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What are your training and college options as an adult learner?

What are your training and college options as an adult learner?. Niamh Brennan Adult Education Guidance Counsellor/Co-Ordinator Co Leitrim VEC. What ways can you learn?. Full time education Part time education Distance learning Short term courses Self financed and funded courses.

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What are your training and college options as an adult learner?

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  1. What are your training and college options as an adult learner? Niamh Brennan Adult Education Guidance Counsellor/Co-Ordinator Co Leitrim VEC

  2. What ways can you learn? • Full time education • Part time education • Distance learning • Short term courses • Self financed and funded courses

  3. Education Providers FAS www.fas.ie For Example: • Traineeships/ Apprenticeships • Short courses • Evening courses • E-learning • Employment Schemes • Work Placement Programmes

  4. Education Providers VEC Adult Education www.leitrimvec.ie; www.longfordvec.ie; www.cavancollege.ie; www.sligovec.ie etc • Full time FETAC Level 5 & 6 PLC/VTOS courses • Back to Education Initiative • Community Education • Adult Basic Education and ESOL • Evening classes (self financing) • Adult Education Guidance and Information Service

  5. Education Providers Higher Education Institutions www.cao.ie For example: • Sligo IT • NUI Maynooth • Athlone IT • St Angela's College, Sligo • Mature Student entry/FETAC Level 5 entry/Leaving Certificate • Part time and distance learning courses available

  6. Education Providers Other providers • Examples include CTC Training, Organic Centre, Green-Works, County Enterprise Board, Boyle Higher Education Centre, Resource Centres, Leitrim Development Company etc • Labour Market Activation Fund and Springboard Programme

  7. What to watch out for? • What qualification am I going to receive? • Is the course accredited and fully recognised for what I want? • Will this qualification open doors for me and allow me to progress in the area that I want? • Is there any work experience involved? • What subject matter is included? • Do I need to do anything to prepare myself such as brush up on reading, writing, maths or computer skills?

  8. Where can I get more information? www.studentfinance.ie www.careersportal.ie www.qualifax.ie www.bluebrick.ie www.leitrimadultguidance.com www.leitrimvec.ie www.fas.ie

  9. Who can I talk to? • Guidance Counsellor/Career Advisor • FAS Employment Services • DSP Jobs Facilitator • VEC Grants Department • Citizens Information • Past students • Course tutors/Co-ordinators

  10. Thank you for listening! Niamh or Jane Leitrim Adult Education Guidance and Information Service 071 9621371/086 7743329 leitrimadultguidance@eircom.net

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