This four week course will include:

• Course Exploration and Guidance
• Job Hunting Skills
• Interview Skills & Personal Development

It aims to help you identify and enhance your strengths, abilities, skills and future goals.

Courses run for 4 weeks – 3 days a week/4 hours a day

Venues

• Leixlip – starting Tuesday May 21^st to Thursday 13^th June, contact Mary Faughnan on 01 624 6528
• Kildare – starting Tuesday June 4^th to Wednesday June 26^th, contact Imelda Carroll on 045 522 003
• Athy – starting Monday July 1^st to Thursday July 25^th, contact Imelda Carroll on 059 863 3270

To express your interest in a course, you can fill out an online form or contact individual centres on their phone numbers above.

On Wednesday, April 24th Kildare VEC received a visit from six Montenegrin educationalists.  They visited Youthreach Leixlip, the Basic Education Centre in Leixlip and then the Leixlip VTOS centre.  Kildare VEC staff and students enjoyed sharing their experiences of providing adult education services within north Kildare.

Courses include the following:

• Advanced Beauty Therapy (CIBTAC & CIDESCO – FETAC 5M3471)
• Advanced Business (FETAC 6M4985)
• Art, Craft & Design Portfolio Preparation (FETAC 5M1984)
• Beauty Therapy (CIBTAC)
• Business Studies & Information Technology (FETAC 5M2102)
• Childcare (FETAC 5M2009)
• Childcare Supervisor (FETAC 6M2007)
• Community Care (FETAC 5M2786)
• Computer Science (Networks & Software Systems – CNSSX)
• Pre-Arts (Languages – FETAC 5M2073)
• Pre-Nursing Studies (FETAC 5M4349)
• Pre-Science (Applied Biology: Food – CASFX)
• Security Studies & Business (FETAC 5M2110)
• Sport & Recreation DSRXX)
• Wider Options (FETAC 5M2102)

What is a Community National School?  A Community National School is a new model of National School under the Patronage of the VEC.  It operates within the regulations laid down by the Department of Education and Skills and follows the Primary Curriculum.

The Community National School’s recognise the wishes of parents to have their children receive a co-educational and multi-belief programme of education within the school day.  They acknowledge and respect the diversity of values, beliefs, languages and traditions in Irish Society today and welcome children from families of all faiths and none.

For more information see the Kildare VEC Community National Schools page or view the most Frequently Asked Questions.

County Kildare VEC is inviting applications from community groups and organisations for funding which may become available in 2013 under the Adult Back to Education Initiative (BTEI) Community Strand.

Closing date for receipt of Applications is Friday, November 23^rd 2012 at 12 noon.

Further information …