PICTURES: The Further Education and Training Centre – Drumshanbo Graduation Ceremony 2023/24

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The Further Education and Training Centre – Drumshanbo, under the auspices of the Mayo Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) celebrated their Graduation Ceremony on June 20, 2024, in The Jackalope Cafe, The Shed Distillery, Drumshanbo.

(L to R) – Health Nutrition and Food Science Graduates: Avril Cox (tutor), Cassandra O'Donnell, Maureen O Donnell, Nicole Renshaw, Valeriia Otchenko, Fiona Hannon (tutor). Missing from photo: Peter Roberts

It was a fantastic opportunity for learners and staff alike to enjoy an evening together celebrating their achievements over the past number of years.

The centre itself runs QQI Level 5 courses under the VTOS (Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme) and the PLC (Post Leaving Certificate) programmes which are designed to provide free QQI certified courses to unemployed adults, and students who have recently finished post primary education, with a view to helping these people upskill, retrain, gain employment or go onto further/higher education.

Our QQI Level 5 courses for September 2024 are:

Business & IT with Payroll & Bookkeeping (VTOS and PLC)

Health Nutrition and Food Science

Tourism with Business and

Traditional Irish Music

The VTOS courses:

Are free of charge.

Allow students to retain their social welfare benefits (even if they miss a day of class).

Provide an increase to €232 for adults aged 21—25 who are on an aged reduced rate of payment.

Qualify for National Childcare Scheme (NCS) formerly known as CETS.

Provide meal and travel allowances.

Provide the loan of a laptop for the duration of the course.

Provide CV and interview preparation.

Provide one to one meetings with an adult guidance counsellor.

With a potential 390 CAO points available there is the opportunity of progression to university.

Provide Microsoft Office Specialist as an ad-on.

Include relevant work experience and field trips.

Include the opportunity to travel abroad for two weeks work experience under the Erasmus+ Programme – accommodation, travel and living expenses are covered.

For further information check out:

www.fetchcourses.ie choose the location: Leitrim and sub-location: Drumshanbo

The websites www.vtosleitrim.ie and www.dvs.ie.

Facebook or search Drumshanbo Vocational School.

Call Sean Bailey on 086-0624200 or email seanbailey@msletb.ie for VTOS courses.

Drumshanbo Vocational School on 071-9641085 or email info@dvs.ie for the PLC course.

The tutors in the centre would like to thank all the learners for their hard work and dedication and wish them the best of luck in their future personal, professional and educational careers.

The centre would also like to thank our cleaner in the centre, Mary Healy for keeping the place clean and tidy, the Jackalope Cafe for their fantastic food and Willie Donnellan for his patience and excellent photography work on the night.