Gaeilge
Community Education
What is Community Education Support?
The Community Education Support Programme supports the delivery of adult education courses in the community through the provision of funding for tuition costs and support in the setting up or courses. The programme hopes to encourage adults with few/no qualifications to take part in educational activities, in order to build their confidence as individuals and to help in the development of their community.
The aims of the programme
- To support community education providers to organise and deliver low-cost, locally-based educational opportunities for groups of people who do not usually avail of such opportunities. Courses are generally non-accredited but may offer certification
- To promote and support the development of new community education groups and activities in Donegal
- To support the community education sector through the provision of training and information-sharing opportunities
- To gather qualitative and quantitative data on community education activity in Donegal
- Community-based women’s & men’s groups
- Community arts groups
- Travellers
- Older people
- People with disabilities
- Lone parents group
- Ethnic minority groups
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups
- Contribution towards tutor fees
- Materials required for a particular class or activity
- Contribution towards administration costs
- Rent of venue
- Publicity
- Pre-development / capacity building work with groups
If your community group would like to apply for funding, please email communityeducation@donegaletb.
Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service, in conjunction with SOLAS, invites local community education providers/groups to apply for funding under the Reach Fund 2025.
The aim of Reach funding is to provide support to the most educationally disadvantaged learners in accessing and participating in community education initiatives.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 12.00 noon on Friday, 4th April 2025.
Late applications cannot be accepted.
To register and submit your application, go to our Funding Applications Portal.
Read the new Guidelines for Reach Funding.
How to register on our Funding Applications Portal:
How to submit an application for the Reach Fund 2025:
Contact Details
Orla Winters
Community Education Facilitator
(An Ghaeltacht, West and South Donegal)
Tel: 074 972 5520
Email: orlawinters@donegaletb.ie
Catherine Friel
Community Education Facilitator
(Inishowen, South and East Donegal)
Tel: 087 1853050
Email: catherinefriel@donegaletb.ie
Dawn Sweeney / Anna Marie Conneely
Administrator, Ard Scoil na gCeithre Máistir,
Tír Chonaill St., Donegal Town
Tel: 074 9725520
Email: communityeducation@donegaletb.ie
Student Stories
Read Main Head Community Association’s Community Education supported Story here.
Read Paul, Annie and Claire’s Community Education supported stories here.
