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A HIGHLY cosmopolitan group of adult learners, including Polish Rus- sian and Croatian nationals, received their certificates at a special ceremo- UNAS DOW BI OD ON KB Keero NLU AZ
The awards were the end result of courses delivered by Clare Adult Basic Education Service (CABES), an arm of County Clare Vocational Education Committee’s Adult and Community Education Service.
The 147 strong group of certifi- cate recipients was the largest in the county to have gone through assess- ment.
Dr Sean Conlan, head of the Adult and Community Education Service, who presented the certificates, said that the high number was another milestone for the service.
He complimented the courses par- ticipants on their courage to return to education and upskilling themselves in various subjects while juggling with their other commitments.
He said his service providers were delighted to be in a position to of- fer such wide-ranging courses to an ever-growing international popula- tion in the county as well as indig- enous residents.
Recipients of certificates were
participants in CABES programmes in Knockalisheen Accommodation Centre, Clarecare Primary Health- care and various CABES courses.
Karl Quinn, co-ordinator of Eng- lish Language Programmes, who was master of ceremonies, pointed out that the range of subjects cov- ered included English for speakers of other languages, child develop- ment and play, learning skills, com- puter literacy, computer applications, communications, food and nutrition, food and cookery and understanding POLKoRGUDLAUUEAUO KONE
The courses were certified by the Further Education and _ Training Awards Council of Ireland.
CABES delivers one-to-one and group tuition to learners wishing to improve their skills in reading, writ- ing, spelling and basic maths as well many other subjects. Themed litera- cy classes allow learners to explore a subject while improving their liter- acy. Themed classes include stained glass, preparation for the driver the- ory test, computers, woodwork, arts, crafts and cookery.
Resources for the courses include a library available to students and an extensive range of adult-based read- ing writing and numeracy materials, including computer software, avail- able on loan.