Community Education
Community Education
Community Education
Community Education is a form of lifelong learning which focuses specifically on adults and communities who routinely experience barriers to education and social inclusion.
It is driven by the needs of the learners and their communities and seeks to empower learners and communities to address issues of social injustice, inequality and exclusion at local and global levels.
City of Dublin Adult Education Services provides and facilitates Community Education using a partnership approach with local communities, groups and organisations and also through providing programmes in the City of Dublin Adult Education Centres
Who do we work with?
Community Education is targeted at adults experiencing disadvantage and/or social exclusion. Whilst the below list is not exhaustive, examples of the community groups we work with includes:
- Adults with low levels of formal educational achievement
- Traveller Community
- Ethnic minorities
- People experiencing homelessness
- People with a disability
- People who have left the prison system
- People affected by addiction
- LGBTQIA+ Groups
- People experiencing mental health difficulties
- Men’s Groups
- Older People
- Parents Groups, including Young Parents, and One Parent families.
- People affected by unemployed
- Women’s groups
- Migrant communities
- Refugees, asylum seekers and those living in direct provision
- Community development groups
If you wish to find out more about partnering with City of Dublin ETB to provide Community Education, please contact your Community Education Facilitator.
Area | Community Education Facilitator |
Northeast Campus: Ballymun, Coolock, Kilbarrack | |
Central Campus: North Inner City | |
Central Campus: South Inner City | |
Southwest Campus: Crumlin, Ballyfermot, Drimnagh | |
Northwest Campus: Finglas and Cabra |
Climate Justice Education Strategy
We offer short courses and workshops so that communities can understand how the climate crisis will affect them and identify solutions that they can take action on:
• Introduction to Climate Justice
• Sustainable Living
• Communities and Climate Action
For information about our courses and workshops, contact our Community Education Team.
The Climate Justice Education in Practice Tutor Handbook was published by City of Dublin ETB’s Adult Education Service in 2023. This comprehensive handbook provides a wide range of teaching and learning resources, using development education methodologies. It includes a wide range of suggested participatory activities, learner worksheets and handouts, and tutor guiding notes. It is targeted at tutors teaching at Level 3 on the NFQ but many of the activities will be of use for Level 2 – 4 learner groups too.
The Climate Justice Education in Practice Tutor Handbook was written by Sian Cowman, PhD Researcher with Melíosa Bracken, Community Education Facilitator.
Click here to download the Climate Justice Education in Practice Tutor Handbook
“Climate change is the single greatest threat to a sustainable future but, at the same time, addressing the climate challenge presents a golden opportunity to promote prosperity, security and a brighter future for all.”
Ban Ki-Moon, Former Secretary-General of UN
We are all worried about climate change and what might happen to our planet and to our lives.
CDETB Adult Education Service offers lots of courses that will teach you new skills, as well as giving you information about the climate crisis and opportunities to take action.
• Community Gardening
• Upcycling Fashion
• Bike Maintenance
• Weaving
• Art
• Crafts
• Drama
• Creative Writing
• Cookery