Carnew Youth Training Project

Carnew Youth Training is a training project set up to meet the needs of early school leavers in the Carnew and surrounding areas. Training will be provided to 15 participants in the areas of Art and Design, Basic Computers, Communications, Video/Graphics and job seeking skills. The above Training Modules will be certified by The Further Education Training Awards Council (FETAC.) The Training Programme is a joint project being delivered by County Wicklow VEC, Carnew Enterprise Centre, FÁS and the Department of Social and Family Affairs.

The Training Aim of the programme is to “Engage & Progress” 16-22 year olds whose general educational attainment is low in a form of education initiative that will assist them to identify a further training path and ultimately a career path.

• Perform a variety of Mathematical applications relevant to training and work situations.
• Communicate with self-confidence in both work and personal situations.
• Move from dependence to independence i.e., plan a progression route for themselves from unemployment to employment.
• Work as a member of a team.
• Operate a computer at a basic level.