ERIC Number: EJ1490094
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0790-8040
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Shining a Light on the First College of the Future in Wexford
Michael Cash; Suzanne Doyle; Lindsay Malone
Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, p157-170 2025
This practice-based paper provides a case study of a College of the Future in Wexford. The SOLAS (2020) Future FET: Transforming Learning Strategy created a vision of a College of the Future which is an integrated model where apprenticeship and further education are provided together under one roof. In 2023, Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB) opened the first College of the Future. The Wexford College of Further Education and Training (FET) brings the SOLAS vision to reality. Focused on the three strategic priorities of the Future FET: Transforming Learning Strategy, this paper illustrates how the college fosters inclusion, promotes pathways and provides consistent supports for learners. This paper showcases the first College of the Future in Wexford in order to illustrate how the college is a learning environment that contributes to greater cultural competence, cultural diversity, social inclusion and empowerment of learners.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Equal Education, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Adult Education, Colleges, Cultural Awareness, Diversity, Cultural Pluralism, Inclusion, Student Empowerment, Apprenticeships, Workshops
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ireland
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