Expand+BACK TO EDUCATION INITIATIVE (BTEI)

The BTEI provides part-time Further Education programmes for young people and adults. It aims to give participants an opportunity to combine a return to learning with family, work and other responsibilities. Pro...

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The BTEI provides part-time Further Education programmes for young people and adults. It aims to give participants an opportunity to combine a return to learning with family, work and other responsibilities. Programmes are offered in partnership with a number of agencies throughout the country on a flexible part-time basis. Classes are offered throughout the year in the morning, afternoons, evenings or weekends. Courses lead to a range of accreditation at levels 1-6 on the NFQ.

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 may not have a previous formal qualification but it is expected that the learner will be able to demonstrate the levels of knowledge, skill and competence associated with the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) Level 3 when accessing this programme.

Expand+Start Date 18/09/2017
End Date 28/05/2018
Duration 29 Weeks

This programme is designed to lead to a Level 4 Certificate in Office Skills. It is made up of programme modules in the areas of General Office Skills, Core Skills and IT. The aim of...

Hide-Start Date 18/09/2017
End Date 28/05/2018
Duration 29 Weeks

This programme is designed to lead to a Level 4 Certificate in Office Skills. It is made up of programme modules in the areas of General Office Skills, Core Skills and IT. The aim of this course is to enable learners to work in the office or business environment where good organisation and communication skills are required.

Title Award Awarding Body

Business Englishl4Lc Business English (4N1108) QQI
Communicationsl4Lc Communications (4N0689) QQI
Customer Service L4Lc Customer Service (4N1989) QQI
Mathematics L4Lc Mathematics (4N1987) QQI
Work Experience L4Lc Work Experience (4N1168) QQI
Information Technology Skills L4 Information Technology Skills (4N1125) QQI
General Office Skillsl4Lc General Office Skills (4N1116) QQI

Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes are outlined in individual module descriptors