{"id":8144,"date":"2026-04-23T16:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/?p=8144"},"modified":"2026-04-30T06:30:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T06:30:49","slug":"opendays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/opendays\/","title":{"rendered":"LOETB Open Days May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8144\" class=\"elementor elementor-8144\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f481a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39f481a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dcfcac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dcfcac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore Your Options This May at LOETB FET Open Days<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23609f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23609f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18fde0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18fde0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"322\"><strong>Are you finishing school this year? Thinking about your next step after the Leaving Cert? Or maybe you are considering a return to education?<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"600\">Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB) is hosting a series of <strong>Open Days<\/strong> this May across <strong>our <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"LOETB Further Education and Training (FET) Centres\" href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/further-education-and-training-fet-service\/further-education-and-training-fet-centres\/\"><strong>Ionaid Breisoideachais agus Oili\u00fana (FET)<\/strong><\/a><\/span> in Laois and Offaly. These events are a great chance to explore your options, meet tutors, and find a course that suits you.<\/p><p data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"723\">Whether you are a school leaver, a parent, or someone ready for a fresh start, you are welcome to drop in and learn more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346c0ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"346c0ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e357de0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e357de0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why attend an LOETB Open Day?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a4a776 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a4a776\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b33ae02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b33ae02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"788\">At an LOETB FET Open Day, you can:<\/p><ul data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"1018\"><li>learn about our full-time and part-time courses available<\/li><li data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"931\">explore progression routes to university and employment<\/li><li data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"969\">find out about financial supports available<\/li><li>meet our tutors and staff, and learn about our courses<\/li><li data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"1018\">ask questions in a relaxed, informal setting<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1112\">Many courses offer progression to degree level, with some pathways not requiring CAO points.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b7eb4b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b7eb4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aca564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8aca564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Open Day Dates \u2013 May 2026<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e66a89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e66a89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9162a27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9162a27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1149\" data-end=\"1197\">Here are the upcoming Open Days across Laois and Offaly:<\/p><p data-start=\"1149\" data-end=\"1197\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8198\" src=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOETB-Mountmellick-Logo-Green-with-Transparent-Bck.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"157\" height=\"56\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOETB-Mountmellick-Logo-Green-with-Transparent-Bck.png 516w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOETB-Mountmellick-Logo-Green-with-Transparent-Bck-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOETB-Mountmellick-Logo-Green-with-Transparent-Bck-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/p><p data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1310\"><strong data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1218\">Wednesday 6 May<\/strong><br data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1221\" \/><strong data-start=\"1221\" data-end=\"1275\">Mountmellick Further Education and Training Centre<\/strong><br data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1278\" \/>9:30am \u2013 12:30pm and 6pm \u2013 8pm<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1310\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Mountmellick Further Education and Training Centre\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MountmellickFETC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mountmellick Further Education and Training Centre on Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/li><li data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1310\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Mountmellick Further Education and Training Centre\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/loetb_mountmellick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mountmellick Further Education and Training Centre on Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8208 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Portarlington.png\" alt=\"LOETB Portarlington\" width=\"170\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Portarlington.png 1853w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Portarlington-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Portarlington-1024x397.png 1024w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Portarlington-768x298.png 768w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Portarlington-1536x596.png 1536w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Portarlington-18x7.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/p><p data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1460\"><strong data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1419\">Tuesday 12 May<\/strong><br data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"1422\" \/><strong data-start=\"1422\" data-end=\"1446\">Portarlington Further Education and Training Board<br \/><\/strong>10am &#8211; 1pm and 5pm &#8211; 7pm<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1460\"><a title=\"Portarlington Further Education and Training Centre\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/furthereducationcentre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Portarlington on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Portarlington FETC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/loetbportarlington\/\">Portarlington on Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Portarlington Further Education and Training Centre\" href=\"https:\/\/portarlingtonfetc.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portarlington <\/a> website<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1460\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8199\" src=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PI-Email-Signature.jpg\" alt=\"LOETB Portlaoise Institute Logo\" width=\"167\" height=\"58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PI-Email-Signature.jpg 161w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PI-Email-Signature-18x6.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/p><p data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1460\"><strong data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1419\">Thursday 14 May<br \/><\/strong><strong data-start=\"1422\" data-end=\"1446\">Institi\u00faid Phort Laoise<\/strong><br data-start=\"1446\" data-end=\"1449\" \/>5pm \u2013 7pm<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1460\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Institi\u00faid Phort Laoise\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100057286306658\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portlaoise Institute on Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Institi\u00faid Phort Laoise\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/portlaoiseinstitute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portlaoise Institute on Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a title=\"Portlaoise Institute website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Portlaoise Institute website<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1462\" data-end=\"1548\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8200\" src=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Abbeyleix.png\" alt=\"LOETB Abbeyleix Logo\" width=\"168\" height=\"65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Abbeyleix.png 1869w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Abbeyleix-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Abbeyleix-1024x396.png 1024w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Abbeyleix-768x297.png 768w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Abbeyleix-1536x594.png 1536w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Abbeyleix-18x7.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/p><p data-start=\"1462\" data-end=\"1548\"><strong data-start=\"1462\" data-end=\"1480\">Tuesday 19 May<\/strong><br data-start=\"1480\" data-end=\"1483\" \/><strong data-start=\"1483\" data-end=\"1534\">Abbeyleix Further Education and Training Centre<\/strong><br data-start=\"1534\" data-end=\"1537\" \/>5pm \u2013 7pm<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1310\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Abbeyleix Further Education and Training Centre\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/abbeyleixfetc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abbeyleix Further Education and Training Centre on Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/li><li data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1310\"><a title=\"Abbeyleix Further Education and Training Centre\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/loetbabbeyleix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Abbeyleix Further Education and Training Centre on Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li><li data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1310\"><a title=\"Abbeyleix FETC Website\" href=\"https:\/\/abbeyleixfetc.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Abbeyleix Further Education and Training Centre website<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1462\" data-end=\"1548\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8232  alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Clara.png\" alt=\"LOETB Clara Logo\" width=\"165\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Clara.png 1853w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Clara-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Clara-1024x372.png 1024w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Clara-768x279.png 768w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Clara-1536x559.png 1536w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Clara-18x7.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><strong data-start=\"1462\" data-end=\"1480\">Tuesday 19 May<br \/><\/strong><strong data-start=\"1483\" data-end=\"1534\">Clara Further Education and Training Centre<\/strong><br data-start=\"1534\" data-end=\"1537\" \/>9:30am &#8211; 1pm\u00a0<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1310\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Abbeyleix Further Education and Training Centre\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LOETBClara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clara Further Education and Training Centre on Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/li><li data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1310\"><a title=\"Abbeyleix Further Education and Training Centre\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/loetb_clara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Clara Further Education and Training Centre on Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1550\" data-end=\"1607\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8201\" src=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Birr.png\" alt=\"LOETB Birr Logo\" width=\"164\" height=\"59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Birr.png 1868w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Birr-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Birr-1024x370.png 1024w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Birr-768x278.png 768w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Birr-1536x555.png 1536w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Birr-18x7.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/p><p data-start=\"1550\" data-end=\"1607\"><strong data-start=\"1550\" data-end=\"1570\">Wednesday 20 May<\/strong><br data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1573\" \/><strong data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1592\">Ionad FET Bhiorra<\/strong><br data-start=\"1592\" data-end=\"1595\" \/>10am \u2013 6pm<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1310\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"LOETB Birr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LOETBBirr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Birr Further Education and Training Centre on Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/li><li data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1310\"><a title=\"LOETB Birr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/loetbbirr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Birr Further Education and Training Centre on Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1609\" data-end=\"1699\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8202\" src=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOETB-Portlaoise-Logo-Green-with-Transparent-Bck.png\" alt=\"LOETB Portlaoise Logo\" width=\"185\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOETB-Portlaoise-Logo-Green-with-Transparent-Bck.png 513w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOETB-Portlaoise-Logo-Green-with-Transparent-Bck-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOETB-Portlaoise-Logo-Green-with-Transparent-Bck-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/p><p data-start=\"1609\" data-end=\"1699\"><strong data-start=\"1609\" data-end=\"1629\">Wednesday 20 May<\/strong><br data-start=\"1629\" data-end=\"1632\" \/><strong data-start=\"1632\" data-end=\"1684\">Portlaoise Further Education and Training Centre<\/strong><br data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"1687\" \/>10am \u2013 4pm<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1310\"><a title=\"Portlaoise FET\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LOETBPortlaoiseFETC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Portlaoise Further Education and Training Centre on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1701\" data-end=\"1792\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8203\" src=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Edenderry.png\" alt=\"LOETB Edenderry Logo\" width=\"167\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Edenderry.png 1871w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Edenderry-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Edenderry-1024x394.png 1024w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Edenderry-768x295.png 768w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Edenderry-1536x590.png 1536w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Edenderry-18x7.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/p><p data-start=\"1701\" data-end=\"1792\"><strong data-start=\"1701\" data-end=\"1718\">Friday 22 May<\/strong><br data-start=\"1718\" data-end=\"1721\" \/><strong data-start=\"1721\" data-end=\"1772\">Edenderry Further Education and Training Centre<\/strong><br data-start=\"1772\" data-end=\"1775\" \/>9:30am \u2013 1:30pm<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1310\"><a title=\"Edenderry Further Education and Training Centre\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100011214878351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Edenderry Further Education and Training Centre on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1310\"><a title=\"LOETB Edenderry\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/loetbedenderry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Edenderry Further Education and Training Centre on Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1701\" data-end=\"1792\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8204\" src=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tullamore.png\" alt=\"LOETB Tullamore Logo\" width=\"194\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tullamore.png 1858w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tullamore-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tullamore-1024x371.png 1024w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tullamore-768x279.png 768w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tullamore-1536x557.png 1536w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tullamore-18x7.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/p><p data-start=\"1701\" data-end=\"1792\"><strong data-start=\"1312\" data-end=\"1330\">Tuesday 26 May<\/strong><br data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"1333\" \/><strong data-start=\"1333\" data-end=\"1384\">Tullamore Further Education and Training Centre<\/strong><br data-start=\"1384\" data-end=\"1387\" \/>10am \u2013 2pm<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1310\"><a title=\"Tullamore FETC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tullamorefetc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tullamore Further Education and Training Centre on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1310\"><a title=\"Tullamore FETC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/loetbtullamore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tullamore Further Education and Training Centre on Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li><li data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1310\"><a title=\"Tullamore FETC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tullamorefetc.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tullamore Further Education and Training Centre website<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d843983 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d843983\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab662bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab662bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Take your next step<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b97bb12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b97bb12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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These Open Days will give you the chance to explore your options locally, in a supportive and welcoming environment.<\/p><p data-start=\"1998\" data-end=\"2111\">You do not need to have everything figured out. Just come along, have a look around, and see what might suit you.<\/p><p data-start=\"1998\" data-end=\"2111\"><strong>It&#8217;s always good to explore your options.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c94e634 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c94e634\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f4070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72f4070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOETB-May-Open-Days-2026-819x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8220\" alt=\"LOETB May Open Days 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOETB-May-Open-Days-2026-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOETB-May-Open-Days-2026-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOETB-May-Open-Days-2026-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOETB-May-Open-Days-2026-10x12.png 10w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOETB-May-Open-Days-2026.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore Your Options This May at LOETB FET Open Days Are you finishing school this year? Thinking about your next step after the Leaving Cert? Or maybe you are considering a return to education? Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB) is hosting a series of Open Days this May across our Further Education [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":8181,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[49,57,101,51,74,38,96,46,106,75,78,79],"class_list":["post-8144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-further-education-and-training","tag-adult-literacy","tag-community-education","tag-degree-courses","tag-digital-arts-programme","tag-elc","tag-fet","tag-further-education-and-training","tag-loetb","tag-open-days","tag-this-is-fet","tag-training-course","tag-training-programme"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8144"}],"version-history":[{"count":70,"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8238,"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8144\/revisions\/8238"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}