Community Education

What is Community Education Facilitation?

Community Education aims to facilitate learning by adults in their own community.

Community Education is delivered across County Limerick from Askeaton to Mountcollins and from Castleconnell to Ballyagran. Courses take place in a wide variety of venues from Community Centres, Primary Schools, Post - Primary Schools as well as Family Resource Centres and Community Development Projects.

Community Education is learner centred.
Community Education delivery is self-directed and based on the needs requested by Community Groups. Community Education is broad ranging in terms of the choice of subjects on offer i.e. Parenting, Personal Development, Art & Craft. This is reflective of the range of groups we deliver to. Community Education is also responsive to the changing needs of our learners. Community Education works fom the principles of equality, inclusion and collective action.

Community Education supports community groups.
Community Education can have an important role in supporting community groups who are starting up or in maintaining existing community groups. Co. Limerick V.E.C. also recognises the important role that our partners West Limerick Resources, Ballyhoura Development Ltd., Hospital F.R.C., Croom F.R.C. and West Limerick C.D.P. play in the support and maintenance of community groups. The Community Education Service operates from and promotes the principle of partnership in its supporting community groups.

How can groups access Community Education Funding?
Community Education funding can be accessed by making an application to the Community Education Facilitator. Application forms are available from Co. Limerick V.E.C.'s Head Office. The Community Education Facilitator will support groups making applications for the first time, assisting them in identifying their learning needs. There are no basic entry requirements to participate on a Community Education Course.

List below is a sample of programmes offered to Community Groups.

· Aromatherapy

· Art & Crafts

· Clay Modelling

· Art & Design

· Art Working with Children

· Committee Skills

· Child Development & Play

· Community Development

· Computers

· Communications

· Cookery

· Creative Writing

· Drama

· Health Awareness

· Health and Fitness

· Health and Beauty

· Gardening

· Flower Arranging

· Local History

· Parenting

· Leadership

· Social Studies

· Interior Design

· Health & Healing

· Life Skills

· Personal Development

· Dance

· Wood & Clay Modelling

· Pottery

· Glass Painting

· Interior Design

· Furniture Restoration

· Community Art Project

Who may apply?

Funding is available to Community Groups/Organisations to provide education/training for adults within their own community. Priority is given to funding the following groups, community arts groups, men's groups, older people, people with disabilities, Travellers and other ethnic minorities and women's groups.

What can groups apply for?

Funding is provided to groups in the form of tuition hours. Co. Limerick VEC appoints and pays a tutor on behalf of the community group. The tutor delivers the programme to the community group. Room hire, equipment, materials etc., are the responsibility of the group.

Terms & Conditions of Community Education Funding

1. Course organisers must ensure groups have a minimum of 8 participants when

applying for Community Education funding.

2. Groups can make two applications for the period September 2011 to June 2012.

3. Course organisers must ensure that venues are insured. Course organisers must ensure the open and lock up of venues for duration of course.

4. Applications submitted for programmes commencing in September, must have venue finalised. Tutors will be appointed based on the information provided. In the event that the venue is not secured delays will ensue.

5. Course Organisers applying for clients in the care of the services listed below must provide a letter outlining their practise for induction and support of tutors delivering on site. Failure to submit same may result in a delay in applications.

a. Intellectual, Physical and Sensory Disability.

b. Mental Health and Probation

c. Drug and Alcohol Addiction Services

6. Participants for all Community Education programmes in 2011/2012 must complete participant profile forms. Each participant must fill out their own individual form. Participant profile forms will be collected by the tutor and returned to Community Education office.

7. Co. Limerick V.E.C. reserves the right to request further information before processing applications.

8. Co. Limerick V.E.C. can and will refer groups and/or individuals requiring additional support where appropriate to other sections within Co. Limerick V.E.C.

9. Course Organisers must acknowledge Co. Limerick V.E.C in the advertisement of any programmes courses supported by Community Education.

10. Course Organisers must verify all paperwork returned by tutors. A course organiser signature on tutor claim and travel verifies that as Course Organiser you have checked the forms and ensured have been completed correctly and in full.

11. Course Organisers must complete all necessary paperwork i.e. Final Progress Report, Sign Off on claim forms and other documents as they arise.

Click the link for information and to download documents

Contact	Ms. Regina Duane
Title	Community Education Facilitator
Address	Community Education Section, C/o Youthreach, Main Street, Hospital, Co. Limerick
Tel No/Mobile No	061 - 383 532 086 - 833 7815
Email Address	rduane@limerickvec.ie

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