Presentation by Mary Hamilton AEO to Staff Induction group in January 2013 - An Overview of Limerick City Adult Education Service

1. STAFF INDUCTION TRAINING
January 2013

2. Limerick City AES Logo
Learning Programmes
Support Services
Partnership Projects

3. Policy Context (Global, EU & National)
Driving Change in Irish Adult and Further Education
& Training Sector
1. Active Labour Market (Activation) Policies
2. Flexicurity Policies
3. Key Competence / Employability Skills Strategies

4. Irish Adult and Further Education & Training Landscape:
January 2013
No Formal FET Sector
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION & SKILLS
Industrial Training Bodies 33 Vocational Education
Committees
• FAS – National Training
Authority Statutory Local Education Authorities
• Failte Ireland: Tourism Authority with responsibility for provision of Further
• Teagasc: Agriculture & Food & Adult Education in Schools, Colleges &
Development Authority Centres
• BIM: Fishing & Aquaculture
Authority

5. Proposed Irish FET Landscape: 2013 - 2014
Formalised Further Education & Training Sector
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION & SKILLS
New FET Authority -
SOLAS
33 Vocational Education Committees rationalised into 16
New Local Education & Training Boards (LETBs)
FAS Training Services and ETB Adult & Further Education
Services merged as single FET organisation

7. VEC
Adult
Education
Service
VEC Adult Education Services – Central to the Local Learning Landscape

8. LIMERICK CITY ADULT EDUCATION SERVICE: 2013
Teaching Services
(BTEI,SkillVEC,,EGF, FAI, etc)
Prison Education
Community Ed.
Youthreach: (3)
BES: (3)
VTOS
UPSKILL SOLUTIONS
5,729
Adult
Learners
96
Childcare Support Locations
City-wide
Adult Information &Guidance Service
Administration
Research & Development
Ancillary Services
Special Educational Needs Initiative
Self Access Learning & Information
Limerick Community Education Network (LCEN)
City of Learning Steering Group
273 EU Projects: eg Leonardo RPL for FET Teachers
Staff YOUTHWORK
Local Development Partnerships eg PAUL Partnership; RAPID; CDB, etc

9. LEARNER DATA: 2012
Education
Unit Limk.
Teaching Prison
Services (275)
(1300)
ALSS(1339)
Drugs Strategy (25)
VTOS (210)
Youthreach(125)
Upskill
Community Solutions
Education (892)
(1565)

10. STAFF DATA: 2012
Male
27%
Female 73%
Total Staff: 273 (including volunteers)

11. OUR
VISION
Limerick City Adult
Education Service will
be widely recognised for
the excellence of its
provision for
adults returning to
education

13. Strategic Framework: 2009 - 2015

16. 3. CUSTOMER FOCUS is is
about maintaining effective two-
way communication with all the
people who use, deliver and
support our programmes &
services. It is about listening
carefully to their views, and
responding efficiently and
professionally to their needs.

17. 4.PARTNERSHIP is about
individuals, organisations or
groups working together towards
a common goal. Within the
LCAES, it can also take the form
of team-working, networking and
cross-programme working.

18. Our People
People’s Skills,
Knowledge and
Attitudes
Capability of
Limerick City
Adult Our
Our Education Systems &
Relationships Service Structures
Staff, Learners and Processes,
Partners Work Practices
and Budgets