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<font face="Verdana">Celebrate outstanding adult learners</font></span></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Verdana"><b>"Winning an award was
brilliant, I've never won anything before and it's given me confidence
in myself. I'm now surviving in a very busy A & E department as a
qualified nurse, which is a dream come true."</b> <br>
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(<a href="http://www.alw.org.uk/winners-stories/winner-story/2010/lesley-carol-hilton" target="_blank"><font color="#ff6600">Carol
Hilton</font></a>, 2010 Adult Learners’ Week Award Winner)</span></i></font></span></p>
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<span>Nominations are now open for the Adult
Learners’ Week Awards 2011. </span>The awards celebrate learning in all
its forms,<span> giving deserved recognition to
inspirational adults who have changed their lives through learning.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Verdana">There
are two main award categories:</font></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700;">
<a href="http://www.alw.org.uk/learning-awards/individuals/eligibility" target="_blank">
<font color="#ff6600">Outstanding Individual Learner</font></a></span></font></p></li>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700;">
<a href="http://www.alw.org.uk/learning-awards/projects/eligibility" target="_blank">
<font color="#ff6600">Inspiring Learning Projects</font></a></span></font></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Verdana">Your
nomination may also be eligible for a range of awards, sponsored by the
European Social Fund, BBC, Pearson, Community Learning Champions Support
Programme and Local Government Association.</font></p>
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Nominating for an Adult Learners' Week Award is simple and you can:</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700;" color="#ff6600" face="Verdana">
<a href="http://www.alw.org.uk/learning-awards/nominations" target="_blank">
<font color="#ff6600">Nominate online</font></a></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Verdana">;</font></p></li>
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<b>
<a href="http://www.alw.org.uk/learning-awards/nominations-order-form" target="_blank">
<font color="#ff6600">Order hard copies</font></a></b> of the forms;</font></p></li>
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Download the forms in <b>
<a href="http://www.alw.org.uk/learning-awards/nominations" target="_blank">
<font color="#ff6600">PDF</font></a></b> format;</font></p></li>
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Download the forms in <b>
<a href="http://www.alw.org.uk/learning-awards/nominations" target="_blank">
<font color="#ff6600">Word</font></a></b> format, complete it on
screen and submit by e-mail.</font></p></li>
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Everyone nominated will receive a certificate of achievement. Winners
will receive a learning voucher, valued between £200 and £1,000, and
will be invited with their nominator to a ceremony during Adult
Learners’ Week (14-20 May 2011).</font></p>
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<font style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 11pt;" face="Verdana">
<span>Nominations close at 5pm on 28 January 2011.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-weight: 700;" face="Verdana">Early
bird nominations</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Verdana"><br>
Nominations submitted by <b>20<sup> </sup>December 2010</b> will be
entered for a FREE prize draw for the chance to win <b>£200 worth of
learning vouchers</b> to spend on learning resources for your
organisation.</font></p>
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<font style="font-weight: 700;" face="Verdana">20th Adult
Learners' Week winners'
search</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Verdana">The 20th Adult
Learners' Week will take place in 2011 and we would like
to hear from all past winners. If you are, or know of a previous
winner please contact us at<b><font color="#ff6600"> </font>
<a href="mailto:20@alw.org.uk" target="_blank"><font color="#ff6600">
20@alw.org.uk</font></a><font color="#ff6600"> </font></b>or
0116 204 4200. You can also <b><font color="#ff6600">
<a href="http://www.alw.org.uk/winner-contact-details" target="_blank">
<font color="#ff6600">register</font></a></font></b> online.</font></p></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Verdana">For
more information about Adult Learners' Week Awards visit <b>
<a href="http://www.alw.org.uk/nominate" target="_blank"><font color="#ff6600">
www.alw.org.uk/nominate</font></a></b> or contact the Campaigns and
Promotions team at NIACE at
<a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 700;" href="mailto:alw@niace.org.uk" target="_blank">
alw@niace.org.uk</a> or on 0116 2044200.<br>
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