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The WEA's provision is usually local to its students. In 2015–16 there were over 8,000 courses delivered in over 1,800 community venues and 75% of WEA students travelled less than 2 miles to their class. [1] The WEA has throughout its history supported the development of similar educational initiatives and associations internationally.
The first Scottish branch of the WEA was in Springburn, Glasgow, although this only lasted until 1909 at that time, the Edinburgh and Leith Branch coming into existence on 25 October 1912 after a meeting held at the Free Gardeners' Hall, 12–14 Picardy Place, Edinburgh. The meeting was chaired by Lodge and addressed by Albert Mansbridge and ...
The present body was formed on the merger of Workers' Educational Association WEA Cymru and YMCA Community College on 1 August 2015, [1] and adopted the present name in November 2016. WEA Cymru was itself a product of a recent merger, when on 10 January 2014 WEA South Wales joined with Coleg Harlech WEA (North). [2]
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Today Adult Learners’ Week is the UK’s largest festival of learning, and the overall purpose of the initiative is to raise demand for learning and skills. It highlights the benefits of learning of all kinds, learning for work, informal learning as well as learning for personal development . 14 to 20 May 2011 marked the twentieth Adult ...
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The idea to form an international federation of educational associations for workers was conceived during World War II, at the annual conference of the United Kingdom Workers' Educational Association. In 1945 a conference for members of workers' educational organisations from a number of countries was held in London, where it was resolved to ...
In February 2017 it was announced that Coleg Harlech would be closing as an adult education site at the end of the academic year. [2] It was sold to local businessman Leslie Banks Irvine in April 2019, [3] but then put on sale again in September that year [4] as four properties with a total asking price of around £630,000.