STAR Awards 2011

The Open Learning Centre at Dublin City’s Central library was a winner at the Star Awards 2011 in the category “Learning for Work”.
Established in 1986 as part of the Central Library, The Open Learning Centre is a unique learning facility offering access to all regardless, of age, social status or ethnicity. It constitutes a unique, safe, organic learning environment, where people from 124 countries come to learn together. Courses are self learning, so students can learn at their own pace.
84 nominations for the awards came from adult learning organisations, community and voluntary groups, the business sector, government agencies, statutory bodies and NGOs. Nine awards were made in total – to projects working within Ulster, Munster, Leinster, Dublin, Connaught and throughout Ireland. STAR Awards were also awarded in the Learning for work, Projects in Progress and Once Off Initiatives categories following their successful introduction for the STAR Awards 2009.