Listowel Community College

Back to Education Initiative - Part Time Courses

The BTEI programme provides part-time Further Education programmes for young people and adults. The aim is to give people an opportunity to combine a return to learning with family, work and other responsibilities.

The programmes can be offered on a part-time basis in the mornings, afternoons and evenings or at weekends.

The courses being offered include:

• Art
• Childcare
• Computers
• Woodcraft
• Horticulture
• Photography
• Carers’ Course

• French/German
• Communications
• Catering/Cookery
• Metalwork/Welding
• Beautician/Retail Sales
• English as second language
• Irish & Irish for pre-school services

The above programmes are certified by FETAC (Further Education and Training Awards Council)

Individual subjects in Junior or Leaving Certificate e.g. English and Math’s are also available. One or more subjects can be taken at a time and in some cases Work Experience may be included.

Guidance Counseling is available to Adult Learners who participate in the programmes.

The courses listed above are drawn from a much more extensive range of subjects available under FETAC. The full range of programmes can be found at www.fetac.ie or from the Community College Listowel or from the Kerry Education Service.

What will the BTEI course cost?

• Individuals have different entitlements.
• Those in receipt of unemployment payments or means tested social welfare benefits and holders of medical cards and their dependents are entitled to free tuition.
• Other people will be charged fees.