Eligibility
Outstanding Individual Learner nominations
Learners who are nominated for an Individual Adult Learners' Week Award must:
- have undertaken some of their learning between January 2009 and January 2010;
- be aged 18 or over on 29 January 2010 and if under 21, have had a break of at least three years from full time study.
Individuals may also be eligible for special awards:
- the Digital Participation Award (sponsored by BBC) will recognise learning where the use of new technology has been central;
- the Intergenerational Award (sponsored by MLA) will award intergenerational learning in the Museums, Libraries and Archives sector;
- the Foundation Degree Award (sponsored by fdf) will recognise and celebrate an outstanding adult learner on a foundation degree programme;
- the Power of Reading Award (sponsored by Booktrust) will recognise how the pleasure of reading or writing has inspired or resulted in an outstanding learning journey;
- the Outstanding Achievement Award (sponsored by the National Open College Network) will recognise outstanding learning on an OCN programme; and
- the Transformation Fund Award will award learners who have received funding from the Government initiative.
* All award categories are open to learners living in England only.
