The Back to Education Initiative provided parttime Further Education programmes for young people and adults. The aim is to give people an opportunity to combine a return to learning with family, work and other commitments. 

People who are eligible for the programme are:

• Adults and young early school leavers who left school with low or no formal qualifications or low literacy levels
• Long-term unemployed, especially those in the older age groups
• Those in the workplace with basic skills needs
• Lone parents, and other with caring responsibilities
• Non-Irish students who require literacy and language supports

Courses available under BTEI are

• Social Care
• Sports
• Computing
• Digital Design
• Catering

For further information on the above contact

BTEI Co-Ordinator
Coláiste Íde College of Further Education
FINGLAS, Dublin 11.
Or
Phone: 01 8443252

For grant funding, please visit https://hea.ie/funding-governance-performance/funding/student-finance/back-to-education-allowance