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<p align="left"><span style="color: rgb(127, 63, 152); font-size: 15pt;"><b><font style="font-size: 22px;" size="4"><font style="font-size: 26px;"><font style="font-size: 26px;">Award nominations in England are now open!</font></font></font></b></span></p>
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><font face="Arial">If you know someone whose life has been transformed through learning, or work on an innovative project that has made a significant difference to adults' lives, then you can nominate them for an Adult Learners' Week Award (England). <br>
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The Adult Learners' Week Awards recognise outstanding adult learners and inspiring learning projects. These awards are a great way to celebrate your students, colleagues, family or friends. <br>
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Nominations for the Adult Learners' Week Awards 2012 are now open. <br>
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<b><font color="#d1196f" face="Arial">Do you...<br>
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<li><font face="Arial">know an adult whose life has been transformed by learning? </font>
</li><li><font face="Arial">work on a project or programme that has made a difference to adults' lives through learning? </font>
</li><li><font face="Arial">want a way to recognise their achievements?</font> </li>
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<p><b><font color="#d1196f" face="Arial">Why not... <br>
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<li><font face="Arial">use our awards to celebrate the achievements of your inspirational students, colleagues, family and friends. </font>
</li><li><font face="Arial">highlight your organisation's commitment to learning by making a nomination. </font>
</li><li><font face="Arial">nominate outstanding individuals or projects for the Adult Learners' Week Awards. </font></li>
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<p><b><font color="#d1196f" face="Arial">Did you know... </font></b></p>
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<li><font face="Arial">by making a nomination you can highlight the difference that learning makes to adults' lives?</font>
</li><li><font face="Arial">your nomination could build learners' confidence and inspire others? </font>
</li><li><font face="Arial">we celebrate the achievements of our award winners at national and regional award ceremonies? </font>
</li><li><font face="Arial">we give our award winners £200 to £1000 to contribute to future learning activities? </font>
</li><li><font face="Arial">you can nominate online or by email at <a href="http://www.alw.org.uk/" target="_blank"><font color="#d1196f"><b>www.alw.org.uk</b></font></a>? </font></li>
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<p><font color="#d1196f" face="Arial"><b>Important notes...</b></font></p>
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<li>the closing date is <b>5pm on Friday 27 January 2012. </b>
</li><li>awards are only open to learners and projects in <b>England</b>.
</li><li>please read the <a href="http://www.alw.org.uk/nominations/docs/Guidance-Eligibility-notes-2012.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#d1196f"><b>Guidance Notes and Eligibility Criteria</b></font></a> before nominating to make sure your learner is eligible. </li>
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<p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><font color="#d1196f"><b>To find out more...</b></font></font></font></p>
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<li>visit our website <a href="http://www.alw.org.uk/learning-awards" target="_blank"><font color="#d1196f"><b>http://www.alw.org.uk/learning-awards </b></font></a>
</li><li>email <a href="mailto:alw@niace.org.uk" target="_blank"><font color="#d1196f"><b>alw@niace.org.uk</b></font></a><b> </b>
</li><li>telephone <a href="tel:01162044200" value="+441162044200" target="_blank">0116 204 4200</a> </li>
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<img alt="Herbert Goredema, ALW Foundation Degree Award winner 2010" src="http://lists.niace.org.uk/lz/Instances/lz/images/ALW2012/Army.jpg"><br>
<img alt="Fran Bunce, ALW Learning Works Award Winner 2011" src="http://lists.niace.org.uk/lz/Instances/lz/images/ALW2012/receiving-award3.jpg"><br>
<img alt="Alec Stanton, ALW Regional Award Winner 2011" src="http://lists.niace.org.uk/lz/Instances/lz/images/ALW2012/carpentry.jpg"><br>
<img alt="Lela Sarah Namuli, ALW Regional Award Winner 2011" src="http://lists.niace.org.uk/lz/Instances/lz/images/ALW2012/library.jpg"><br>
<img alt="Margaret Corston, ALW Regional Award Winner 2011" src="http://lists.niace.org.uk/lz/Instances/lz/images/ALW2012/radio.jpg"><br>
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<p align="center"><a href="http://www.alw.org.uk/nominations/docs/Guidance-Eligibility-notes-2012.pdf" target="_blank"><b><font color="#d1196f" face="Arial">Read Guidance Notes and Eligibility Criteria here</font></b></a></p>
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