Nominations open for Adult Learners’ Week Awards 2013

The Adult Learners' Week Awards, which recognise the achievements of outstanding individuals and innovative learning projects across England, are now open for nominations.

Taking place as part of Adult Learners’ Week 2013, which runs from 18 to 24 May 2012, the awards fall into two main categories:

• Individual Learners - for adults whose remarkable achievements have made a difference to their lives and have inspired others to take up learning;
• Learning Projects - for projects which offer innovative learning opportunities that have a positive impact on the lives of their learners

Nominations for both categories may also be eligible for a range of special awards, including:

• European Social Fund (ESF) Awards - for individuals who have taken up learning funded by the European Social Fund. Learning projects funded by the ESF are also eligible.
• Learning through Arts, Craft Skills or Culture Award - for individuals who have benefited from learning focused on arts, crafts skills or culture, and for projects that offer learning opportunities in these areas.
• Learning with Family or Community Award - for individuals who have learnt with or for their family, or have benefited from learning in community settings, and for projects that have opened up learning opportunities for these types of learning.
• Learning for Health Award - for individuals whose learning has helped them to improve their physical or mental health, and for projects that offer learning opportunities to help individuals to improve their physical and mental health.
• Learning through Sport Award - for individuals whose learning has been in a sports setting or involved sports based activities, and for projects that provide those learning opportunities.
• Learning through Technology Award - for individuals who have benefited from learning through or about new technology, innovation and or/broadcasting, and for projects that provide learning activities in these areas.
• Learning for Work Award - for individuals who have improved their prospects in their current role or apprenticeship, or have secured a new job, business or career as a result of their learning, and for projects that provide learning at or for work, helping learners to improve their prospects.
• Learning Life Skills Award - for individuals who have taken up learning to improve essential skills for personal development, or for projects that offer learning opportunities for individuals to improve these skills.

Everyone nominated for an Adult Learner's Week Award will receive a certificate of achievement in recognition of their learning and winners will be presented with their awards at national and local awards ceremonies during Adult Learners' Week.

For further information on the awards and how to nominate visit www.alw.org.uk/learning-awards.