The new College will run apprenticeship and traineeship courses, PLC, Adult Literacy, VTOS, Community Education, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Back to Education programmes. As Kevin Lewis, Chief Executive of WWETB outlined: ‘We are delighted that SOLAS and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science have invested in this important facility for Wexford. Wexford is ideally placed to provide education and training opportunities for young people and people returning to learning. It is of critical importance that people can learn in their own locality. Often, people have commitments that limits their ability to travel elsewhere to do courses, like sport and family commitments and accommodation considerations. We need skilled people more than ever and WWETB is playing its part in ensuring that people have the facilities needed to learn these skills. Wexford is a vibrant community, with many industries located here. Our courses are aligned to the needs of industry, not just locally, but nationally too.

I would urge anyone that thinks they might be interested in learning a new skill to get in touch. There are opportunities for all within the College of Further Education and Training. The first step is to check out what’s on offer. WWETB staff will be more than happy to talk through options and help you to find the right path.’