Report highlights barriers to lifelong learning for vulnerable and marginalised groups

The report said that the comparatively higher level of deprivation experienced by lone parents, as well as the disproportionate number of women making up this group, “places them at greater risk of educational disadvantage”. File picture

The chance to upskill or engage in learning throughout adult life may be “out of reach” for marginalised and vulnerable groups such as lone parents and people with disabilities, a new report has found.

The Lifelong Learning project, published by Aontas, identified a number of barriers preventing people from engaging in further learning in adulthood such as the financial cost, access to childcare, trauma, self-esteem and confidence.