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25th May 2021

If you need new skills to help you find work or change job, this could be the answer you’re looking for

Ann Cronin

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This site has everything you need to kickstart a new career.

Feel like you’re stuck in a rut with your career? Or maybe you’ve lost your job due to Covid-19? Are you looking to break into a new industry, but don’t know where to begin?

Well, we’ve got the perfect thing for you…

Further Education and Training Authority (FET), has some amazing opportunities for anyone looking to upskill or reskill, school leavers or anyone who’s returning to education. These courses are available for everyone and are delivered right across the country through local Education and Training Boards.

From online, evening, full and part-time courses to traineeships and earn-as-you-learn apprenticeships, there are so many options available through FET to choose from.

Here are just a sample of the different courses out there to get you started, but you can view everything that FET has to offer on their website here.

Apprenticeships

How would you like to continue making an income while training for a new career?

That’s exactly what an apprenticeship has to offer, benefiting both the employer and the learner. You can get hands-on experience while you train, making it the perfect way to break into a new industry.

Construction, engineering, I.T. and accounting are just some of the FET apprenticeships you can choose from right here.

Online and part-time courses

A part-time course is ta great way to upskill and build on your expertise and FET has a load of these to choose from too.

Online courses specific to those all-important work skills like project management, web design and lots more are available through eCollege.ie.

But if you’re on the hunt for a new career, FET covers that too with part-time courses available in areas like starting your own business, supervisory management and communications to name but a few.

Full-time courses

FET could also be the right choice for those seeking full-time education.

Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses aren’t just for school-leavers. They’re also an amazing qualification to have in your pocket when interviewing for roles in a new sector, and can be a great introduction to what a certain role or industry involves.

Some of the PLC courses available through FET include TV & film production, I.T., digital media and business studies, so there’s sure to be something out there that fits your goals.

Further Education and Training (FET) offers a wide variety of life-long education options to anyone over 16. FET includes apprenticeships, traineeships, Post Leaving Cert (PLC) courses, community and adult education as well as core literacy and numeracy services.

For more information on FET, click here. or contact your local ETB.

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