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THE PEOPLE'S COLLEGE
for Continuing education & training is a voluntary body with the status of charitable organisation. Set up 1948, to provide workers' education, it continues to provide general adult education - languages, social & political studies, literature, art appreciation and cultural activities as well as personal development, basic education and communication skills - for trade unionists, their families and the general public.
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What we do
The People’s College organises courses in the following areas:
- Languages (Irish, English ,
French, German, Italian, and Spanish)
- Arts, Music & Creativity (Painting
& Art Appreciation; Music Appreciation,
Creative Writing, Tin Whistle and Guitar)
- Social Studies ( Current Affairs
& History, European Union, Genealogy).
- Environment/Nature Studies (Gardening,
Birds of Ireland, Hill Walking)
- Personal Development & Social
Skills (Communication Skills/Public Speaking, Holistic
Health, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Pilates, Yoga,
Bridge ).
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Organisation
The College is governed
by its Central Council which is elected every second
year at a General Meeting. Entitled to attend &
vote at the AGM are delegates from affiliated unions
and the Student Committee. Our office is attached to Congress
House, the headquarters of ICTU
(Irish Congress of Trade Unions) , which helps support
the College. Affiliated Unions are: ASTI
(Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland);
ATGWU
(Amalgamated Transport & General Workers Union);
AMICUS;
CPSU (Civil,
Public & Services Union); CWU
(Communication Workers Union; IFUT
(Irish Federation of University Teachers); IMPACT
(Irish Municipal, Public & Civil trade Union; INTO
(Irish National Teachers Union; MANDATE
; PSEU (Public
Service Executive Union; SIPTU
(Services Industrial Professional & Technical
Union); TUI
(Teachers’ Union of Ireland); UCATT
(Union of Construction, Allied Trades & Technicians);
TSSA (Transport
Salaried Staffs’ Association), UNITE.
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Administration The work of the college is
organised by Fionnuala Richardson, director, and Gretta
O'Neill, Administrator
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Student Commitee
The Student Committee, elected by the students of the College, organises social and cultural events during the year; helps with administration & organisation of the College work. It is consulted on the drawing up of the Syllabus every year.
Members of the Student
Committee:
Tony Black, Chair; Paddy Glavin,
Vice Chair; Bernie Grant, Secretary; Norah McDermott,
Treasurer; Eileen Courtney; Evelyn Lucas; Brigid Mulligan;
Hugh Murray; Josephine Ui'Mhordha; Joe O'Connor, Frank
Moore, Michael Donelan
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Other Activities
We also have an active Debating Society - www.pcds.ie and Choir. |
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Affiliations
- The College is a member of the Council of Forás Eireann
- It is a member of AONTAS (National Association for Adult Education)
- It is affiliated to ILHS (Irish Labour History Society)
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