KCETB Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board
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Rialtas na hEireann Government of Ireland
KCETB Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board
Rialtas na hEireann Government of Ireland
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FET Solutions for Business

What We Do

FET Training Solutions for Business works with local businesses, facilitating them in accessing government-funded training to upskill their employees in order to meet the needs of ever-changing workplaces.  

These supports are provided under the following initiatives: Skills to Advance;  Skills for Work; Traineeships; Apprenticeships.

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Skills to Advance
Skills to Advance

Skills to Advance

Skills to Advance upskills SME employees across Carlow and Kilkenny.  It supports the identification of employee training needs and the delivery of government-funded, accredited training in ways that accommodate business and work schedules.

Skills for Work

Skills for Work provides flexible training for full and part-time employees with lower skill levels to enhance their skills so they can participate more fully in the workplace.  Examples of Skills for Work training include English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and digital literacy programmes.

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EXPLORE

The EXPLORE initiative is a nationally-funded programme aimed at supporting those in employment, particularly those working in the manufacturing sector. The EXPLORE initiative assists both employers and employees in building resilience in times of change, engages learners at the beginning of a lifelong learning experience, and enhances digital skills. This pre-development programme offers the opportunity to develop digital skills for the workplace and supports improved employee engagement and continuing professional development. EXPLORE also supports health and wellbeing in the workplace. The programme is run in conjunction with the Regional Skills South East (regionalskills.ie).

eCollege

eCollege is a leading learning platform that delivers online training courses in business, project management, information technology, graphic design, web design, digital marketing, software development and basic computer literacy for people in employment. These self-directed, accredited courses allowing for flexible learning.

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Traineeships

A traineeship is a full-time occupational skills development training model, designed to provide flexible training solutions to meet the needs of business and industry. A traineeship is sufficiently flexible to provide training benefits within a broad range of sectors, as well as assisting companies of varying size, from small local businesses to multi-national companies, to address their respective skill requirements.

Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships aim to provide learners with the knowledge, skills and competencies required to perform effectively and to respond to the  needs of new techniques and technologies in their occupation. Apprenticeships also provides industry with employees who have acquired mastery over the skills and competences relevant to their occupation.

Web: www.apprenticeship.ie

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Benefits

Working with FET Solutions for Business, your business can benefit from:

  • Accessing and recruiting appropriately skilled staff
  • Retention of key employees
  • Reduced training costs
  • Opportunities to shape the training provision of FET in the region
  • A return on investment for training programmes (e.g. increase in productivity, market development and high staff morale)
  • Meeting corporate social responsibility objectives

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What Employers Say

Skills to Advance was key in supporting our aim to diversify our business model, by training our staff to become accredited trainers in our sector. The programme enabled us to access the skills and expertise to gain a European accreditation in the adventure tourism industry. We could not recommend the programme highly enough, the ETB staff listened to our needs and supported us through the whole process. We are now on our way to becoming Ireland’s first certified ERCA (European Ropes Courses Association) training centre in Ireland. This will mean new income streams for ourselves, but will also contribute to standards in the outdoor tourism industry.
Castlecomer Discovery Park General Manager
Set Up and Grow has given PDF Engineering an opportunity to stand back and examine how our current business processes, training needs and management structure match the needs of our strategic goals for the coming 3-5 years. It has enabled us to identify the gaps and put actions, solutions and training in place.
Dolmen Precision Engineering CarlowDirector
We have found Set Up and Grow to be highly beneficial in bringing our business to the next level. It is easy to get into a routine during the day-to-day operations of business and forget that there may be a better way to do something, different techniques to try, and tools that can save you time and money. Set Up and Grow is giving us a fresh perspective and inspring us to think in new ways. They have helped us upgrade our account system, advise us on various training opportunities for employees and provide ongoing, invaluable support for our business. AJD Stairs are continusing to work with Set Up and Grow and wholeheartedly recommend them to any business who wants their business to flourish.
AJD StairsDirector
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