City of Dublin FET College Northwest Campus, formely known as Finglas Training Centre, has worked closely with local employers for many years building up extensive on-going relationships.
These successful relationships resulted in training options being delivered, ensuring employers have access to highly skilled and motivated employees. We are aware of the changing needs of employers and employees; we would like to take this opportunity to tell you about Skills to Advance programme.
Skills to Advance works by helping to identify potential gaps in your business and adapt to market changes. We offer subsidised upskilling and reskilling options for your staff, creating a straightforward way to help increase your productivity and competitiveness in a fast-changing business sector.
This initiative provides your workforce with flexible training opportunities to fit around business hours and work schedules, helps develop skills relevant to your business needs, and responds to the changing nature of jobs and skills. Skills To Advance programmes empower employees with the skills to progress in their current job or to take advantage of new job opportunities.
The programmes on offer range from QQI Level 4-6, and/or Industry Accredited Certifications. For all Skills to Advance Programmes the fees maybe wavier or subsidised, there are three options available, routes 1, 2 & 3. Please contact Finglas Campus Jamestown Road for more information. The coureses are offered through a combination of online and/or on-campus-based classes.
Traineeship Programmes – Day Courses
Our day courses incorporate a work experience/placement period to ensure learners can consolidate their learning in a working environment and we can connect you with potential candidates who meet employment needs.
Evening Courses.
Courses commence in two separate terms per year (January to April) & (September to December), and run one or two evenings per week. For more information please refer to the Evening Course tab on the homepage.
Online courses.
Courses are offered throught, Skills to Advance programme, empowering employees with the skils to progress in their current job or take advantage of new job opportunites. Fees maybe wavier or subsidised. Please refer to the Online courses tab on the homepage.
If you are interested in finding out more – Contact our Recruitment Officer Carmel Lennon. Tel: 01 8140200 Mobile: 086 2038931 or Email: finglasday@cdetb.ie.
Employee Development
SKILLS TO ADVANCE – This is a new policy framework Supporting Working Lives and Enterprise Growth in Ireland.
This will enable targeted support for vulnerable groups in the Irish workforce, particularly those who have lower skill levels and who need more opportunities to advance in their working lives. The policy also supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who need some assistance to invest in and develop their workforce.
This initiative offers valuable skills development opportunities to those in lower skilled jobs, working in small and medium sized enterprise in vulnerable sectors.
Employees can access upskilling and reskilling opportunities by one of three routes:
Route 1:
Delivered Directly to Emplyees
Helping grow and evolve skills to advance their work options.
Route 2:
Through Business Engagement
Developed in consultation with individual small and medium sized businesses to address the particular needs of their workforce.
Route 3:
As Part Of Regional Development
To help get ahead of vulnerabilities and strong emerging opportunities in regions and industries across