included in the final plan.
NALA believes that family literacy has the potential to provide an important...
11 Feb 2011
Where and when:· Cork - The Clarion Hotel (Lapps Quay, Cork), Saturday 2 April.
The day starts with tea and coffee at 10a.m. but activities begin at 11a.m. and end at 4p.m.
What will happen on the days?
You will :
· get the...
7 Feb 2011
Listen to her talk to Ryan Tubridy on http://www.rte.ie/radio1/podcast/podcast_tubridy.xml
3 Feb 2011
Introduction
The International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) in 1997 highlighted the extent of literacy difficulties among Irish adults. According to the survey, one in four Irish adults has a significant literacy difficulty. This remains the most up-to-date information on adult literacy levels in...
3 Feb 2011
“These days, politicians are accused of beating around the bush when it comes to speaking their mind about important issues. Using plain English is a more efficient and fair way of communicating with people. We produced our plain English guide to political terms in 2006 to help remove some of the...
1 Feb 2011
Speakers
Joan Butler, Tutor Co-ordinator with NALA’s Distance Learning Service, who was chairing the event, welcomed everyone and gave a brief talk on why ICT is very important in adult literacy work. Inez Bailey, Director of NALA gave an overview of developments in NALA. She outlined the three...
6 Jan 2011
Hundreds of people have contacted the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) since New Year’s Day.The majority want help with reading, writing, maths or basic computers for both work and personal reasons. Since An Post developed and sponsored a national TV and radio advertising campaign encouraging...