Community Education Service
Who is the community education service for?
Eligible not-for-profit Community and Voluntary Groups across Laois and Offaly. Due to the volume of applications, received priority is given to:
Groups who organise community education programmes for people who face acute barrier to taking part in education: Older people, people experiencing disadvantage, people with disabilities, ethnic minority groups, unemployed, carers and groups providing community education in areas where adults do not have easy access to education opportunities.
A Community Education Course aims to:
• Build community participation
• Address social isolation
• Engage vulnerable adults
• Develop active citizenship
• Address educational needs
We deliver courses in the Community and in our Further Education and
Training Centres across Laois and Offaly
Sample Courses
Computers . Mobile Phones · Yoga Mindfulness · Art · Ceramics · Sewing · CFR
· First Aid Haircare · Beauty & Nails · Cooking · Crafts -Woodwork · Up-cycling
your clothes -Farm-to-fork · Make-up artistry
Course Duration
6 weeks (with a minimum of 10 people)
Application
To apply for funding, please complete our online
| Service | Community Education Service | |
|---|---|---|
| Contact | Gillian Cunningham | |
| Telephone | 0578630099 | |
| [email protected] | ||
| Address | LOETB Information Hub, Unit 1, Lyster Square, Portlaoise, Co. Laois R32D268 | |
| www.facebook.com/Laois-and-Offaly-ETB-Community-Education | ||
| https://www.instagram.com/laoisandoffalyetbcommunityed | ||