About us:

D.A.L.C. is an adult basic education centre based in Dublin's north inner city. The centre provides individual and group tuition in reading, writing and spelling for adults with reading and writing difficulties. The service provided is free and confidential. The centre also provides literacy and language tuition for students for whom English is not their first language. We cater for over 500 learners annually.

Mission statement:

Basic education is the means by which adults, lacking confidence in their literacy levels, develop reading, writing, personal and interpersonal skills using methods, which are learner-centred, creative and participative. It aims to enable adults to enhance their lives by exploring new possibilities and initiating constructive change. 

The Dublin Adult Learning Centre defines literacy as follows:
Being literate means being able to read, write and use numeracy and information technology competently to deal with situations and opportunities in your own environment. It means being able to fulfil your own goals as a family and community member, citizen and worker. Being literate depends on what you need or want at a specific time. Becoming literate is part of a lifelong learning continuum.

Our core values:

• Learner-centred
• Respectful of the adult status of the learner
• Creative and holistic
• Community-based

Student profile: 

Our students are all adults who left school early, lacking confidence in their reading, writing and spelling. Some are are in low-skilled employment, unemployed, experienced homelessness and addiction issues. Our E.S.O.L. programme caters for Ireland's new communities including migrant workers, refugees and those who had little to no education in their native country.