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Kayla: "I was treated like an adult with lived experiences and opinions."
Kayla, 25, Student
"I left school at the start of my sixth year without completing my Leaving Certificate (the end of secondary school exam in Ireland) due to illness and the fact my school never adequately put support for me to conti...
Deborah: "I am here, and I belong here, I am a part of something."
Deborah, 43, Postgraduate student in Advanced Family Law, UCC
"I believe my journey to recovery started in a coffee group at the Cork Migrant Centre because apart from just going and sharing as a migrant woman, they also offer short c...
Marija joined the regular university programme as soon as she started her retirement
Marija, 75, retired person
Marija joined the regular university programme as soon as she started her retirement. Before that, it just wasn’t possible. Today Marija is an avid reader, a regular visitor of musical concerts and all sorts of exh...
Svitlana: "The knowledge gained at the education centres allows me to tell the difference between psychology and coaching, and to compare the two branches."
Svitlana, 37, self-employed, studying to gain a professional coach certification
Svitlana attended a series of courses based on ALEC "Centers Educatio" in Lviv, in particular, "The practical psychology', "Mental health", "Art-therapy", "Acco...
Oleksandra: "After the first learning experience, I don't understand how I lived without it before"
Oleksandra 42, former kindergarten teacher, entrepreneur, current home pastry chef, and vocational trainer
Previously Oleksandra took a series of culinary workshops on the base of ALEC "Pershyi" (the center is located in the temporarily occu...
Korina: "All the courses of the program were pleasant and easy to learn"
Korina, 40
"Greece has a lot to offer concerning the adult's education. Apart from the Universities, there are also Institutions and Academies where adults can participate in professional training programs for upskilling and reskilling. Comp...
Rebecca: "A picture of myself at my graduation ceremony with my children by my side now hangs on my office wall and brings a smile to my face every time I look at it."
Rebecca, 39, Senior Project Manager at Serco
Rebecca enrolled on the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship while working as a prison officer at HMP Dovegate. For her apprenticeship project, she successfully pitched to invite a...
Jason: "Learning has also made me feel like a man again, and because of this my sons have got their dad back."
Jason, 48, Caretaker at Together Housing
Jason was recovering from severe brain damage and years of homelessness when he found training opportunities and a new sense of direction through Newground Together. Jason’s success in lea...
Fakhra: "When I first started my ESOL course at Oldham Council’s Lifelong Learning Service, I couldn’t speak English"
Fakhra, 35, Social Care Worker
Fakhra spoke no English when she moved to the UK in 2010 and lacked the confidence to explore beyond her home environment. When her husband died shortly after she gave birth to her third child, adult lea...
Hendryk: "Through the VHS I found joy in learning again"
"To the VHS Bochum I came through my father. I knew he caught up on a degree there. That is why I have taken the initiative to do the same. Through the VHS I found joy in learning again. Here, you can be just the way you are and the teachers are s...