Learners will be able to:

1. Demonstrate personal skills that enable them to be effective in familiar and unfamiliar social and
employment situations.

2. Display an ability to interact positively in the managed learning environment and/or the learner’s
individual work experience situation.

3. Communicate verbally and nonverbally in routine everyday tasks, and in work-related tasks while
under supervision.

4. Display an ability to resolve a moderate range of mathematical problems in the managed learning
environment and/or individual’s work experience situation.

5. Use a moderate range of information technology skills to apply known solutions to a range of
predictable problems in the managed learning environment or individual work experience
situation.

6. Demonstrate a moderate range of skill, knowledge and competence related to vocational areas as
identified by the learner in their selected elective choices as necessary for their chosen career
path.

This is a full-time, one-year training programme for members of the Traveller Community.

The aim of the programme is to provide participants with the education and skills to progress onto further education, apprenticeships or into employment.

The programme is funded by City of Dublin Education and Training Board and is open to male and female participants, primarily unemployed members of the Traveller community, between the ages of 16-35.

The training programme is learner directed. Applicants must have a motivation to learn, an interest in the subject and the ability to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies set out in the course. Applicants must also be able to demonstrate a moderate range of knowledge, skills and competencies relevant to the course, be able to work with responsibility and demonstrate the ability to work on their own initiative.

The programme leads to QQI full level 4 Award 4M2010 (90 Credit) in General Learning. Achievement of this award will enable the learner to progress to other appropriate programmes leading to awards at the next or higher levels of the National Framework of Qualifications.