ADULT EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICE

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ADULT EDUCATIONALGUIDANCE SERVICE
Adult Guidance is a relatively new concept in
Irish Education, its roots still fragile can be
traced to The Green Paper (1998) Adult
Education in an era of Lifelong Learning and
later to the White Paper on Adult Education
Learning for Life (2000).
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ADULT EDUCATIONALGUIDANCE SERVICE
The White Paper on Adult Education (2000) laid
out a policy framework for the development of a
comprehensive adult education service.
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The last eight years has seen the largest
injection of funds for the sector in its history,
and the rollout of many programmes under the
auspices of the National Development Plan 2000
2006.
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The Adult Education Guidance Initiative (AEGI)
reflects a priority identified in the White Paper
on Adult Education Learning for Life (July
2000). The White Paper highlighted the need to
invest systematically in the development of core
supporting services for adult education such as
guidance and counselling.
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ADULT EDUCATIONALGUIDANCE SERVICE
The Adult Educational Guidance Initiative, funded
by the Department of Education and Science, with
the assistance of the European Social Fund forms
part of the National Development Plan 2000-2006.
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The National Centre for Guidance in Education
(NCGE) an agency of the Department of Education
and Science, has been given the lead role in the
initiative.
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ADULT EDUCATIONALGUIDANCE SERVICE
County Longford Adult Educational Guidance
service was set up in November 2001 as a result
of a proposal submitted by County Longford
Vocational Education Committee (V.E.C.) and a
number of support agencies.
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PARTNERSHIPS
EDI
Womens Link
FÁS
Adult Educational Guidance Service
NTDI
CEB
CIC
LCRL
DSFA
TEAGASC
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39 Projects Nationwide under the aegis of the
DES
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Mission Statement
Co. Longford Adult Educational Guidance Service
offers you an opportunity to explore your
educational and training needs in a friendly,
supportive and confidential setting, enabling you
to make informed choices about your future.
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Role of Adult Educational Guidance Service
ADULT EDUCATIONALGUIDANCE SERVICE
Provide a free comprehensive professional
guidance service to participants in Adult
Literacy, VTOS and Community Education
programmes.
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These groups are the least represented in
education and training provision and the most
socially and economically disadvantaged.
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The VTOS and Literacy learners fall within the
remit of the Vocational Educational Committee
(V.E.C.).
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Adult Educational Guidance Service within Co.
Longford VEC
Chief Executive Officer
2nd Level Schools
St Mels Travellers Training Centre Youthreach
(Granard) early school leavers Youthreach
(Ballymahon) early school leavers
Adult Education Organiser
Adult Educational Guidance Service
V.T.O.S. Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme
Community Education Facilitator
Adult Literacy Centres
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There are several organisations within the county
running Community Education programmes.
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Demographic Layout of Services
Legend
Adult Guidance
Adult Literacy
V.T.O.S.
Community Education
Pop 34,361 Census 2006
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Aim The aim of County Longford Adult Educational
Guidance Service is to establish a
comprehensive, professional guidance service that
will enable people to take advantage of the
opportunities for further education and training.

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What is Guidance? Guidance is a process designed
to help people make choices about their lives and
to make transitions consequent on these choices.
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Guidance Activities

• Informing
• Advising
• Counselling
• Assessing

• Enabling
• Advocating
• Feeding back
• Networking

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Informed by five principles

• Client-centred
• Confidentiality
• Impartiality
• Equality of opportunity
• Accessibility

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The Guidance Service includes personal,
educational and career guidance which covers the
pre-entry, entry, on-going and pre-exit stages.
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• The Guidance Service responds to the needs of its
  clients by providing
• one to one educational guidance
• group guidance
• telephone guidance

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• ongoing support to the returning adult learner
• information on colleges, further education,
  training and careers
• Information on grants, funding and other supports
  that may be available to clients

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• access to reference library
• assistance with application forms for further
  education and careers
• On line facility

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ADULT EDUCATIONALGUIDANCE SERVICE
January 2006 - December 2006 327 clients (267
new and 60 existing) 444 group clients 771
total clients
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ADULT EDUCATIONALGUIDANCE SERVICE
Group Guidance 2006

• VTOS
• Literacy
• Templemichael College of Further Education
• BTEI
• FÁS
• Womens Link
• LCRL/Teagasc
• DSFA

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Challenges
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• High percentage of early school leavers
• A record of low education achievement
• High unemployment rates
• Government policy around Back to Education
  Allowance (BTEA)

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• Childcare
• Non-EU nationals
• Migrant workers
• Tracking
• Resources