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Nominations wanted for 2006 adult learners' week awards

The organisers of Adult Learners' Week are on the lookout for stories of inspirational people - who have had a life changing experience through learning - for the Adult Learners' Week Awards 2006.

Every year the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) receives over one thousand nominations for Adult Learners' Week Awards, which celebrate the achievements of learners throughout the country.

Award winners are often adult learners who have had to overcome difficult circumstances or who have been doubtful in the past about the relevance of learning to their lives.

Peter Fewell, an individual award winner from this year, said, "I was euphoric when I found out that I had won the NIACE Adult Learners' Week Award. Meeting the other award winners and hearing about their remarkable achievements made me realise that no matter what our younger experiences were like or what obstacles we came up against, we were all achievers, whatever our environment, age or disabilities. To be honest, on the day of the award ceremony, I was floating on a cloud of elation."

Rachel Thomson, senior campaigns officer at NIACE, said, "Every year, thousands of adults take the plunge into - or along - their learning journey. Learners often need to overcome challenges and barriers, finding the time for learning from crowded lives. But learning can be a life-changing experience, people discover new interests, develop new skills, or revisit or revitalise curiosities developed earlier in life. All of our Adult Learners' Week Award nominees and winners are inspiring to new and existing learners who follow in their footsteps.

"If you know someone, a family or a group of people whose learning journey others would find inspirational, then the Adult Learners' Week Awards are a fantastic opportunity to give them the recognition they deserve.

NIACE says that Adult Learners' Week Award winners and their nominators will be invited to a regional ceremony to receive their award and they will also be invited to a national ceremony during Adult Learners' Week in London. Winners will also receive a learning voucher, valued between £200 - £500. Everyone nominated for an award will receive a Certificate of Nomination.

The closing date for nominations for Adult Learners' Week Awards 2005 is Friday 13th January 2006.

Adult Learners' Week 2006 will run from Saturday 20th May - Friday 26th May 2006

External link

Visit www.niace.org.uk/alw/ for a nomination form and more information about Adult Learners' Week 2006

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