In 2019, The Men’s Wellbeing Programme was nominated for the Aontas STAR Award under the Health & Wellbeing category. The STAR Awards are an awards initiative coordinated by Aontas as part of the annual Adult Learners’ Festival to acknowledge the fantastic work undertaken by adult learning initiatives throughout Ireland. The judges look for the following in a project:
- Innovative approach
- Collaboration/Partnership
- Inclusion
- Learning supports
- Positive learning experiences
- Progression
- Learner choice
- Transformative learning
