Expand+The criteria you must meet to access the Youthreach programme depends on whether you apply to a Youthreach centre managed by an Education and Training Board (ETB) or a Community Training Centre.

ETB Youthreach programme

To be eligible for Yout...

Hide-The criteria you must meet to access the Youthreach programme depends on whether you apply to a Youthreach centre managed by an Education and Training Board (ETB) or a Community Training Centre.

ETB Youthreach programme

To be eligible for Youthreach provided by your local ETB, you should be between 15 and 20 years of age. You must be unemployed and an early school leaver without any vocational training and who has not attempted the Leaving Certificate. Some exceptions can be made to this rule, for example if you are a lone parent.

Community Training Centre Youthreach programme

To be eligible for Youthreach provided by your local Community Training Centre, you should be between 16 and 21 years of age. However, young people under the age of 25 who are disadvantaged and unemployed may attend the programme with agreement from SOLAS.

The training on offer varies from centre to centre, often depending on the facilities available. If you have an interest in a particular career, you should look around for a centre offering a suitable course rather than applying automatically to the centre nearest to you.

Expand+Education: These Level 4 programmes are all targeted at adults and young adults who may: 1) be progressing from Level 3 programmes 2) be recently unemployed or made redundant and need to re-skill or up skill. 3) be low-skilled with few previous qual...

Hide-Education: These Level 4 programmes are all targeted at adults and young adults who may: 1) be progressing from Level 3 programmes 2) be recently unemployed or made redundant and need to re-skill or up skill. 3) be low-skilled with few previous qualifications want to develop the skills and capacity to progress further in education, training and/or employment have qualifications at this level but need to re-enter education to re-establish confidence and consolidate core skills It is expected that learners will come from a wide variety of social and cultural backgrounds and with a range of needs.

• Aptitude: The learner will have the capacity to take some responsibility for his/her own learning and demonstrate autonomy in a classroom setting where there is supervision provided.

• Previous Experience: The learner will have the capacity to take some responsibility for his/her own learning and demonstrate autonomy in a classroom setting where there is supervision provided.

Expand+Courses are free and trainees aged over 16 receive a weekly allowance. You will get a travel allowance if you have to travel 5 km or more to the centre. You may also qualify for free childcare and a meal allowance - you should check with the centre.
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Hide-Courses are free and trainees aged over 16 receive a weekly allowance. You will get a travel allowance if you have to travel 5 km or more to the centre. You may also qualify for free childcare and a meal allowance - you should check with the centre.

The 2016 weekly allowances are as follows:

Trainee(s) maximum payment per week

16 - 17 years €40
18 years and over €160.00 (with some exceptions)

If you are over 18 years of age and you are currently getting a social welfare payment of more than €160, you will continue to get the higher amount while you are on Youthreach as long as you are eligible. If you were getting a reduced age-related Jobseeker's Allowance (JA) before starting Youthreach any means that were deducted from your JA will also be deducted from your training allowance. This also applies to people getting a reduced age-related basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA).

Expand+The aim of this programme – ‘Enhanced General Learning Skills’ is to provide learners with opportunities to utilize and further enhance core skills while taking on new challenges. In addition this programme will allow learners to increase and expand ...

Hide-The aim of this programme – ‘Enhanced General Learning Skills’ is to provide learners with opportunities to utilize and further enhance core skills while taking on new challenges. In addition this programme will allow learners to increase and expand transferable skills which will enable them to explore employment opportunities, increase links in the community, participate more effectively in active citizenship and progress to higher levels of learning. The programme also has an important focus on personal development to facilitate learners to gain confidence and develop learner autonomy.

Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes are outlined in individual module descriptors

Expand+Year 1

Title Award Awarding Body

Communicationsl4Lc Communications (4N0689) QQI
Health Related Fitness L4Lc Health Related Fitness (4N2666) QQI
Mathematics L4Lc Mathematics (4N1987) QQI
Personal And Interpersonal Development L4Lc Person...

Hide-Year 1

Title Award Awarding Body

Communicationsl4Lc Communications (4N0689) QQI
Health Related Fitness L4Lc Health Related Fitness (4N2666) QQI
Mathematics L4Lc Mathematics (4N1987) QQI
Personal And Interpersonal Development L4Lc Personal & Interpersonal Development (4N1131) QQI
Plant Identification, Care And Maintenance L4Lc Plant Identification, Care & Maintenance (4N1186) QQI
Work Experience L4Lc Work Experience (4N1168) QQI
Information Technology Skills L4 Information Technology Skills (4N1125) QQI
Graphic Designl4Lc Graphic Design (4N1117) QQI

Year 2

Title Award Awarding Body

Communicationsl4Lc Communications (4N0689) QQI
Health Related Fitness L4Lc Health Related Fitness (4N2666) QQI
Mathematics L4Lc Mathematics (4N1987) QQI
Personal And Interpersonal Development L4Lc Personal & Interpersonal Development (4N1131) QQI
Plant Identification, Care And Maintenance L4Lc Plant Identification, Care & Maintenance (4N1186) QQI
Work Experience L4Lc Work Experience (4N1168) QQI
Information Technology Skills L4 Information Technology Skills (4N1125) QQI
Graphic Designl4Lc Graphic Design (4N1117) QQI