Adult Basic Education Service
The Adult Basic Education Service (ABE) provides small group and some 1-1 tuition in reading, writing and maths to adults with a basic skills need for adults with literacy difficulties. Generally NFQ levels 1-3 are offered.
The Adult Basic Education (Literacy) service is co-funded by the Irish Government and the European Social Fund as part of the ESF Programme for Employability Inclusion and Learning 2014-2020
| Programmes Offered by the Adult Basic Education Service (Literacy) |
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| You can learn on your own with a tutor or in a small group. |
| You can learn at your own pace, at a time that suits you. |
| Tuition is centred on the learners needs. |
| Tuition is provided in a relaxed, friendly environment. |
| The service is confidential |
| The service is free. |
| Certification is available. |
| Intensive Tuition for Adult Basic Education (ITABE) |
“Literacy involves listening, speaking, reading, writing, numeracy and using everyday technology to communicate and handle information. It includes more than the technical skills of communication (reading, writing and spelling): it also has personal, social and economic dimensions. Literacy increases the opportunity for individuals and communities to reflect on their situation, explore new possibilities and initiate change.”
Further Education and Training Centre Contacts
| Cork City Area | ||
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| Ables Adult Literacy Scheme Ms Fiona Long, Resource Worker, Community Services Building, Carnloch Drive, Glen Avenue, The Glen, Cork. Email: fiona.long@corketb.ie Tel: 021 – 4553180 or 086 – 6087111 |
Altrusa Literacy Scheme Ms Mary Ryder, Adult Literacy Organiser, Douglas Street Education Services Centre, 107 Douglas Street, Cork. Email: mary.ryder@corketb.ie Tel: 021-4255542 or 086-0487404 |
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| Ballyphehane – Read Write Now Literacy Scheme Ms Bernadette De Courcey, Community Resource Centre, Lower Friars Walk, Ballyphehane, Cork. Email:bernadette.decourcey@corketb.ie Tel: 021- 4319085 |
Churchfield / Farranree Write Together Ms Margo Kelleher, Resource Worker, Ms Sally Hayes, Resource Worker, Education & Rights Centre, 5 Churchfield Ave, Churchfield, Cork. Email: margo.kelleher@corketb.ie Email: sally.hayes@corketb.ie Tel : 021-4307969 |
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| Mahon Basic Adult Education Support Scheme Ms Bríd Murphy, Adult Literacy Organiser, Mahon Family Resource Centre, Mahon Drive, Mahon, Cork. Email: brid.murphy@corketb.ie Tel: 021- 4358866 or 086-8577820 |
Mayfield Write On Adult Literacy Scheme Mr Darragh McNamara, Ardbhaile Community Centre, Old Youghal Rd, Mayfield, Cork Email:darragh.mcnamara@corketb.ie Tel: 021 – 4500434 |
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| Travellers / Roma Literacy Scheme To be confirmed, St. Vincent de Paul, Tuckey Street Cork. Email: Tel : |
ESOL Co-ordinator Ms Mary Ryder, Adult Literacy Organiser, Email: mary.ryder@corketb.ie Tel: 021-4255542 or 086-0487404 |
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| South Cork ~ West Area | ||
| Ballincollig ABE Centre Ms Sarah Donovan, Resource Worker, Email: sarah.donovan@corketb.ie Tel: 021 – 4878899 or 086 – 8808057 |
Carrigaline ABE Centre Ms Frances McInerney, Development Worker, Email: frances.mcinerney@corketb.ie Tel: 086-8238757 |
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| Macroom Adult Basic Ed. Service Ms Sheila Scully, Development Worker, Email: sheila.scully@corketb.ie Tel: 086 – 8239097 |
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| South Cork ~ East Area | ||
| Cobh ABE Centre Ms Tracy Kearney, Resource Worker, Email: tracy.kearney@corketb.ie Tel: 021 – 4855472 or 086 – 8238772 |
Midleton ABE Centre Ms Veronica Bowen, Resource Worker, Email: veronica.bowen@corketb.ie Tel: 021-4621567 or 086-8238769 |
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| North Cork Area | ||
| Ms Nuala White, Resource Worker, Email: nuala.white@corketb.ie Tel: 086-6823717 |
Charleville ABE Centre Ms Mary O’Connell, Development Worker, Email: mary.oconnell@corketb.ie Tel: 087 – 6720018 |
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| Fermoy ABE Centre Ms Ruth Doherty, Resource Worker, Email: ruth.doherty@corketb.ie Tel: 025-33225 or 086-8238758 |
Kanturk/Newmarket ABE Centre Ms Elaine Cronin, Resource Worker, Email: elaine.cronin@corketb.ie Tel: 086-3019375 |
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| Mallow ABE Centre Ms Marion Hennessy, Resource Worker, Ms Nuala White, Resource Worker, Email: marion.hennessy@corketb.ie Email: nuala.white@corketb.ie Tel: 022-42322 |
Millstreet Adult Learning Centre Ms Áine Knightly, Resource Worker, Email: aine.knightly@corketb.ie Tel: 086-7707301 |
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| Mitchelstown ABE Centre Ms Nuala White, Resource Worker, Email: nuala.white@corketb.ie Tel: 086-6823717 |
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| West Cork Area | ||
| Bandon FET Centre Mr Raymond O’Regan, Resource Worker, Email: raymond.oregan@corketb.ie Tel: 086-8239094 |
Bantry St. Gobans FET Centre Ms Irene O’Driscoll, Development Worker, Email: abebantry@corketb.ie Tel: 086-8239140 Ms Margaret Lavin, Resource Worker, Email: margaret.lavin@corketb.ie Tel: 086-8239089 |
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| Beara FET Centre Ms Noreen Murnane, Resource Worker, Email: noreen.murnane@corketb.ie Tel: 086-8239147 |
Clonakilty FET Centre Ms Bríd Murphy, Resource Worker, Email: brid.m.murphy@corketb.ie Tel: 023-8836968 or 086-0204681  |
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| Dunmanway FET Centre Ms Dorothy Beamish, Resource Worker, Email: dorothy.beamish@corketb.ie Tel: 023-8856708 or 086-8239149 |
Skibbereen/Schull FET Centre Ms Jane Gill, Resource Worker, Email: jane.gill@corketb.ie Tel: 028-40296 or 086-1909694 |
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| Intensive Tuition for Adult Basic Education (ITABE) |
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The ITABE project is an initiative of the Department of Education & Skills, to deliver through ETB Adult Literacy Services, a model of tuition in adult literacy and basic education for adults who are educationally disadvantaged. This intensive programme is offered on the basis of 6 hours (delivered in two or three sessions per week) for 14 weeks. The course covers listening, speaking, reading, writing and number skills.
The aim of the programme is to provide participants, in groups of 6 – 8 students, with an opportunity to access 6 hours of tuition per week over a 14-week period as opposed to the average of 2 hours per week currently provided.
A number of these projects have been allocated to each of the 16 ETBs.
This is a joint project led by the ETBI, in partnership with NALA, with the co-ordination of the project provided by Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB.
The ITABE project will be supported by an Advisory Group comprising representatives of the Department of Education & Skills, the ETBI, the ETB Literacy Forum, the National Adult Literacy Agency and the National Centre for Guidance in Education.
| Who are the course participants? |
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| Participants will be 18 years of age or older and not attending full-time second level education. They must be experiencing a severe degree of literacy or numeracy difficulties and have a literacy standard below QQI Level 3. |
| What might the course content include? |
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| The majority of tuition hours will be allocated to modules most directly related to literacy/numeracy provision. The course content should include a combination of the following: |
- Communication Skills: Reading / Writing /Spelling /Numeracy /Oral Communication
- Learning to Learn: Understanding Learning Styles / Study Skills / Educational Guidance
- Introduction to IT: Basic Computers / Internet
| Will there be an option of accreditation? |
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| Participants will be given the opportunity to gain QQI accreditation if they so choose and if it is available. All participants must have their literacy/numeracy skills assessed at the beginning and end of the course using appropriate methodologies. |
| What additional supports are available to participants? |
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| Adult students taking part in ITABE programmes are entitled to access the Adult Education Guidance Initiative – AEGI in schemes in which guidance projects have been established.Since ITABE projects will be provided by local ETB Adult Literacy Services participants will also benefit from the existing supports provided by these services. |
| How can I find out more? |
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| If you would like any further details please contact the National ITABE Coordinator |
| Ms Marian Lynch Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB, 1 Tuansgate, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Tel: 01-4529600 Email mlynch@ddletb.ie |
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