Adult Learners' Week Festival of Adult Learning Ahurei Ākonga

September 8–14, 2025
Adult learning can take place in many different spaces and at many different levels of the community. The Adult Learners' Week Festival of Adult Learning Ahurei Ākonga celebrates adult learning wherever it is happening. 

It's aims are to:

• celebrate learner success
• raise the profile of community education and its benefits
• encourage learning and make it accessible to all

Big Idea 2025 - Let's Kōrero!
As educators we love talkng about learning! During the 2025 festival we want to indulge our passion by gathering like-minded people together in free community spaces like pubs, libraries and halls to explore "hot" learning topics. We suggest inviting a panel of experts to share their thoughts and then get a discussion going. Start thinking about your version of Let's Kōrero! and share it with us. 
marygavigan5@gmail.com 

My Learning Why!
Our "Big Idea" for 2024 in which adult learners shared their learning why ie their motivation for learning was a huge success. Learners all over Aotearoa were recorded sharing why they were learning and their contributions were posted on facebook and other platforms. We encourage you to keep recording and posting your inspiring learner stories to highlight the joy and diversity of lifelong learning.

What You Can Do to Get Started

• Start talking to your team about how you can participate in the festival
• Think about spaces in your community that would work for a Let's Kōrero event

Funding for Festival Events in 2025
Funding applications for festival events are open. Download the Adult Learners' Week Festival Funding Application Form here.
Please return your application as a Word Document.

Adult Learners' Week Festival of Adult Learning Ahurei Ākonga 2025 events in your region will be added closer to the event.

All our promotional resouces have been refreshed and are available for download. 
Resources to download: 

• Regional Networks and Event Organisers Information Guide
• Printable Certificates
• Editable Certificates
• Digital Collateral
• Media Release
• Funding Application
• History

Information Guide

The Adult Learners' Week He Tangata Mātauranga Regional Networks and Event Organisers Information Guide has been to designed to give you help in media planning, a style guide for publicity materials, event planning, the awards process, sponsorship and funding, reporting and documenting activities and a sample project plan.

Printable Certificates

Many ACE practitioners like to acknowledge the efforts of their students through local awards. Below are certificates which can be downloaded and presented to students. Organisations and communities are free to develop their own criteria for nomination and presentation of awards.

Editable Certificates

Digital Collateral

Download our digital content for the Adult Learners' Week Festival of Adult Learning Ahurei Ākonga 2025.

Media Release