Inspire! Adult Learning Award Winners
Meet our 2021 Inspire! Adult Learning Award winners
The Inspire! Awards are an annual celebration that recognises the life changing achievements of people, projects, and adult learning provision in Wales.
Browse through this year’s award winner stories to find out more about the steps they took to build their confidence, take a second chance, and change their story through education and skills.
Young Adult Award
Wilnelia De Jesus
Despite leaving school after her GCSEs to support her single-parent family, Wilnelia De Jesus managed to rise through the ranks of legal company Greenaway Scott…
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Family Learning Award
Claire Gurton
Claire Gurton was just 22 when she lost the sight in one of her eyes. She didn’t know it at the time, but she was…
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Starting Out: Welsh Beginner Award
Liz Day
Liz Day was made redundant in August 2020, after her employer announced it would be cutting 12% of its workforce due to the coronavirus pandemic.…
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Health and Wellbeing Award
James Atkinson
James Atkinson has autism spectrum disorder. Growing up, he struggled with confidence and found social situations challenging, eventually leaving school without GCSEs in maths and…
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Different Past: Shared Futures
Fatma Al Nahdy
When Fatma Al Nahdy made the journey to the UK from Yemen in 2015, she didn’t speak any English and due to the ongoing wars…
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Skills at Work Award
Nursing Students of the Open University in Wales
Nursing students at the Open University (OU) in Wales who decided to support frontline NHS workers during the pandemic while still studying have won a…
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Phyllis Gregory
Phyllis Gregory has always been a keen writer and poet. Over the course of her lifetime, she’s entered and won multiple competitions. When she started…
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Essential Skills for Life
Clare Palmer
Clare Palmer left school at 14 with no qualifications. Clare was passionate about helping others and dreamed of a career where she could give something…
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Hywel Francis Community Impact Award
Stepping Stones – Next Steps Education Group
The Next Steps Survivors Education Group was set up for women who were survivors of abuse to learn new skills, improve their confidence and increase…
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Into Work Award
Daniel Jones
Daniel Jones was faced with uncertainty about his job prospects, a lack of confidence in himself, as well as difficulties communicating with new people after…
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Starting Out: Welsh Beginner Award
Josh Osborne
When Josh Osborne decided to move to Wales to live with his Welsh-speaking partner, one thing he knew for certain was that he wanted to…
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Life Change and Progression Award
The Wallich
The Wallich has been housing and supporting people who have experienced homelessness for over 40 years. As well as helping its service users to find…
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Skills at Work Award
UNISON Cymru Wales WULF Project
The UNISON WULF Project aims to increase the skills, confidence, wellbeing, and employability of the public service workforce across Wales. During the pandemic, the UNISON…
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Find out more about the awards by visiting the Learning and Work Institute website
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