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TV personality to present Carn
certs
24.09.09
by Damian Dowds, Inishowen
Independent
EUROVISION winner and TV personality Linda Martin
will be in Carndonagh next Wednesday night to
present local people with certificates for
completing adult education courses, and one of the
participants, Carn mother of three Pauline Dixon,
has spoken about the benefit she and her colleagues
got from the course.
“It was a great course and I enjoyed it thoroughly,”
said Pauline, who left formal education after
completing her Leaving Certificate a dozen years
ago. “It was daunting to go back into a classroom at
first, but we had a great bunch of students and it
was fine once we got back into the swing of it.” |
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Subjects covered by the
group included mathematics, English, arts, consumer
awareness, parenting, food and cookery, and
health-related fitness. It helped the participants
get back into studying mode and has even allowed
Pauline to feel more confident in helping her
daughters with their own homework. |
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The project, which is
called Learning for Living, ran from January 2008
and involved the Inishowen Development Partnership,
the Donegal Vocational Educational Committee and
local schools. The course is accredited by FETAC and
organisers included Mary McGeehan from the IDP,
Joyce Burns from the VEC and home-school liaison
officers Elaine Meehan and Delilah Cuddy from
Carndonagh Community School St Patrick’s Girl’s NS
respectively.
“I particularly enjoyed the food and cookery and
health-related fitness modules,” Pauline said,
adding that she has this month taken up a place on a
cookery course at the North West Regional College in
Derry.
“If it wasn’t for taking the course in Carn, I
wouldn’t have had the confidence to go on to the
Tech. It gave me a great boost, and re-introduced me
to learning after being away from it for many
years.”
“I’d recommend it to anyone who wants to get back
into education,” Pauline said. “It’s not like your
old days in school. Everyone wants to be there, the
classes are enjoyable, and the attitude is top
class.”
If you are interested in returning to education, or
know someone else who might be, contact the
Inishowen Development Partnership on 93 62218 for
more information. |
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