This project is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union
The Adult Literacy Service provides confidential, learner-centred and quality programmes for adults who wish to return to learning, improve their levels of literacy and avail of the educational opportunities that best suit their needs.
We offer part time courses in reading, writing, spelling, maths, using computers, tablets, and smart phones in all our centres as well as Family Learning and Skill for Work programmes.
Improve your skills and your confidence to support your children with their homework, have the opportunity to gain a QQI certificate, get more involved in your community and make new friends.
The philosophy of the Adult Literacy Service is a humanistic one. We believe in its transformative capacity. We believe in the development of both skills and confidence and are highly aware of the benefits or effects of literacy on the family, community, and society. The quality of teaching and learning is uppermost on our agenda as we are accountable not only to our funders but especially to our learners.
Classes are free and confidential, where tutors work at a pace that suits the learner and their interests.
What do we mean by literacy?
Literacy touches every aspect of our lives and has a great influence on our well-being. It is more than reading and writing. It is being able to understand, use and act on information. It involves listening, speaking and using everyday technology and the internet to communicate and handle information.
WWETB’s Adult Literacy Service, supports the Adult Literacy for Life Strategy, by delivering literacy classes across Waterford and Wexford to our learners. Our Regional Literacy Coordinator also raises awareness of unmet literacy needs in our region, across society and highlights the importance of organisations providing a literacy friendly service. Using plain English can help your organisation be literacy friendly and more accessible to people with unmet literacy needs. We are delighted to highlight the progress being made in the region to implement plain English with the launch of our booklet “Plain English: How NALA’s Plain English Training is being applied in Waterford and Wexford”.
Literacy affects everyone
In Ireland, about one in five adults has unmet literacy needs. Many more have unmet numeracy needs. One in four of Irish adults do not have basic digital skills. Unmet literacy needs can often exclude people from carrying out a range of everyday activities or successfully interacting with public and private services.
Digital Literacy
Digital literacy means knowing how to use phones, computers, and the internet in a smart, safe, and responsible way.
It includes:
- Finding and understanding information online
- Talking and sharing with others using digital tools
- Making digital content (like videos, documents, or posts)
- Staying safe from scams, fake news, and online dangers
Click below to watch some useful videos on how to use different technologies.
Events
Literacy Awareness Workshop
Where: The Talbot Hotel, Wexford Town
When: Wednesday, 10 September 2025 | 10 am – 1 pm (Tea/coffee from 9:30 am)
Register: Please telephone 086 084 5354 to book your place. You must book in advance.
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Media Literacy Workshop “See it? Hear it? Can we believe it?
Where: New Ross Library
When: Wednesday, 24 September 2025 | 10 am – 1 pm
Register: Please telephone 051 421 877 to book your place. You must book in advance.
Coffee morning with bite size learning for everyday life
Where: The Tower Hotel, Waterford
When: Wednesday, 30 September 2025 | 9.30 am – 1.00 pm
Register: Please telephone 086 084 5354 or email edelfinan@wwetb.ie to book your place. You must book in advance.
Learner Literacy Journey
Contact the Team
Liz Duffy (Adult Education Officer)
New Ross Further Education and Training Centre, Butlersland, New Ross, Co Wexford Y34 AD63
Tel: 087 340 6290
Email: lizduffy@wwetb.ie
Siobhan Connors (South County Wexford),
New Ross Further Education and Training Centre, Butlersland, New Ross, Co Wexford Y34 AD63
Tel: (051) 447785
Email: siobhanconnors@wwetb.ie
Jackie Browne (Tramore and East Waterford)
Tramore Further Education and Training Centre, Unit 2, Seapoint Business Park, Tramore, Co Waterford X91 FD9K
Tel: (051) 393794
Email: jackiebrowne@wwetb.ie
Jackie Browne (Waterford City)
Railway Square Further Education and Training Centre, Unit 1A, Railway Square, Waterford X91 A722
Tel: (051) 854444
Email: jackiebrowne@wwetb.ie
Aoife Walsh (Dungarvan and West Waterford)
Dungarvan Further Education and Training Centre, Wolfe Tone Road, Dungarvan, Co Waterford X35 DX49
Tel: (058) 45757
Email: aoifeawalsh@wwetb.ie
Viktoriia Yaroshko ( North County Wexford)
Bunclody Further Education and Training Centre, Bunclody, Co Wexford Y21 E7PO
Tel: (053) 937 7326
Email: viktoriiayaroshko@wwetb.ie
Edel Finan
Whitemill Adult Education Centre, Whitemill Industrial Estate, Clonard Road, Wexford Town, Y35 RX47
Tel: 086 084 5354
Email: EdelFinan@wwetb.ie
This project is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union