Further Education and Training or 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. FET courses and programmes are provided through the Education and Training Board network throughout the country as well as through other local providers including online through SOLAS’ eCollege. FET courses are provided at levels one to six on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ).
Sectoral Policy
ETBI promotes the development and implementation of appropriate education and training policies and practices. See below the links to some of those strategies;
- Future FET: Transforming Learning – The National Further Education and Training Strategy
- Action Plan for Apprenticeships 2021-2025
- Action Plan for Education
- Irelands National Skills Strategy
- NATIONAL STRATEGY: LITERACY AND NUMERACY FOR LEARNING AND LIFE 2011-2020
- NCGE Whole School Guidance Framework
- Review of Apprenticeships