Wea-ni.com
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WEA NI Homepage
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There are many providers of adult education in Northern Ireland: The Open University, the University of Ulster, Queen’s University, the Further Education Colleges and then, in addition to these formal providers, there is a network of informal community education bodies.
Most education providers have no choice but to follow government policy. If that policy is heavily influenced by the political bent of the government of the day then the providers will find their own practice shaped accordingly. While the WEA has a funding relationship with the Government through a ‘compact’, it remains free to set it own directions and priorities. The Compact is a formal agreement that sets targets for the WEA that are linked to the key objectives of the Department for Employment and Learning.
This democracy operates at all levels. Students are encouraged to plan the syllabus of their course; they can form WEA branches and organise programmes of classes; and branches can elect representatives onto the Management Committee of the organisation. Organisations that we work with can become affiliate members. Special ‘advisory committees’ have also been created to help shape the WEA’s project work.
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