Festival of Learning announces shortlisted award nominees for 2019
20 March 2019Learning and Work Institute has announced its shortlisted Festival of Learning award nominees for 2019. The shortlisted nominees are:
Alex Thomas, City Lit
Ashleigh Emmason, Bolton College
Charlotte Curran, Lancashire Adult Learning
Construction Skills Training Programme, St Mungo’s
Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Dace Mikisite, City Lit
Diana Omokore, De Montfort University
Emma Searle, Petroc
Fiona Pickett, City Lit
Janette Lindsey, Adult Learning and Skills Service (Hammersmith and Fulham)
Julie Redpath, East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Karl Sawyer, University of East London
Keoghs Law Firm
Linda Slasor, Unison
Marie Smith, Adult Education Wolverhampton
Michael Shakil, Kingston University
Nurturing Recovery – supporting vulnerable adults into education and employment through horticulture, Bridgwater and Taunton College
Olga Ruda, Oldham Lifelong Learning Service
Paul McKivett, Haringey Adult Learning Service
Peter Shukie, Blackburn College
Rob Darlington, Corndel Ltd
Robert Gaunt, Derbyshire Adult Community Education Service
Sadie O’Hara, Worcestershire County Council
Seong Ngoh Chua, Adult Education Wolverhampton
Stuart Ferris, Oldham Lifelong Learning Service
Sylvia Rowbottom, City Lit
Tia Whelan, Leicester College
Trant Engineering Ltd
Vicky Seagars, Community Learning and Skills (Kent Adult Education)
Voicebox Cafes, Good Things Foundation
Stephen Evans, chief executive at Learning and Work Institute said:
“Festival of Learning award winner stories highlight the many and varied benefits of learning for individuals, communities and businesses.
They also showcase the breadth of learning opportunities available to everyone which can help increase skills, support recovery from health conditions, improve self-confidence, and increase community engagement.”
The Festival of Learning national selection panel, which includes representatives from the Department for Education, NOCN, the Education and Training Foundation, the WEA, Skills and Education Group, City Lit, the Association of Colleges, AELP, Holex and the TUC, will choose the winners on Tuesday 26 March. Winners and finalists will be announced at an awards ceremony on 2 July in London.
Festival of Learning award winners and their nominators will be notified by telephone between 27 March and 19 April 2019.
Nominators of nominees that have not been selected as winners will be contacted by email in April, and will be sent certificates of achievement to present to their nominees in May.
For more information, contact Festival of Learning team fol@learningandwork.org.uk or 0116 204 4239