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In 1985 Danny West was one of the first people in the UK to be diagnosed as HIV positive, aged 24. Twenty five years later Danny is thriving as a successful businessman, whose dedication to learning earned him an Adult Learners' Week award in 2009. He shares his experiences in an interview with Ed Melia, NIACE Head of Media.

Mick Power is a Numeracy Tutor and manages the Learning Centre at the Sainsbury's Distribution Centre at Rye Park in Hertfordshire. He talks to Ed Melia, NIACE Head of Media, about how numeracy learning is benefiting both the workers and the business.

Alan Tuckett talks about the NIACE survey on adult participation in learning 2010.

Logic, 22, grew up in the London Borough of Lewisham. In this podcast he talks about his unstable family background and the experience of growing up in a disadvantaged area of London, as a young black man. Logic now combines youth work and music/lyrics to inspire other young people. In his mid-teens Lyric was motivated to step away the stereotype and better himself, in this podcast he explains how and why he did this and how he's committed to helping other young people to do the same.

Jamie Pugh left school with no qualifications; he was unemployed and quickly became involved in drugs, crime and anti-social behaviour. Things started to change for Jamie when he was referred to The Yard Project in Lowestoft. Being respected and treated like an adult helped Jamie to realise that he could achieve more in life. In this podcast Jamie reflects on how he has turned his life around and what it is about The Yard that made the difference.

Jamie Dickinson, 19, talks about the difficulties he experienced at school and how his life started going into a downward spiral when he experienced bullying at work and lost his job. He also talks about the benefits of volunteering and how his experiences as a volunteer have helped him to feel proud, valued and to gain a second chance.

Alvin Hall talks about his 2010 Quick Read, Money Magic

Cathy Kelly talks about her 2010 Quick Read, The Perfect Holiday.

Bernadine Evaristo talks about her 2010 Quick Read, Hello Mum.

An audio version of one of three leaflets aimed to help learners consider whether they might want to take up adult learning to enhance their lives, whether they want to disclose a mental health difficulty to their learning provider and, if so, how to go about this.