Introduction
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Ms MARY
FARRELL
Adult Education Officer |
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The Back to Education Initiative was introduced
by the Department of Education and Science
in May 2002 with the aim of providing flexible,
innovative, part-time learning opportunities
across adult education programmes.
B.T.E.I. aims to enable people to return to
education. B.T.E.I. also aims to provide education
and training so that people in employment
can attend part-time courses and gain extra
qualifications. It also aims to address the
skills needs of the unemployed and those not
in the labour market and to afford an opportunity
to those in the workforce to upgrade their
skills in line with emerging needs.
In response to an increasing demand for courses
which enable people combine education and
training with the demands of work, family
and other responsibilities, the Adult Education
Service of Co Longford VEC is offering a wide
range of courses under the Back to Education
Initiative.
Courses on offer include communications, childcare,
computers, business, arts and crafts, woodwork,
personal effectiveness, food and nutrition,
ESOL and ECDL. Junior and Leaving Certificate
subjects will also be offered.
All programmes offer access to national certification
although it is not compulsory for all participants
to avail of it.
Part-time courses will take place in Longford,
Granard, Ballymahon, Lanesboro and other venues
where there is a demand. Learners can enrol
for one or more subjects which will be offered
in the mornings, afternoons and evenings to
meet demand.
Courses are FREE to persons entitled to (or
dependants of persons entitled to) a medical
card, an unemployment payment, a means tested
welfare payment or a family income supplement
payment. Persons who are unwaged with less
than upper second level education will be
required to pay 30% of tuition fees.
Further information is available from Mary
Farrell, Adult Education Officer, at +353 (0)43 45474
or e-mail ctcld@iol.ie.
The BTEI programme is aided by the Department
of Education and Science and the European
Social Fund as part of the NDP 2000 – 2006.
| BACK TO EDUCATION INITIATIVE (BTEI) Classes. |
FREE to adults who do not have the Leaving Certificate or equivalent and to holders of, or dependants of, persons with medical card, unemployment payments, means-tested welfare payment, and lone parents.
(Available mornings, afternoons and evenings subject to demand.)
• CHILDCARE FETAC Levels 4 and 5
• COMMUNITY & HEALTH SERVICES FETAC Levels 4 and 5
• SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTANT COURSE FETAC Level 5
• SUPERVISION IN CHILDCARE FEATC Level 6 (Applicants must have minimum of 4 mandatory childcare modules at Level 5)
• COMMUNICATIONS FETAC Levels 4 and 5
• COMPUTERS LEVEL 1 (Word + Internet/Email) (20 hours).
• COMPUTERS LEVEL 2(Excel + File Management) -Tuesday (20 hours)
• KEYBOARDING +Basic Computers (20 hours)
• COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FETAC Levels 4 and 5
• BUSINESS &OFFICE SKILLS FETAC LEVEL 5
• LEAVING CERTIFICATE MATHEMATICS (adults only, subject to demand)
• LEAVING CERTIFICATE IRISH (adults only, subject to demand)
• JUNIOR CERTIFICATE MATHEMATICS (adults only, subject to demand)
• JUNIOR CERTIFICATE IRISH (adults only, subject to demand)
For further details on BTEI courses and eligibility criteria contact the Adult Education Office.
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