This practical training course is intended for learners who want to work in the construction industry and undergo a SOLAS apprenticeship in areas such as carpentry, electrical, plumbing, block-laying or plastering.

The course content is designed to give learners a variety of construction trade experiences and allow learners to make informed choices about their apprenticeship careers into the future. It also prepares students for progression to third level studies if so desired.

If you aspire to a career as a carpenter, brick-layer, or any other trade or professional in the construction industry, this programme will offer you a broad foundation of skills to support your progression.

You will learn practical construction skills and detailed underpinning theory through ‘hands on’ projects. Working with our Construction and Building experts, you can develop a broad range of skills that support progression to a range of careers.

This one year programme is designed for those who are interested in working with natural materials and explore designing their own small scale wood based projects. Potential students who have a desire and flair to be creative, thrive in this area. Students will first explore a range of hand tools that vary across the furniture industry, then progress from there with other methods. There are lots opportunities in this course to develop further in forging a career within the furniture and wood employment sector or alternatively, progress onto further and higher education studies.

This course in Construction or Carpentry provides students with the essential hands-on skills, technical knowledge and an understanding of the built environment.

The course aims to provide students with the opportunity to develop essential knowledge and practical skills to work in the rapidly growing area of construction/furniture design/manufacture and renewable energy sectors.

This program provides students with a broad range of skills to work in construction industry environment. The course is ideally suited for those who wish to pursue employment, advance to further education or undertake an apprenticeship.

This course is primarily designed as a Progression programme allowing learners to undertake further educational opportunities and ultimately qualify as a Quantity Surveyor.

This full-time one-year programme will introduce students to the world of Construction. The programme examines construction materials and safe methodologies, with emphasis on sustainable energy efficient dwellings and green technologies. Students will also attend training workshop, where they will examine a range of different construction methods, calculate the quantities of material required to construct a domestic dwelling, create AutoCAD drawings and experience first-hand the application of renewable energy technologies.

Are you considering a career as a Youth worker? Youth workers find employment in schools, health centres, social service centres, and community or religious organisations. Youth workers support the personal development of young people and help them learn to be responsible young people.

This programme is designed to facilitate the learner to explore Youth Work with a view to re-skilling/up-skilling and exploring concepts and subject areas that may interest the learner in future programmes or employment. It will afford the learner opportunities to enhance their confidence and ability to develop the skills to reach their full potential as well as to further develop their interpersonal, team working, problem solving and time management skills, as appropriate, so that the learner is enabled to take responsibility for his/her own learning and to support progression including future participation in education and employment.

This programme has been designed to provide students with the essential practical and theoretical skills of youth work practice, the role of the youth worker and an insight into challenges facing our communities.

This programme has been designed to provide learners with the essential practical and theoretical skills of social studies, including psychology and associated therapies, the role of the youth worker and an insight into challenges facing our communities and young people.