On Behalf of the City of Dublin FET College Northwest Campus Jamestown Road.
Formerly known as Finglas Training Centre.
Welcomes you to our website and thank you for considering us as a positive choice in your career development.
Our programmes provide the knowledge and skills required to offer you the opportunity for employment and/or further or higher education. Every student receives expert instruction and support from a team of committed staff.
Our Instructors are industry specialists and continue to keep up to date with current trends and latest technologies in their relevant sectors.
The team look forward to working with you to develop your full potential and moving you towards your future career aspirations.
Kind regards from the Management Team.
General Information
City of Dublin FETCollege Northwest Campus is located off the Jamestown Road in Finglas, Dublin 11. The Centre provides full, part-time, evening, online, apprenticeship and community based courses for up to 500+ students in areas such as Information Communication Technology, Design, Renewable Energy, Aircraft Maintenance, Software Development, Engineering and Business.
Courses offered provide training to those who are entering the labour market for the first time and those who wish to upskill, or change their career path. Courses are designed to equip learners with the skills necessary both to progress to further training and ultimately to employment.
Courses offer certification leading to a range of awards as certified by awarding bodies including QQI, City & Guilds, CompTIA, Oracle, Microsoft and Industry Accredited etc. Details of all courses offered may be accessed either using the search facility, or alternatively, the full course listings, Day, Evening, Online and Community.
Canteen Facilities
The training centre has a large modern canteen. A varied menu is offered for both morning and lunch breaks.
Refreshments and vending machine facilities are also available. The canteen is closed outside of break times.
Classrooms / Workshop Areas
The Centre provides fully equipped training facilities in spacious classrooms and workshops. Small class sizes (14-20 learners) and expert instruction ensures learners receive quality tuition and support when required, throughout their course of study.
General Information City of Dublin ETB
City of Dublin Education and Training Board (City of Dublin ETB) was established on 1st July 2013 under the Education and Training Boards Act, 2013. City of Dublin ETB has 3,000 employees and an annual budget of €580m. It is the state education and training authority for Dublin city and serves the area covered by Dublin City Council.
This provision is delivered to over 48,000 learners (20,000 full-time and 28,000 part-time) and is supported by a range of services including a psychological service, a curriculum development unit, a buildings maintenance unit and Head Office staff in Ballsbridge.
It also has statutory responsibility for supporting the provision, coordination, administration and assessment of youth work services in Dublin city and is the lead partner for Music Generation Dublin City. City of Dublin ETB is also responsible for the national awarding authority for student grants in Ireland, Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI).
Since its establishment 1983 the City of Dublin FET College Northwest Campus is embedded as the provider of several Phase 2 craft Apprenticeships trades in the area of Electrical, Motor Mechanics, Plumbing, Carpentry & Joinery, Sheetmetal and Post 2016 Apprenticeship Programmes in Hairdressing and ICT Software Engineering.
Since then, thousands of Apprentices attending our courses have expanded their skills and knowledge in their chosen field of learning.