Certificates Presented to students from Dillon’s Cross Project, Cork Migrant Centre and Cork Alliance
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Learners from two important community education programmes were celebrated this morning at a certificate presentation event held in the North Wing Council Room in UCC. The occasion marked the achievements of participants from the Dillon’s Cross Project who completed the Introduction to Addiction Studies programme and participants from Cork Alliance and Cork Migrant Centre who completed the Certificate in Continuing Professional Development in Community-Based Mentoring.
The Addiction Studies programme is delivered through a long-standing partnership between Adult Continuing Education (ACE) at UCC, the HSE, and Cork ETB Prison Education Unit. The Community-Based Mentoring programme represents a collaborative initiative involving ACE, UCC Access, MTU Access, Cork Alliance and the Cork Migrant Centre.
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Learners, staff and partner organisations gathered to acknowledge the commitment and perseverance of the graduates, each of whom has completed their programme through dedication and hard work. Speaking at the event, Paul Moriarty, Director of Student Experience, UCC highlighted the significance of inclusive community education and the shared ethos of ensuring that learning opportunities “leave no one behind.”
Special thanks were extended to those who played key roles in supporting the learners, including:
- Rebekah Brennan, HSE Programme Lead and ACE Lecturer
- Staff at Dillon’s Cross, the Cork Prison Education Unit, and ETB Cork Prison Education
- Damian Butler and Christine Nolan of UCC and MTU
- Cindy O’Shea, Lead Lecturer on the CPD in Community-Based Mentoring
- Cork Migrant Centre, Dillons Cross Project and Cork Alliance
These collaborations have been central to the success of both programmes, providing academic, logistical, and pastoral support.
Speakers at the event included: Edel Cunningham at Cork ETB Prison, Sheila Connolly at Cork Alliance and Naomi Masheti at Cork Migrant Centre.
Graduates were commended for their resilience, personal growth, and commitment to learning. They were encouraged to recognise the courage it takes to begin, persist and succeed on their educational journey.
The address closed with the reminder that achievement is rarely a straight or solitary path: “It is shaped by the people who believe in us, and by the belief we learn to build in ourselves.”
Warm congratulations to all learners on their accomplishments.
If you are interested in developing your community and supporting positive change, you can start making a difference by enrolling in ACE’s community-based programmes. Flexible and part-time, they are designed to fit around the lives and commitments of adult learners. Register your interest for the next intake of any of the following programmes:
Mental Health in the Community
Social & Psychological Health Studies
Substance Use and Addiction Studies
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