Adult Learners' Week. 17-23 May 2008.

• About the awards
• Nominations
• Eligibility
• Previous winners

Our award winners are the heroines and heroes of Adult Learners' Week. Their remarkable stories inspire and motivate others to get involved in learning and show at first hand the power of learning to change peoples lives for the better.

> Read the stories of Adult Learners' Week award winners from 2008 here - [PDF]

What's it like to be a winner?

For people like Patrick O' Mahoney, from Gloucestershire, winning an Adult Learners' Week Award was an important recognition of his remarkable learning journey.

Formerly an alcoholic and unable to read, Patrick was considered by some to be a hopeless case. But with a literacy course under his belt he managed to land a responsible job, which helped to boost his self esteem and his standard of living. Patrick's perseverance was rewarded with an Adult Learners' Week Award and a trip to the Awards ceremony in London.

Patrick is a winner of one of around 100 awards given each year to individuals, groups, families and projects whose learning journeys are an inspiration to others.

> Click here to watch a homemade video by Patrick about his Adult Learners' Week experience on the BBC website