Overview of Service / Programmes & Certification Offered

The Community Education Service supports the development of Community Education across the county.  The service is part of the Co. Galway V.E.C. Life Long Adult Education Service and through the Community Education Grant Scheme, provides support in the form of financial assistance to community and voluntary groups wishing to run educational programmes in their own locality.

Target Group:

Community and Voluntary Groups

Resources & Expertise Available:

Advice and assistance is available to community and voluntary organisations in promoting the development and nurturing of new community-based learning groups.

The Community Education Service provides the following:

• Support to new and existing community education groups in the form of technical, administrative and educational inputs.
• Developing and encouraging partnerships and links with statutory and other providers.
• Promoting the role of the sector in supporting outreach and referral to the statutory sector.
• Liasing on quality assurance, accreditation and certification issues.

Assistance in the implementation of the Back to Education countywide is available through this service.

Times available:

Programmes are timed to meet the needs of the Community and Voluntary groups.

Community Education Grants Scheme 2010

The above Committee will consider applications from Community and Voluntary Organisations active in the Co. Galway area for grant aid under the Community Education Grant Scheme.

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The aims of the Scheme are:
(a) To aid communities in disadvantaged areas to participate in educational projects that are community based.
(b) Drawing attention to a variety of adult learners needs and to supply a programme to meet those needs.
(c) To provide pilot projects in Community Education in areas who have not participated in the past.

These grants are funded by the Department of Education and Science.

Application form may be downloaded here

Guidelines may be downloaded here

OR

Eolas agus Foirm Iarratais le fail ó:
Details and Application Form may be obtained from:

Máire Úi Eanaigh,
Community Education Facilitator,
Co. Galway V.E.C.,
Coiléar Bán,
Athenry,
Co. Galway

Tel: 091-874533

Fax: 091-874270
E-mail: cef@cogalvec.ie