Literacy Development Centre - Waterford Institute of Technology

Welcome to the Literacy Development Centre

The NALA/WIT Accreditation Project was established in 1997 as a partnership between the Department of Adult and Continuing Education in Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) and the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA). Its aim is to support the adult literacy sector in Ireland by providing recognised higher education qualifications for adult educators working in the field of adult literacy. Read More

Programme Information

Frequently Asked Questions
Higher Certificate in Arts in Literacy Development
B.A. (Ord) in Adult Education
B.A. (Hons) in Adult Education (PDF, 1.2MB)
Course Procedures

file: Places available on the following modules, MS Word, 19KB Places available on the following modules
(MS Word, 19KB)

New Regulations

file: New Regulations, PDF, 39KB New Regulations
(PDF, 39KB)

Student Handbooks

file: BA(Honours)in Adult Education Student Handbook 2011-2012, PDF, 442KB BA(Honours)in Adult Education Student Handbook 2011-2012
(PDF, 442KB)

file: BA (Ordinary) in Adult Education Student Handbook 2011-2012 , PDF, 404KB BA (Ordinary) in Adult Education Student Handbook 2011-2012
(PDF, 404KB)

file: HC in Arts in Literacy Development Student Handbook 2011 - 2012, PDF, 618KB HC in Arts in Literacy Development Student Handbook 2011 - 2012
(PDF, 618KB - Warning: Large file!)

Calendar Information

file: Calendar - All Programmes 2011-2012, PDF, 51KB Calendar - All Programmes 2011-2012
(PDF, 51KB)

file: Single Module Calendar 2011-2012, PDF, 40KB Single Module Calendar 2011-2012
(PDF, 40KB)

Application and Assignment Forms

file: Application Form all Programmes, PDF, 35KB Application Form all Programmes
(PDF, 35KB)

file: Assignment Form, PDF, 7KB Assignment Form
(PDF, 7KB)

file: Assignment Resubmission Form, PDF, 19KB Assignment Resubmission Form
(PDF, 19KB)

file: Exemption Policies & Applications, PDF, 238KB Exemption Policies & Applications
(PDF, 238KB)

Information Regarding the WIT Exemption Policies and Application Process

WIT Qualifications & Teaching Council Regulations

file: TEQ update September 2011, PDF, 94KB TEQ update September 2011
(PDF, 94KB)

file: WIT Qualifications and the Teaching Council Regulations May 2010, PDF, 219KB WIT Qualifications and the Teaching Council Regulations May 2010
(PDF, 219KB)

Information regarding WIT Qualifications and the Teaching Council Regulations

Strategic Plan 2010-2014

Front row l to r: Ger Morgan, City of Waterford VEC, Helen Murphy, WIT, Sean Connick, T.D., Cllr. Jim Darcy Back Row l to r: Inez Bailey, NALA, Mary Fenton, WIT, Geraldine Mernagh, WIT, Margaret O'Brien, WIT, John Wall, WIT, Vicky Phelan, WIT, Peggy McHale, WIT, John Stewart, NALA.

file: WIT Strategic Plan 2010-2014, PDF, 4,744KB WIT Strategic Plan 2010-2014
(PDF, 4,744KB - Warning: Large file!)

The Literacy Development Centre (LDC), based in the School of Education & Professional Development launched its Strategic Plan for 2010-2014 on October 11, 2010 by Minister Seán Connck, T.D. at a conference addressing issues, challenges and the and the current policy context in adult literacy today. The strategic plan focuses on the continuing need for professional development for those working in the sector, the ability of the LDC to respond to those needs in a creative and innovative way and the requirement for further research in the field to inform policy development at national level.

file: Speech delivered by Sean Connick, T.D , MS Word, 42KB Speech delivered by Sean Connick, T.D
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Speech delivered by Sean Connick, T.D at the lauch of the Strategic Plan for the Literacy Development Centre

News and Events

Waterford Literacy Link - Health Literacy

file: Health Literacy Event, PDF, 29KB Health Literacy Event
(PDF, 29KB)

file: Health Literacy Sarah O Brien, PDF, 202KB Health Literacy Sarah O Brien
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file: Health Literacy Presentation, PDF, 83KB Health Literacy Presentation
(PDF, 83KB)

Venue Information

Dublin Ashling Hotel - website: http://www.ashlinghotel.ie/
Dublin Marino Institute of Education - website: http://www.mie.ie/
Dublin All-Hallows College - website: http://www.allhallows.ie/
Cork Silver Springs Hotel - website: http://www.moranhotels.com/

Contact Us

Staff Information

Calendars

file: Jenny Lynch Health Literacy, PDF, 1,165KB Jenny Lynch Health Literacy
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