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Chairperson’s Foreword

It is with great pleasure that I welcome the 2017 Annual Report on behalf of Laois and Offaly Education and

Training Board (LOETB). This report charts the organisation’s success in developing our recognised role within

the community as a provider of quality, locally-based, accessible education and training opportunities for all

age groups. The needs of our students have always been central to the service provided by LOETB and it is this

focus that will enable us to meet the changing education and training needs of the region as we move forward.

I would like to thank both former and present members and staff who have worked diligently to ensure that

the transition of the organisation to the broader remit of Education and Training Boards has worked effectively

and efficiently for Laois and Offaly. I would like to commend all the members of LOETB, the Chief Executive,

Mr Joe Cunningham and his executive team for their hard work and dedication. I wish them continued success

for the future.

Cllr. John CarrollCathaoirleach

Chief Executive’s Introduction

It gives me great pleasure to present the 2017 Annual Report of LOETB. This report provides an opportunity

to reflect on the comprehensive range of activities undertaken by schools, centres, and services across Laois

and Offaly during 2017. The report also sets out the related financial, procurement, human resources, and

corporate governance aspects of the work of the ETB during this period. In 2017 the focus of the organisation has

remained constant as we strive to provide the highest quality lifelong education and training opportunities for

all communities across Laois and Offaly. The increasing number of students attending our Schools and Further

Education and Training Centres is testament to the ongoing success of our work.

Overall I wish to convey my thanks and appreciation to:.

• The Chairperson and Board members for their active co-operation in promoting the business of Laois and

Offaly ETB in so many ways in 2017;

• The members of Boards of Management and committees of the ETB who give so generously of their time in

promoting the work of the Board;

• The management and staff of our schools, centres, services, and administrative offices for their continued

commitment, dedication, and loyalty.

Finally, I wish to acknowledge the retirements of long serving members of staff and wish them health and happiness

for the future. LOETB is indebted to them for their professional and dedicated service to the organisation.

Joe CunninghamChief Executive

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C O N T E N T S

S E C T I O N 1LOETB PG. 7

Mission Statement 7

Board Members 8

Organisation Structure 9

Locations 10, 11

S E C T I O N 2Second Level Schools PG. 12

Árd Scoil Chiaráin Naofa 14

Banagher College – Coláiste na Sionna 15

Clonaslee College 16

Coláiste Naomh Cormac 17

Dunamase College 18

Oaklands Community College 19

Portlaoise College 20

St. Fergal’s College 21

Tullamore College 22, 23

S E C T I O N 3Youth Services PG. 25

Youth Services 26-30

S E C T I O N 4Further Education and Training (FET) Services PG. 31

Further Education and Training Services 32

Abbeyleix FET Centre 33, 34

Adult Educational Guidance

& Information Service (AEGIS) 35, 36

Adult Literacy Service 37, 38

Banagher FET Centre 39

Birr FET Centre 40

Birr Outdoor Education and Training Centre 41

Clara FET Centre 42

Community Education Service 43

Edenderry FET Centre 44

Mountmellick FET Centre 45

Portarlington FET Centre 46

Portlaoise FET Centre 47-49

Prison Education Centres 50

Training Services 51

Apprenticeship Services 52, 53

Community Training 54-56

Contract Training 57, 58

Employer Services 59

The National Construction

Training Centre - Mount Lucas 60, 61

Tullamore FET Centre 62, 63

Quality Assurance 64

S E C T I O N 5Organisation Supportand Development PG. 65

Organisation Support and Development 66

Corporate Services 67-70

Finance 71-80

Procurement and Buildings 81-86

Human Resources 87, 88

Information and Communication Technology 89

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To provide, promote and support a comprehensive and vibrant education

and training service which will empower the people of Laois and

Offaly to reach their full potential and enrich their communities.

M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T

S E C T I O N 1Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB)

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Board Members

LOETB appointed a 21-member Board in

accordance with Part 3 (Membership of

Education and Training Boards) of the

Education and Training Boards Act 2013.

The following served as members of

LOETB in 2017.

Local Authority Members

Cllr. John Carroll

Cllr. Eamon Dooley

Cllr. Caroline Dwane-Stanley

Cllr. Catherine Fitzgerald

Cllr. Eddie Fitzpatrick

Cllr. John King

Cllr. Jerry Lodge

Cllr. Sean Maher

Cllr. Paschal McEvoy

Cllr. Liam Quinn

Cllr. Mary Sweeney

Cllr. Sinead Dooley(to November 2017)

Cllr. Tony McCormack(replaced Sinead Dooley in November 2017)

Staff Representatives

Ms. Vivienne Keenan

Mr. William Flanagan

Parents’ Representatives

Ms. Mary Cotter-Bracken

Mr. Shane Hand (to January 2017)

Mr. Derek Scully (replaced Shane

Hand in September 2017)

Community Representatives

Ms. Molly Buckley

Ms. Anne Starling

Ms. Frank Smith

Ms. Maura Brophy

Mr. Joe Thompson

(Board Members and Staff at an LOETB Board Meeting in Portlaoise)

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SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM IN 2017Joe Cunningham Chief Executive

Marie Bracken Director of Organisation Support and Development

Tony Dalton Director of Further Education and Training

Paul Fields Director of Schools

Organisational Structure

School Principals

Youth ServicesJOE

THOMPSON

HumanResources

PAM NOLAN

ICTCOLIN BOYLE

Procurement and Buildings

AIDEN MALONEY

QA Manager ANNE MARIE

KEANE

Training Services Manager

PADRAIG BOLAND

Further Education Manager COLIN

FLAHERTY

Director of Schools PAUL FIELDS

Director of Organisation Support and Development MARIE BRACKEN

Director of Further Education & Training TONY DALTON

Chief Executive JOE CUNNINGHAM

LOETB BOARDAUDIT COMMITTEE

FINANCE COMMITTEE

YOUTH WORK COMMITTEE

BIRR OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTRE

BOARDS OF MANAGEMENT

Corporate Services

KATHLEEN DONNELLAN

Finance SADIE

AHERNE

Locations

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LAOISPortlaoise: Administrative Offices

Portlaoise FET Centre

Midlands Prison Education Centre

Portlaoise Prison Education Centre

Portlaoise College

Dunamase College

Clonaslee: Clonaslee College

Abbeyleix: Abbeyleix FET Centre

Portarlington: Portarlington FET Centre

Mountmellick: Mountmellick FET Centre

Rathdowney: St Fergal’s College Rathdowney

OFFALYTullamore: Administrative Offices

Tullamore FET Centre

Tullamore College

Clara: Árd Scoil Chiaráin Naofa

Clara FET Centre

Kilcormac: Coláiste Naomh Cormac, Kilcormac

Edenderry: Oaklands Community College

Edenderry FET Centre

Banagher: Banagher College – Coláiste na Sionna

Banagher FET Centre

Mount Lucas: National Construction Training Centre

Birr: Birr Outdoor Education and Training Centre

Birr FET Centre

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S E C T I O N 2Second Level Schools

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Paul Fields, Director of Schools

LOETB Administrative Offices, Ridge Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. Telephone: (057) 8671316 Email: [email protected]

LOETB provides education services in nine community colleges across the two counties. All schools are co-

educational and multi-belief and are inclusive of all students. Students are supported in realising their full

personal and academic potential.

Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate programmes are provided as well as Transition Year, Leaving Certificate

Applied, and Vocational Programmes. Other services include career guidance, sporting activities, debating, school

twinning, and educational trips.

A School Completion Programme (SCP) is also administered by LOETB. The SCP is responsible for identifying and

tracking potential early school leavers, and implementing supports to change this course of action.

SECOND LEVEL SCHOOLS

Árd Scoil Chiaráin Naofa, Clara

Banagher College - Coláiste na Sionna

Clonaslee College - Coláiste Chluain na Slí

Coláiste Naomh Cormac, Kilcormac

Dunamase College, Portlaoise

Oaklands Community College, Edenderry

Portlaoise College

St Fergal’s College, Rathdowney

Tullamore College

Schools

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Árd Scoil Chiaráin Naofa, Clara

Árd Scoil Chiaráin Naofa, Clara Frederick Street, Clara, Co. Offaly

Principal: Roger Geagan Deputy Principal: Miriam Hickey

Tel: 057 9331231 Email: [email protected]

Enrolment 2017/2018: 294

Achievements/Events in 2017:

• Staff participation in TL21 (NUI Maynooth) & Bridge21 (Trinity)

• Successful Student Award Ceremonies.

• Ongoing development of the ‘Brosna Centre’ – Special Class to cater for students with a diagnosis of ASD.

• Ongoing development of school canteen in conjunction with ‘The School Food

Company’ to enable us to provide a range of hot and healthy food options.

• Held a ‘Happiness, Health & Wellbeing Week’ and awarded a ‘Health Promoting School’ (HPS) Flag.

• Continued upward trend in enrolment and continued subject sampling with First Year students.

• Success continued in a range of sporting and extra-curricular activities including

football, golf, pitch & putt, badminton, soccer, public speaking, and debating.

• Sky Sports ‘Living for Sports Programme’ continued having a very

positive impact on student engagement and motivation.

• Green Schools - continued engagement and working towards third green flag.

• Successful School Tour to Barcelona.

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Banagher College - Coláiste na Sionna

Banagher College - Coláiste na Sionna Kylebeg, Banagher, Co. Offaly

Principal: Paddy Scales Deputy Principal: Kevin Jordan


Enrolment 2017/2018: 552


• Excellent exam success with 8 students achieving 500 points or

more and 23 students achieving 400 points or more

• Leaving Certificate Applied: 6 students obtained Merits, 4 students obtained Pass

• TY Team Building Bay Sports Athlone/Gaisce Awards/Karate/ Team Heads For Formula 1™ Chequered Flag

/ TY Module 1, 2, 3/ Boccia Leagues/ ECDL / Bank of Ireland School Bank / TY Work Experience / Christmas

Pantomime / Carol Singing / TY Newsletter / SOAR Workshop / Swimming / Social Dancing / Karate / Visit to

Cloughjordan House Cookery School / Horticulture Course / Trip to Killary / Social Dancing classes.

• First Aid: Mr Raymond Murphy - Basic First Aid Course to the TY class over 3 days. Psycho Spaghetti: Ger

Carey’s comedy in the Tuar Árd Theatre in Moate. Birr Offline Film Festival in October.

• MOS modules will be held throughout the school. Enterprise Competitions, Cookery School Visits, Junior

Achievement Ireland, School Bank, Road Safety Week, Physics Open Day in NUIG, Public Speaking, Green

Schools, First Aid etc.

• Second Year Tour to Barcelona

• Geography Field Trip for Leaving Certs

• First Year students Outing to Tayto

Park with Cairde Group

• First Year Talk for Parents

• Career Colleges Trips

• JCSP Make a Book

• Presentation of JCSP Certificates

• John Paul 2. Awards

• CSPE Trips

• Presentation of Attendance Certificates

• County Sports

• Sports Seminar

• Physics Outing

• Open Night

• Friendship/Anti Bullying Week

• Credit Union Art Competition

• Parent Teacher Meetings

• Buzzworks

• Science Week

• Lourdes Trip

• Carol Singing

• First Year Information Night

• Mental Health Public Speaking

• School Sports

• Road Safety Week

• Talk for parents on Internet Safety

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Clonaslee College - Coláiste Chluain na Slí

Clonaslee College - Coláiste Chluain na Slí Clonaslee, Co. Laois

Principal: Noreen Sweeney Deputy Principal: John Lee


Enrolment 2017/2018: 262


• Excellent Junior and Leaving Certificate results. 20% of students achieved

over 500 points and 50% of all students achieved over 450 points.

• TY Students won our 4th Amber Flag for promotion of positive mental health. As part of Positive Mental

Health Week they organised a Couch to 5K run. All members of the school community participated.

• TY put together a variety show this year. They sold out for 3 consecutive

nights and got a standing ovation from the audience each night.

• Leaving Cert Mock Interviews held on 16th May. All students attended. The panel

of interviewers were very impressed by the high standard of the students.

• 1st year Girls basketball team competed in Division A and won their way to the All-Ireland ‘A’ basketball

tournament which was held in University of Limerick. They are ranked in the top 16 teams in Ireland.

• The boys senior hurling team won North Leinster Championship.

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Coláiste Naomh Cormac, Kilcormac

Coláiste Naomh Cormac, Kilcormac Kilcormac, Co. Offaly

Principal: Brian Kehoe Deputy Principal: Victoria Guinan


Enrolment 2017/2018: 178


• 2017 Leaving and Junior Cert Results were excellent, 2 pupils received academic scholarships to UCD

• A very successful year in Badminton. Offaly champions u19 girls, All

Ireland u19 boys winners, All Ireland u14 girls runner up

• Fielded teams in Hurling, Gaelic Football, Basketball, Athletics,

winning Leinster titles in u16 and u18 Camogie.

• RTE presenter Miriam O’Callaghan spoke at the annual awards day.

• Science Department hosted workshops from the rediscovery centre

and science demonstrations for local primary schools.

• Positive Mental Health Week took place.

• The school was chosen to be part of the GAA Future Leaders TY programme.

• Junior Debating team took part in a competition in UCD.

• First Year English class were the winners of the Best Class entry in the Puffin books/

RTE Guide Short Story competition, coming out on top of over 5,000 entries.

• The school received an Amber Flag for work in the area of promoting Positive Mental Health.

• 2nd years went on a tour to Barcelona.

• TY Build a Bank team won the regional finals at the AIB bank Build a Bank competition.

• 5Km run took place in aid of Offaly Hospice and the Donal Walsh Foundation.

• TY’s presented the first school Musical, Back to The 80’s.

• Upgrade works to the school include:-

1. Painting the back of the school

2. Purchase of a new stage

3. Landscaping at the front and back of the school

4. New lockers for incoming 1st years.

Subject Inspections:

French and English Subject Inspections took place during the year, both receiving very positive feedback.

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Dunamase College – Coláiste Dhún Másc

Railway Street, Portlaoise, Co. Laois

Principal: Aoife Elster Deputy Principal: Clár Mhic Ghearailt


Enrolment 2017/2018: 37 in total (21 in the English stream 16 in the Aonad).


• Establishment of Board of Management January 2018

• Establishment of Parents Council February 2018

• Establishment of Student Council October 2017

• Establishment of Amber Flag Committee October 2017

• Awarding of Amber Flag May 2018

• Several trips to Dunamaise Theatre

• Trip to National Gallery & Bord Gais Theatre to see Matilda

• Trip to Dáil Eireann & The Mansion House

• The Sliabh Bloom Way, a 17 km hike between Glenbarrow &

Clonaslee (to be continued over the next five years)

• School sports generally take place in the leisure centre

• Table tennis

• Fencing (school team competed in an Inter Schools Competition in Clongowes Wood College)

• Running Club (Students participated in The Streets of Portlaoise Road Race & RITH 2018)

• Rugby (coaching provided by a coach from Leinster Rugby)

• Yoga

Extracurricular & Co Curricular Activities:

• Film Club

• Debating (Irish & English)

• Chess & Board Games Club

• Workshops from Visual Artists, Spoken Word artists and Poets

• Speaker for Science Week

• Intercultural Day

• Several Positive Mental health Days (organised by the Amber Flag Committee)

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Oaklands Community College, Edenderry

Oaklands Community College, Edenderry Sr Senan Avenue, Edenderry, Co. Offaly

Principal: Gerry Connolly Dep. Principal: Richard Murphy / Mairead O’Shea


Enrolment 2017/2018: 761


• Increase in enrolment to highest level ever 761 students.

• WSE-MLL – very affirming and positive report.

• New site secured for the building of a new school.

• Oaklands students excel in Art and poetry competitions winning at national level.

• Appointment of Second Deputy Principal Ms Mairead.

• Very successful second year history tour to Italy.

• Wellbeing introduced as a distinct programme across the junior cycle programme.

• TY trip to Barcelona.

• 6 teachers participated in the ERASMUS project visiting educational settings across Europe.

• Continued cooperation with Shandon Language School with two Spanish

• Exchange students in transition Year and 2 students in 5th Year.

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Portlaoise College

Portlaoise College Mountrath Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois

Principal: Noel Daly Deputy Principal: Patricia Cullen


Enrolment 2017/2018: 766 including 328 PLC

Achievements/Events in 2017: • 75% of Leaving Certs entered Third Level Education including Further Education

• The school hosted College Awareness Week.

• Second Years participated in College for Every Student Project.

• First Year Business students visited the Chocolate Garden in Tullow.

• Electric College event hosted for mental health awareness.

• Teachers produced a video for mental health awareness week.

• Students participated in the Poetry Aloud competition.

• Transition Year students went on a trip to Achill and a cultural trip to Dublin.

• Transition Year cultural trip to Dublin.

• Transition Year and Second Year student’s trips to Barcelona.

• Christmas Craft Fair comprising of 45 stalls with visiting primary schools

• Two TY students participated in the Junk Kouture dress design competition

• Students took part in an interactive Forensic Science workshop.

• Eryk Pilat won the UCD entrance scholarship

• Irish and French language scholarships awarded

• Portlaoise College hosted a very successful STEM workshop to primary school students.

• Students raised €500 for the Donal Walsh Foundation by organising a 5k run/walk.

• Portlaoise College awarded the title of “21st Century School of Distinction” for the Second time by

Trinity College in honour of our work with the College for Every Student (CFES) Programme.

• Second Year History trip to Dublin visited the National Museum of Ireland and Collins Barracks.

• TY and 5th Year Students and Teachers prepare for their visit to

Gambia in Africa to work in a Primary School

• First Year Annual Outdoor Pursuits trip to Carlingford.

• School participated in all the county debating competitions.

• New subjects added: Agricultural Science, German, Engineering Technology

(Further Education) and L6 Hairdressing (senior trades)

Subject Inspections: WSE/MLL September/October 2017

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St Fergal’s College, Rathdowney

St Fergal’s College, Rathdowney Rathdowney, Co. Laois

Principal: Aine O’Neill Deputy Principal: Sean Conroy


Enrolment 2017/2018: 303

Achievements/Events in 2017: • The Leaving Certificate Examinations went very well. 60.8% of our students

achieved 300 points or better, the national average was 41.8%

• Junior Cert Results: from a total of 47 students 7 achieved 10 higher level honours and

another 6 achieved 9. Excellent results all round and all achieved at least seven passes.

• Amber Flag and Mental Health week took place from January 23rd to 27th. Mr

Charlie Wynne spoke to junior students on the topic of “I am a friend”.

• The TYs and 5th years participated in the Youth Suicide Prevention programme and 6th

years had a presentation from Eileen Keane entitled “Jump Start Your Confidence”.

• The Students Council and the Amber Flag team, assisted by Miss O’Brien and

Ms Kennedy organised a ‘Mannequin Challenge’ where students and teachers

were filmed “frozen in action” to promote suicide awareness.

• The 5th year Cultural trip to Austria took place in March. Students stayed in hostels.

• A Book Fair was organised by the Student Council to raise funds for a school library.

It was very well supported by staff and students in the College and by members

of the public. The event was advertised in the local National Schools.

• 37 5th years went to a Driver Awareness seminar on the 29th of March organised by Rotary Laois.

• The U-16 Hurling team won the North Leinster competition.

• Minister Flanagan visited the school and met 3rd years on Friday 5th May.

• Spink CC presented the school with two Perpetual Trophies to be awarded annually

to the best traditional music students; one Senior and one Junior.

• Five students were on the u-16 Laois Camogie team that won the Leinster Final 2017.

• John Casey and Jerry O’Connor, two long serving teachers in this school retired in August.

• A series of events to promote inclusion for LGBTI students were held

during “Stand Up Week” including raising a flag.

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Tullamore College

Tullamore College Riverside, Tullamore, Co. Offaly

Principal: Edward McEvoy Deputy Principal: Beatrice Quirke


Enrolment 2017/2018: 633


• Ellen O’Brien was the Junior winner in the Austrian Society German essay

competition. She won a two week scholarship to Salzburg and received the St

Feargal trophy from the Austrian Ambassador Herr Freudenschuss.

• First Year student Ella Conneff was runner-up in the 11-14 years old category of

the RTÉ Guide / Puffin Young People’s Short Story Competition 2017.

• In the National Final of the Irish Junior Maths Competition, Tullamore College student Jean

Carson took 1st place and Tullamore College student Kian Baniassadi took 3rd place.

• Cian O’Mahony & Hannah Davis were the overall winners of the National Scratch Final 2017.

Scratch is a visual programming language that Cian and Hannah used to create their own

interactive animation called ‘The Crickenbawn’. Their coding project was selected from over 500

nationwide entries and scooped the top prize as the best overall project in the competition.

• The school had a number of prize winners at Scifest

• YSI team ‘Think Safety, Farm Safely’ was awarded the YSI Challenge

Winner of the Make Our World Safer Challenge YSI 2017.

• 1st Year Ladies basketball team qualified for the All-Ireland semi-final.

• Young Economist of the Year: Gold Award winner Cian O’Mahoney. Silver Award winners

Mia O’Mahoney and Liadhán Murray. Bronze award winners Katie Hayes, Siobhán Greene,

Rebekah Egan, Cillian Fogarty, Deimante Kozamekinaite, Enda Healion and Jakob Stanley.

• German Exchange to Chemnitz.

• French Exchange to Nantes.

• Reached the National Final of the AIB Build a Bank Challenge with a team consisting of Laura Cuskelly,

Eabha Joyce, Caitlin Guinan, Eirinn O’Toole, Sarah Rosney, Cillian Fogarty and Mark Gorman.

• Hosted a table quiz in collaboration with the French Embassy and the

French Teachers’ Association, came joint first place.

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• Awarded a silver ticket invitation to the regional final in Castlebar

on March 8th for Golden Fall Junk Kouture team.

• Michelle Mann and Lucy Leonard won the Patency Award and 2nd

prize in their category at the BT Young Scientist.

• Stephen Harte was ‘highly commended’ at the BT Young Scientist.

• Cillian Fogarty was ‘highly commended’ and won a Display Award at the BT Young Scientist.

• In the Mangahigh Maths Week Challenges, Nonso Moujeke and Christian Levterov

were awarded Gold medals for high-scores in solving online maths challenges.

• Irish Science Teachers Association Quiz 3rd place to Ciara Cahill, Jack Harvey and Dylan Cuskelly.

• Winners of the Regional final of the BPW Business & Professional Women’s Public

Speaking Competition, Ava, Rendija and Caitlin (also won best speaker).

• Past pupil Annie Brown won an Undergraduate Entrance Scholarship to the BA in Contemporary and

Applied Theatre Studies at Mary Immaculate College based on her points in the Leaving Certificate.

• High Academic Achievements at the Laois & Offaly ETB Awards Ceremony- Kotryna

Koslovskaite and Annie Brown (LC) and Jayne Henry and Luke Carson (JC).

• Caoimhe Griffin came 3rd in the 400m Freestyle in the Leinster Schools’ Swimming Gala.

• Meadhbh, Ellie and Emma, part of the U15 Midlands Squad won all

three games at the BIPPS Inter-Regional tournament in UL.

• Tullamore College team won the Carton Trophy as overall winners of

the 2017 County Sports. Also won the Junior Shield.

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S E C T I O N 3Youth Services

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Youth Work ProvisionThere are three youth projects funded by the Department of Children and Youth under the Special Projects for

Disadvantaged Young People (SPY) programme in Laois and Offaly. These are the Offaly Traveller Movement / Youth

Project, Youth Work Ireland Laois and Youth Work Ireland Midlands.

There are a number of diverse small to medium size affiliated and independent youth clubs and groups. Furthermore

there are number of large organisation, such as Foróige and Youth Work Ireland and Uniform Groups delivering a

multitude of Projects, programmes and initiatives on professional and voluntary basis a across Laois and Offaly.

Given the relative dearth of funded youth projects and programmes, the provision and coordination of youth work

services requires the maximisation, leveraging and sharing limited resources. The LOETB are committed to, valuing

the importance of working in partnership with both the statutory and no-statutory sectors, to deliver both efficient

and effective outcomes for young people in Laois and Offaly.

Key Areas of Activity 2017• National Quality Standards Framework (NQSF)

• Local Youth Club Grants Scheme 2017

• Local Youth Club Equipment Scheme 2017

• Youth Work Committee

• DCYA – Value for Money Programme Review

• DCYA - Streamlining Youth Funding Programmes

• Children and Young People’s Services Committees / Sub-group (Mapping Services)

Youth Services

LOETB Administrative Offices, Ridge Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois

Acting Youth Officer: Joe Thompson


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National Quality Standards Framework (NQSF)The LOETB assessment function is undertaken primarily through the DCYA’s/National Quality Standards Framework

(NQSF) to ensure and enhance quality youth services for young people. The NQSF is a support and development

tool that reviews and assesses youth work and assists in the continuous improvement and development of youth

services.

LOETB works in partnership with Offaly Traveller Movement / Youth Project, Youth Work Ireland Laois and Youth

Work Ireland Midlands, to integrate the NQSF principles into the core work at an organisational and practice level.

Local Youth Club Grant SchemeThe Local Youth Club Grant Scheme (LYCGS) supports voluntary youth club activities at local level. The Scheme,

which provides grant-aid towards the costs of running clubs, is part-funded by the proceeds of the National Lottery.

The Scheme supports voluntary youth club activities for young people; with priority being given to young people

between the ages of 10 and 21. The primary focus of this Scheme is to assist local voluntary youth clubs who offer

a youth work response to young people.

LYCGS 2017 funding is provided by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, and administered locally be

LOETB.

Local Youth Club Grant Scheme 2017

NO. COUNTY YOUTH CLUB / GROUP NAME LYCGS 2017 GRANT ALLOCATION1 LAOIS ORDER OF MALTA 770 2 OFFALY ST CIARAN’S YOUTH CLUB 500 3 LAOIS PORTLAOISE NO NAME CLUB 1,210 4 OFFALY LUSMAGH FORÓIGE CLUB 550 5 LAOIS PORTLAOISE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE 1,100 6 OFFALY CLOGHAN FORÓIGE 1,430 7 OFFALY THE GIRLS FRIENDLY SOCIETY 700 8 OFFALY 9TH OFFALY FERBANE SCOUTS 700 9 LAOIS 2ND LAOIS RATHDOWNEY SCOUT GROUP 400

10 OFFALY CLARA YOUTH CLUB 770 11 LAOIS DAREDEVILS FORÓIGE CLUB 550 12 OFFALY 1ST COMPANY EDENDERRY BOYS BRIGADE 400 13 LAOIS CAMROSS CCE BRANCH 1,760 14 LAOIS MOUNTRATH YOUTH THEATRE 1,232

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Local Youth Club Grant Scheme 2017 (continued)

NO. COUNTY YOUTH CLUB / GROUP NAME LYCGS 2017 GRANT ALLOCATION15 LAOIS THE GIRLS FRIENDLY SOCIETY 900 16 LAOIS RATHENISKA COMHALTAS CEOILTOIRI EIREANN 1,650 17 OFFALY 1ST 10 OFFALY SCOUTS TULLAMORE 1,500 18 LAOIS MOUNTRATH GIRLS FRIENDLY SOCIETY 500 19 OFFALY BALLYCUMBER FORÓIGE CLUB 1,210 20 LAOIS MOUNTMELLICK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTRE 1,300 21 LAOIS BORRIS ON OSSORY YOUTH CLUB 550 22 LAOIS EMO YOUTH CLUB 1,210 23 OFFALY SLIEVE BLOOM GUIDES, BROWNIES AND LADYBIRDS 700 24 OFFALY DURROW/ TULLAMORE FORÓIGE CLUB 770 25 OFFALY JORDAN JUNIORS YOUTH CLUB 1,100 26 LAOIS CROSS ROADS YOUTH CLUB BALLINAKILL 900 27 OFFALY GALLEN COMMUNITY FERBANE FORÓIGE 1,760 28 LAOIS IRISH GIRLS GUIDES / MOSSE BROWNIE PACK

PORTLAOISE 500

29 LAOIS TRIOGUE BROWNIE PACK 500 30 OFFALY ST MARY'S JUNIOR YOUTH CLUBS 1,600 31 OFFALY P2B YOUTH CAFÉ 1,760 32 LAOIS RATHDOWNEY GIRL GUIDES 550 33 OFFALY RATH EGLISH FORÓIGE CLUB 550 34 OFFALY CLONAGHADOO YOUTH CLUB (LAOIS) 990 35 LAOIS IRISH GIRLS GUIDES /BORRIS-IN-OSSORY 700 36 LAOIS VICARSTOWN YOUTH CLUB 1,300 37 OFFALY 2ND OFFALY SCOUT GROUP 1,500 38 LAOIS RATHDOWNEY GIRL GUIDES - SENIOR BRANCH 440 39 OFFALY 4TH LAOISE SCOUT GROUP PORTARLINGTON 1,100 40 OFFALY BANAGHER FORÓIGE CLUB 1,650 41 LAOIS ABBEYLEIX KILLEMOGH YOUTH CLUB 990 42 OFFALY FERBANE/ BANAGHER MACRA 1,210 43 OFFALY 1ST LAOIS (MOUNTMELLICK SCOUT GROUP) 1,100 44 LAOIS PORTARLINGTON YOUTH CLUB 990 45 LAOIS IRISH GIRLS GUIDE RATHDOWNEY BROWNIE 400 46 OFFALY EDENDERRY YOUTH CAFÉ/YOUTH ACTION GROUP 1,715

€ 45,667.00

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In 2017, the Local Youth Club Grant Scheme (LYCGS) supported 50 voluntary-led Youth Clubs/Groups (2,029 Young

People between 10-21 years of age) in Laois and Offaly.

Local Youth Club Equipment Scheme (LYCES) 2017In recognition of the important role of volunteer-led youth clubs/groups in supporting young people young people

between the ages of 10 and 21, and their engagement with the incorporation of the National Quality Standards

for Volunteer-led Youth Groups (NQSVlYG), a once off equipment grant was made available in 2017, to support the

work of volunteers, enhance the experience of members, and provide vital equipment to local youth clubs/groups.

The focus of the grant is to purchase equipment, which will enhance the experience for young people in your club/

group such as electrical, sporting, IT, musical, art and drama equipment. The maximum funding available under

this initiative is €5,000.

LYCES funding is provided by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, and administered locally be LOETB.

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NO. COUNTY YOUTH CLUB / GROUP NAME LYCGS 2017 GRANT

ALLOCATION

1 LAOIS VICARSTOWN YOUTH CLUB 2,810 2 LAOIS MOUNTMELLICK YOUTH LEADERS CLUB 3,092 3 LAOIS TIMAHOE FORÓIGE CLUB 3,348 4 LAOIS DAREDEVILS FORÓIGE CLUB PORTLAOISE 2,384 5 LAOIS 3RD LAOIS DURROW SCOUT GROUP 4,648 6 OFFALY EDENDERRY 1ST COMPANY BOYS BRIGADE 2,473 7 OFFALY PORTARLINGTON CODERDOJO 4,876 8 LAOIS SLIEVE BLOOM GIRL GUIDES 1,500 9 LAOIS 4TH LAOIS SCOUT GROUP PORTARLINGTON 5,000

10 LAOIS CAMROSS CCE 5,000 11 OFFALY 2ND OFFALY SCOUTS 3,177 12 OFFALY RATH EGLISH FORÓIGE CLUB 4,904 13 OFFALY CLOGHAN FORÓIGE CLUB 3,020 14 OFFALY BANAGHER FORÓIGE CLUB 3,218 15 OFFALY 1ST/ 10TH OFFALY SCOUT GROUP 1,713 16 OFFALY TULLAMORE / DURROW FORÓIGE CLUB 5,000 17 LAOIS CLONAGHADOO YOUTH CLUB 3,620 18 LAOIS 1ST LAOIS PORTLAOISE SCOUT GROUP 5,000 19 LAOIS BORRIS-IN-OSSORY YOUTH CLUB 3,190 20 OFFALY BALLYCUMBER FORÓIGE CLUB 5,000 21 LAOIS RATHDOWNEY YOUTH CLUB 4,062 22 LAOIS PORTLAOISE NO NAME CLUB 2,450 23 LAOIS ABBEYLEIX/KILLERMOGH YOUTH CLUB 4,054 24 LAOIS RATHDOWNEY GIRL GUIDES 5,000 25 LAOIS RATHDOWNEY GIRL GUIDES SENIOR BRANCH 2,196 26 LAOIS MOUNTRATH YOUTH THEATRE 4,792 27 LAOIS 2ND LAOIS (RATHDOWNEY) SCOUT GROUP 1,479 28 OFFALY MUCKLAGH FORÓIGE 3,490 29 LAOIS IRISH GIRL GUIDES, BORRIS IN OSSORY GUIDE UNIT 2,294 30 OFFALY/ MEATH CASTLEJORDAN/ BALLINABRACKEY YOUTH CLUB 5,000 31 OFFALY ST MARY'S YOUTH COMMUNITY CENTRE (JUNIOR YOUTH CLUB AND P2B YOUTH CAFÉ ) 3,941 32 LAOIS 1ST LAOIS MOUNTMELLICK SCOUT GROUP 4,240 33 LAOIS KNOCKMAY YOUTH CLUB (PORTLAOISE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE) 2,973 34 OFFALY SPOT JUNIOR FORÓIGE CLUB 565 35 LAOIS ABBEYLEIX KILLERMOGH GIRLS FRIENDLY SOCIETY 1,660 36 OFFALY CLARA YOUTH CLUB 1,542 37 OFFALY ST. CIARAN'S YOUTH CLUB 2,150 38 LAOIS RATHENISKA COMHALTAS CEOILTORI EIREANN 5,000 39 OFFALY LUSMAGH FORÓIGE 1,459 40 LAOIS SPINK COMHALTAS 4,904 41 LAOIS MOUNTRATH FORÓIGE 3,348 42 OFFALY EDENDERRY YOUTH ACTION GROUP/ EDENDERRY YOUTH CAFÉ 3,524 43 OFFALY TEACH NA NOG (HOUSE OF YOUTH) 5,000 44 OFFALY BIRR BRANCH GIRL'S FRIENDLY SOCIETY 511 45 OFFALY GALLEN COMMUNITY FERBANE FORÓIGE 4,096

€152,703

In 2017, the Local Youth Club Equipment Scheme (LYCES) supported 47 Voluntary led Youth

Groups/Clubs (2,288 Young People between 10-21 years of age) in Laois and Offaly.

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S E C T I O N 4Further Education and Training Services

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Tony Dalton, Director, Further Education and Training Services LOETB Administrative Offices, Ridge Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois Telephone: (057) 8621352 / (057) 9349424 Email: [email protected]

The aim of the Further Education and Training (FET) Service is to encourage, enable and support adults who wish to return to

education to avail of the educational opportunities that best suit their needs. LOETB offers a comprehensive range of Further

Education and Training services and courses from part-time learning to full-time study, leading onto higher education, training

or employment. Furthermore, the FET Service now engages with local employers to identify the upskilling or reskilling needs

of their current employees to facilitate the development of highly skilled workforces throughout the two counties.

The FET Centre ModelA cornerstone of LOETBs strategic approach to service provision and enhancing the learner experience is the

development of the FET Centre model. This multiplex model of provision offers the learner multiple FET services on a

single site, allowing for ease of Access, Transfer and Progression. This approach was further developed in 2017 and by

2020 it is our intention to have this model of provision in all nine of our FET centres.

Quality AssuranceIn late 2017, an Executive Self-Evaluation was conducted of the governance and management of quality assurance

within the delivery of FET provision in LOETB. The Self-Evaluation Process was conducted in line with the QQI Statutory

Core Quality Assurance and Sector Specific QA Guidelines for ETBs. The purpose of the process was to evaluate the

governance and management of quality assurance, and the effectiveness of quality assurance systems within the FET

service of LOETB. The results of the process contributed to the development of a Quality Improvement Plan (QIP)..

FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTRES AND SERVICESLOETB offers a full range of Further Education and Training services throughout Laois and Offaly. These include:

Further Education and Training Services

Abbeyleix FET Centre

Adult Educational Guidance & Information Service (AEGIS)

Adult Literacy Service

Banagher FET Centre

Birr FET Centre

Birr Outdoor Education Centre

Clara FET Centre

Community Education Service


Mountmellick FET Centre

Portarlington FET Centre


Prison Education Centres

Training Services


Quality Assurance

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Abbeyleix FET Centre

Abbeyleix Further Education and Training Centre Mountrath Road, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois. Contact: Helen Kavanagh Tel: 057 8731127 Email: [email protected]

Centre/Service Information:

Abbeyleix Further Education and Training Centre offers both full-time and part-time programmes, for second chance

education or retrain and upskill.

The Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) and Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) programme are the full time

options in the Centre, with courses offered in the areas of Business, Healthcare, Art and General Learning.

The Centre also offers the Back to Education Initiative (BTEI), which is focused primarily on providing certification

and progression opportunities on a part-time basis.

No. of Students:

January 2017: 114, September 2017: 117

Courses offered:

• General Learning Level 3 modules

• General Learning Level 4

• Art, Craft & Design Level 5

• Art with Animation Level 5

• Community Care Level 5

• Healthcare Support Level 5

• eBusiness Level 5

• Business Administration Level 5

• Art and Business Level 6

• Business Management Level 6

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QQI Further Education and Training Awards Achieved 2017:

• 12 Component Certificates at QQI Level 4

• 8 Major Awards at QQI Level 4






• Art Level 5 & 6 students held a graduate exhibition in the Dunamaise Arts Centre

in May 2017. The exhibition remained on display for three weeks.

• The General Studies exhibition was opened by Muireann Ni Chonaill (Laois County Council

Arts Officer) and remained on display in Abbeyleix Library for two weeks in June 2017.

• Dunamaise Arts Centre – Biennale Award – this involves choosing an

artist for a solo show from Abbeyleix arts graduates.

• As part of the 2017 Recruitment Campaign Aisling Hurley from the Small Business

Fairy delivered a Social Media workshop. This workshop was designed to inform

our use of social media - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, snapchat etc.

• Art Trip to Florence in April 2017

• June 2017 workshop – Invited Dr. Mark Hilliard (College Professor), Franklin,

Tennessee to deliver a workshop titled ‘Exploring Sacred Spaces’

• Gerri Cooper: LGBT Staff Training

• Staff Wellbeing training delivered through the Teacher Centre

• Christmas hampers & Fundraising for SVP (€1136.60) and the Cuisle Centre (€288.80)

• Cuain Mhuire – Centre talk on addiction

• Centre Talk: Shane Martin ‘Bouncibility’

• Safe Talk Training

• First Aid Training

Other Information:

• Open Days

• Programme Speakers

• College Speakers – NUIM, Carlow IT, Carlow College, LSAD, Southampton University

• Careers Talks –Study Skills, BTEA & SUSI, Interviews, CV Preparation

• End of Year Awards

• Award’s Night

• Centre Trips – Ecology Trip, Art Galleries

• Theatre Outings

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Adult Educational Guidance & Information Service (AEGIS)

OFFALY


Castle Buildings, Tara St, Tullamore, Co. Offaly

Contact: Catherine Gavigan


Centre/Service Information:The Adult Educational Guidance and Information Service (AEGIS) provides a comprehensive, professional

guidance and information service to the returning adult learner.

Clients in 2017:1,940

Achievements/Events in 2017: • Adult Guidance provision was provided to Adult Literacy, BTEI, VTOS, PLC, DSP referrals and the general

public as follows: Intended progression of literacy students, CAO application, progression pathways,

SUSI funding, Interview preparation, Study Skills, UCAS applications, interpretation of Dyslexia

reports with students and on-going support in-house in the Further Education & Training Centres

in Laois and Offaly. The latter consist of Birr, Abbeyleix, Edenderry, Portarlington and Tullamore.

• Outreach Service to The Partnerships in Birr, Edenderry, Abbeyleix, Portarlington and Tullamore.

• Provide input to course schedules regarding suitable modules for progression to FE/HE.

• Provision of ongoing support to Co-ordinators and Teachers

regarding personal progression issues with students.

• Advice and support to Further Education team regarding entry requirements

enabling successful FET to HE student’s progression.

• Linked with HSE Community Mental Health Services and professional psychological

services for example Jigsaw Tullamore operating a two way referral process.

LAOIS


Tower Hill, Portlaoise, Co. Laois

Contact: Carmel Hoolan


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• The Adult Guidance Co-ordinator Catherine Gavigan in Offaly is on the steering group of the MOJO

Offaly programme (an interagency programme funded by the National Office for Suicide Prevention

(NOSP), and supported by local agencies to provide a coordinated response to men who are in “distress”

or those who are affected by unemployment. The Adult Guidance Counsellor Geraldine Grennan

is on the MOJO practice group. The Guidance Service facilitated group sessions with MOJO Offaly

participations regarding our service, educational progression opportunities and learning styles.

• The existence of the protocol between DSP/ Employment Services and

LOETB ensures ongoing referrals to the Adult Guidance Service.

• Advertisement and promotion of the Adult Guidance Service through course brochures, the LOETB

website, Facebook page and presentations in the local jobs clubs and community groups.

• Links were maintained with Athlone I.T. and Maynooth University. Students from Tullamore Further

Education and Training Centre were taken to college open days. They met with the access officer

and student support services where a special programme was provided tailored to their progression

pathways encouraging them to explore the educational options. Students also engaged with former

students of our programmes in the Further Education Centre who had progressed to third level.

• Speakers from Athlone IT and DIT visited learners in the Further Education

Tullamore. Speakers from Carlow College, Carlow IT, and NUIM visited learners in

Abbeyleix and Portarlington Further Education and Training Centres.

Guest Speakers

• Shane Martin gave presentations to learners in Abbeyleix, Portarlington,

and Tullamore on the topic of Wellbeing and Resilience.

• Sinead English presented a workshop on Job Searching and Interview

Skills to learners in Abbeyleix, Portarlington and Portlaoise.

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Adult Literacy ServiceAdult Literacy Organiser: Lisa McEvoy

OFFALY Tullamore FET Centre, Castle Buildings, Tara St, Tullamore, Co. OffalyLAOIS Portlaoise FET Centre, Tower Hill, Portlaoise, Co. LaoisContact: Lisa McEvoy Tel: 057 8661338 Email: [email protected]

No. of Learners:2,617 learners


The Adult Literacy Service provides free and confidential group classes and one-to-

one tuition for adults who wish to improve their reading, writing, spellings, maths

or basic computer skills. The service also offers many accredited modules levels 2-4.

Classes are part-time.

Courses Offered: A range of minor and Major Awards are offered from QQI Levels 1-4. A number of accredited and non-accredited

options are available in both counties.

• Basic Literacy Tuition, Basic Literacy (Special Needs)

• Literacy Supports, Literacy/Language

• Junior Certificate English & Maths

• Leaving Certificate English, Maths, History and Art

• Basic Maths, Math Supports

• Level 2 Literacy and Maths modules and Level 2 Craft, Computers, Healthy Living

• programme

• Beginner/Basic IT

• Level 3 Communications, Personal Effectiveness, Managing Personal Finances, Word

• Processing, Internet Skills, Digital Media, Electrical Skills, Office Procedures, Art & Design,

• Retail Skills, Maths, ESOL, Career Preparation and Spreadsheets

• Dyslexia Workshop, Spelling & Grammar

• English for Speakers of Other Languages all levels

• Intensive Tuition in Adult Basic Education (ITABE) Programmes

• Skills for Work Projects

• Family Literacy Programmes

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New Provisions in 2017: • Learn through Gardening- This QQI level 2 Programme incorporated

three modules that were delivered through gardening.

• TTRS Support Class- This class offered support to learners to

improve reading and writing skills through I.T.

• QQI Level 2 Healthy Living Programme- The course incorporated three QQI modules and

looked at three areas of health, physical health, mental health and nutrition.

Accreditation in 2017:

• QQI Level 1: 27

• QQI Level 2: 361

• QQI Level 3: 448

• Junior Certificate: 4

• Leaving Certificate: 14


• The Adult Literacy Service funded a Health Literacy programme for Youthreach and CTC in

Laois Offaly. This enabled learners to improve on literacy skills through health and fitness.

• A new ITABE Programme started in Tullamore this year as a pilot, using a

range of intensive literacy initiatives as part of the programme.

• Two learners from Tullamore were selected to be Learner Ambassadors by NALA

and received the opportunity to meet the President this year. The same two

learners assisted at the NALA stand at the Ploughing Championships.

• An Awards Ceremony was held in June for our participants from outreach services in Portlaoise

and an Open Day was held in August to promote all our Programmes and recruit for September.

• A Skills for Work Open Night took place in Tullamore in January 2017.

• Initial Tutor training for Voluntary Tutors took place in Tullamore in April.

• Interculturalism celebrations took place in May and December in Tullamore

and an Awards Ceremony for ESOL learners in Edenderry.

• An Awards Ceremony was held in October for all learners receiving QQI certification.

• Voluntary tutors participated in a Christmas themed flower arranging class in Tullamore this year.

• Presentations were made to part time tutors who retired this year-

Arthur Broomfield, Maura Whelan and Ann Brennan.

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Main Street, Banagher, Co. Offaly Contact: Celina Casey Tel: 057 91 53734 Mobile: 085 8773755 Email: [email protected]

Banagher FET Centre

Centre/Service Information:Banagher FET Centre offers a range of options for early school leavers at QQI Levels 3 & 4 on the NFQ. These

include; Youthreach, Back To Education Initiative (BTEI), Literacy and Local Training Initiative (LTI).

Accreditation in 2017: In 2017 there were:

• 213 Component Certificates at QQI Level 3 and 4

• 4 students received a Major QQI Award at Level 3

• 4 students received a Major QQI Award at Level 4

Courses Offered: • QQI General Learning Level 3

• QQI General Learning level 4

• Structured Work experience programme

• National Framework for Teaching Entrepreneurial Skills (NFTE) Programme

• Introduction to Hairdressing: This course is suitable for beginner/anyone who

wishes to see what Hairdressing involves. This course is also a supportive

course to progressing into Junior trades and then Senior trades.

New Provision in 2017: New Literacy Programme (SNIP) to support students who present with weaker Literacy Subjects.

Achievements/Events in 2017: • New Literacy Programme (SNIP) to support

students who present with weaker literacy skills

• LTI – Pathway to Employment (Construction

Skills) was held in Banagher FET Centre

• Banagher FET Centre hosted a Level

4 Training for a job in Construction

Contract Training programme

• Literacy Subjects

• NFTE Awards

• Healthy Eating Programmes

• Gaisce Bronze

• SPHE Initiatives

• Guidance and Psychological support

• Personal and Interpersonal skills coaching

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Roscrea Road, Birr, Co. Offaly Contact: Mervyn Griffin Tel: 057 9121571 Email: [email protected]


VTOS Birr provides full-time courses for persons over the age of 21 who are in receipt of a social welfare payment

for more than six months. Courses include Junior and Leaving Certificate subjects e.g. English, Math’s, History

and some QQI modules e.g. IT Skills, Art, Craft, Design. Courses last a maximum of two years.

No. of Students: 16

Achievements/Events in 2017: Contacts were maintained and developed with Birr Jobs Club, Department of Social Protection (Birr, Tullamore,

Athlone and Roscrea) and Offaly Local Development Company.

In addition to the courses offered by VTOS Birr a number of activities were planned and carried out to support

students’ personal and social development. Students were brought to induction sessions in Birr Library and

many became active members as a result. Students were also given the opportunity to take part in team games

and archery in the Birr Outdoor Education Centre (OEC).

Birr FET Centre

New Provision in 2017: • QQI Level 3: Communications

• QQI Level 4: Basic Mathematics

QQI Further Education and

Training Awards Achieved 2017: • Component Awards Level 3 18

• Component Awards Level 4 8


Courses offered: • Leaving Certificate: Mathematics,

English, History

• QQI Level 3: Word Processing,

Spreadsheets, Communications

• QQI Level 4: Word Processing, Computer

Applications, Database Methods,

Painting, Batik, Mathematics

• QQI Level 5: Word Processing,

Database Methods, Painting

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Birr Outdoor Education and Training Centre

Roscrea Road, Birr, Co. Offaly. Manager: Mary Clarke Tel: 057 9120029 Email: [email protected] Website: www.birroec.ie Facebook: Birr Outdoor Education Centre

No. of Students:8,286 students attended Birr Outdoor Education and Training Centre (OETC) in 2017.

Activities:

Due to the ever-changing adventure market and the high percentage of returning customers, we aim to add a new

element to our centre every year. In 2017, we focused on a new initiative called Cycleright. This course aims to

provide primary school children with the basic skills in cycling techniques and safety.

We are committed to adventure education and keeping the sense of adventure and excitement in outdoor activities.

This ensures participants get the enjoyment, fantastic moments and personal gain from experiencing the real

activity in its true environment. This is made possible by effective risk-assessment, a wealth of experience and

a highly qualified, experienced team of staff. As well as the opportunity to enjoy and experience new activities,

our staff understand the personal and social educational learning opportunities that can be gained through the

outdoors. They have the skills to create meaningful learning experiences in a positive learning environment.

We engage participants in fun and active reviews where they reflect and think about what they have learned about

themselves and others from the experience and how they could benefit from these insights both back at school

and in other areas of their life. Participants are encouraged to express and share opinions and often discover new

choices and possibilities for themselves.

• Canoeing

• Archery

• Kayaking

• Team Building Games

• Gorge Walking

• Obstacle Course

• Caving

• Raft Building

• Indoor/Outdoor Rock Climbing

• Orienteering

• Project maths

• Shelter Building

• Gaisce Programme

• Low Ropes Course

• Abseiling

• Ecology

• Climbing Tower

• Body Surfing

• Camping & Camp Craft

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River Street, Clara, Co. Offaly Contact: Finian Robbins Tel: 057 9330794 Email: [email protected]

Centre/Service Information:Clara FET Centre caters for early school leavers through the development of the core skills needed for learning and

personal development and assists them in preparing to progress to further education, training and employment.

No. of Students: 25.

Achievements/Events in 2017: • The centre continues with its project-based learning approach with a strong emphasis on local

community involvement. We have continued to develop our Work Experience programme

extending it into the months of June and July and this is proving to be very successful.

• We have continued our work with the Tidy Towns Initiative and strengthened

our links with The Clara Bog Visitors Centre, Clara Active Retired group, the local

primary schools and Clara Community and Family Resource Centre.

• The collaboration with Clara Active Retired group which resulted in The Face of Experience exhibition in Clara

Library was hugely successful and beneficial to all participants. Two Students from the centre went on the

Clare McKeon Art Show on Midlands Radio 3 to publicise the event which was part of Offaly Culture Week.

Another successful collaboration with Clara Bog Visitors Centre led to some of the students meeting President

Michael D Higgins in Abbeyleix and showing him some of their project work that had taken place on Clara Bog.

• 3 students from the centre were involved in an ETwinnings project with Coláiste Choilm in

Tullamore where they shot a short promotional video for the Spanish Department as part of

their European project. The students used a DJI drone camera and a Canon DSLR camera and

the staff and students in Coláiste Choilm Tullamore were delighted with the results.

• We continue to develop student’s self-directed learning skills through project

work that students have to do at home or in their local library etc.

• The Mathletes Challenge in Ballymahon was a very positive experience

for our students with the team coming home in third place.

• We entered our Clara Bog project ‘A Look On Nature’ into the Eco UNESCO Young Environmentalist Award

and set up some trail cameras in Doory Wood to capture the wild life there. The project is ongoing.

Clara FET Centre

QQI Further Education and Training Awards Achieved 2017: • QQI Level 4 Major Awards 7

• QQI Level 4 Component Certificates 10

• QQI Level 3 Awards 1

• QQI Level 3 Component Certificates 1

Courses offered: • QQI Level 3 Employability Skills

• QQI Level 4 General Learning

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Centre/Service Information:Community Education courses are about creating opportunities for people to identify their learning needs and learn

in their own community. A Community Education programme can have a number of objectives such as building

community participation, addressing social isolation, engaging vulnerable adults, developing active citizenship and/

or addressing educational needs. The ethos of programme is to promote social inclusion and engage specifically

with socially disadvantaged adults. Courses are typically 6 to 8 weeks with a minimum of 10 people.

Total number of Students in 2017:Female: 467 / Male: 120 Total: 587

Courses Offered:

Achievements/Events 2017: • Worked in partnership with local agencies across both counties such as HSE, DSP, Laois

Partnership, Offaly Local Development Company, Offaly Traveller Movement, Laois Sports

Partnership, Offaly County Council, Family and Resource Centres in providing courses.

• Involved in supporting the Age Friendly Alliance in Laois and

Offaly and The Healthy Ireland Project in Offaly.

• Worked closely with men’s shed groups across Laois and Offaly.

• Supported a new initiative, in partnership with Laois Partnership, to engage

people with disabilities through the medium of music and singing.

The group have established themselves as Sing for Joy.

• Kathleen Dunne was appointed as Community Education

facilitator across Laois and Offaly in August 2017.

Portlaoise Further Education and Training Centre, Tower Hill, Portlaoise, Co. Laois Community Education Facilitator: Kathleen Dunne Tel: 057 8661890 Email: [email protected]

Community Education Service

• Art

• Art & Craft

• Basic IT (computers)

• Budgeting

• Car Maintenance

• CBT - Cognitive

Behavioural Therapy

• Cookery

• Creative Writing

• Crochet

• DIY

• Drama

• Drums for Beginners

• Flower Arranging

• Gardening

• Guitar for Beginners

• Haircare & Hair Styling

• How to get the most from

your mobile phone

• How to use the Internet

• Knitting

• Personal Development

• Pottery

• Sewing & Dress Making

• Small Engine Repair

• Upholstery/ Interior

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Sr Senan Avenue, Edenderry, Co. Offaly Contact: Lorraine O’Neill Tel: 046 9732091/085 8773842 Email: [email protected]

Centre/Service Information: Edenderry FET Centre offers a range of options for early school leavers at QQI Levels 3 & 4 on the NFQ. These

include; Youthreach, Back to Education Initiative (BTEI) and Literacy. In November 2017 Lorraine O Neill was

appointed Centre manager in Edenderry FET Centre.

Accreditation in 2017: In 2017 there were:

• 92 Component Certificates at QQI Level 3 and 4.

• 5 students received a Major QQI Award at Level 4.

Courses offered: • QQI Employability Skills Level 3

• QQI General Learning level 4

• The Safe Pass programme.

• Manual Handling Training.

• The Safe Food programme and online examination.

New Provision in 2017:• New Literacy Programme (SNIP) to support students

who present with weaker Literacy Subjects.


Achievements/Events in 2017:• Gaisce

• NFTE

• Weekly walks in Mount Lucas Windfarm

• March 16th - Lough Boora Cycle

• June 6th- Portarlington Leisure Centre

• June 13th- Portarlington Leisure Centre

• June 15th -NFTE Cake Sale for Little Wishes

• 22nd September – Ploughing

• 17th October – Birr Outdoor Education

Centre as part of NFTE Biz-Camp

• 23rd October – Awards Day in Centre

• 15th November – Virtual Reality Party

• 7th December- RDS Craft Fair

• 14th December – Christmas trip

• 21st December 2017 - Carol singing

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Harbour Street, Mountmellick, Co. Laois Contact: Joe Thompson Tel: 057 86 24196 Email: [email protected]

Centre/Service Information: Mountmellick FET Centre offers a range of personal educational and vocational programmes for the local

community and county. Key programmes currently include:

No. of Students: 20

Courses Offered:Youthreach provides options for early school leavers at QQI Levels 3 and 4 on the NFQ. The programme aims to

develop the core skills needed for learning and to prepare the students to progress to further education, training

and employment.

QQI Early Childhood Care and Education provides a course open to adults who wish to re-engage with education,

and secure employment in the childcare sector working with children from birth to 6 years.

The Adult Literacy Service runs an outreach service to Mountmellick Centre for adults throughout Laois and

Offaly who wish to improve their reading, writing, spelling, and maths or computer skills.

QQI Further Education and Training Awards Achieved 2017:• QQI Level 3 in Employability skills

• QQI Level 4 in Employment skills

• QQI Level 5 in Early Childhood Care and Education

Achievements/Events in 2017:• Local Training Initiative – QQI Level 4 in Catering Support

• Back to Education Initiative – QQI Level 5 in Early Childhood Care and Education

• The NFTE Youth Entrepreneurship Program exposed learners to various facets of Business Development and

Management. Learners had develop a business idea, set up a business based on their chosen idea. They

also had to market the business and understand how costing/profit works. We look forward to continuing

this program next year as we found it was very beneficial to all of our students.

• Special Education Needs Initiative (SENI) programme: SENI allowed for a mentoring programme to be offered

to all the students in the centre. Provision of regular mentoring sessions and the development of an individual

action plan (IAP) allowed for key educational, personal and vocational goals to be addressed successfully.

Mountmellick FET Centre

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Bracklone Street, Portarlington, Co. Laois Contact: Margaret Morrin Tel: 057 8623161 Email: [email protected]

Portarlington FET Centre

Centre/Service Information: Portarlington Further Education and Training Centre offer both full-time and part-time programmes for second

chance education or retrain and upskill. The full-time programme, the Vocational Training Opportunity Scheme,

(VTOS), is the anchor programme at the centre for the long-term unemployed. Presently, the centre has a provision

for forty students. The part-time provision is funded by the Back to Education Initiative (BTEI). This funding

allows people to study on a part-time basis and maintain their social welfare allowance, or work and study on a

part-time basis.

Portarlington FET Centre is an approved Partner of Accounting Technicians Ireland for the Academic 2017/2018.

The Centre is a Sage Certified Training Centre in conjunction with Accounting Technicians Ireland.

No. of Students:Full Time: 41 / Part Time: 98.

QQI Accredited Programmes 2017Full and Part-time

• QQI level 4 - Return to Learning and access to

office skills

• QQI Level 5 - Healthcare Support

• QQI Level 5 – Office Administration

• Leaving Certificate

Part-time only

• QQI Level 4 – Return to Learning with Access to

Office Skills

• QQI Level 5 - Early Childhood Care and Education



Specific Purpose Awards

• Certificate for Accounting Technicians (One Year)

• Diploma for Accounting Technicians (Two Years

plus Work Experience)

QQI Further Education and Training Awards Achieved 2017Major Awards

• QQI Level 4 – Return to Learning with Access to

Office Skills, 7 Awards

• QQI Level 5 - Early Childhood Care and Education,

8 Awards

• QQI Level 5 - Healthcare Support, 17 Awards

• QQI Level 5 – Office Administration, 2

Component Awards

• QQI Level 4 & Level, 50 Awards

Non QQI ProgrammeSpecific Purpose Award

• Certificate for Accounting Technicians, 9

Certificates

• Diploma for Accounting Technicians, 6 Certificates

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Centre/Service Information: Portlaoise Further Education and Training Centre offers a comprehensive range of courses from part-time learning

to full-time study, leading onto higher education, training or employment.

No. of Students:Full time: 51 Part time: 1,086

Courses Offered:The Adult Literacy Service delivers a range of programmes including: Basic Literacy & Numeracy Programmes,

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL Classes), IT Programmes and Leaving Certificate.

Youthreach Programme (25 Students): Youthreach offers a range of options for early school leavers at QQI Levels

3 & 4 on the NFQ. The programme aims to develop the core skills needed for learning and to prepare the students

to progress to further education, training and employment.

QQI Further Education and Training Awards Achieved 2017: • QQI L3 Major Award (3)

• QQI L3 Component Certificates (6)

• QQI L4 Component Certificates (9)

A part time BTEI Employment Skills Level 4 course is provided for suit those wishing to gain employment or

progress to further education at PLC or VTOS level 5. This allows people to maintain their social welfare allowance,

or work and study on a part-time basis.


Contact: Lisa McEvoy, Centre Manager Tel: 057 8661338 Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Contact: Anne Malone, Youthreach Coordinator Tel: 057 8681005 / 085 8773746 Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

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Courses Offered: • Literacy programmes QQI Levels 2-3

• ESOL/ English classes

• Basic Computers

• Leaving Certificate

• Level 4 Employment Skills Programme (BTEI)

• Level 5 Hospitality (VTOS)

• Skills for Work Programmes

• Evening courses (Self-financing and non-accredited hobby courses)

New Provision in 2017: • Level 3 Internet Skills

• Level 4 Digital Media Technology

• The Adult Literacy Service funded a Health Literacy programme for Youthreach and CTC in Laois and Offaly.

This enabled learners to improve on literacy skills through health and fitness.

Achievements/Events in 2017:• A range of services in LOETB amalgamated in Portlaoise FET Centre this year. In 2017, Portlaoise FET Centre

housed the Adult Literacy Service, Career Guidance, Community Education, Regional Skills for Work Co-

Ordinator and welcomed Youthreach Portlaoise, LOETB Recruitment section, the Hospitality course (VTOS)

and Laois School of Music to the building.

• NFTE Youth Entrepreneurship Program: This program was delivered by Claire Grehan/ Mary Troy. It allowed

students to set up a business and create a concept. They also had to market the business and understand

how costing/profit works. One of our students represented PYEC at the NFTE awards in Tullamore. We look

forward to continuing this program next year as we found it was very beneficial to all of our students.

• Meditation and Stress Management Programme: It was designed and participated in by a small group of 8

students, twice a week in the afternoon classes by a tutor in the centre. This Headspace Programme was a

step by step programme allowing students to ease into the basic principles of meditation, while at the same

time learning how to relieve stress in their daily lives.

• Career Guidance Programme: A Guidance Resource person was appointed to support the existing programmes

of career preparation, work experience and career planning in the centre. Students were offered one to one

support with all aspects of their career preparation, they were supported towards progression and provided

with the skills and knowledge for identifying a career or a training path for themselves.

QQI Accredited Programmes 2017 Full and Part-time

• QQI Level 3 Employability Skills

• QQI Level 4 Employment Skills

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• Special Education Needs Initiative (SENI) programme: SENI allowed for a mentoring programme to be

offered to all the students in the centre. Provision of regular mentoring sessions and the development of

an individual action plan (IAP) allowed for key educational, personal and vocational goals to be addressed

successfully.

• Soft Skills: A Soft Skills Programme was incorporated into the centre’s timetable. All staff members

participated in delivering the programme, combining teaching and learning materials, lesson plans from the

MASS soft skill programme, and linking with the Youthreach Soft Skill Framework. Key soft skills focused on

included motivation, manners, behaviours and attitudes, and communications.

• Literacy & Numeracy Programme: Students were assessed using BKSB System twice throughout the year.

The test informed the tutors programme and plans. The programme offered 1:1 support to the learners in

their programme.

• Safe Pass: A number of students did a safe pass through the Youthreach programme. This allowed them to

quickly move on and gain employment in the local area.

• Staff in Portlaoise FET Centre held a Christmas Table Quiz that had participants from all services occupying

the centre. Tables were formed that included staff from literacy and recruitment, Literacy learners, Youthreach

learners and staff.

• Staff in Portlaoise FET Centre had a Santa Dash and a Christmas Jumper Day in December in aid of LOFFA

• Foreign Trip: A trip to Spain was organised in 2017. 16 students attended a 3-day excursion to Barcelona

and Salou. Highlights were the architectural bus Tour of the City, Aquarium, Olympic stadium and the

Waterpark.

Guest Speakers:We have had a number of guest speakers come into the Youthreach throughout the year. Topics included:

• Creative writing /poetry workshop

• Drug awareness talk for students

• Community Policing talk

• Comhairle na nÓg

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PORTLAOISE PRISON EDUCATION CENTRE

Dublin Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois

Supervising Teacher: Mark Kavanagh


Centre/Service Information:Education services are provided in Portlaoise and Midlands Prisons by LOETB. Literacy, numeracy and general

basic education provision is the priority and broad programmes of education are made available which generally

follow a further education approach. Programmes are adapted to take account of the diversity of the prisoner

population and the complex nature of prison life. Junior and Leaving Certificate courses, and FETAC programmes

from Level 1 to 6 are available.

No. of Students:1,532 students.

Accreditation: Leaving Certificate: 8 Subjects, 15 students.

Junior Certificate: 2 Subjects, 8 students.

MIDLANDS PRISON EDUCATION CENTRE

Dublin Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois

Supervising Teacher: Deirdre Dowling


Prison Education Centres

Q Q I ACC R E D I TAT I O N • 18 Component Certificates at QQI Level

1 / 2 Major Award at QQI Level 1

• 39 Components Certificates at QQI Level

2 / 4 Major Awards at QQI Level 2

• 139 Component Certificates at QQI Level

3 / 9 Major Awards at QQI Level 3

• 52 Component Certificates at QQI Level

4 / 1 Major Award at QQI Level 4

• 52 Component Certificates at QQI Level 5 /

2 Major Award at QQI Level 5

OT H E R ACC R E D I TAT I O N • Open College – 5 learners

• Open University – 13 learners

• Royal Irish Academy of Music – 6 learners

• Associated Board of the Royal Society

of Music (ABRSM) – 10 Learners

• Comhaltas Ceoilteoiri Eireann

– 11 learners: Music

• Rockskool – 7 learners: Music

• Redcross – 43 learners: Redcross Programme

• Start Your Own Business Programme

in conjunction with Laois Enterprise

Board – 18 Students

• Environmental Health Officers Association

– 10 learners on Food Hygiene course

• ECDL – 4 Students

• Gaisce Awards – 12 medallists

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Centre/Service Information:Our training services focus primarily on learners – both unemployed and employed – gaining the skills and

competencies that enhance employability, career advancement and quality of life.

LOETB provides an integrated Further Education and Training (FET) Service for the people of Laois and Offaly

- its training arm working closely with early school-leavers, people with disabilities, local communities, those

furthest from the labour market, job seekers, long term unemployed people, people in employment wishing to

upskill or reskill, and with local industry and employers. Our core aim is to facilitate and support people to gain

the skills required for employment (in the minimum timeframe that the individual’s capacity facilitates) and

simultaneously respond to the skills deficits being experienced by employers in Laois and Offaly and by industry

regionally and nationally.

FET in Ireland is changing – the needs of those availing of training services are manifold and compound requiring

a flexible, innovative response. LOETB has embraced the learner-centred outcomes-focussed model of provision

that is shaped by evidence uncovered through direct consultation and partnership with employers, learners and

other service providers.

LOETB’s willingness and capacity to engage in, and lead, partnership is arguably our greatest strength – followed

by an openness to new ideas and innovative approaches.

LOETB is confident this approach offers the best to overcome the challenges presented by low unemployment

levels (and its effect on recruitment), relatively small growth of employment opportunities locally (and its threat

to expected outcomes), a deeper level of diverse learner needs (necessitating an integrated intervention that

focuses on more than technical skills development) – all allied to the uncertain threat Brexit presents.

The following pages present a snapshot of the various Training Services – Apprenticeship/ Community Training/

Contract Training / Employer Services/ Mount Lucas National Construction Training Centre – and the services

provided during 2017.

Training Services

LOETB, Administrative Office, Ridge Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois Contact: Padraig Boland, Training ManagerTel: 057 861530 Mob: 087 9155394 Email: [email protected]

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Apprenticeship Services

Centre/Service Information:Apprenticeship is the recognised means by which people are trained to become craftspeople or professionals in Ireland.

It is a demand-driven, workplace and classroom, educational and training programme for employed people aimed at

developing the skills of the apprentice to meet the needs of industry and the labour market. The curriculum for each

apprenticeship programme is based on uniform, pre-specified standards which are agreed and determined by industry.

Apprenticeships are currently available and are being developed across a wide range of industries and sectors.

No. of Students:In 2017 a total of 120 new apprentices were registered (40 construction, 37 electrical, 14 engineering, 2 financial

services and 27 motor). In January 2017 there were 225 apprentices in employment in the Laois & Offaly region. This

increased to 310 live apprentices by Jan ’18 which indicated an overall increase of 38% in apprentice numbers. A

total of 32 apprentices were submitted for QQI certification in 2017. During the course of the year we had 175 active

employers employing apprentices in the Laois & Offaly region. A total of 264 employer monitoring visits took place

during 2017.

Courses Offered: Craft Apprenticeship – Craft Apprenticeships are available in the Construction, Electrical, Engineering and Motor trades.

The craft apprenticeship system is a modular standards-based system generally comprising of seven alternating

phases of on-the-job and off-the-job training and development. These alternating phases of training consist of three

off-the-job and four on-the-job phases. The duration of the three off-the-job training phases does not normally

exceed 40 weeks.

Contact: Niamh Desmond, Senior Training OfficerTel: 057 8671544 Mob: 085 2541789 Email: [email protected]

Contact: Sandra Doyle, Senior Training OfficerTel: 057 8671545 Mob: 085 8598413 Email: [email protected]

LOETB, Training Services, Administrative Offices, Ridge Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois

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New Provision in 2017:There are now a range of new apprenticeships since 2016, with several more due to come on stream in 2018 and

beyond to 2020. These new style apprenticeships can lead to an award ranging between Level 5 and Level 10 on

the National Framework of Qualifications. The new apprenticeships vary in duration from two to four years and

the off-the-job training can be delivered in a variety of methods including block release, one or two days per week

and/or online training delivery. Each new apprenticeship has its own entry requirements. LOETB has embraced

the development of the new industry-led apprenticeships. We have apprentices currently completing the BA Hons

Degree in Insurance Practice (Level 8), Industrial Electrical Engineering (Level 7), Accounting Technician (Level 6) and

Commis Chef (Level 6).

QQI Further Education and Training Awards Achieved 2017:• 32 apprentices submitted to QQI for Level 6 Advanced Certificate Craft Qualification

Achievements/Events in 2017:• Maths for Trades has been offered to newly registered apprentices through the Adult Literacy Services and 18

apprentices availed of this service. Additional learning supports are also offered to apprentices with learning

difficulties such as dyslexia.

• Female Apprentice Plumber Ailbhe Lacey participated in a public relations campaign to promote female

participation in craft apprenticeships. She was profiled on LOETB social media, regional press & through

Apprenticeship Services SOLAS.

• General advertisement promoting craft & post 2016 apprenticeships in the Laois & Offaly region through social

media, regional press and adverts on Midlands 103 Radio. Raised awareness of apprenticeships at Career Fairs

& Open Days and through continuous engagement with second level schools.

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Community Training

Centre/Service Information: LOETB work with second providers to provide training in local communities for those who are most disadvantaged

or distant from the labour market and require additional supports to enable them to achieve their certification

and progress to further training, education or employment. This is accomplished in conjunction with the

following second providers:

Community Training Centre: LOETB works in partnership with Tullamore Community Training Centre (CTC) to provide community based

training for early school leavers as part of the national Youthreach programme. Community Training Centres

are independent, community-based organisations which provide training and related supports for early school

leavers primarily aged between 16 – 21 years who have left school with no formal or incomplete qualifications.

Programmes at the centre are being enhanced to promote greater focus on skills development that are likely

to match local employment opportunities. In 2017, LOETB, with the Board of Management at Tullamore CTC,

provided an enhancement of the facilities that have enriched the opportunities for the learners and enabled

evening provision at the centre through the development of an upgraded IT room and work began on a new

Engineering facility.

Local Training Initiative (LTI): An LTI programme is a community-based training programme targeted at 16-35 year olds who are economically,

socially, geographically or educationally disadvantaged. The overall aim of the LTI programme is to assist unemployed

people, not otherwise catered for through other LOETB interventions, to move towards employment by providing

community-based training and work experience leading to nationally recognised qualifications. LOETB worked

closely with Offaly Local Development Company to deliver the LTI Programmes in Birr, Banagher and Edenderry

and with Laois Partnership Company to deliver the Catering Support LTI in Mountmellick and develop a new

Employability (Construction Skills) LTI in Portlaoise in 2017. LOETB also explored an innovative project approach

to LTI in a number of small communities in Offaly as part of an outreach pilot. This pilot continues to be modified

in conjunction with local stakeholders such as OLDC and DEASP in order to obtain the best outcome for learners.

Training Services, Administrative Offices, Ridge Road, Portlaoise, Co. LaoisContact: Eileen Dunne, Community Training OfficerTel: 057 8672999 Mob: 085 8867945 Email: [email protected]

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Specialist Training Programme (STP):LOETB contracts the National Learning Network to deliver training programmes for people with disabilities.

These programmes offer more intensive support than is available in non-specialist training provision.

Operating out of its Training Centres in Portlaoise and Tullamore, the NLN provides a range of specialist courses

available at two levels of training; Introductory Skills Training (IST) and Skill Specific Training (SST). The specialist

training provision includes in-centre; employer based and blended learning approaches to accommodate

learners’ training needs.

No. of Students:101 Learners started LTIs in 2017.

There is continuous intake in the CTC and NLNs -there was an average of 47 learners at the CTC, 34 at the NLN

Portlaoise and 46 at the NLN Tullamore during 2017.

Courses Offered:LTIs Offaly: Skills for Employment, Edenderry; Horticulture, Banagher; Pathway to Employment

(Construction Applied Skills), Banagher; Healthcare Support, Birr; Employability Skills/Life Skills, Clara.

LTIs Laois: Catering Support, Mountmellick; Employability (Construction Skills), Portlaoise.

CTC: General Learning including Communications, Maths, IT and Hairdressing,

Beauty, Welding, Engineering amongst other modules are available.

NLN Tullamore: Freshstart, Introductory Skills, Employer Based Training, Sports &

Recreation and IT by blended learning and Business Administration.

NLN Portlaoise: Jobstart, Transitions, Employer Based Training, IT and Administration..

New Provision in 2017:• Employability (Construction Skills) LTI in Portlaoise.

• Pathway to Employment (Construction Applied Skills) in Banagher.

• Employability Skills/Life Skills LTI in Clara.

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QQI Further Education and Training Awards Achieved 2017:The QQI awards achieved in 2017 by learners who started courses in 2016/2017 are as follows:.

• CTC: 9 Major Awards and 82 Minor Awards.

• NLN Portlaoise: 8 Major awards and 106 Minor Awards.

• NLN Tullamore: 12 Major Awards and 116 Minor Awards.

• LTIs Laois: 14 Major awards and 5 Component Awards.

• LTIs Offaly: 30 Major Awards and 16 Component Awards.

Achievements/Events in 2017:• LOETB worked collaboratively with DEASP locally to provide LTIs in ‘black spots’ of unemployment where a

project approach has been taken to support these groups.

• STPs – Have changed content of traditional courses such as the IT Business Course to Administration to

ensure relevance in today’s market.

• There has also been significant investment by LOETB in promoting new technical employment pathways

for young people e.g. developing the CTC to add to their provision in the area of engineering/welding/

mechanics.

• Integration of Entrepreneurship development through the NFTE Programme at Tullamore CTC has already

resulted in a Hair & Beauty learner opening her own Make-Up Artistry Business.

Enhancing Community Development:• Portlaoise Construction LTI trainees built two children’s playgrounds that were donated to two local charities.

• Mountmellick Catering LTI donated the proceeds of their Cake Sale to the local tidy towns.

• The CTC have cultivated a mixed flower and vegetable garden and an art wall on waste ground adjacent to

the centre.

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Contract Training

Centre/Service Information:Contract Training is a flexible and responsive tool to facilitate the delivery of the Further Education and Training

(FET) service plan within Laois and Offaly. Training Provision under Contract Training is shaped by the labour

market landscape within both counties, the specific needs of people who are unemployed, under employed or

those in employment who require new or enhanced skills and programmes are developed in response to skills

deficits being encountered by local employers.

No. of Students:

Courses Offered: • Construction Skills – General Operative, Formwork and Steel Fixing

• Construction Skills – Blend of General Op and Engineering

• Vehicle Conversion – Blend of Motor Technology and Engineering

• Welding / Fabrication

• Horticulture

• Healthcare

• Beauty Therapy

• Retail Skills

New Provision in 2017: • Construction Skills – General Operative, Formwork and Steel Fixing


• Vehicle Conversion – Blend of Motor Technology and Engineering

Training Services, Administrative Offices, Ridge Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois Contact: Yvonne Foy, Training Officer, Contracted TrainingTel: 057 8671543 Mob: 085 8773741 Email: [email protected]

TOTALS FOR 2017STARTER NUMBERS BENEFICIARY NUMBERS COMPLETER NUMBERS

268 233 179Please note that some Training Programmes that started in the latter half of 2017 will continue into

2018 when trainees will become 2018 Completers

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QQI Further Education and Training Awards Achieved 2017:• Construction Skills in Mount Lucas

• General Construction – City & Guilds Certification – 107 learners

• Formwork – City & Guilds Certification – 31 learners

• Steel Fixing – City & Guilds Certification – 3 learners


• Special Purpose Award in General Construction – 14 learners

• EIS – 16 learners

• City & Guilds Cert – 10 learners

• Retail Skills – QQI Component Certificates – 17 learners

• Beauty Therapy – ITEC Certification – 17 learners

• Healthcare – QQI Major Awards – 32 learners

• QQI Component Certificates – 5 learners

• Welding Fabrication – EIS Certification – 13 learners

• City & Guilds Certification – 11 learners

• Vehicle Conversion – certification in 2018

• Horticulture – certification in 2018

Achievements/Events in 2017:• Construction Skills for Employment programme formed as a result of a partnership approach, resulted in

the first certifications in Formwork and Steel Fixing awarded in the country. This also led to a move towards

City & Guilds Certification in these areas and the basis for an agreement between C&G and LOETB.

• Combination of learner centred and outcomes focussed approach has led to the development of programmes

that marry current employability skills (and related industry recognised qualifications) with more traditional

certification.

• LOETB facilitated and supported the direct involvement of employers in programme development, learner

recruitment and work placement and a review and evaluation of programmes.

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New Provision in 2017: In 2017, having identified a number of companies with

similar training requirements, we offered a number of part-

time accredited programmes and also onsite training:

• QQI Level 5 Computer Aided Draughting – Quarry Recycling Services, Tromall

• QQI Level 6 Supervisory Management - Allwood, Jamestown Profiling, Alpha Wireless

• Spreadsheets – BNM• Confined Spaces – Secto• Food Safety – Ballyfin House

“As the Human Resources Manager at Ballyfin Demesne. I am

delighted that we have the opportunity to link with LOETB.

Being tasked with the talent management and development;

it has been great to have their support listening to our training

needs, researching and sourcing relevant and professional

trainers for us and assisting with funding. We look forward to

continuing our relationship with them” Laura Gowing HRM

Ballyfin Demesne.

QQI Further Education and Training Awards Achieved 2017:• QQI Level 6 Supervisory Management - 7• QQI Level 5 Computer Aided Draughting - 4

Achievements/Events in 2017:In March 2017 LOETB collaborated with the Department of

Social Protection and Offaly Local Development Company to

run a Jobnet Programme in Tullamore. The Jobnet programme

is aimed at unemployed skilled professionals or graduates to

help them to gain employment. The programme encourages

jobseekers to market their skills and learn how to network

effectively to find employment. The programme ran one

morning a week for 6 week and focussed on personal branding,

networking, goal setting and job seeking in a digital age. In

addition to the large group setting, participant’s also worked in

focus groups of 6-8 which was facilitated by a LOETB.

Employer Services

Centre/Service Information:LOETB provides training to employers in the Laois/

Offaly area to upskill/reskill current employees. This

ensures that employee’s qualifications are current and

up to date and allows them the opportunity to progress

internally within the organisation.

LOETB:

• Undertakes a skills needs analysis with employers

• Designs in partnership with employers a

programme to meet emerging needs

• Agrees with employers and staff the most suitable

delivery mechanism (onsite, online, evening, work

hours or weekends

• Shares the cost of the programme

• Delivers the bespoke programme including review

and evaluation of the same

No. of Students: 207

Courses Offered: • QQI Level 5 Autocad

• QQI Level 6 Supervisory Management

• Frontline Team Lead Leadership

• Spreadsheets

• Confined Spaces

• Food Safety

• Manual Handling

Training Services, Administrative Offices, Ridge Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois Contact: Jolene Hall, Training Officer, Employer ServicesTel: 057 8671310 Mob: 085 2539167 Email: [email protected]

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Centre/Service Information:LOETB has been consulting closely with stakeholders in the construction sector, including the Construction

Industry Federation (CIF), to ensure that new training programmes respond to the needs of the industry and are

linked to current and future employment opportunities. A partnership with CIF and its members, City & Guilds,

and the Department of Employment Affairs & Social Protection has developed a Construction Traineeship that

responds to identified skills deficits within the construction industry i.e. shortages in the availability of semi-

skilled trades that are responded to without affecting existing or planned apprenticeships. It is proposing not

only to respond to the skills shortage in certain disciplines, but also provide skills training and qualifications that

were previously not offered in this country.

Construction Skills for Employment Traineeship FULL TIME This course is ideal for someone considering a career in Construction. It comprises of a blend of direct instruction

and work placement. It was designed in consultation with employers and aims to give participants a foundation

in the basics of Formwork and Steel Fixing.

Award: City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate in Construction Operations, together with a range of industry recognised

skills including Safepass, Manual Handling and the CSCS New Entrants Site Dumper ticket.

Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Mount Lucas National Construction Training Centre offers certification on a number of different items of plant

machinery.

The CSCS provides for the training, assessment, certification and registration of non-craft operatives within the

construction sector. To complete either of the following courses, trainees must hold a valid Safe Pass.

CSCS to CPCS Programme Mount Lucas administers the CITB UK changeover programme for Irish CSCS cardholders, who wish to

attain recognition to allow them to work in the UK, and obtain their UK Blue CPCS Plant Operator Card.

Health, Safety and Environmental Test.

The National Construction Training Centre - Mount Lucas

Mount Lucas, Daingean, Co. OffalyContact: John Kelly, Centre ManagerTel: 01 533 2557 Mob: 085 8598412 Email: [email protected]

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Mount Lucas administers the UK Health Safety & Environmental (HSE) Test, the compulsory preclearance test

that enables entry to work on UK construction sites.

No. of Students: 623

Courses Offered: 9 CSCS Programmes, Construction skills General Operative, Form Work and Steel fixing Courses and UK

Changeover.

New Provision in 2017: • Formwork & Steelfixing

QQI Further Education and Training Awards Achieved 2017:• City & Guilds Level 2 awards for formwork, Steelfixing and General Construction

• CSCS Special Purpose Level 5 awards in CSCS plant tickets

Achievements/Events in 2017:• First ever awards achieved in Ireland for Formwork and Steelfixing.

• Mount Lucas Training Centre - Awarded Winner for Services to Education Construction training award by

Public Sector Magazine.

• HSA Inspector Training Programme.

• 2017 - Increase in trainees from 545 in 2016 to 623 one year later. New site layout and new training areas

developed to enhance quality of provision and facilitate growth in trainee numbers.

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Centre/Service Information:Tullamore FET Centre offers the people of Tullamore and surrounding areas a wide range of education and training

programmes, services and supports to help adult learners of all ages and abilities to achieve their individual

goals. The full-time and part-time programmes, ranging from QQI level 1 to 6, are designed to allow learners to

progress through the system in order to maximise their chance of gaining employment, progressing to 3rd level

education, or to simply improve their knowledge base:

No. of Students: Full time: 239 / Part time: 3,540

Courses offered:QQI Level 1-6 courses in the following:

• Leaving Certificate over 1 or 2 years: English, Maths, Business, Biology, History, QQI Level 5 Chemistry

Castle Buildings, Tara Street, Tullamore, Co. OffalyContact: Michelle Shanahan, Centre ManagerTel: 057 9349424 Mob: 085 2538600 Email: [email protected]

Contact: Eileen Kenna Quinn, VTOS CoordinatorTel: 057 9349431 Mob: 085 8773754 Email: [email protected]

• Basic Literacy & Numeracy Classes

• Art & Craft

• ESOL Classes

• Computers & IT

• Retail Skills

• Employment Skills

• Healthcare Support

• Nursing Studies

• Childcare

• Business Studies

• Business Management

• Legal & Medical Administration

• Restaurant Operations

• Computer Systems & Networks

• Applied Science

• Engineering Technology

• Non accredited leisure courses (Art, Cognitive

Behaviour Therapy, Crochet, Spanish)

• PLC Access QQI Level 4

• Pre-Apprenticeship Programme QQI Level 4

• Hospitality QQI Level 5 (Tullamore)

• Hospitality QQI Level 5 (Portlaoise)

New Provision in 2017:The following new courses were offered in 2017:

• QQILevel5Legal&MedicalAdministration•QQILevel6BusinessManagement

• PLCAccessQQILevel4•Pre-ApprenticeshipProgrammeQQILevel4

• QQI Level 4 Retail Skills (Part-Time)

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QQI Further Education and Training Awards Achieved 2017/Leaving Certificate:• 54 Component Certificates at QQI Level 3




• 251Component Certificates at QQI Level 5




Leaving Certification:• 10 learners sat Leaving Certificate Exams in June 2017.

Achievements/Events in 2017:• In Autumn 2017, we expanded our facilities to

include three new classrooms and an Arts, Crafts

and Cookery room.

• We held a very successful Open Day on 17th May

with 234 people attending on the day

• We held an Awards Night on 19th October in the

Bridge House Hotel, Tullamore with 242 people

receiving their QQI Awards on the night

• In September 2017 we expanded our successful

Hospitality Level 5 Award to Portlaoise, we

developed strong links with the hotels in Portlaoise

especially with The Midlands Park Hotel where

the students had the opportunity to use the hotel

facilities for their Accommodation Techniques

and Beverage skills demonstrations. In December

2017 the Hospitality Students from Tullamore and

Portlaoise served the LOETB staff Christmas lunch

in The Midlands Park Hotel. We continue to build

our link with AIT and again this year both groups

of students spent 10 training days in the Culinary

Arts Kitchen and Training Restaurant in AIT. In

September 2017 13 students who completed the

Hospitality Major Award (VTOS & BTEI) progressed

to a Level 6 Culinary Arts or Bar Supervision

Programme in AIT.

• During the year we had educational visits to

Lough Boora, The Human Bodies Exhibition in

Dublin, Tullamore Dew and a historical Walk

around Tullamore with our History Teacher. We

also had a very enjoyable end-of-year bowling

afternoon with lunch beforehand in the training

restaurant in the Community Training Centre

(CTC), Kilcruttin.

• At the beginning of the academic year we took all

VTOS learners to Birr Outdoor Education Centre for a

team building day. We also had an Ecology Workshop

for Leaving Certificate students in Birr OEC.

• At Christmas the PLC Access and Pre-

Apprenticeship students organised and ran a Quiz

for all VTOS students as part of their Working in

Teams Module.

• We took our Pre-Apprenticeship students on a

visit to Mount Lucas and to the CTC, we now have

built a great relationship with the CTC and are

fortunate to be able to use their woodwork room

for our Woodcraft module.

• In September we started an initiative with Youth

Reach Clara in which some of their students came

to our centre on Tuesdays to attend QQI Level

5 Personal Effectiveness and Word Processing

classes. It is now hoped that some of these

students will progress to one of our full-time Level

5 programmes in Tullamore FETC.

• Of those who completed Leaving Certificate in

2017, 3 progressed to Athlone IT, 1 to the Access

programme in NUI Maynooth, 1 to the Access

Programme in Trinity College, 1 to our QQI

Level 5 Engineering Programme, 1 to our Pre-

Apprenticeship Programme and 1 to our part-time

Business Programme.

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Following the establishment of the Quality Assurance Department in 2016, a Resource Worker

was seconded into the Department in early 2017 to further support FET centres in provision

of a quality assured service. The Construction Services Certification Scheme (CSCS) Training

Standards Unit also now comes under the remit of the Quality Assurance Department.

Notable activities of the QA Department in 2017 include:

• Introduction and roll-out of Learner Management System on Programme Learner Support System (PLSS)

to all FET centres and services – extensive training was provided to all relevant staff in use of the system.

• Introduction and roll-out of Internal Verification process being conducted by QA Department – offering

a more transparent and impartial process and allowing centres to concentrate more time on learners.

• Submissions for certification made for all six QQI Certification

rounds – the busiest rounds were June and August.

• Establishment of Recruitment Service, which focuses primarily on provision of information to

prospective learners about course provision, and administration of new learner recruits.

• Increased publicising of the LOETB FET Service on social media.

• Focussed effort on consistency of advertising and public relations in relation to print

media – agreed templates for particular centres, new format for annual Course Brochure,

improved signage and promotional stands for career/information events.

• Information on FET courses and services provided at National Ploughing Championships, numerous

Careers Events in local second level schools, Tullamore Chamber of Commerce Networking Event, etc.

• In late 2017, an Executive Self Evaluation was conducted of the governance and management

of quality assurance within the delivery of FET in LOETB. This process was in line with the

Quality and Qualifications Irelands (QQI) Statutory Core Quality Assurance and Sector Specific

Quality Assurance Guidelines for ETBs. Arising from the Self-Evaluation process, a Quality

Improvement Plan was established for 2018 which identifies specific actions to be implemented

in the 12 months ahead. An Implementation Report will be prepared at the end of 2018 to

report on the progress of the actions identified in the Quality Improvement Plan.

Quality Assurance

Administrative Office, Ridge Road, Portlaoise, Co. LaoisContact: Anne Marie Keane, Quality Assurance ManagerTel: 057 8671539 Email: [email protected]

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Administrative Office, Ridge Road, Portlaoise, Co. LaoisContact: Anne Marie Keane, Quality Assurance ManagerTel: 057 8671539 Email: [email protected]

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S E C T I O N 5Organisation Support and Development

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LOETB is governed by a Board, comprised of representatives of its key stakeholders, as laid out in the Education

and Training Board Act 2013. The Board is supported by a number of Committees and by Boards of Management

of the schools.

While the Chief Executive has overall responsibility for the performance of the services of the Board, the Director

of FET, Director of Schools, Director of Organisation Support and Development as well as school principals, Youth

Officer, centre managers are responsible for the day-to-day management of the schools, centres, and services.

This work is supported by a comprehensive administrative structure covering the key areas including Finance,

Procurement, Human Resources, Corporate Services, and ICT.

The primary legislation is the Education and Training Boards Act 2013.

LOETB operated from 2 Administrative Offices in 2016:

The Administrative Offices provide support to the work of the schools, centres and their staff. Below are the

pillars that the administrative function worked under in 2016;

• Corporate Services

• Finance

• Procurement and Buildings

• Human Resources

• ICT

Organisation Support and Development

LOETB, Administrative Office, Ridge Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois Contact: Marie Bracken, Director, Organisation Support and DevelopmentTel: 057 8621352 / 057 9349400 Email: [email protected]

TULLAMORE OFFICECastle Buildings, Tara Street, Tullamore, Co. Offaly. Tel: 057 9349400 Fax: 057 9351400

PORTLAOISE OFFICERidge Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. Tel: 057 8621352 Fax: 057 8621877

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Code of Practice for the Governance of Education and Training Boards

A Code of Practice for the Governance of LOETB was adopted in May 2015. The Code adopted is consistent with

the Guidelines set out by the Department of Education and Skills in Circular Letter 18/2015. The purpose of the

Code is to ensure that the principles of Good Governance and Management are applied by LOETB.

Corporate governance comprises of the systems and procedures by which entities are directed and controlled.

State bodies, including ETBs, must serve the interests of the taxpayer, pursue value for money in their

endeavours (including managing risk appropriately), and act transparently as public entities. The Board (i.e.

the entity comprising elected and appointed members of LOETB) is responsible and accountable for the proper

direction and control of LOETB. In order to deliver good governance in LOETB, the Board must act in the interest

of LOETB at all times, consistently with the requirements of legislation and government policies, avoiding self-

interest and the interests of third parties, including bodies which have elected or nominated them.

Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995 and the Standards in Public Office Act 2001

All Staff Members occupying designated positions of employment and Board Members occupying designated

directorships in LOETB complied with the requirements of the Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995 and the Standards in

Public Office Act 2001 for the period 1st January 2016 to the 31st December 2016. Each person confirmed to LOETB

that they have been advised of and understand their obligations under the terms of the Ethics in Public Office Act,

1995 and the Standards in Public Office Act 2001.

LOETB Board Meetings

In accordance with Schedule 3, paragraph 2 (2) of the Education and Training Boards Act, 2013, LOETB held 8

meetings in 2016. A register of attendance was maintained. Minutes of each meeting were adopted and signed by

the Chairperson. A record of Members’ attendance at the Board Meetings and details of their expenses are recorded

on page 76 of this report.

Finance Committee

LOETB established a Finance Committee on 25 May 2015, in accordance with Section 45 of the Education and

Training Boards Act 2013.

Corporate Services

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The Finance Committee reports to the Board, not less

than four times in each year on whether the Chief

Executive is implementing the Service Plan, as adopted

by the Board, and within the expenditure limits set

by the Minister. This is achieved by considering the

monthly accounts and ad hoc reports provided to the

Board by the Chief Executive.

The Finance Committee met 4 times in 2017:

6 March 2017, 6 June 2017, 18 September 2017, 18 December 2017.

Audit Committee

LOETB established an Audit Committee on the 25th

May 2015, in accordance with the provisions of Section

45 of the Education and Training Boards Act 2013.

The Audit Committee, by examining and considering

internal audit reports, statutory audit reports and the

confirmations of the Chief Executive, reports to the

Board in accordance with the Audit Committee Terms

of Reference.

The Audit Committee 5 times in 2017; 13 March 2017, 2 May 2017,

10 July 2017, 11 September 2017, and 11 December 2017.

Protected Disclosures Act 2014

The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 came into effect on 15 July 2014.

This Act provides a framework within which workers can raise concerns regarding potential wrongdoing that

has come to their attention in the workplace in the knowledge that they can avail of significant and other

protections if they are penalised by their employer or suffer any detriment for doing so.

LOETB has put in place a policy which, in tandem with the legislation, will encourage workers to report potential

wrongdoing in the knowledge that their concerns will be taken seriously and investigated, where appropriate,

and that their confidentiality will be respected.

LOETB Finance Committee

Peter Scully (Chairperson) External

Eamon Dooley Internal

Paschal McEvoy Internal

Molly Buckley Internal

Caroline Dwane Stanley Internal

LOETB Audit Committee

Oliver McCormack (Chairperson) External

Martin Byrne External

Anne O’Keeffe External

Mary Cotter-Bracken Internal

John Carroll Internal

Jerry Lodge Internal

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POLICY ADOPTEDPurchasing and Procurement Policy and Procedures 11th December 2017

Travel and Subsistence Policy and Procedures 25th September 2017

Records Management Policy including Records Retention Schedule 25th September 2017

Credit Card Policy 25th September 2017

Email Communication Policy 25th September 2017

Hospitality Policy 25th September 2017

DATE ADOPTED

Dignity in the Workplace Charter 26th June 2017

Recruitment and Selection Policy 26th June 2017

Asset Management and Stock Taking Policy 26th June 2017

Purchasing and Procurement Policy and Procedures 26th April 2017

Self-Financing Classes Policy 26th April 2017

Hospitality Policy 27th February 2017

Annual report of LOETB as required by section 22 of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014

LOETB confirms that no protected disclosures were received in 2017.

Consequently no action was required to be taken by LOETB in relation to Protected Disclosures.

Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act 2014 applies to LOETB. In 2017, LOETB received 4 FOI requests (non-personal) and

these requests were granted.

Statement of Strategy 2018-2022

The Board of LOETB adopted the Statement of Strategy 2018-2022 in December 2017.

Training for Board Members

The following training for Board Members was held in 2017;

• Section 29 Appeal Hearings (23 January 2017)

• Competency Based Interview Training (30 June 2017)

• ETBI Training for members of the Audit and Finance Committee January and February 2017

Policies and Procedures

The following Policies and Procedures were adopted by the Board Members of LOETB in 2017:

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Audits by C&AG and IAU-ETBs

The Internal Audit Unit – ETBs (IAU-ETBs), completed the following audits in 2017;

• Review of the effectiveness of IT systems and network availability controls

• Procurement in the National Construction Training Centre Mount Lucas

The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) carried out an audit on the 2016 Annual Financial Statements (AFS) in

June 2017 and issued his report on the audit of the 2016 AFS in November 2017. His opinion was:

• The financial statements properly present the income and expenditure of the Board for the year ended 31st

December 2016.

• The statement of balances properly presents the state of affairs of the Board at 31 December 2016.

• The financial statements are in accordance with the accounting policies laid down by the Minister for Education

and Skills.

In his opinion, the accounting records of the Board were sufficient to permit the financial statements to be readily

and properly audited. The financial statements are in agreement with the accounting records.

The opinion report states that he has nothing to report in regard to those matters upon which reporting is by

exception.

Board Self Evaluation

Under the Code of Practice for the Governance of ETBs, members completed an annual board self-assessment

evaluation questionnaire in December 2017.

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Finance

Finance Strategy

The objective of the Finance function is to support the Board in the achievement, within budget, of objectives set

out in the Letter of Determination from the Department of Education and Skills (DES), the allocation letter from

SOLAS and other sources. Finance support includes decision making support, corporate control of public money,

transaction processing, and statutory accountability.

Statutory Accountability

Strict accountability requirements apply to LOETB. These requirements include the preparation of annual

accounts in a format prescribed by the Dept. of Education and Skills (DES) and the audit of these accounts by

the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG). LOETB is also subject to audit by the Internal Audit Unit (IAU–

ETB). Financial control systems are in place to ensure compliance with these requirements and to ensure the

effective achievement of objectives. LOETB complies with its obligations under taxation laws and ensures that

all tax liabilities are paid on or before the relevant due dates, as set out under Section 27 of the Code of Practice

for the Governance of LOETB.

Financial Information

23,128

83

54

0

5,659

1,870

470

5,233

56

8,357

24,998

553

5,287

56

14,016

PAY NON-PAY TOTAL

EXPENDITURE (€’000)January 2016 to December 2016

8

286

29,218

PROGRAMME

Schools & Head Office

Associated Main Scheme

Capital

Third Level Grants

Further Education and Training

Youth Services

Agencies/Self Financing/Third Party Funds

TOTALS

PERCENTAGES % 61.77%

99

1,999

18,084

38.23%

107

2,285

47,302

100%

25,730

71

41

0

6,244

1,770

768

4,286

8

11,068

27,500

839

4,327

8

17,312

PAY NON-PAY TOTAL

EXPENDITURE (€’000)January 2017 to December 2017

14

613

32,713

61.91%

231

1,994

20,125

38.09%

245

2,607

52,838

100%

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Comments on Performance - Achievements/Developments

1. Pay costs under Schools & Head Office, Associated Main Scheme and Further Education and Training

take into account increased Teacher Allocation from DES and increment costs.

2. The cost of creditor invoices (including capital projects) was €15,209,879. The cost of late payments

amounted to €5,398, or 0.035%.

3. Capital projects accounted for expenditure of €4,326,881 in the period January 2017 to December 2017.

4. Third Level Grant costs are continuing to decrease due to the transfer of the administration of third

level and PLC grants to SUSI.

5. The costs of Youth Services in the period January 2017 to December 2017 amounted to €244,976.

6. Agency/Self-Financing Projects are programmes where money is received from sources other than

the DES/SOLAS. They include Birr Outdoor Education Centre, school/centre bank accounts and Mount

Lucas income.

7. LOETB, at the 31 December 2017, had an overall surplus of €555,484.

8. Ongoing enhancements to the ESI Manser computer software package were undertaken during the

period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017.

9. In line with Sections 51(1) and 51(2) of the Education and Training Boards Act 2013, LOETB completed

its Annual Financial Statements (AFS) for 2017 and submitted same to the Minister for Education and

Skills by 1 April 2018.

10. LOETB will implement the accrual accounting system (income/

expenditure and balance sheet) when and as required.

Reduction in Payment Periods for Commercial Transactions

Following on from Government Decision S 29296 of 19th May 2009 to reduce the payment period to 15 days for

commercial suppliers, the Government decided to extend the 15 day prompt payment rule, currently applying

to central Government Departments, to other Public Sector Bodies including Bodies under the Aegis of the DES.

This reduced payment period came into effect from 1st July 2011. See below quarterly returns for January 2017

to December 2017.

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/01/

2017

–

31/0

3/20

17

DETAILS NUMBER VALUE % OF TOTAL PAYMENTS MADE

Number of payments made within 15 days 1473 €2,091,486.45 65.79%

Number of payments made within 16 days to 30 days 689 €858,720.50 30.77%

Number of payments made in excess of 30 days 77 €34,289.93 3.44%

Total Payments made in Quarter 2239 €2,984,496.88 100%

01/0

4/20

17 -

30/0

6/20

17


Payments made within 15 days 1663 €1,769,311.35 75.32%

Payments made within 16 days to 30 days 537 €344,866.82 24.32%

Payments made in excess of 30 days that were subject to LPI and compensation costs

8 €4,672.43 0.36%

Payments made in excess of 30 days that were not subject to LPI and compensation costs

0 €0 N/A

Amount of late payment interest (LPI) paid in Quarter N/A €11.39 N/A

Amount of compensation costs paid in Quarter N/A €310 N/A


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01/0

7/20

17 -

30/0

9/20

17





12 €4,048.24 0.77%


N/A €0 N/A


Amount of compensation costs paid in Quarter N/A €470.00 N/A


*Invoices received during the quarter and still under dispute at the end of the quarter.

Publication of Purchase Orders over €20,000

In accordance with a commitment in the Public Service Reform Plan, every purchase order by a Government

Department or Agency for €20,000 or over should be published online by the end of 2012. See below quarterly

returns for the period January 2017 to December 2017.

01/1

0/20

17 -

31/1

2/20

17





27 €20,101.00 1.00%


N/A N/A N/A


Amount of compensation costs paid in Quarter N/A €1,170.00 N/A


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01/0

1/20

17 –

31/

03/2

017

PO SUPPLIER TOTAL DESCRIPTION PAID

14530 Peter Walsh & Sons €54,338.94 Furniture Tullamore College Y

14543 PC Peripherals €106,163.60 ICT Equipment Tullamore College Y

14524 Central Technology €144,542.22 Equipment Tullamore College Y

14548 Mainline Group €33,664.61 ICT Equipment Tullamore College Y

BCB Contracting Ltd. €48,198.11 Tower Hill Refurbishment Y

7159 Vodafone Ltd. €36,900.00 Cloud Connection Tullamore/Portlaoise

Y

17325 Micromail Ltd. €33,733.39 ICT Equipment Tullamore College Y

14529 T & T Equipment €32,564.25 Equipment Tullamore College Y


17333 ETBI €42,700.00 2017 Subscription Y

Irish Public Bodies Ltd. €238,773.17 2017 Insurance Y

Roankabin Ltd. €43,492.80 Rental Prefabs Oaklands CC Edenderry

Y

16418 PC Peripherals €20,565.60 ICT Equipment Tullamore College Y


15400 Quality & Qualifications Ireland Ltd.

€35,680.00 FETAC Certifications Y

Sammon Construction Ltd. €102,920.76 Works Tullamore College Y

Irish Public Bodies Ltd. €41,719.65 2017 Insurance Y

10795 PC Peripherals €68,825.88 Computers FEC Y

VS Ware Ltd. €36,270.24 2017 Subscriptions Y


Kane & Carberry Ltd. €24,600.00 Rent Unit 7 2017 First Instalment Y

BCB Contracting Ltd. €108,900.00 Tower Hill Refurbishment Y

Total Purchase Orders in Quarter: €1,375,411.08

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30/

06/2

017




Sammon Construction Ltd €93,605.49 Works Tullamore College Y

Kane & Carberry Ltd. €30,675.00 Rent Unit 3 Castle Buildings Tullamore

Y

18965 Kane & Carberry Ltd. €21,346.65 Rent Unit 8 Castle Buildings Tullamore

Y

14508 Lennox Laboratory Ltd. €22,556.56 Equipment Tullamore College Y


Laois & Offaly Monies ETB €44,893.07 Monies owed by Sammon Construction

Y


Y

48 Burke Carton Building Ltd. €51,187.94 Works Tullamore College Y


19520 Peter Walsh & Sons €59,775.54 Equipment Tullamore College Y


Y

Larkin Aluminum Ltd. €77,559.00 Window Replacement Banagher FETC

Y

Burke Carton Building Ltd. €23,511.61 Works Tullamore College Y



14531 Peter Walsh & Sons €20,973.96 Equipment Tullamore College Y


Y

Larkin Aluminium Ltd. €61,943.50 Window Replacement Abbeyleix FETC

Y

Tara Art Supplies Ltd. €27,661.32 Equipment Tullamore College Y

Total Purchase Orders in Quarter: €741,520.97

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01/0

7/20

17 –

30/

09/2

017

PO SUPPLIER TOTAL (€) DESCRIPTION PAID

20517 Portlaoise Windows €24,001.56 Installation windows Portarlington FEC

Y

20030 PC Peripherals Ltd. €50,067.39 Computers for 4 schools/centres Y

Carroll O’Keeffe €193,500.00 1st instalment, Building works Dunamase College

Y


Y


Conway & Kearney €595,125.00 Purchase site in Edenderry Y


Y

Burke Carton Building Ltd. €82,650.00 Works Tower Hill Portlaoise Y

Conway & Kearney €57,500.00 Purchase site in Edenderry Y


Y

20326 E-Learning Services Ltd. €42,941.51 Tablets Portlaoise College Y

Carroll O’Keeffe €171,360.00 2nd instalment building works Dunamase College

Y

McCarthy O’Hora €37,606.38 Fees Dunamase College Y


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0/20

17 –

31/

12/2

017


21536 Holden Plant Rentals €30,473.25 Lease/Rental machinery Mount Lucas Y


Carroll O’Keeffe €101,961.70 Building Works Dunamase College Y

Offaly County Council €20,000.00 Music Generation 2017 Y

Mason Hayes Curran €27,148.78 Reconciliation fees Tullamore College Y

Conway & Kearney €24,000.00 Purchase site Mount Lucas Y

21201 PC Peripherals Ltd. €29,840.75 Computers Tullamore FETC Y

19795 Michael Bracken Ltd. €21,100.00 Unit 3 additional offices Y

21718 Kane & Carberry Ltd. €21,346.65 Rent Unit 8 Castle Buildings Tullamore Y

20784 Kane & Carberry Ltd. €24,600.00 Rent Unit 7 Castle Buildings Tullamore Y

Offaly Traveller Movement €22,735.00 Youth Project 3rd & 4th instalment Y

Carroll O’Keeffe €174,743.30 Building works, Dunamase College Y

22149 Netwatch Ltd. €20,000.00 CCTV Managed Services Mount Lucas Y

Laois County Council €20,000.00 Music Generation 2017 Y

17502 Vodafone Ireland Ltd. €20,664.00 Government Cloud Mount Lucas Y


19975 Christian Brothers Providence Centre

€21,000.00 Rent of St. Mary’s CBS/Car Park Y


Kane & Carberry Ltd. €30,675.00 Rent Unit 3 Castle Buildings Tullamore Y

Instaspace Ltd. €70,716.10 Installation prefabs Oaklands Edenderry Y

Roankabin Ltd. €43,493.00 Rental prefabs Oaklands Edenderry Y



Carroll O’Keeffe €118,935.00 Building works Dunamase College Y


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Board Members Expenses

Expenses are paid to board members for travel to Board-related meetings. The aggregate expenses paid to each

member in the period January 2017 to 31 December 2017 were:

BOARD MEMBER STATUTORY MEETINGS

INTERVIEW BOARDS

ATTENDANCE AT

CONFERENCES / SEMINARS

OTHER TOTAL NUMBER OFBOARD

MEETINGSATTENDED

Anne Starling 0 0 0 0 0 2

Caroline Duane Stanley 766 0 308 25 1,099 7

Catherine Fitzgerald 355 5,179 358 74 5,966 7

Derek Scully 0 0 0 0 0 2

Eamon Dooley 347 167 0 49 563 6

Eddie Fitzpatrick 264 781 0 101 1,146 6

Frank Smith 179 361 0 42 582 3

Jerry Lodge 634 0 0 122 755 7

Joe Thompson 21 0 0 0 21 5

John Carroll 618 3,172 0 76 3,866 7

John King 367 1,624 0 0 1,991 7

Liam Quinn 290 0 0 153 443 4

Mary G Cotter Bracken 372 0 0 33 405 4

Mary Sweeney 746 263 192 50 1,250 6

Maura Brophy 125 0 316 0 441 5

Molly Buckley 415 1,698 0 18 2,131 6

Paschal McEvoy 871 0 316 0 1,186 6

Sean Maher 288 0 0 0 288 7

Sinead Dooley 100 999 0 0 1,099 3

Tony McCormack 0 0 0 0 0 2

Vivienne Keenan 249 0 336 166 751 7

William Flanagan 0 0 0 0 0 6

TOTAL €7,006 €14,243 €1,825 €909 €23,984

(7 meetings held in 2017)

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Chief Executive’s Salary

In 2017 the Chief Executive was paid €99,144, excluding employer’s PRSI.

The Chief Executive is a member of an unfunded defined benefit public sector scheme and the pension

entitlements do not extend beyond the standard entitlements available under the scheme.

Director’s Salary

In 2017 the Directors of Schools, Further Education and Training, and Organisation Support and Development

were paid €266,174, excluding employer’s PRSI.

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Additional accommodation (temporary) at Ard Scoil Chiaráin Naofa, Clara and Oaklands Community College,

Edenderry was provided in September 2017.

Dunamase College phase 1 was completed and the school opened for new students in September 2017. Work on

phase 2 of Dunamase College commenced in September 2017.

LOETB completed the purchase of a site in Downshire Avenue, Edenderry (circa 9.4 acres) in August 2017 for

Oaklands College new school building.

LOETB completed the purchase (circa 22.38 acres) of land from Board na Mona for the National Construction

Training Centre at Mount Lucas in December 2017.

Tullamore College new school building opened to students in February 2017.

LOETB and to ensure that procurement throughout LOETB is carried out in accordance with National and

European Union Public Procurement Regulations & Directives, Legislation, Policy and Guidelines. LOETB adopted

updated Purchasing and Procurement Procedures in April 2017 and December 2017. A comprehensive list of

procurement projects is reviewed at each Finance Committee and Board Meeting.

Energy Efficiency Report

Statutory Instrument 542 of 2009 requires public sector organisations to report annually on their energy usage and

actions taken to reduce consumption. LOETB continues to strive for decreases in energy usage, and has submitted

information on all schools, centres and offices as required to SEAI.

See below, which indicates that LOETB has made a 7.4% saving by 2016.

Procurement and Buildings

SINCE BASELINE TO 2016ENERGY SAVINGS: 7.4% lowerCHANGE IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION: 5.8% higher

0% 3% 6% 9% 12% 15% 18% 21% 24% 27% 30% 33%

BASELINE TARGET7.4%

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ENERGY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS - 20162016 ENPI = 162 kWh

Floor Area m2 TARGET ENPI = 117 kWhFloor Area m2

ACTUAL TARGET GLIDEPATH

200%

150%

100%

50%

0%2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

7.8% worse than 20157.4% better than baseline38.2% improvement required by 202017.2% worse than target ‘glidepath’

ELECTRICITY = 95 kWhFloor Area m2 THERMAL = 66 kWh

No Consumption TRANSPORT = 2 kWhNo Consumption

10.6% worse than 2015 23.9% worse than 20153.6% worse than 2015

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ENERGY CONSUMPTION (TPER) - 20162016 ENERGY CONSUMPTION = 6,724,044 kWh

Energy Consumption Since Baseline (TPER) TRANSPORT THERMAL ELECTRICITY

Energy Consumption - 2016 (TPER) ELECTRICITY HEATING OIL GAS OTHER (1%)

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9.8% more than 20155.8% more than baseline599,771 kWh more than 2015370,981 kWh more than baseline

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2016 TOTAL PRIMARY ENERGY REQUIREMENT (TPER)GRID ELECTRICITY = 3,927,437 kWh FOSSIL = 2,794,610 kWh RENEWABLE = 1,997 kWh

Grid electricity is 12.7% more than 2015Fossil is 5.9% more than 2015Renewable is 2.9% more than 2015

CHANGE IN ENERGY CONSUMPTIONGrid electricity share is 58.4%Fossil share is 41.6%Renewable share is 0.0%

SHARE OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION

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6.0% less than average (5.7%)9th best performer (out of 12)Above the 71st percentile performance

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6.0% less than average (5.7%)9th best performer (out of 12)Above the 71st percentile performance

Human Resources

Introduction

The Human Resources Department provided support to over 900 staff in 2017. The HR Department is responsible for:

• Human Resource Planning

• Personnel Policies and Procedures

• Recruitment, Selection and Appointments of all staff

• Payroll

• Employment Contracts

• Posts of Responsibility

• Employee Assistance Service

• Annual Leave

• Sick Leave

• Special Leave, including Force Majeure, Compassionate Leave

• CPD and Training

• Teacher Allocation and Utilisation

• Superannuation and Pensions, Pension Returns

• IR Issues

• Grievance Procedures and Legal Matters

Recruitment and Selection

Staff vacancies are advertised on LOETB’s website (www.loetb.ie/vacancies). Teaching posts are also advertised

on Education Posts (www.educationpost.ie). Candidates proposed for an appointment to a Teaching post by

LOETB must be registered in accordance with Section 30 and 31 of the Teaching Council Act 2001 and must

have the qualifications suited to the purpose of the teaching post to which they are proposed for appointment.

Each appointment to LOETB is subject to receipt of a satisfactory disclosure from the National Vetting Bureau

and a pre-employment medical questionnaire (PEMQ1) which is conducted by Medmark Occupational Health.

Between 1st January 2017 and 31st December 2017 a total of 175 appointments were made.

Retirement

In 2017, 13 Retirements took place.

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Payroll

In 2017, there was 914 staff members paid through payroll.

CPD and Training

LOETB is committed to continuous support professional development and encourages staff to access

professional development programmes that reflects the needs of the individual, their School /Centre

and LOETB. All applications for in-service and training programmes are processed by the HR Section.

A number of staff attended training during 2017, hereunder is an example of the training courses attended:

• Apprenticeship Training

• Competency Based Interview Training

• Crystal File Training

• E-Cohesion Training

• Employment Law Training

• E-tenders

• First Aid & defibrillator training

• Manual Handling

• Paps, Pensions Training

• Records Management Training

• Revenue Seminar on Tax Compliance

• Risk Management Audit Training

• Risk Management in the workplace

• Single Scheme Training Module

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Information and Communication TechnologyThe ICT Manager is responsible for 23 sites throughout Laois and Offaly broken down as follows:

Admin Offices x 2

Schools x 9

Centres x 12

Hardware breakdown

Major Projects 2017

• Design, procure and roll out new computer network and telephone system for Tullamore College.

• Design, procure and roll out new computer network and telephone system for Dunamase College.

• Design, procure and roll out new computer network and telephone system for Mount Lucas.

• New server for Portlaoise College.

• New server for Tullamore admin office.

• Relocate Portlaoise Youth Education Centre to Portlaoise FET (Tower Hill).

Servers (physical & virtual) 54

Desktop Computers 1890

Laptops 221

Wi-Fi Points 184

Network Switches 190

NAS Boxes 25

Mobile Phones 63

Tablets 206

Landline \ VoIP Phones 212

Printer \ Photocopiers (MPS & owned) 140

TOTAL AMOUNT OF DEVICES MANAGED 3185

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Brollach leis an gCathaoirleach

Is cúis mhór áthais dom chun fáilte a fhearadh roimh an Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 thar ceann Bhord

Oideachais agus Oiliúna Laoise agus Uíbh Fhailí (LOETB). Faightear sa tuarascáil seo rath an eagrais le forbairt

ár róil aitheanta laistigh den phobal mar sholáthraí deiseanna oideachais agus oiliúna den scoth, logánta

agus inrochtana do gach aoisghrúpa. Tá éilimh ár mac léinn tar éis bheith lárnach don tseirbhís a sholáthar an

LOETB, agus is é an fócas lena gcumasófar sinn chun éilimh oideachais agus oiliúna an réigiúin a shásamh agus

muid ag bogadh ar aghaidh.

Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le hiar-bhaill agus le baill reatha foirne a oibríonn go díograiseach chun a

chinntiú gur fheidhmigh trasdul an eagrais a chinntiú chuig sainchúram níos forleithne na mBord Oideachais

agus Oiliúna go héifeachtach agus go héifeachtúil do Laois agus d’Uíbh Fhailí. Ba mhaith liom moladh a thabhairt

do gach ball LOETB, don Phríomhfheidhmeannach, don Uas. Joe Cunningham agus dá fhoireann feidhmiúcháin

as ucht a saothair chrua agus a ndíograise. Guím gach rath orthu amach anseo.

An Clr. John CarrollCathaoirleach

Réamhrá an Phríomhfheidhmeannaigh

Is cúis mhór áthais dom Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 an LOETB a chur faoi bhur mbráid. Soláthraítear deis leis an

tuarascáil seo chun machnamh ar an réimse cuimsitheach gníomhaíochtaí a dhéanann scoileanna, ionaid,

agus seirbhísí ar fud Laoise agus Uíbh Fhailí i rith na bliana 2017. Leagtar amach sa tuarascáil na gnéithe

gaolmhara airgeadais, soláthair, acmhainní daonna agus rialachais chorparáidigh de shaothar an ETB i rith na

tréimhse. D’fhan fócas an eagrais tairiseach sa bhliain 2017 agus muid ag féachaint chun na deiseanna oideachais

agus oiliúna den scoth is airde ar feadh an tsaoil do gach pobal ar fud Laoise agus Uíbh Fhailí. Is comhartha é an

líon méadaitheach daltaí a fhreastalaíonn ar ár Scoileanna agus ár nIonaid Bhreisoideachais agus Oiliúna do rath

leanúnach ár saothair.

Is mian liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil trí chéile le:

• Leis an gCathaoirleach agus le comhaltaí Boird as ucht a gcomhoibrithe ghníomhaigh chun gnó LOETB a chur

chun cinn ar go leor bealaí sa bhliain 2017;

• Le comhaltaí na mBord Bainistíochta agus na gcoistí den ETB a thugann a gcuid ama go flaithiúil chun

saothar an Bhoird a chur chun cinn;

• Le lucht bainistíochta agus le baill foirne ár scoileanna, lárionad, seirbhísí agus oifigí riaracháin as ucht a

dtiomantais, ndúthrachta agus a ndílseachta leanúnaí.

Ar deireadh, is mian liom aitheantas a thabhairt do scor na mball foirne is faide, agus guím sláinte agus sonas

orthu don todhchaí. Tá an LOETB fíorbhuíoch dóibh as ucht a seirbhíse gairmiúla agus tiomanta don eagras.

Joe CunninghamPríomhfheidhmeannach

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C U I D 1BOOLUF (LOETB) PG. 7

Ráiteas Misin 7

Comhaltaí an Bhoird 8

Struchtúr na hEagraíochta 9

Ionaid 10, 11

C U I D 2Scoileanna Dara Leibhéal PG. 12

Ard Scoil Chiaráin Naofa 14

Coláiste na Sionna 15

Coláiste Chluain na Slí 16

Coláiste Naomh Cormac, Cill Chormaic 17

Coláiste Dhún Másc 18

Coláiste Pobail Oaklands 19

Coláiste Phort Laoise 20

Coláiste Naomh Fearghal, Ráth Domhnaigh 21

Coláiste Thulach Mhór 22, 23

C U I D 3Seirbhísí don Aos Óg PG. 25

Seirbhísí don Aos Óg 26-30

C U I D 4Seirbhísí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna PG. 31

Seirbhísí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna 32

Lárionad Breisoideachais

agus Oiliúna Mhainistir Laoise 33, 34

An tSeirbhís um Threoir san Oideachas Aosach (AEGIS) 35, 36

Seirbhís Litearthachta d’Aosaigh 37, 38

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Bheannchair 39

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Bhiorra 40

Lárionad Oideachais agus Oiliúna Lasmuigh Bhiorra 41

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Chlóirthigh 42

Seirbhís Oideachais Phobail 43

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Éadan Doire 44

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Mhóinteach Mílic 45

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Chúil an

tSúdaire 46

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Phort Laoise 47-49

Lárionad Oideachais Phríosúin 50

Seirbhísí Oiliúna 51

Seirbhísí Printíseachta 52, 53

Oiliúint Phobail 54-56

Oiliúint ar Conradh 57, 58

Seirbhísí d’Fhostóirí 59

Lárionad Oiliúna Náisiúnta

um Fhoirgníocht, Mount Lucas 60, 61

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna

Thulach Mhór 62, 63

Dearbhú Cáilíochta 64

C U I D 5Tacaíocht agus Forbairt Eagrúcháin PG. 65

Tacaíocht agus Forbairt Eagrúcháin 66

Seirbhísí Corparáideacha 67-70

An tAirgeadas 71-80

An Soláthar agus foirgnimh 81-86

Acmhainní Daonna 87, 88

An Teicneolaíocht Faisnéise agus Cumarsáide (TFC) 89


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Chun seirbhís oideachais chuimsitheacht agus bhríomhar

a sholáthar, a chur chun cinn, agus chun tacú léí; lena

gcumasófar munitir Laoise agus Uíbh Fhailí chun a lánchumas

a bhaint amach agus chun a bpobail a shaibhriú.

r á i T e a s M i s i n

C U I D 1Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna Laoise

agus Uíbh Fhailí (BOOLUF)

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Comhaltaí an Bhoird

Cheap an LOETB Bord 21 comhalta i

gcomhréir le Cuid 3 (Comhaltaí na mBord

Oiliúna agus Oideachais) den Acht um

Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna 2013.

D’fheidhmigh na daoine seo a leanas

mar chomhaltaí LOETB in 2017:

Comhaltaí na nÚdarás Áitiúla

An Clr. John Carroll

An Clr. Eamon Dooley

An Clr. Caroline Dwane-Stanley

An Clr. Catherine Fitzgerald

An Clr. Eddie Fitzpatrick

An Clr. John King

An Clr. Jerry Lodge

An Clr. Sean Maher

An Clr. Paschal McEvoy

An Clr. Liam Quinn

An Clr. Mary Sweeney

An Clr. Sinead Dooley (go dtí Samhain 2017)

An Clr. Tony McCormack (cuireadh in ionad Sinead Dooley é i Samhain 2017)

Ionadaithe Foirne

Vivienne Keenan

William Flanagan

Ionadaithe Tuismitheoirí

Mary Cotter-Bracken

Shane Hand (go dtí Eanáir 2017)

Derek Scully (cuireadh in ionad Shane Hand é i Meán Fómhair 2017)

Ionadaithe an Phobail

Molly Buckley

Anne Starling

Frank Smith

Maura Brophy

Joe Thompson

(Comhaltaí an Bhoird agus na Foirne ag Cruinniú Bhord BOOLUF i bPort Laoise)

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an Fhoireann ardBhainisTíochTa in 2017Joe cunningham Príomhfheidhmeannach

Marie Bracken Stiúrthóir Tacaíochta agus Forbartha Eagrúcháin

Tony Dalton Stiúrthóir Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna

Paul Fields Stiúrthóir Scoileanna

Struchtúr na hEagraíochta

Príomhoidí na Scoileanna

Seirbhísí don Aos Óg

JoeThoMpson

Acmhainní daonna

paM nolan

TFccolin Boyle

An Soláthar agus Foirgnimh

aiden Maloney

Bainisteoir um Dhearbhú

Cáilíochta anne Marie

Keane

Bainisteoir Seirbhísí Oiliúna

padraig Boland

Bainisteoir Breisoideachais

colin FlaherTy

Stiúrthóir Scoileanna paul Fields

Stiúrthóir Tacaíochta agus Forbartha Eagrúcháin Marie BracKen

Stiúrthóir Breisoideachais & Oiliúina Tony dalTon

Príomhfheidhmeannach Joe cunninghaM

Bord BooluFAn COiSTE iniúChÓirEAChTA

an coisTe airgeadais

COiSTE uM OBAir DOn ÓigE

lárionad oideachais agus oiliúna lasMuigh Bhiorra

Boird BhainisTíochTa

Seirbhísí Corparáideacha

KaThleen donnellan

Airgeadas sadie

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laoisPort Laoise: Oifig Riaracháin

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Phort Laoise

Lárionad Oideachais Phríosúin Lár Tíre

Lárionad Oideachais Phríosúin Phort Laoise

Coláiste Phort Laoise

Coláiste Dhún Másc

Chluain na Slí: Coláiste Chluain na Slí

Mainistir Laoise: Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Mhainistir Laoise

Cúil an tSúdaire: Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Chúil an tSúdaire

Móinteach Mílic: Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Mhóinteach Mílic

Ráth Domhnaigh: Coláiste Naomh Fearghal, Ráth Domhnaigh

oFFalyTulach Mhór: Oifig Riaracháin

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Thulach Mhór

Coláiste Thulach Mhór

Clóirtheach: Ard Scoil Chiaráin Naofa, Clóirtheach

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Chlóirthigh

Cill Chormaic: Coláiste Naomh Cormac, Cill Chormaic

Éadan Doire: Coláiste Pobail Oaklands

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Éadan Doire

Beannchar: Coláiste Bheannchair – Coláiste na Sionna

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Bheannchair

Mount Lucas: Lárionad Oiliúna Náisiúnta um Fhoirgníocht

Biorra: Lárionad Oideachais agus Oiliúna Lasmuigh

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Bhiorra

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Paul Fields, Stiúrthóir Scoileanna

Oifigí Riaracháin LOETB, Bóthar an Droma, Port Laoise, Co. Laoise Teileafón: (057) 8671316 Ríomhphoist: [email protected]

Soláthraíonn LOETB seirbhísí oideachais in naoi gcoláiste pobail ar fud an dá chontae. Is comhoideachasúil agus

ilchreidmheach iad gach scoil, agus is cuimsitheach iad i leith gach dalta. Tacaítear le daltaí chun a lánchumas

pearsanta agus acadúil féin a ghnóthú.

Soláthraítear cláir don Teastas Sóisearach agus don Ardteistiméireacht chomh maith le Cláir Idirbhliana,

Ardteistiméireachta Feidhmí, agus Gairmiúla. Áirítear leis na seirbhísí eile treoir gairme, gníomhaíochtaí spórtúla,

nascadh scoile, agus aistir oideachasúla.

Riarann LOETB Clár Críochnaithe Scolaíochta (SCP) freisin. Is é an SCP a bhíonn freagrach as sainaithint agus

rianú luathfhágálaithe scoile féideartha, agus as tacaíochtaí a fhorfheidhmiú chun an beart sin a athrú.

SCOILEANNA DARA LE IbHéAL

Ard Scoil Chiaráin Naofa, Clóirtheach

Coláiste Bheannchair – Coláiste na Sionna

Coláiste Chluain na Slí

Coláiste Naomh Cormac, Cill Chormaic


Coláiste Pobail Oaklands, Éadan Doire


Coláiste Naomh Fearghal, Ráth Domhnaigh


Scoileanna

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Ard Scoil Chiaráin Naofa, Clóirtheach

Sráid Fhreidric, Clóirtheach, Co. Uíbh Fhailí

Príomhoide: Roger Geagan Leas-Phríomhoide: Miriam Hickey

Fón: 057 9331231 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

Rollú 2017/2018: 294

Spriocanna bainte amach/Imeachtaí in 2017

• Ghlac an fhoireann páirt in TL21 (Ollscoil na hÉireann, Maigh Nuad) & Bridge21 (Coláiste na Tríonóide)

• Searmanais Bhronnta Gradam do Dhaltaí ar Éirigh Leo.

• Forbairt leanúnach ‘Lárionad Bhrosna’ – Rang Speisialta chun fónamh do dhalataí a bhfuil

diagnóis déanta go bhfuil neamhord de chuid speictream an uathachais orthu.

• Forbairt leanúnach phroinnteach na scoile i gcomhar le ‘The School Food Company’

chun cur ar ár gcumas réimse roghanna bia te agus sláintiúil a sholáthar.

• Reáchtáladh ‘Seachtain Sonais, Sláinte & Folláine’, agus bronnadh Brat

‘Scoil a chuireann an tsláinte chun cinn’ (HPS) orainn.

• Treocht mhéadaitheach leanúnach um rollú agus um shampláil

ábhar leanúnach le daltaí ón gCéad Bhliain.

• Leanadh ar aghaidh leis an rath i réimse gníomhaíochtaí spórtúla agus seach-churaclaim lena

n-áirítear peil, galf, teilgean & amas, badmantan, sacar, an óráidíocht phoiblí agus an díospóireacht.

• Bhíodh tionchar fíordhearfach ag ‘Living for Sports Programme’ le Sky

Sports i gcónaí ar rannpháirtíocht agus inspreagadh na ndaltaí.

• Scoileanna Glasa - Coinníodh ar an rannpháirtíocht agus oibríodh

i dtreo tríú bratach ghlas a bhaint amach.

• Aistear Scoile go dtí Barcelona ar Éirigh leis

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Coláiste na Sionna

An Choil Bheag, Beannchar, Co. Uíbh Fhailí

Príomhoide: Paddy Scales Leas-Phríomhoide: Kevin Jordan


Rollú 2017/2018: 552


• D’éirigh go sármhaith linn sna scrúduithe agus 8 ndaltaí a bhain 500 pointe

nó níos mó agus 23 dhalta a fuair 400 pointe nó níos mó.

• An Ardteistiméireacht Fheidhmeach: Fuair 6 dalta tuillteanas, fuair 4 dalta pas.

• Tógáil Foirne Idirbhliana in Bay Sports i mBaile Átha Luain/ Gradaim Ghaisce/ Karate/ Cinn Foirne do

Formula 1™ Chequered Flag/ Modúl Idirbhliana 1, 2, 3/ Sraithchomórtais Boccia/ ECDL/ Banc Scoile Bhanc

na hÉireann / Taithí Oibre Idirbhliana / Geamaireacht na Nollag / Ceol Carúl / Nuachtlitir na hIdirbhliana/

Ceardlann SOAR/ Snámh/ Damhsa Sóisialta/ Cuairt ar Scoil Chócaireachta Cloughjordan House/ Cúrsa

Gairneoireachta, Aistear go dtí an Caoláire Rua / ranganna Rince Sóisialta.

• An Garchabhair: Raymond Murphy - Bunchúrsa Garchabhrach don rang Idirbhliana thar 3 lá. Psycho

Spaghetti: Coiméide le Ger Carey in Amharclann Tuar Ard sa Mhóta. Féile Scannánaíochta as Líne Bhiorra

i mí Dheireadh Fómhair.

• Cuirfear modúil MOS ar siúl ar fud na scoile. Comórtais Fiontraíochta, Cuairteanna ar Scoileanna

Cócaireachta, Junior Achievement Ireland, Lá Oscailte na Fisice in OÉG, an Óráidíocht,

Scoileanna Glasa, Garchabhair srl.

• Aistear Dara Bliain go dtí Barcelona

• Aistear Allamuigh Tíreolais do

Dhaltaí Ardteistiméireachta

• Aistear daltaí ón gCéad Bhliain chuig

Tayto Park le Cairde Group

• Aitheasc Chéad Bhliain do Thuismitheoirí

• Aistir Ghairmthreorach chun Coláistí

• JCSP Make a Book

• Bronnadh na nDeimhniúchán

Teastas Sóisearach - Clár Scoile

• Gradaim Eoin Pól II Gradaim

• Aistir Oideachas Saoránach Sóisialta Polaitiúil

• Bronnadh na nDeimhniúchán Freastail

• Spóirt Chontae

• Seimineár Spórt

• Aistear Fisice

• Oíche Oscailte

• Seachtain Cairdis/Frithbhulaíochta

• Comórtas Ealaíne na gComhar Creidmheasa

• Cruinnithe idir Tuismitheoirí agus Múinteoirí

• Buzzworks

• Seachtain na hEolaíochta

• Aistear go dtí Lourdes

• Ceol Carúl

• Oíche Eolais don Chéad Bhliain

• Aitheasc Poiblí faoin Meabhairshláinte

• Spóirt Scoile

• Seachtain um Shábháilteacht ar Bhóithre

• Aitheasc do Thuismitheoirí um

Shábháilteacht ar Bhóithre

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Coláiste Chluain na Slí

Cluain na Slí, Co. Laoise

Príomhoide: Noreen Sweeney Leas-Phríomhoide: John Lee


Rollú 2017/2018: 262


• Torthaí den scoth sa Teastas Sóisearach agus san Ardteistiméireacht. Bhain 20% de

na daltaí breis is 500 pointe agus bhain 50% de na daltaí breis is 450 pointe.

• Den gceathrú uair, bronnadh Bratach Ómrach ar dhaltaí na hIdirbhliana as an

meabhairshláinte dearfach a chur chun cinn. D’eagraigh siad rith Tolg go 5k mar chuid

de Sheachtain Sláinte Intinne Dearfaí. Bhain pobal na scoile go léir páirt inti.

• Chuir an Idirbhliain seó ilsiamsa ar siúl i mbliana. Díoladh amach na ticéid le haghaidh trí oíche

agus d’éirigh an lucht féachana ina sheasamh chun bualadh bos a thabhairt dóibh gach oíche.

• Cuireadh Bréagagallaimh na hArdteistiméireachta ar siúl 16ú Bealtaine. D’fhreastail na

daltaí go léir. Chuaigh caighdeán ard na ndaltaí i gcion go mór ar na hagallóirí go léir.

• D’imir foireann chispheile cailíní rang 1 i Rannán A agus d’éirigh leo áit a

bhaint amach i gComórtas Cispheile ‘A’ na hÉireann in Ollscoil Luimnigh.

Tá siad grádaithe ar cheann de na 16 foireann is fearr in Éirinn.

• Bhuaigh foireann sinsearach iománaíochta na mbuachaillí Craobh Laighean Thuaidh.

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Coláiste Naomh Cormac, Cill Chormaic

Cill Chormaic, Co. Uíbh Fhailí

Príomhoide: Brian Kehoe Leas-Phríomhoide: Victoria Guinan


Rollú 2017/2018: 178


• Bhí torthaí den scoth sa Teastas Sóisearach agus san Ardteistiméireacht in 2017. D’éirigh le

beirt dhaltaí scoláireacht acadúil chuig an gColáiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath, a fháil.

• Sárbhliain a bhí againn sa Bhadmantan. Seaimpíní Uíbh Fhailí Cailíní faoi 19, buaiteoirí Chraobh

Cheannais na hÉireann Buachaillí faoi 19, Dara háit do na cailíní faoi 14 Chraobh Cheannais na hÉireann

• Foirne Iománaíochta, Peile Gaelaí, Cispheile agus Aclaíochta curtha chun páirce againn agus

bhaineamar craobhanna Laighean amach sa Chamógaíocht faoi 16 agus faoi 18.

• Labhair láithreoir RTÉ Miriam O’Callaghan ar lá na ngradam bliantúil.

• Cuireadh ceardlanna ar siúl tríd an Rannóg Eolaíochta ón ionad athaimsithe

chomh maith le léirsithe eolaíochta le haghaidh bunscoileanna.

• Reáchtáladh Seachtain na Meabhairshláinte Dearfaí.

• Roghnaíodh an scoil le bheith sa chlár idirbhliana GAA Future Leaders.

• Ghlac an foireann díospóireachta sóisearach páirt i gcomórtas in Ollscoil na hÉireann, Baile Átha Cliath.

• Bhí rang Béarla na Chéad Bliana ina mbuaiteoirí sa chatagóir don Rang is Fearr i gcomórtas

gearrscéalta Puffin books/an RTE Guide, ag teacht isteach sa chéad áit as breis is 5,000 iarrthóirí.

• Bronnadh Bratach Ómrach ar an scoil as ucht obair a rinneadh maidir leis an Sláinte Intinne Dearfach.

• Chuaigh daltaí na Dara Bliana ar thuras go Barcelona.

• Fuair Foireann Build a Bank as an Idirbhliain an bua sa bhabhta deireanach i gcomórtas Build a Bank le AIB.

• Cuireadh rás 5Km ar siúl chun cabhrú le Ospís Uíbh Fhailí agus Fondúireacht Donal Walsh.

• Chuir daltaí na hidirbhliain an chéad cheolseó sa scoil riamh, Back to the 80’s.

• I measc na n-oibreacha uasghrádaithe atá á dhéanamh sa scoil cuimsítear:-

1. Péinteáil cúl na scoile

2. Stáitse nua a ceannaíodh

3. Tírdhreachadh a rinneadh ag tosach agus ag cúl na scoile.

4. Taisceadáin nua le haghaidh daltaí nua na chéad bliana.

Cigireachtaí Ábhar

Rinnead cigireacht ábhar sa Fhraincis agus sa Bhéarla le linn na bliana,

agus fuarthas aiseolas fíordheimhneach maidir leis an dá ábhar.

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Sráid an Iarnróid, Port Laoise, Co. Laoise

Príomhoide: Aoife Elster Leas-Phríomhoide: Clár Mhic Ghearailt

Fón: (057) 86 64696 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

Rollú 2017/2018: 37 sa mhéid (21 sa tsraith Bhéarla agus 16 san Aonad)

Spriocanna bainte amach/Imeachtaí in 2017 • Bunú Bhoird Bainistíochta, Eanáir 2018

• Bunú Comhairle Tuismitheoirí, Feabhra 2018

• Bunú Chomhairle Mic Léinn, Deireadh Fómhair 2017

• Bunú Choiste um Bratach Ómrach, Deireadh Fómhair 2017

• Dámhachtain Brataigh Ómraigh, Bealtaine 2018

• Roinnt turas chuig Amharclann Dhún Másc

• Turas go dtí an Dánlann Náisiúnta agus go dtí Amharclann Bhord Gáis chun Matilda a fheiscint

• Turas chuig Dáil Éireann agus go dtí an Teach Ardmhéara

• Slí Shliabh Bladhma, siúlóid 17 km idir Gleann Bearú agus Cluain na Slí (a mbeifear

ag leanúint ar aghaidh leis thar an cúig bliana atá amach romhainn)

• Bíonn spóirt scoile ar siúl san ionad fóillíochta go hiondúil.

• Leadóg bhoird

• Pionsóireacht (chuaigh foireann na scoile san iomaíocht sa Chomórtas

Idir Scoileanna i gColáiste Clongowes Wood)

• Club reathaíochta (Ghlac mic léinn páirt i rás bóthair The Streets of Portlaoise & RITH 2018)

• An Rugbaí (Cóitseáil curtha ar fáil ag cóitseáil rugbaí ó Rugbaí Laighean)

• Ióga

Imeachtaí comh-churaclaim & seach-churaclaim• Club na Scannán

• Díospóireacht (Gaeilge & Béarla)

• Club Fichille & Cluichí Cláir

• Chuir Amharc-ealaíontóirí, Ealaíontóirí an fhocail labhartha agus Filí ceardlanna ar siúl.

• Cainteoir do Sheachtain na hEolaíochta

• Lá an Idirchultúrachais

• Roinnt Laethanta na Sláinte Intinne Dearfaí (a d’eagraigh an Coiste um Bratach Ómrach)

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Coláiste Pobail Oaklands, Éadan Doire


• Borradh faoin líon ar rolla go dtí an leibhéal is airde riamh - 761 dhalta.

• WSE-MLL – tuarascáil an-dearfach.

• Socraíodh láithreán nua le haghaidh thógáil scoile nua.

• Sáraíonn mic léinn Oaklands i gcomórtais ealaíne agus filíochta,

agus éiríonn leo iad a bhuadh ar bhonn náisiúnta.

• Ceapadh Mairéad mar an Dara leas-phríomhoifigeach.

• Chuaigh an Dara Bliain ar thuras staire iontach chun na hIodáile,

• Cuireadh tús leis an Folláine a bheith curtha ar fáil mar chlár ar leith ar chlár na sraithe sóisearaí.

• Aistear na hIdirbhliana go dtí Barcelona.

• Ghlac 6 mhúinteoir rannpháirtíocht sa thionscadal ERASMUS lenar

tugadh cuairt ar láithreáin oideachais ar fud na hEorpa.

• Comhoibriú leanúnach le Shandon Language School le beirt mhac léinn

• malairte Spáinneacha san Idirbhliain agus le beirt mhac léinn sa 5ú Bliain.

Ascaill na Siúrach Seanán, Éadan Doire, Co. Uíbh Fhailí

Príomhoide: Gerry Connolly Leas-Phríomhoide: Richard Murphy / Mairead O’Shea


Rollú 2017/2018: 761

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Bóthar Mhaighean Rátha, Port Laoise, Co. Laoise.

Príomhoide: Noel Daly Leas-Phríomhoide: Patricia Cullen


Rollú 2017/2018: 766 lena n-áirítear 328 Iar-Ardteiste

Spriocanna bainte amach/Imeachtaí in 2017 • Chuaigh 75% de na daltaí isteach san Oideachas Tríú Leibhéal lena n-áirítear an Bhreisoideachas.

• D’fheidhmigh an scoil mar óstach do Sheachtain Feasachta Coláiste.

• Ghlac daltaí ón Dara Bliain rannpháirt sa Tionscadal An Coláiste do gach Dalta.

• Thug daltaí Gnó ón gCéad Bliain cuair ar an Chocolate Garden i dTulach.

• Tionóladh imeacht Choláiste Leictreonach i dtaca leis an bhfeasacht mheabhairshláinte.

• Tháirg múinteoirí físeán le haghaidh seachtain feasachta na meabhairshláinte.

• Ghlac daltaí páirt sa chomórtas filíochta Poetry Aloud.

• Chuaigh daltaí na hidirbhliana ar aistear chun Acla agus ar aistear cultúrtha go dtí Baile Átha Cliath.

• Aistear cultúrtha na hIdirbhliana go Baile Átha Cliath.

• Chuaigh an Idirbhliain agus an Dara Bliain ar thurais go Barcelona.

• Aonach Ceardaíochta na Nollag lenar bhain 45 seastán agus cuairt ó bhunscoileanna.

• Ghlac beirt dhaltaí san Idirbhliain páirt sa chomórtas deartha gúna de chuid Junk Kouture.

• Ghlac daltaí rannpháirt i gceardlann idirghníomhach san Eolaíocht Fhóiréinseach.

• Bronnadh an scoláireacht iontrála chun Ollscoil na hÉireann, Baile Átha Cliath ar Eryk Pilat.

• Bronnadh scoláireachtaí Gaeilge agus Fraincise

• D’fheidhmigh Coláiste Phort Laoise mar óstach do cheardlann STEM fhíor-rathúil i gcomhair daltaí bunscoile.

• Thiomsaigh na daltaí €500 d’Fhondúireacht Donal Walsh ach rith/siúl 5k a eagrú.

• Bronnadh an teideal “Scoil Ghradaim ón 21ú hAois” ar Choláiste Phort Laoise don dara

huair in ómós dár saothar leis gClár don Choláiste i leith gach Dalta (CFES).

• Aistear Staire na Dara Bliana a thug tadhaill ar Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann agus ar Bheairic Uí Choileáin.

• Tá daltaí na hidirbhliana agus daltaí rang 5 agus na múinteoirí ag ullmhú

dá gcuairt go dtí an Ghaimbia chun obair i mbunscoil ann.

• Cuairt Ghníomhaireachtaí Allamuigh na Chéad Bliana chuig Cairlinn.

• Ghlac an scoil páirt i gcomórtais díospóireachta contae.

• Cuireadh ábhair nua leis: Eolaíocht Talmhaíochta, Gearmáinis, Teicneolaíocht

Innealtóireachta (Breisoideachas) agus Gruagaireacht L6 (ceirdeanna sinsearacha)

Cigireachtaí Ábhar WSE/MLL Meán Fómhair/Deireadh Fómhair 2017

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Coláiste Naomh Fearghal, Ráth Domhnaigh

Ráth Domhnaigh, Co. Laoise.

Príomhoide: Áine O’Neill Leas-Phríomhoide: Sean Conroy


Rollú 2017/2018: 303

Spriocanna bainte amach/Imeachtaí in 2017• D’éirigh go sármhaith linn leis an Ardteistiméireacht. D’éirigh le 60.8% dár mic léinn

300 pointe nó a fearrde, b’ionann an meánmhéid náisiúnach agus 41.8%.

• Torthaí an Teastais Shóisearaigh: as 47 dalta san iomlán, ghnóthaigh 7 acu 10

onórach ardleibhéil agus ghnóthaigh 6 eile 9 gcinn. Torthaí iontacha amach

is amach, agus ghnóthaigh siad go léir seacht bpas ar a laghad.

• Tharla Seachtain an Bhrataigh Ómraigh agus na Meabhairshláinte idir 23-27 Eanáir. Labhair

An tUas. Charlie Wynne leis na daltaí sóisearacha faoin topaic “I am a friend”.

• Ghlac daltaí na hIdirbhliana agus daltaí Rang 5 páirt sa Chlár chun Féinmharú san Aos Óg a Chosc

agus thug Eileen Keane caint do dhaltaí an séú bliain dar teideal “Jump Start Your Confidence”.

• D’eagraigh Comhairle na Mac Léinn agus Foireann an Bhrataigh Ómraigh ‘Dúshlán Mannequin’

le cúnamh ó Miss O’Brien agus Ms Kennedy inar scannánaíodh mic léinn agus múinteoirí

‘ina staic le linn gníomhaíochta’ chun an feasacht i leith féinmharú a chur chun tosaigh.

• Ba i mí an Mhárta a tharla turas cultúrtha an chúigiú bhliain go dtí an Ostair. D’fhan na daltaí in óstáin.

• D’eagraigh Comhairle na nDaltaí Aonach Leabhar chun cistiú a thabhairt isteach le haghaidh

leabharlann na scoile. Fuair sé tacaíocht láidir ón bhfoireann agus dhaltaí sa Choláiste

agus ó bhaill an phobail. Fógraíodh an imeacht sna Scoileanna Náisiúnta áitiúla.

• Chuaigh 37 mac léinn ón 5ú bliain go dtí seimineár um Feasacht do

Thiománaithe ar an 29 Márta a d’eagraigh Rotary Laois.

• Bhuaigh an fhoireann iománaíochta faoi - 16 an comórtas do Laighin Thuaidh.

• Thug an tAire Flanagan cuairt ar an scoil agus bhuail sé le daltaí na 3ú bliana Dé hAoine, an 5 Bealtaine.

• Thug Spink CC dhá Corn Síoraí don scoil le bheith bronnta gach uile bhliain as seo amach ar na

daltaí is fearr chun ceoil traidisiúnta; dalta sinsearach amháin agus dalta sóisearach amháin.

• Bhí cúigear mhac léinn ar fhoireann faoi-16 Camógaíochta Laoise a

fuair an bua i gCluiche Cheannais Laighean, 2017.

• Chuaigh John Casey agus Jerry O’Connor, beirt mhúinteoirí a bhí sa scoil le fada an lá, ar scor mí Lúnasa.

• Cuireadh sraith d’eachtraí ar siúl chun an cuimsiú do mhic léinn LADTI a chur

chun cinn le linn “Stand Up Week”, bratach a chur ar seol ina measc.

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Cois Abhann, Tulach Mhór, Co. Uíbh Fhailí

Príomhoide: Edward McEvoy Leas-Phríomhoide: Beatrice Quirke


Rollú 2017/2018: 633


• Ba é Ellen O’Brien an buaiteoir sóisearach i gcomórtas aiste Gearmáinise den Chumann

Ostarach. Fuair sí duais de scoláireacht dhá sheachtain in Salzburg agus bhronn

Ambasadóir na hOstaire Herr Freudenschuss Corn Naomh Feargal uirthi.

• Tháinig mac léinn na céad bliana Ella Conneff sa dara háit sa chatagóir idir 11-

14 bliana d’aois de chomórtas gearrscéalta Puffin books/an RTE Guide, 2017.

• Sa Babhta Ceannais Náisiúnta den Chomórtas Sóisir Matamaitic na hÉireann, tháinig

mac léinn de chuid Choláiste Thulach Mhór Jean Carson sa chéad áit agus mac

léinn eile de chuid Choláiste Thulach Mhór Kian Baniassadi sa tríú háit.

• Ba iad Cian O’Mahony agus Hannah Davis na buaiteoirí iomláine i gComórtas Náisiúnta

Ceannais Scratch 2017. Amharctheanga ríomhchlárúcháin is ea Scratch a d’úsáid Cian agus

Hannah chun gearrthóg bheochana idirghníomhach a chruthú ainm ‘The Crickenbawn’.

Roghnaíodh an tionscadal códúcháin dá gcuid as breis is 500 iontráil ó gach cearn den tír

agus chun an duais is airde mar an tionscadal is fearr san iomlán sa chomórtas.

• Bhí cúpla de na duaiseoirí in Scifest as an scoil.

• Bronnadh duais an YSI Challenge ar an bhoireann YSI againne don iontráil ‘Think

Safety, Farm Safely’ den Dúshlán ‘Make Our World Safer’ de chuid YSI 2017.

• Bhain Foireann chispheile bhan na chéad bliana áit amach sa cluiche leathcheannais.

• Eacnamaí Óg na Bliana: Bronnadh Duais Óir ar Cian O’Mahoney. Bronnadh Duaiseanna Airgid ar

Mia O’Mahoney agus ar Liadhán Murray. Bronnadh Duaiseanna Cré-Umha ar Katie Hayes, Siobhán

Greene, Rebekah Egan, Cillian Fogarty, Deimante Kozamekinaite, Enda Healion agus Jakob Stanley.

• Malartú chun Chemnitz na Gearmáine.

• Malartú chun Nantes sa Fhrainc.

• D’éirigh le foireann lenar gcuimsíodh Laura Cuskelly, Eabha Joyce, Caitlin Guinan,

Eirinn O’Toole, Sarah Rosney, Cillian Fogarty agus Mark Gorman an Babhta

Deireanach Náisiúnta den Dúshlán Build a Bank a bhaint amach.

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• Thionólamar comórtas tráth na gceist boird i gcomhpháirtíocht le hAmbasáid na Fraince

agus le Cumann Mhúinteoirí na Fraincise, agus roinneamar an chéad áit.

• Bronnadh cuireadh airgid ar an bhfoireann seo againne chuig an mbabhta ceannais

réigiúnach den Golden Fall Junk Kouture i gCaisleán an Bharraigh ar 8 Márta.

• Bhuaigh Michelle Mann agus Lucy Leonard an Duais Oifig na bPaitinní chomh

maith leis an Duais Dara hÁite ina gcatagóir ag an Eolaí Óg BT.

• Fuair Stephen Harte ‘ardmholadh’ ag Taispeántas an Eolaí Óg BT.

• Fuair Cillian Fogarty ‘ardmholadh’ agus bhuaigh Duais Taispeántais ag Taispeántas an Eolaí Óg BT.

• Sna Comórtais Sheachtainiúla Matamaitice Mangahigh, bronnadh boinn órga ar Nonso Moujeke agus

Christan Levterov as ard-scóir a fháil trí réiteach a fháil ar fhadhbanna dúshlánacha mata ar líne.

• Bhain Ciara Cahill, Jack Harvey agus Dylan Cuskelly an 3ú háit i

dtráth na gceist Chumann Eol-oidí na hÉireann.

• Buaiteoirí sa bhabhta deireanach den Chomórtas Óráidíocht Phoiblí Ban BPW Gnó &

Gairm, Ava, Rendija agus Caitlin (fuaireamar duais an óráidí is fearr, leis).

• Bronnadh Scoláireacht Iontrála Fochéime ar an BA i Léann na hAmharclannaíochta

Feidhmí agus Comhaimseartha i gColáiste Mhuire gan Smál ar Annie

Brown de réir na pointí a fuair sí san Ardteistiméireacht.

• Sárghaisce Acadúla ag Searmanas Bronnta ETB Laoise & Uíbh Fhailí - Kotryna Koslovskaite agus

Annie Brown (Ardteistiméireacht) agus Jayne Henry agus Luke Carson (Teastas Sóisearach).

• Tháinig Caoimhe Griffin sa tríú áit sa chomórtas 400 m Saorstíle i gComórtas Snámha Scoileanna Laighean

• Fuair Maedhbh, Ellie agus Emma, baill den Fhoireann Lár Tíre Faoi 15 an bua in gach

cheann de na trí chluiche den Ilchomórtas Idir-Réigiúnacha in Ollscoil Luimnigh.

• Bhuaigh Coláiste Thulach Mhór Corn Carton mar bhuaiteoirí iomlán do Spóirt

Chontae 2017. Bhuaigh siad an Sciath Shóisearach chomh maith.


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C U I D 3Seirbhísí don Aos Óg

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Soláthar d’Obair don ÓigeTá trí thionscadal óige ann a mhaoinigh an Roinn Leanaí iad tríd an gClár de Thionscadail Speisialta do Daoine Óga

atá faoi Mhíbhuntáiste i Laois agus in Uíbh Fhailí. Is iad sin Gluaiseacht Taistealaithe Uíbh Fhailí / Tionscadal an

Aois Óig, Obair d’Ógra Éireann, Laois agus Obair d’Ógra Éireann Lár Tíre.

Tá roinnt clubanna agus grúpaí óige éagsúla, idir cinn beaga agus cinn ar mheánmhéid, cleamhnaithe agus

neamhspleách araon. Ina theannta sin, bhí roinnt eagraíochtaí móra, dála Foróige, Obair d’Ógra Éireann agus

grúpanna eile a chuireann an iliomad tionscadal, clár agus tionscnamh i gcrích, ar bhonn ghairmiúla agus deonaigh

araon ar fud Laoise agus Uíbh Fhailí.

I bhfianaise an easpa tionscadal agus clár maoinithe don aos óg, bíonn an soláthar de sheirbhísí oibre don aos óg

ag braith ar an t-uasmhéad as acmhainní atá teoranta, agus go roinnfear na acmhainní sin. Tá BOOLUF tiomanta

don obair mheithle, agus aithnímid an luach atá i gceist leis an gcomhpháirtíocht, sna hearnálacha reachtúla agus

neamhreachtúla araon, chun torthaí atá éifeacthach agus éifeactúil a réadú do dhaoine óga i Laois agus in Uíbh Fhailí.

Príomhréimsí Gníomhaíochta, 2017• An Creat Náisiúnta um Chaighdeáin Cháilíochta (NQSF)

• Scéim na nDeontas do Chlubanna Óige Áitiúla 2017

• Scéim an Trealaimh do Chlubanna Óige Áitiúla 2017

• Coiste um Obair don Óige

• DCYA - Athbhreithniú Luacha ar Airgead ar an gClár

• RLGÓ - Athchóiriú Clár Maoinithe Ógra

• Coistí um Sheirbhísí do Leanaí agus don Aos Óg / Fo-ghrúpa (Seirbhísí Léarscáilithe)


Oifigí Riaracháin LOETB, Bóthar an Droma, Port Laoise, Co. Laoise

Oifigeach don Óige (Gníomhach): Joe Thompson

Fón: 085 8878578 Email: [email protected]

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An Creat Náisiúnta um Chaighdeáin Cháilíochta (NQSF)Is trí Chreat Náisiúnta na gCaighdeán Ráthaithe (NQSF)/DSYA a dhéantar meastóireacht in BOOLUF chun a

dheimhniú go bhfuil seirbhís don aos óg d’ardchaighdeáin ar fáil, agus chun cur leis an tseirbhís sin. Uirlis tacaíochta

agus forbartha is ea an NQSF trína dhéantar athbhreithniúcháin agus meastóireacht agus a chuidíonn linn feabhas

agus forbairt leanúnach a chur leis na seirbhísí ógra.

Feidhmíonn BOOLUF i gcomhar le Gluaiseacht Taistealaithe Uíbh Fhailí / Tionscadal an Aois Óig, Obair d’Ógra

Éireann, Laois agus Obair d’Ógra Éireann Lár Tíre, chun na prionsabail NQSF a chomhcheangal chun an obair

lárnach a dhearadh ar bhonn eagraíochta agus chleachtais.

Scéim Deontais do Chlubanna Óige ÁitiúlaIs tríd an Sceim Deontais do Chlubanna Óige Áitiúla (LYCGS) a thacaítear le gníomhaíochtaí óige saorálacha ag an

leibhéal áitiúil. Páirtchistítear an Scéim, ina soláthraítear cúnamh deontais leis na costais a bhaineann le cumainn

a reáchtáil, le fáltais ón gCrannchur Náisiúnta.

Tacaítear tríd an Scéim le gníomhaíochtaí club óige saorálacha do dhaoine óga; agus tús áite á thabhairt do dhaoine

óga idir aoiseanna 10 agus 21 bliain. Is é príomhfhócas na Scéime chun cúnamh le clubanna óige saorálacha a

thairgeann freagra saothair óige do dhaoine óga.

Is í an Roinn Leanaí agus Gnóthaí Óige (DCYA) a sholáthraíonn cistiú don Scéim, agus déantar í a riaradh go háitiúil

ag na Boird Oideachais & Oiliúna thar ceann na Roinne.

Scéim na nDeontas do Chlubanna Óige Áitiúla 2017uiMh. conTae AinM An ChluB / ghrúPA ÓigE lEiThDháilEADh DEOnTAiS SDCÓá 2017

1 LAOIS ORD MháLTA 770 2 UíBh FhAILí CLub Óige NaOMh CLarN (“CiaraN’s”) 500 3 LAOIS CLUB PhORT LAOISE GAN AINM 1,210 4 UíBh FhAILí CUMANN FORÓIGE LUSMhAí 550 5 LAOIS IONAD ACMhAINNí TEAGhLAIGh PhORT LAOISE 1,100 6 UíBh FhAILí FORÓIGE AN ChLOCháIN 1,430 7 UíBh FhAILí Cara-ChuMaNN Na gCaiLíNí 700 8 UíBh FhAILí 9ú grúpa gasÓga uíbh FhaiLí (aN Féar báN) 700 9 LAOIS 2ú grúpa gasÓga LaOise (ráth DOMhNaigh) 400

10 UíBh FhAILí CLUB ÓIGE ChLÓIRThIGh 770 11 LAOIS CLUB FORÓIGE DAREDEvILS 550 12 UíBh FhAILí BRIOGáID BhUAChAILLí ÉADAN DOIRE 1ú

COMPLAChT400

13 LAOIS CRAOBh CCE ChAMROIS 1,760 14 LAOIS AMhARCLANN ÓIGE MhAIGhEAN RáThA 1,232

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Scéim na nDeontas do Chlubanna Óige Áitiúla 2017

no. counTy youTh cluB / group naMe lycgs 2017 granT allocaTion15 LAOIS Cara-ChuMaNN Na gCaiLíNí 900 16 LAOIS COMhALTAS CEOILTEOIRI EIREANN, RAThENISkA 1,650 17 UíBh FhAILí CéaD ghrúpa gasÓga uíbh FhaiLí (tuLaCh MhÓr) 1,500 18 LAOIS CUMANN CAIRDIúIL CAILíNí MhAIGhEAN RáThA 500 19 UíBh FhAILí CUMANN FORÓIGE BhÉAL áThA ChOMAIR 1,210 20 LAOIS CUMANN FORÓIGE MhÓINTEACh MíLIC 1,300 21 LAOIS CLUB ÓIGE BhUIRíOS MÓR OSRAí 550 22 LAOIS CLUB ÓIGE IOMA 1,210 23 UíBh FhAILí BANÓGLAIGh, BRíDíNí AGUS BÓíNí DÉ ShLIABh

BLADhMA 700

24 UíBh FhAILí CUMANN FORÓIGE DhARú/ThULACh MhÓR 770 25 UíBh FhAILí CLUB ÓIGE JORDAN JUNIORS 1,100 26 LAOIS CLUB ÓIGE CROSS ROADS, BAILE NA COILLE 900 27 UíBh FhAILí FORÓIGE POBAIL GhAILINNE AN FÉAR BáN 1,760 28 LAOIS BANÓGLAIGh ÉIREANNAChA / GRúPA BRíDíNí

PhORT LAOISE MOSSE 500

29 LAOIS GRúPA BRíDíNí NA TRíÓIGE 500 30 UíBh FhAILí CLUBANNA ÓIGE SÓISEARAChA NAOMh MUIRE 1,600 31 UíBh FhAILí CAIFÉ ÓIGE P2B 1,760 32 LAOIS BANÓGLAIGh RáTh DOMhNAIGh 550 33 UíBh FhAILí CUMANN FORÓIGE RáTh EAGLAIS 550 34 UíBh FhAILí CLub Óige ChLuaiN aChaiDh Dubh (LaOis) 990 35 LAOIS BANÓGLAIGh ÉIREANNAChA BhUIRíOS MÓR OSRAí 700 36 LAOIS CLUB ÓIGE BhAILE AN BhIOCáIRE 1,300 37 UíBh FhAILí 2ú GASÓGA UíBh FhAILí 1,500 38 LAOIS baNÓgLaigh ráth DOMhNaigh - aN CraObh

SINSEARThA 440

39 UíBh FhAILí 4ú GRúPA GASÓG LAOISE ChúL AN TSúDAIRE 1,100 40 UíBh FhAILí CUMANN FORÓIGE BhEANNChAIR 1,650 41 LAOIS CLUB ÓIGE ChILL DARA MAí, MhAINISTIR LAOISE 990 42 UíBh FhAILí MACRA AN FhÉIR BháIN/ BhEANNChAIR 1,210 43 UíBh FhAILí 1ú gasÓga LaOise (MÓiNteaCh MíLiC) 1,100 44 LAOIS CLUB ÓIGE ChúIL AN TSúDAIRE 990 45 LAOIS BANÓGLAIGh ÉIREANNAChA RáTh DOMhNAIGh 400 46 UíBh FhAILí CAIFÉ ÓIGE/ GRúPA GNíOMhAíOChTA ÓGRA ÉADAN

DOIRE 1,715

€ 45,667.00

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In 2017, thug an Scéim Deontais do Chlubanna Óige Áitiúla tacaíocht do 50 Club/Ghrúpa Óige (2,029 Daoine Óga idir

10-21 bliain d’aois) i Laois agus in Uíbh Fhailí.

Scéim an Trealaimh do Chlubanna Óige Áitiúla 2017Mar aitheantas ar an ról tábhachtach atá ag clubanna/grúpaí óige faoi stiúir oibrithe deonacha chun tacaíocht

a thabhairt do dhaoine óga idir 10 agus 21 bhliain d’aois, agus an obair atáthar tar éis a bheith déanta maidir

leis a gcomhnascadh leis na Caighdeáin Náisiúnta Cháilíochta do Ghrúpaí faoi Stiúir Oibrithe Deonacha, cuireadh

deontas trealaimh aon-uaire ar fáil in 2017, chun tacú leis na hoibrithe deonacha, chun cur leis an eispéireas a

bhíonn ag na bill, agus chun fearas ríthábhachtach a chur a fáil do na clubanna/grúpaí óige áitiúla.

Tá an deontas dírithe ar soláthar fearas, rud a chuirfidh go mór leis an eispéireas a bhíonn ag na daoine óga i

gclubanna nó i ngrúpaí, dála fearais leictreacha, spóirt, TF, ceoil, ealaíne nó drámaíochta. Is ionann an uasmhéid

maoinithe atá ar fáil faoi bhun na tionscnaimh seo agus €5,000.

Is í an Roinn Leanaí agus Gnóthaí Óige (DCYA) a sholáthraíonn cistiú don Scéim, agus déantar í a riaradh go háitiúil

ag na Boird Oideachais & Oiliúna thar ceann na Roinne.

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uiMh. conTae AinM An ChluB / ghrúPA ÓigE leiThdháileadh DEOnTAiS SDCÓá

2017

1 LAOIS CLUB ÓIGE BhAILE AN BhIOCáIRE 2,810 2 LAOIS CUMANN CINNIRí ÓGRA MhÓINTEACh MíLIC 3,092 3 LAOIS CUMANN FORÓIGE ThIGh MOChUA 3,348 4 LAOIS CUMANN FORÓIGE DAREDEvILS, PORT LAOISE 2,384 5 LAOIS 3ú ghrúpa gasÓga LaOise (Darú) 4,648 6 UíBh FhAILí CÉAD ChOMPLAChT BhRIOGáID NA MBUAChAILLí ÉADAN DOIRE 2,473 7 UíBh FhAILí CODERDOJO ChúIL AN TSúDAIRE 4,876 8 LAOIS BANÓGLAIGh ShLIABh BLADhMA 1,500 9 LAOIS 4ú GRúPA GASÓG LAOISE ChúL AN TSúDAIRE 5,000

10 LAOIS CCE ChAMROIS 5,000 11 UíBh FhAILí 2ú GASÓGA UíBh FhAILí 3,177 12 UíBh FhAILí CUMANN FORÓIGE RáTh EAGLAIS 4,904 13 UíBh FhAILí CUMANN FORÓIGE AN ChLOCháIN 3,020 14 UíBh FhAILí CUMANN FORÓIGE BhEANNChAIR 3,218 15 UíBh FhAILí ChÉAD/10ú GRúPA GASÓGA UíBh FhAILí 1,713 16 UíBh FhAILí CUMANN FORÓIGE ThULACh MhÓR / DhARú 5,000 17 LAOIS CLUB ÓIGE ChLUAIN AChAIDh DUBh 3,620 18 LAOIS 1ú gasÓga LaOise (phOrt LaOise) 5,000 19 LAOIS CLUB ÓIGE BhUIRíOS MÓR OSRAí 3,190 20 UíBh FhAILí CUMANN FORÓIGE BhÉAL áThA ChOMAIR 5,000 21 LAOIS CLUB ÓIGE RáTh DOMhNAIGh 4,062 22 LAOIS CLUB PhORT LAOISE GAN AINM 2,450 23 LAOIS CLUB ÓIGE MhAINISTIR LAOISE/ChILL DARA MAí 4,054 24 LAOIS BANÓGLAIGh RáTh DOMhNAIGh 5,000 25 LAOIS baNÓgLaigh ráth DOMhNaigh - aN CraObh siNseartha 2,196 26 LAOIS AMhARCLANN ÓIGE MhAIGhEAN RáThA 4,792 27 LAOIS 2ú grúpa gasÓg LaOise (ráth DOMhNaigh) 1,479 28 UíBh FhAILí FORÓIGE AN MhUCLAIGh 3,490 29 LAOIS BANÓGLAIGh ÉIREANNAChA, AONAD BhANÓGLACh BhUIRíOS MÓR OSRAí 2,294 30 UíBh FhAILí/AN Mhí CLUB ÓIGE ChAISLEáN ShIURDáIN/ BhUAILE NA BRÉAChMhAí 5,000 31 UíBh FhAILí iONaD pObaiL DON aOs Óg NaOMh Muire (CuMaNN Óige sÓisearaCh agus

CaiFé Óige p2b) 3,941

32 LAOIS 1ú gasÓga LaOise (MÓiNteaCh MíLiC) 4,240 33 LAOIS CLub Óige ChNOC Maí (iONaD aCMhaiNNí teaghLaigh phOrt LaOise) 2,973 34 UíBh FhAILí CUMANN FORÓIGE SÓISIREACh SPOT 565 35 LAOIS CUMANN CAILíNí CAIRDIúLA MhAINISTIR LAOISE/ChILL DARA MAí 1,660 36 UíBh FhAILí CLUB ÓIGE ChLÓIRThIGh 1,542 37 UíBh FhAILí CUMANN ÓIGE NAOMh CIARáN 2,150 38 LAOIS COMhALTAS CEOLTÓIRí ÉIREANN RáThA AN UISCE 5,000 39 UíBh FhAILí FORÓIGE LUSMhAí 1,459 40 LAOIS COMhALTAS SPINk 4,904 41 LAOIS FORÓIGE MhAIGhEAN RáThA 3,348 42 UíBh FhAILí BEARTGhRúPA ÓIGE ÉADAN DOIRE/ CAIFÉ ÓIGE ÉADAN DOIRE 3,524 43 UíBh FhAILí TEACh NA NÓG 5,000 44 UíBh FhAILí Cara-ChuMaNN DO ChaiLíNí, CraObh bhiOrra 511 45 UíBh FhAILí FORÓIGE POBAIL GhAILINNE AN FÉAR BáN 4,096

€152,703

In 2017, thug an Scéim Fearais do Chlubanna Óige Áitiúla tacaíocht do 47 Club/Ghrúpa

Óige (2,288 Daoine Óga idir 10-21 bliain d’aois) i Laois agus in Uíbh Fhailí.


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Tony Dalton, Stiúrthóir, Seirbhísí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Oifigí Riaracháin BOOFUF, Bóthar an Droma, Port Laoise, Co. Laoise Teileafón: (057) 8621352 / (057) 9349424 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

Is í aidhm na Seirbhíse Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna (FET) ná chun spreagadh, cumasú agus tacaíocht a thabhairt d’aosaigh

ar mian leo filleadh ar an oideachas chun na deiseanna oideachasúla is fearr a oireann dá n-éilimh a fháil. Tairgeann

LOETB réimse cuimsitheach seirbhísí agus cúrsaí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna idir an fhoghlaim pháirtaimseartha agus

staidéar lánaimseartha, ag dul i dtreo an ard-oideachais, na hoiliúna nó na fostaíochta. Ina theannta sin, téann an

tSeirbhís Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna i gcomhar le fostóirí áitiúla anois chun na riachtanais breisoiliúna agus athoiliúna

dá bhfostaithe chun cur leis an bhforbairt d’fhórsa saothair a bhfuil ardscileanna acu ar fud an dá chontae.

Samhail na nIonad Breisoideachais agus OiliúnaTá forbairt samhail na nIonad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna ag croílár an cur chuige straitéiseach atá ag an BOOLUF

chun an tseirbhís a sholáthar agus chun cur leis an taithí a bhíonn ag an bhfoghlaimeoir. Leis an tsamhail

ilghnéitheach soláthair seo, tugtar seirbhísí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna breise ar fáil don bhfoghlaimeoir ar

aon láithreán amháin, agus cuireann sé sin leis an so-rochtaineacht, leis an aistriú agus leis an gluaiseacht chun

tosaigh. Cuireadh tuilleadh forbartha leis an gcur chuige seo in 2017 agus tá sé i gceist againn gurbh é seo an

tsamhail a bheadh i bhfeidhm i ngach uile cheann de na naoi nIonad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna faoi 2020.

Dearbhú CáilíochtaDéanach in 2017, rinneadh féinmheastóireacht feidhmiúcháin ar rialachas agus bainisteoireacht an ráthaithe

caighdeáin i seachadadh Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna sa BOOLUF. Cuireadh an próiseas féinmheastóireachta i

gcrích ar aon dul le Treoirlínte (DDC) [QQI] maidir le Ráthú Caighdeáin Reachtúil agus maidir le Ráthú Caighdeáin

a bhaineann le hEarnálacha ar leith le haghaidh na mBord Oideachais agus Oiliúna. Is éard a bhí mar chuspóir

sa phróiseas ná an rialachas agus an bainisteoireacht a rinneadh ar an ráthú caighdeáin, chomh maith le

héifeachtúlacht na gcóras ráthaithe caighdeáin sa tseirbhís Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, a mheasúnú. Chuidigh

na torthaí den phróiseas sinn le forbairt Phlean Forbartha Ráthaithe (QIP).

LÁRIONAID AGUS SE IRbHÍS Í bREISOIDEACHAIS AGUS OIL IÚNATairgeann LOETB réimse iomlán seirbhísí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna ar fud Laoise agus Uíbh Fhailí. Áirítear leo siúd:

Seirbhísí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna

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Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Mhainistir Laoise

An tSeirbhís um Threoir san Oideachas Aosach (AEGIS)

Seirbhís Litearthachta d’Aosaigh



Lárionad Oideachais Lasmuigh Bhiorra

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Mhainistir Laoise Bóthar Mhaighean Rátha, Mainistir Laoise, Co. Laoise. Teagmháil: Helen Kavanagh Fón: 057 8731127 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

Faisnéis faoin Ionad/tSeirbhísTairgeann Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Mhainistir Laoise cláir lánaimseartha agus páirtaimseartha

araon d’oideachas dara seans nó chun athoiliúint agus uasghrádú scileanna.

Is iad an Scéim Deiseanna Oiliúna Gairmoideachais (VTOS) agus clár Iar-Ardteistiméarachta na roghanna

lánaimseartha san Ionad, agus tairgtear cúrsaí i réimsí Gnó, Cúraim Sláinte, Ealaín agus sa bhFoghlaim Ghinearálta.

Chomh maith leis sin, cuirtear an Tionscnamh um Fhilleadh ar an Oideachas ar fáil san Ionad. Den chuid is mó tá

an tionscnamh seo dírithe ar deimhniúchán agus deiseanna dul chun cinn a sholáthar ar bhonn páirtaimseartha.

Líon na nDaltaí Eanáir 2017: 114, Meán Fómhair 2017: 117

Cúrsaí tairgthe• Foghlaim Ghinearálta Leibhéal 3 modúl

• Foghlaim Ghinearálta Leibhéal 4

• An Ealaín, An Cheardaíocht & An Dearadh Leibhéal 5

• An Ealaín agus an Bheochan Leibhéal 5

• Cúram Pobail Leibhéal 5

• Tacaíocht Cúraim Shláinte Leibhéal 5

• An ríomh-Ghnó Leibhéal 5

• An Riarachán Gnó Leibhéal 5

• An Ealaín agus an Gnó Leibhéal 6

• Bainistiú an Ghnó Leibhéal 6


Seirbhís Oideachais Phobail


Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Mhóinteach Mílic

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Chúil an tSúdaire


Lárionad Oideachais Phríosúin

Seirbhísí Oiliúna


Dearbhú Cáilíochta

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Dámhachtain DCC (QQI) Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a Bronnadh in 2017

• 12 Theastas Comhpháirte ag Leibhéal 4 QQI

• 8 Mórdhámhachtain ag QQI Leibhéal 4

• 15 Theastas Comhpháirte ag Leibhéal 5 QQI


• 8 Teastas Comhpháirte ag Leibhéal 6 QQI



• Chuir daltaí Ealaín Leibhéal 5 & 6 taispeántas iarchéime ar siúl i Lárionad Ealaíon Dhún Másc

i mí na Bealtaine 2017. D’fhan an taispeántas ar taispeáint ar feadh trí seachtaine.

• Bhí an taispeántas maidir le staidéar ginearálta ar taispeáint i Leabharlann Mhainistir

Laoise ar feadh dhá sheachtain i mí an Mheithimh 2017. Ba í Muireann Ní Chonaill

(Oifigeach Ealaíon Chomhairle Contae Laoise) a d’oscail an taispeántas.

• Ionad Ealaíon Dhún Másc – Dámhachtain Dhá – ag seo, tá sé i gceist go roghnófar ealaíontóir

amháin de chuid chéimithe ealaíon ó Mainistir Laoise chun taispeántas aonair a chur i láthair.

• Mar chuid d’Fheachtas Earcaíochta 2017 chuir Aisling Hurley ón Small Business Fairy ceardlann sna

Meáin Shóisialta ar siúl. Rinneadh an ceardlann seo a dhearadh chun faisnéis a thabhairt dúinn le bheith

coimeádta ar intinn agus sinn ag úsáid na meáin shóisialta - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat etc.

• Aistear Ealaíne chun Flórans i mí Aibreáin 2017.

• Ceardlann Meitheamh 2017 – tugadh cuireadh don Dr. Mark Hilliard (Ollamh Coláise), Franklin,

Tennessee, chun ceardlann a chur i láthair dar teideal ‘Exploring Sacred Spaces’

• Gerri Cooper: Oiliúint Foirne LADT

• Cuireadh oiliúint um Fholláine Foirne tríd an ionad múinteoirí.

• Ciseáin Nollag & Tiomsú Airgid do Chumann Naomh Uinseann

de Pól (€1136.60) agus d’Ionad Chuisle(€288.80)

• Cuain Mhuire - Caint maidir leis an andúil

• Caint an Lárionaid: Shane Martin ‘Bouncibility’

• Oiliúint um Chaint Shábháilte

• Traenáil Gharchabhrach

Eolas eile

• Laethanta Oscailte

• Cainteoirí sa Chlár

• Cainteoirí ó Choláistí – Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gluaisteán teicneolaíocht faisnéise, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Cheatharlach,

Coláiste Cheatharlach, Coláiste Cheatharlach, Scoil Ealaíne agus Deartha Luimnigh, Ollscoil Southampton

• Cainteanna Gairmthreoracha - Scileanna Staidéir, BTEA & SUSI, Agallaimh, Ullmhú Curriculum Vitae

• Gradaim Chinn Bhliana

• Oíche na nGradam

• Turais ar a ndeachaigh an tIonad - Turas Éiceolaíochta, turas chuig Dánlanna.

• Aistir Amharclannaíochta

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An tSeirbhís um Threoir san Oideachas Aosach (AEGIS)

UíBH FHAILí

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Thulach Mhór, An 3ú Urlár,

Foirgnimh an Chaisleáin, Sráid na Teamhrach, Tulach Mhór, Co.

Teagmháil: Catherine Gavigan

Teil: 057 9349425 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

Faisnéis faoin Ionad/faoin tSeirbhísSoláthraíonn an tSeirbhís Treorach agus Faisnéise don Aosoideachas (AEGIS) seirbhís treorach agus faisnéise

chuimsitheach ghairmiúil don fhoghlaimeir is aosach ag filleadh ar an oideachas.

Cliaint sa bhliain 2017: 1,940

Spriocanna bainte amach/Imeachtaí in 2017• Soláthraíodh Treoir d’Aosaigh chun Litearthacht d’Aosaigh, BTEI, VTOS, Iar-Ardteiste, atreoruithe

ón DSP agus don phobal i gcoitinne mar seo a leanas: Dul chun cinn ceaptha na ndaltaí

litearthachta, iarratas CAO, conairí dul chun cinn, cistiú SUSI, ullmhú d’agallaimh, Scileanna

Staidéir, iarratas UCAS, léirmhíniú na dtuairiscí Disléisce le daltaí, agus tacaíocht leanúnach

intí sna Lárionaid Bhreisoideachais & Oiliúna i Laois agus in Uíbh Fhailí. Tá na lárionaid sin

suite i mBiorra, i Mainistir Laoise, in Éadan Doire, i gCúil an tSúdaire agus i dTulach Mhór.

• Seirbhís For-rochtain do na comhpháirtíochtanna i mBiorra, in Éadan

Doire, i gCúil an tSúdaire agus i dTulach Mhór.

• Ionchur a chur leis sceidil na gcúrsa maidir le modúil oiriúnacha chun

leanúint ar aghaidh go dtí Breisoideachas/Ardoideachas.

• Soláthar tacaíocht leanúnaí do Chomhordaitheoirí agus d’Oidí maidir le

saincheisteanna pearsanta agus dul chun cinn le daltaí.

• Comhairle agus tacaíocht don fhoireann Bhreisoideachais maidir le riachtanais iontrála lena

gcumasaítear dul chun cinn rathúil na ndaltaí idir Breisoideachas agus Oiliúint agus An tArdoideachas.

LAOIS

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Phort Laoise,

Tower Hill, Port Laoise, Co. Laoise

Teagmháil: Carmel Hoolan

Teil: 057 8672963 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

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• Nasctha le Seirbhísí Meabhair-Shláinte Pobail an HSE agus le seirbhísí síceolaíochta gairmiúla

mar shampla is amhlaidh a oibríonn Jigsaw Thulach Mhór próiseas atreoraithe.

• Is í an Comordaitheoir Treorach d’Aosaigh Catherine Gavigan in Uíbh Fhailí atá ar an ngrúpa

stiúrtha de chlár MOJO Uíbh Fhailí (clár idirghníomhaireachta arna chistiú ag an Oifig Náisiúnta

um Fhéinmharú a Chosc (NOSP), agus le tacaíocht ó ghníomhaireachtaí áitiúila a sholáthraíonn

freagra comhordaithe d’fhir chráite nó dóibh siúd a fhulaingíonn faoin dífhostaíocht.). Tá an

Treoirchomhairleoir d’Aosaigh Geraldine Grennan ar an ngrúpa cleachtais MOJO. D’éascaigh

an tSeirbhís Threorach do sheisiúin ghrúpa le rannpháirtithe MOJO in Uíbh Fhailí maidir

lenár seirbhís, le deiseanna dhul chun cinn oideachasúil agus le stíleanna foghlama.

• Cinntítear leis an bprótacal atá ann idir an DSP/na Seirbhísí Fostaíochta agus LOETB

go mbíonn atreoruithe leanúnacha chun na Seirbhíse Treorach d’Aosaigh.

• Fógraíocht agus cur chun cinn na Seirbhíse Treorach d’Aosaigh trí bhileoga cúrsa, láithreán gréasáin

LOETB féin, leathanach Facebook agus láithreoireachtaí sna cumainn phost agus grúpaí pobail áitiúla.

• Cothabháladh naisc le IT Áth Luain agus le hOllscoil Mhá Nuad. Tugadh daltaí de chuid

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Thulach Mhór go dtí laethanta oscailte coláistí. Bhuail

siad leis an oifigeach rochtana agus le seirbhísí tacaíochta do dhaltaí mar ar soláthraíodh

clár speisialta a bhí sainoiriúnaithe dá mbealaí dhul chun cinn, ag spreagadh dóibh chun

na roghanna oideachasúla a thaiscéaladh. Bhí baint ag daltaí freisin le hiardhaltaí dár

gcláir sa Lárionad Breisoideachais a bhí tar éis dul ar aghaidh go dtí an tríú leibhéal.

• Thug cainteoirí ó IT Áth Luain agus ó DIT cuairt ar fhoghlaimeoirí ag Lárionad Breisoideachais Thulach

Mhór Thug cainteoirí ó Choláiste Cheatharlach, IT Cheatharlach agus Ollscoil na hÉireann, Maigh

Nuad cuairt ar foghlaimeoirí i Lárionaid Bhreisoideachais Mhainistir Laoise agus Chúl an tSúdaire.

Aoichainteoirí

• Thug Shane Martin léirithe cuir i láthair do na foghlaimeoirí i Mainistir Laoise, i

gCúil an tSúdaire agus i dTulach Mhór ar cheist na Folláine agus an Nirt.

• Chuir Sinead English ceardlann i láthair ar Lorg Post ag ar Scileanna Agallaimh

d’fhoghlaimeoirí i Mainistir Laoise, i gCúil an tSúdaire agus i bPort Laoise.

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Seirbhís Litearthachta d’AosaighEagraí Seirbhísí Litearthachta d’Aosaigh: Lisa McEvoy

UíBH FHAILí Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Thulach Mhór, Foirgnimh an Chaisleáin, Sráid na Teamhrach, Tulach Mhór, Co. Uíbh FhailíLAOIS Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Phort Laoise, Tower Hill, Port Laoise, Co. LaoiseTeagmháil: Lisa McEvoy Fón: 057 86 61338 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

Líon na

bhFoghlaimeoirí:2,617 foghlaimeoir

Faisnéis faoin Ionad/faoin tSeirbhís

Soláthraíonn an tSeirbhís Litearthachta d’Aosaigh grúpranganna saora in aisce

agus rúnda agus teagasc aonair d’aosaigh ar mian leo a gcuid léitheoireachta,

scríbhneoireachta, litriúchán, mataí nó bunscileanna ríomhaireachta a fheabhsú.

Tairgeann an tseirbhís go leor modúl creidiúnaithe freisin do leibhéil idir 1-4. Is

páirtaimseartha atá na ranganna.

Cúrsaí atá ar fáil Tá raon de Dhuaiseanna, beaga agus móra, ar Leibhéil QQI 1-4 á thairiscint. Tá roinnt roghanna creidiúnaithe

agus neamhchreidiúnaithe ar fáil sa dá chontae.

• Bunteagasc Litearthachta, Bunlitearthacht (Riachtanais Speisialta)

• Tacaíochtaí Litearthachta, Liteartheacht/Teanga

• Béarla agus Mata an Teastais Shóisearaigh

• Béarla, Mata, Stair agus Ealaín na hArdteistiméireachta

• Bunmhata, Tacaíochtaí Mata

• Modúil Leibhéal 2 sa Litearthacht agus sa Mhata, agus Leibhéal 2 um Cheardaíocht, Ríomhairí, Clar um Maireachtáil

• Fholláin

• TF Bunleibhéal/Bunúsach

• Leibhéal 3 An Chumarsáid, Éifeachtacht Phearsanta, Airgeadas Poiblí a Bhainistiú, Próiseáil

• Focal, Scileanna Idirlín, Meáin Digiteacha, Scileanna Leictreacha, Nósanna Imeachta Oifige, An

• Ealaín & An Dearadh, Scileanna Miondíola, Mata, ESOL, Ullmhú Gairmréime agus Scarbhileoga

• Ceardlann sa Disléisce, Litriú & Gramadach

• An Béarla do Chainteoirí Teangacha Eile gach leibhéal

• Dianteagasc sna Cláir Bhunoideachais d’Aosaigh (ITABE)

• Tionscadail um Scileanna don Obair

• Cláir Litearthachta Teaghlaigh

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Soláthair Nua in 2017 • Foghlaim trí Gharraíodóireacht - cuireadh an Clár seo ar leibhéal QQI Leibhéal 2

le chéile as trí mhodúl ar leith a tugadh iad tríd an ngarraíodóireacht.

• Rang Tacaíochta TTS - cuirtear an rang seo ar fáil d’fhoghlaimeoirí chun

a scileanna léimh agus scríofa a fheabhsú leis an TF.

• Clár um Maireachtáil Fholláin DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 2 - Leis an gclár seo, rinneadh trí mhodúl DCC

(QQI) a chur le chéile. Pléitear leis an tsláinte, leis an meabhairshláinte agus leis an gcothú.

Creidiúnú

• Dearbhú Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí Éireann Leibhéal 1: 27



• An Teastas Sóisearach: 4

• An Ardteistiméireacht: 14

Spriocanna bainte amach/Imeachtaí in 2017• Maoinigh an tSeirbhís Litearthachta d’Aosaigh clár feasachta maidir leis an tsláinte d’Ógtheagmháil

agus don Choláiste Oiliúna Phobail i Laois/Uíbh Fhailí. Ag sin, cuireadh foghlaimeoirí ar

a gcumas a scileanna litearthachta a fheabhsú tríd an tsláinte agus an bhfolláine.

• Cuireadh tús le Clár nua den ITABE i dTulach Mhór i mbliana mar chlár treorach, agus

baineadh triail as raon de dhiantionscaimh litearthachta mar chuid den chlár sin.

• Roghnaigh an Áisíneacht Náisiúnta Litearthachta d’Aosaigh beirt fhoghlaimeoirí ó Thulach

Mhór le bheith ina nAmbasadóir ar son na bhFoghlaimeoirí agus tugadh deis don bheirt sin

dul os comhair an Uachtaráin i mbliana. Chuidigh an beirt fhoghlaimeoirí céanna ag seastán

na hÁisíneachte Náisiúnta Litearthachta d’Aosaigh ag an gComórtas Treabhdóireachta.

• Bhí searmanas bronnta i mí Iúil do na mic léinn seo againne a tháinig ó na seirbhísí

teagmhála i bPort Laoise agus bhí Lá Oscailte i mí Lúnasa chun na Cláir go léir seo

againne a chur chun cinn agus chun earcaíochta do mhí Mheán Fómhair.

• Cuireadh Oíche Oscailte Scileanna le aghaidh Oibre ar siúl i dTulach Mhór in Eanáir 2017.

• Bhí oiliúint le haghaidh oidí deonacha i dTulach Mhór san Aibreán.

• Bhí ceiliúrtha idirchultúrachais i dTulach Mhór i mí na Bealtaine agus i mí na Nollag

agus bhí Searmanas Bronnta d’fhoghlaimeoirí ESOL in Éadan Doire.

• Tionóladh Searmanas Gradaim i mí Dheireadh Fómhair le haghaidh

na bhfoghlaimeoirí go léir a fuair teastas DCC (QQI).

• Ghlac oidí deonacha páirt i rang um chóiriú bláthanna bunaithe

ar théama na Nollag i dTulach Mhór i mbliana.

• Tugadh léirithe d’oidí páirtaimseartha a d’éirigh as i mbliana -

Arthur Broomfield, Maura Whelan agus Ann Brennan.

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An tSráid Mhór, Beannchar, Co. Uíbh Fhailí Teagmháil: Ceall Screamh Fón: 057 91 53734 Ríomhphost: [email protected]


Faisnéis faoin Ionad/tSeirbhísTairgeann Lárionad FET Bheannchair réimse roghanna do luathfhágálaithe scoile ag leibhéil 3 & 4 QQI ar an NFQ.

I measc na roghanna seo, áirítear; Ógtheagmháil, An Tionscnamh chun Filleadh ar an Oideachas; an Tionscnamh

Litearthachta agus Tionscnamh Oiliúna Áitiúil (LTI).

Creidiúnú don bhliain 2017Sa bhliain 2017 bhí:

• 213 Teastas Comhpháirte ag Leibhéal 3 agus 4 ar an DCCÉ.

• Fuair 4 daltaí Mórdhámhachtain DCC (QQI) ag Leibhéal 3.

• Fuair 4 daltaí Mórdhámhachtain DCC (QQI) ag Leibhéal 4.

Cúrsaí atá ar fáil • DCCÉ Foghlaim Ghinearálta Leibhéal 3

• DCCÉ Foghlaim Ghinearálta Leibhéal 4

• Clár Struchtúrtha Taithí oibre

• Clár um Chreatlach chun Scileanna Fiontraíochta a Mhúineadh

• Bunchúrsa Gruagaireachta: Tá an cúrsa seo oiriúnach do thosaitheoir/ aon duine a mhian leo fáil amach

cad atá i gceist leis an Gruagaireacht. Chomh maith leis sin, is cúrsa tacaíochta é seo, agus is féidir

leanúint ar aghaidh go dtí na ceirdeanna sóisearacha agus ansin go dtí na ceirdeanna sinsearacha.

Soláthar Nua in 2017 Clár Nua Litearthachta (SNIP) chun tacaíocht a thabhairt do dhaltaí a léiríonn laige maidir le hÁbhair Litearthachta.

Spriocanna bainte amach/Imeachtaí in 2017• Clár Nua Litearthachta (SNIP) chun

tacaíocht a thabhairt do dhaltaí a léiríonn

laige maidir le scileanna litearthachta.

• Cuireadh Tionscnamh Oiliúna Áitiúil (LTI) – Conair

i dtreo Fostaíochta (Scileanna Tógála) ar siúl i


• Chuir Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna

Bheannchair oiliúint le haghaidh post i

gclár oiliúna um chonarthaí foirgníochta.

• Ábhair Litearthachta

• Gradaim NFTE

• Cláir Bhia Sláintiúil

• Gaisce Cré-Umha

• Tionscnaimh um SPHE

• Tacaíocht Treoraithe agus Síceolaíochta

• Cóitseáil Phearsanta agus Cóitseáil

um Scileanna Idirphearsanta

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Bóthar Ros Cré, Biorra, Co. Uíbh Fhailí Teagmháil: Mervyn Griffin Fón: 057 9121571 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

Faisnéis faoin Ionad/tSeirbhís

Clár atá deartha chun cuidiú le daoine atá dífhostaithe go fadtéarmach filleadh ar ais ar an oideachas

lánaimseartha gan a sochair leasa sóisialaigh a chailliúint is ea VTOS. Chuideoidh VTOS le mic léinn san aistear

ar ais chun fostaíocht íoctha nó chun breisoideachas, agus ina dhiaidh sin chun an fhostaíocht íoctha.

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Spriocanna bainte amach/Imeachtaí in 2017 Cothabháladh agus forbraíodh teagmhálacha le Cumann Post Bhiorra, leis an Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí (Biorra,

Tulach Mhór, Baile Átha Luain agus Ros Cré) agus Cuideachta Forbartha Áitiúil Uíbh Fhailí.

Chomh maith leis na cúrsaí a thairg VTOS Bhiorra, pleanáladh agus rinneadh roinnt gníomhaíochta chun tacú

le forbairt phearsanta agus shóisialta na ndaltaí. Tugadh na daltaí chuig seisiúin ionduchtaithe i Leabharlann

Bhiorra, agus d’éirigh go leor acu ina mbaill ghníomhacha mar thoradh air sin. Tugadh an deis do dhaltaí freisin

chun rannpháirt a ghlacadh i gcluichí foirne agus sa bhoghdóireacht i Lárionad Oideachais Lasmuigh Bhiorra (OEC).


Soláthar Nua in 2017 • Dearbhú Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí

Éireann Leibhéal 3: Cumarsáid

• QQI Leibhéal 4: An Mhatamaitic Bhunúsach

Dámhachtain DCC (QQI)

Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna

a Bronnadh in 2017 • Component Awards Level 3 18



Cúrsaí Tairgthe • An Ardteistiméireacht: An

Mhatamaitic, An Béarla, An Stair

• Dearbhú Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí

Éireann Leibhéal 3: Próiseáil Focal,

Scarbhileoga, Cumarsáid

• QQI Leibhéal 4: Próiseáil Focal, Feidhmchláir

Ríomhairí, Modhanna Bunachair Sonraí, an

Phéintéireacht, an Bhaitíc, an Mhatamaitic

• QQI Leibhéal 5: Próiseáil Focal, Modhanna

Bunachar Sonraí, Péintéireacht

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Lárionad Oideachais agus Oiliúna Lasmuigh Bhiorra

Bóthar Ros Cré, Biorra, Co. Uíbh Fhailí Bainisteoir: Mary Clarke Fón: 057 9120029 Ríomhphost: [email protected] Láithreán Gréasáin: www.birroec.ie Facebook: Lárionad Oideachais Lasmuigh Bhiorra

Líon na nDaltaíD’fhreastail 8,286 dalta ar Lárionad Oideachais agus Oiliúna Lasmuigh Bhiorra (OETC) in 2017.

Gníomhaíochtaí

Ós rud é go bhfuil an margadh eachtraíochta ag athrú gan stad gan staona, agus de bharr an ard-chéatadán de

chustaiméirí atá ag teacht ar ais bliain i ndiaidh bliana, táimid ag súil le gné amháin nua a chur leis an ionad seo

againne gach aon bhliain. In 2017, dhíríomar ár aird ar thionscnaimh nua darb ainm Cycleright. Tá sé mar aidhm

ag an gcúrsa seo bunscileanna rothaíochta agus sábháilteachta rothaíochta a mhúineadh de leanaí bunscoile.

Táimid tiomanta don oideachas eachtraíochta agus don fonn eachtraíocht agus flosctha a bhaineann le

gníomhaíochtaí amuigh faoin spéir; ba mhaith linn an fonn sin a chaomhnú. Sa bhealach sin, deimhnítear go

mbaineann na rannpháirtithe taitneamh, cuimhní iontach agus bua pearsanta as taithí a bheith acu ar an bhfíor

rud ag tarlú ina thimpeallacht nádúrtha. Is mar gheall ar an measúnacht-riosca éifeachtach, an taithí fhairsing

agus an bhfoireann lán taithí agus sárcháilíthe, a bhfuil sé sin indéanta. Chomh maith leis an deis a bhí ann

dul i dtaithí le gníomhartha nua agus taitneamh a bhaint amach uathu, bíonn tuiscint ag ár bhfoireann ar na

deiseanna oideachais, foghlama, pearsanta agus sóisialta, atá ar fáil amuigh faoin spéir. Tá na scileanna acusan

chun eispéireas foghlama lán de bhrí a chur i gcrích i dtimpeallacht foghlama dhearfach.

Déanaimid athbhreithnithe rannpháirteacha lenar gá leis na rannpháirtithe machnamh a dhéanamh ar cad a tá

siad tar éis foghlaim fúthu féin agus faoi dhaoine eile faoin eispéireas chomh maith le conas is féidir tairbhe a bhaint

amach as na léirsteain sin, ar ais sa scoil, agus i réimsí eile den saol mór chomh maith. Éilítear ar rannpháirtithe

a gcuid tuairimí a nochtadh agus a roinnt agus is minic a thagann siad ar roghanna nó ar féidireachtaí nua as a

stuaim féin sa bhealach seo.

• Canúáil

• Boghdóireacht

• Cadhcáil

• Cluichí Neartaithe Foirne

• Siúl Scornaí

• Bac-Chúrsa

• Uaimheadóireacht

• Tógáil Rafta

• Ailleadóireacht

Laistigh/Lasmuigh

• Treodóireacht

• Tionscadal Mata

• Tógáil Foscadáin

• An Clár Gaisce

• Cúrsa Rópaí Ísle

• Rópadóireacht Anuas

• An Éiceolaíocht

• Túr Dreaptha

• Surfáil Cholainne

• Campáil & Ceird na Campála

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Sráid na hAbhann, Clóirtheach, Co. Uíbh Fhailí Teagmháil: Finian Robbins Fón: 057 9330794 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

Faisnéis faoin Ionad/tSeirbhísFreastalaíonn Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Chlóirthigh ar riachtanais lucht an luath fhágálaí scoile trí

fhorbairt a dhéanamh ar na croí-scileanna a theastaíonn don fhoghlaim agus don fhorbair, agus cuidíonn an ionad

leis na daltaí a ullmhú chun leanúint ar aghaidh leis an mbreisoideachas, leis an oiliúint agus leis an bhfostaíocht.

Líon na nDaltaí 25

Spriocanna bainte amach/Imeachtaí in 2017• Coinníonn an t-ionad air lena cuir chuige bunaithe ar thionscadail agus béim láidir ar rannpháirtíocht

an phobail. Táimid tar éis leanúint leis an clár Taithí Oibre dár gcuid a fhorbairt agus a shíneadh amach i rith míonna Meithimh agus Iúil, agus tá ag éirí go maith leis an tionscnamh seo.

• Táimid tar éis leanúint ar aghaidh leis an obair atá déanta againn leis an dTionscnaimh um na Bailte Slachtmhara agus na ceangail atá againn le hIonad Cuairteoirí Mhóin Chlóirthigh, Cumann Gníomhaíochta Lucht Scoir Chlóirthigh, na bunscoileanna sa dúiche, chomh maith leis an tIonad Pobail agus an tIonad Acmhainní Teaghlaigh.

• D’éirigh go sármhaith leis an obair comhoibrithe a rinneadh le Cumann Gníomhaíochta Lucht Scoir Chlóirthigh agus ba mhór an tairbhe a bhain na rannpháirtithe go léir as. Mar thoradh air, cuireadh taispeántas ar siúl i Leabharlann Chlóirthigh, The Face of Experience. Chuaigh beirt dhaltaí ón ionad ar Chlár na hEalaíne le Clare McKeon ar Midlands Radio 3 chun an bolscaireacht a dhéanamh ar an ócáid gur chuid de Sheachtain Chultúrtha Uíbh Fhailí é. Chuaigh roinnt daltaí ós comhair an Uachtaráin, Micheál D. O hUigínn i Mainistir Laoise agus thaispeáin siad cuid den obair a rinneadh ar Mhóinteach Chlóirthigh dó, mar thoradh ar an gcomhoibriú a rinneadh i gcomhar le hIonad Cuairteoirí Mhóinteach Chlóirthigh ar éirigh go breá leis

• Ghlac triúr mac léinn ón ionad i dtionscadal ETwinnings le Coláiste Choilm i dTulach Mhór inar scannánaigh siad gearrfhíseán bolscaireachta do Rannóg na Spáinnise mar chuid dá dtionscadal Eorpach. D’úsáid na daltaí ceamara dróin DJI agus ceamara Canon DSLR agus bhí an fhoireann agus na daltaí de chuid Choláiste Choilm Thulach Mhór an-sásta leis na torthaí.

• Táimid ag leanúint ar aghaidh le forbairt scileanna foghlama féin-treoraithe na daltaí trí obair thionscadail gurb éigean do na daltaí a dhéanamh sa bhaile nó sa leabharlann áitiúil.

• Eispéireas iontach a bhí i gceist sa Dhúshlán ‘Mathletes’ i mBaile Uí Mhatháin dár ndaltaí agus d’éirigh leis an bhfoireann an tríú háit a bhaint amach.

• Chuirimid an tionscadal a rinneamar ar Mhóineach Chlóirthigh, ‘A Look on Nature’, isteach chuig Gradam Comhshaolaí Óg UNESCO agus shocraíomar roinnt ceamaraí i gCoill Dhúire chun an fiadhúlra a thaifeadadh inti. Tá an tionscadal ar siúl faoi láthair.


Dámhachtain DCC (QQI) Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a Bronnadh in 2017

• Mórdhámhachtainí QQI Leibhéal 4 7

• Teastais do Chomhchodanna QQI Leibhéal 4 10

• Dámhachtain Leibhéal 3 DCC (QQI) 1

• Teastais do Chomhchodanna DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 3 1

Cúrsaí atá ar fáil• Teastas QQI Leibhéal 3 i

Scileanna Gnóthaithe Poist

• QQI Leibhéal 4 Foghlama Ginearálta

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Faisnéis faoin Ionad/faoin tSeirbhísIs éard atá i gceist le cúrsaí Oideachais Phobail ná deiseanna a chur ar fáil do dhaoine óga chun na riachtanais foghlama

atá orthu a shainaithint agus chun fáil amach faoina bpobal acusan féin. Is féidir roinnt cuspóir a bheith i gceist sna Cláir

Oideachas Pobail, dála an rannpháirteachas pobail a spreagadh, plé leis an aonrú sóisialta, dul i gcomhar le haoisigh

leochaileacha, agus/nó ceist riachtanais oideachais a phlé. Is é an éiteas atá sa chlár ná an t-ionchuimsiú sóisialta a chur

chun cinn agus dul i gcomhar le daoine fásta a bhfuil míbhuntáiste shóisialta ar leith ag baint leo. De ghnáth, bíonn na

cúrsaí ar siúl ar feadh idir 6 agus 8 seachtaine ar fad tréimhse agus bíonn ar a laghad deichniúr ag freastal orthu.

Líon na nDaltaí:587 (Fireann: 120, Baineann: 467)

Cúrsaí atá ar fáil

Spriocanna bainte amach/Imeachtaí in 2017 • Saothraíodh i gcompháirt le gníomhaireachtaí áitiúla ar fud an dá chontae ar nós an HSE, DSP, Comhpháirtíocht

Laoise, Cuideachta Forbartha Áitiúil Uíbh Fhailí, Gluaiseacht an Lucht Siúil in Uíbh Fhailí, Comhpháirtíocht

Spóirt Laoise, Comhairle Contae Uíbh Fhailí, Ionaid Teaghlaigh agus Acmhainní chun cúrsaí a sholáthar.

• Glacadh páirt i dtacaíocht a thabhairt don Chomhaontas Aoisbhá i Laois agus in

Uíbh Fhailí agus don Tionscadal de chuid Éire Folláin in Uíbh Fhailí.

• Oibríodh i ndlúthchomhar le grúpaí sheideanna na bhfear ar fud Laoise agus Uíbh Fhailí.

• Tugadh tacaíocht do thionscnamh nua, i gcomhar le comhpháirtíocht Laoise,

chun dul i bhfeidhm le daoine atá faoi mhíchumas trí mheáin an cheoil agus na

hamhránaíochta. Tá an tionscnamh seo bunaithe faoin ainm Sing for Joy.

• Ceapadh Kathleen Dunne ina éascaitheoir Oideachais Phobail

do Laois agus Uíbh Fhailí i mí Lúnasa 2017.

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Phort Laoise, Tower Hill, Port Laoise, Co. Laoise Áisitheoir Oideachais Phobail: Kathleen Dunne Fón: 05786 618908 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

Seirbhís um Oideachas Pobail

• Ealaín

• Ealaín & Ceardaíocht

• TF Bunúsach (ríomhairí)

• Buiséadú

• Cothabháil Chairr

• TCI - Teiripe Chognaíoch

Iompraíochta

• Cócaireacht

• Scríbhneoireacht Chruthaitheach

• Cróiseáil

• DFÉ (Déan Féin é)

• Drámaíocht

• Drumaí do Thosaitheoirí

• Cóiriú Bláthanna

• Garraíodóireacht

• Giotár do Thosaitheoirí

• An Cúram Gruaige &

An Stíleáil Gruaige

• Conas tairbhe is mó a

bhaint as d’fhón póca

• Conas an tIdirlíon a úsáid

• Cniotáil

• Forás Pearsanta

• Potaireacht

• Fuáil & Gúnadóireacht

• Deisiú Inneall Beag

• Cumhdaitheoireacht/ Maisiú Intí

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Ascaill na Siúrach Seanán, Éadan Doire, Co. Uíbh Fhailí Teagmháil: Lorraine O’Neill Fón: 046 9732091 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

Faisnéis faoin Ionad/faoin tSeirbhís Tairgeann Lárionad FET Éadan Doire réimse roghanna do luathfhágálaithe scoile ag leibhéil 3 & 4 QQI ar an CNC. I measc

na roghanna seo, áirítear; Ógtheagmháil, An Tionscnamh chun Filleadh ar an Oideachas; agus an Litearthacht. Ceapadh

Lorraine O Neill ina bainisteoir lárionaid ar an Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna in Éadan Doire i mí na Samhna 2017.

Creidiúnú Sa bhliain 2017 bhí:

• 92 Teastas Comhpháirte ag Leibhéal 3 agus 4 QQI.

• Fuair 5 daltaí Mórdhámhachtain QQI ag Leibhéal 4.

Cúrsaí atá ar fáil • Scileanna Gnóthaithe Poist DCCÉ Leibhéal 3

• Foghlaim Ghinearálta DCCÉ Leibhéal 4

• Clár an Phas Sábháilteachta.

• Oiliúint Ar Láimhsiú Sábháilte.

• An Clár agus an Tástáil ar líne um Bia Sábháilte

Soláthar Nua in 2017 • Clár Nua Litearthachta (SNIP) chun tacaíocht a

thabhairt do dhaltaí a léiríonn laige maidir le

hÁbhair Litearthachta.


Spriocanna bainte amach/

Imeachtaí in 2017• Gaisce

• An Líonra um Fhiontraíocht Múinteoireachta (LFM)

• Siúlóidí seachtainiúla i bFeirm Ghaoithe Mount Lucas

• 16 Márta - Turas Rothair timpeall Loch na Buaraí

• 6 Meitheamh - Ionad Fóillíochta Chúil an tSúdaire

• 13 Meitheamh - Ionad Fóillíochta Chúil an tSúdaire

• 15 Meitheamh - Díolachán Cácaí LFM ar son

Little Wishes

• 22 Meán Fómhair – Treabhadh

• 17 Deireadh Fómhair - Lárionad Oideachais

Lasmuigh Bhiorra mar chuid de Biz-Camp LFM

• 23 Deireadh Fómhair – Lá Gradam san Ionad

• 15 Samhain – Cóisir Réaltachta Fhíorúil

• 7 Nollaig - Aonach Ceirde Chumann Ríoga Bhaile

Átha Cliath

• 14 Nollaig – Turas Aimsir na Nollag

• 21 Nollaig 2017 - Ceol Carúl

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Faisnéis faoin Ionad/faoin tSeirbhísTairgeann Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Mhóinteach Mílic réimse clár oideachasúil agus gairmiúil

pearsanta don phobal agus don chontae áitiúil. Áirítear leis na bpríomhchláir atá ann faoi láthair ná:

Líon na nDaltaí: 20

Cúrsaí atá ar fáilLe hÓgtheagmháil, tairgtear roghanna do luathfhágálaithe scoile ag QQI Leibhéil 3 agus 4 ar an NFQ. Is éard is

aidhm leis an gclár chun na croí-scileanna a theastaíonn don fhoghlaim, agus chun na daltaí a ullmhú chun

breisoideachas, oiliúint agus fostaíocht a chur chun cinn.

QQI Cúram agus Oideachas na Luath-Óige: ina soláthraítear cúrsa oscailte d’aosaigh ar mian leo teacht ar ais

san oideachas, agus fostaíocht a shlánú in earnáil an chúraim leanaí ag obair le leanaí idir breith agus 6 bliana.

Cuireann an tSeirbhís Litearthachta d’Aosaigh seirbhís for-rochtain ar fáil don Lárionad Mhóinteach Mílic

d’aosaigh ar fud Laoise agus Uíbh Fhailí ar mian leo a gcuid léitheoireachta, scríbhneoireachta, litrithe agus mata

nó scileanna ríomhaireachta a fheabhsú.

Dámhachtain DCC (QQI) Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a Bronnadh in 2017 • QQI Leibhéal 3 i Scileanna Gnóthaithe Poist

• QQI Leibhéal 4 i Scileanna Gnóthaithe Poist

• QQI Leibhéal 5 - Cúram agus Oideachas na Luath-Óige

Spriocanna bainte amach/Imeachtaí in 2017• Tionscnaimh Oiliúna Áitiúla - Leibhéal 4 DDC sa Tacaíocht Lónadóireachta

• an Tionscnamh um Fhilleadh ar an Oideachas - QQI Leibhéal 5 - Cúram agus Oideachas na Luath-Óige

• Nochtaigh an Clár Ógfhiontraíochta den Líonra um Fhiontraíocht Múinteoireachta (LFM) gnéithe éagsúla den

Fhorbairt agus Bainistíocht Ghnó do na foghlaimeoirí. B’éigean do na foghlaimeoirí seift ghnó a fhorbairt,

agus gnólacht a bhunú, bunaithe ar an seift smaointe sin. Ina theannta sin, b’éigean dóibh margaíocht a

dhéanamh ar an ngnó agus tuiscint a bheith acu ar conas costáil a dhéanamh agus an baint atá aige sin

leis an mbrabús. Táimid ag súil go mór ar a bheith ag leanúint ar aghaidh leis an gclár seo an bhliain seo

chugainn toisc gur mór an tairbhe a bhí sa tionscnamh seo, measaimid, dár ndaltaí go léir.

• Clár an Tionscnaimh um Riachtanais Oideachais Speisialta (SENI): Cheadaigh SENI do thairiscint cláir

mheantóireachta do gach dalta sa lárionad. Soláthar seisiún meantóireachta rialta agus forbairt plean gnímh

aonair (IAP) lenar ceadaíodh chun aghaidh a thabhairt go rathúil ar eochairspriocanna oideachasúla,

pearsanta agus gairmiúla.

Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Mhóinteach Mílic

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Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Chúil an tSúdaire


Tairgeann Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Chúl an tSúdaire cláir lánaimseartha agus páirtaimseartha

araon d’oideachas dara seans nó chun athoiliúint agus uasghrádú scileanna. Is é an clár lánaimseartha, an Scéim

Deiseanna Oiliúna Gairmoideachais (VTOS), an príomhchlár ag an lárionad do dhaoine dífhostaithe fadtéarmacha.

Is féidir an lárionad freastal ar dhaichead dalta faoi láthair na huaire. Is leis an Tionscnamh chun Filleadh ar

an Oideachas (BTEI) a dhéantar an soláthar páirtaimseartha a chisitiú. Ligtear leis an gcistiú sin do dhaoine a

liúntas leasa shóisialaigh a chothabháil, nó chun obair ná staidéar a dhéanamh ar bhunús páirtaimseartha.

Páirtí faofa le Teicneoirí Cuntasaíochta Éireann don Bhliain Acadúil 2017/2018 is ea

Ionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Chúil an tSúdaire. Is Lárionad Oiliúna Deimhnithe

ag Sage é an Lárionad i gcomhar le Teicneoirí Cuntasaíochta na hÉireann.

Cláir Chreidiúnaithe QQI 2017 Lánaimseartha agus Páirtaimseartha

• QQI Leibhéal 4 - Filleadh ar an bhFoghlaim agus

rochtain ar scileanna oifige

• QQI Leibhéal 5 - Tacaíocht Cúraim Shláinte

• QQI Leibhéal 5 - Riarachán Oifige

• An Ardteistiméireacht

Páirtaimseartha Amháin


rochtain ar Scileanna Oifige

• QQI Leibhéal 5 - Cúram agus Oideachas na Luath-Óige



Duaiseanna Sainchuspóra

• Teastas do Theicneoirí Cuntasaíochta (Bliain Amháin)

• Dioplóma do Theicneoirí Cuntasaíochta (Dhá

Bhliain móide Taithí Oibre)

Dámhachtain DCC (QQI) Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a Bronnadh in 2017 Mórdhámhachtain


rochtain ar Scileanna Oifige, 7 nGradam

• QQI Leibhéal 5 - Cúram agus Oideachas na Luath-

Óige, 8 nGradam

• QQI Leibhéal 5 - Tacaíocht Cúraim Shláinte, 17

nGradam

• QQI Leibhéal 5 - Riarachán Oifige, 2

• Dámhachtain Chomhpháirte

• DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 4, 50 Gradam

Clár Neamh QQI Duaiseanna Sainchuspóra

• Teastas do Theicneoirí Cuntasaíochta, 9 dTeastas

• Dioplóma do Theicneoirí Cuntasaíochta, 6 Theastas

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Faisnéis faoin Ionad/faoin tSeirbhísTairgeann Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Phort Laoise réimse cuimsitheach cúrsaí idir an fhoghlaim

pháirtaimseartha agus staidéar lánaimseartha, ag dul i dtreo an ard-oideachais, na hoiliúna nó na fostaíochta.

Líon na nDaltaí:Lánaimseartha: 51 Páirtaimseartha: 1,086

Cúrsaí atá ar fáilCuireann an tSeirbhís Litearthachta d’Aosaigh raon de chláir ar fáil, lena n-áirítear: Bunchláir Litearthachta &

Uimhearthachta, an Béarla do Chainteoirí Teangacha Eile (Ranganna ESOL), Cláir TF agus an Ardteistiméireacht.

Clár Ógtheagmhála (25 mac léinn): Tairgeann Ógtheagmháil réimse roghanna do luathfhágálaithe scoile ag

leibhéil 3 & 4 QQI ar an NFQ. Is éard is aidhm leis an gclár chun na croí-scileanna a theastaíonn don fhoghlaim,

agus chun na daltaí a ullmhú chun breisoideachas, oiliúint agus fostaíocht a chur chun cinn.

Dámhachtain DCC (QQI) Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a Bronnadh in 2017 • Mórdhámhachtain DCC (QQI) L3 – (3)

• Teastais Chomhpháirte DCC (QQI) L3 – (6)

• Teastais Chomhpháirte DCC (QQI) L4 – (9)

Tá cúrsa páirtaimseartha Leibhéal 4 BTEI Scileanna Fostaíochta curtha ar fáil dóibh siúd atá ag iarraidh post a

fháil nó leanúint ar aghaidh chun breisoideachas a fháil i PLC nó trí VTOS leibhéal 5. Leis sin, ligtear do dhaoine

a liúntas leasa shóisialaigh a chothabháil, nó chun obair ná staidéar a dhéanamh ar bhunús páirtaimseartha.


Teagmháil: Lisa McEvoy, Bainisteoir an Lárionaid Fón: 057 86 61338 Ríomhphost: [email protected] / [email protected]

Teagmháil: Anne Malone, Comhordaitheoir Ógtheagmhála Fón: 05786 81005 / 085 8773746 Ríomhphost: [email protected] / [email protected]

Cnoc an Túir, Port Laoise, Co. Laoise

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Cúrsaí atá ar fáil • Cláir litearthachta DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 2-3

• Ranganna ESOL/ Béarla

• Ríomhairí Bunúsach

• An Ardteistiméireacht

• Clár Leibhéal 4 Scileanna Fostaíochta

• Leibhéal 5 Fáilteachas (VTOS)

• Cláir um Scileanna don Saol Oibre

• Cúrsaí oíche (Cúrsaí Féinmhaoinitheacha agus

cúrsaí sainchaitheamh aimseartha neamh-creidiúnaithe)

Soláthar Nua in 2017 • Scileanna Idirlín Leibhéal 3

• Teicneolaíocht na Meán Digiteach Leibhéal 4

• Maoinigh an tSeirbhís Litearthachta d’Aosaigh clár feasachta maidir leis an tsláinte d’Ógtheagmháil agus

don Choláiste Oiliúna Phobail i Laois agus Uíbh Fhailí. Ag sin, cuireadh foghlaimeoirí ar a gcumas a scileanna

litearthachta a fheabhsú tríd an tsláinte agus an bhfolláine.

Spriocanna bainte amach/Imeachtaí in 2017• Rinneadh raon seirbhísí de chuid BOOLUF a chónascadh i mbliana in Ionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna

Phort Laoise. In 2017, Cuireadh Seirbhís Litearthachta d’Aosaigh ar siúl in Ionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna

Phort Laoise, chomh maith le Gairmthreoir, Oideachas Pobail, Scileanna Réigiúnacha don Comhordaitheoir

Oibre agus chomh maith leis sin tugadh fáilte san chuig an foirgneamh roimh Ógtheagmháil Phort Laois, an

rannóg earcaíochta de BOOLUF, an cúrsa Fáilteachais (VTOS) agus Ceolscoil Laoise.

• Clár Fiontraíochta Ógra NTFE: Ba iad Claire Ghrehan agus Mary Troy a chuir an clár seo ar fáil. Chuir sé mic

léinn ar a gcumas gnólacht a bhunú agus coincheap a chruthú. Ina theannta sin, b’éigean dóibh margaíocht

a dhéanamh ar an ngnó agus tuiscint a bheith acu ar conas costáil a dhéanamh agus an baint atá aige sin

leis an mbrabús. Rinne mac léinn dár gcuid ionadaíocht ar son PYEC ag duaiseanna NFTE i dTulach Mhór.

Táimid ag súil go mór ar a bheith ag leanúint ar aghaidh leis an gclár seo an bhliain seo chugainn toisc gur

mór an tairbhe a bhí sa tionscnamh seo, measaimid, dár ndaltaí go léir.

• Machnamh agus Clár Bainistithe Struis: Ba ghrúpa beag 8 daltaí a dhear agus a ghlac rannpháirt ann, faoi

dhó in aghaidh na seachtaine i ranganna um thráthnóna le teagascóir sa lárionad. Ba chlár céimnithe é an

Headspace Programme sin, inar ceadaíodh do dhaltaí chun dul i dtaithí ar bhunphrionsabail an mhachnaimh,

agus ag an am céanna chun foghlaim conas faoiseamh a fháil ón strus ina ngnáthshaol laethúil.

Cláir Chreidiúnaithe QQI 2017 • Lánaimseartha agus Páirtaimseartha

• Teastas QQI Leibhéal 3 i Scileanna Gnóthaithe Poist

• Scileanna Gnóthaithe Poist DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 4


rochtain ar scileanna oifige



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• Clár Gairmthreorach: Ceapadh Treoraí Acmhainneach chun tacú le cláir reatha an ullmhaithe do ghairme,

taithí oibre agus pleanáil ghairme sa lárionad. Tairgeadh tacaíocht aonair do dhaltaí le gach gné d’ullmhú

a ngairme, tugadh tacaíocht leo chun dul ar aghaidh agus soláthraíodh scileanna agus eolas dóibh chun

gairmréim nó slí oiliúna a aithint dóibh féin.

• Clár an Tionscnaimh um Riachtanais Oideachais Speisialta (SENI): Cheadaigh SENI do thairiscint cláir

mheantóireachta do gach dalta sa lárionad. Soláthar seisiún meantóireachta rialta agus forbairt plean

gnímh aonair (IAP) lenar ceadaíodh chun aghaidh a thabhairt go rathúil ar eochairspriocanna oideachasúla,

pearsanta agus gairmiúla.

• Bogscileanna: Áiríodh Clár Bogscileanna le tráthchlár an lárionaid. Ghlac gach ball foirne rannpháirt ag

seachadadh an chláir, ag cur le chéile ábhar teagaisc agus foghlama, pleananna ceachtanna ón gclár

bogscileanna MASS, agus nascadh le Creatlach Bogscileanna Ógtheagmhála. Áiríodh leis na heochair-

bhogscileanna ar ar díríodh inspreagadh, béasa, iompair agus dearcthaí, agus an chumarsáid.

• Clár Litearthachta & Uimhearthachta: Rinneadh measúnú ar dhaltaí ag baint úsáide as an gCóras BKSB

faoi dhó in aghaidh na bliana. Múnlaíodh clár agus pleananna na dteagascóirí leis an tástáil. Tairgeadh

tacaíocht 1:1 leis an gclár do na foghlaimeoirí ina gclár.

• Pas Sábháilteachta: Rinne roinnt daltaí pas sábháilteachta tríd an gclár Ógtheagmhála. Leis sin, cuireadh ar

a gcumas iad leanúint ar aghaidh go tapa agus fostaíocht a fháil sa cheantar áitiúil.

• Chuir an fhoireann in Ionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Phort Laoise Tráth na gCeist Boird um Aimsir na

Nollag a raibh daoine ó na seirbhísí uile atá lonnaithe san ionad ag glacadh páirt ann ar an oíche. I measc

na boird a cuireadh le chéile ann bhí foireann ó na rannáin litearthachta agus earcaíochta, bhí foghlaimeoirí

litearthachta ann, chomh maith le foghlaimeoirí agus baill foirne ó Ógtheagmháil.

• Chuir baill foirne ó Ionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Phort Laoise Scairt Daidí na Nollag ar siúl chomh

maith le Lá Geansaí Nollag i mí na Nollag i dtaca le LOFFA.

• Aistear Thar Sáile: Eagraíodh aistear chun na Spáinne in 2017. D’fhreastail 16 daltaí ar thuras 3 lá go dtí

Barcelona agus Salou. I measc na mbuaicphointí áirítear an turas ailtireachta den a rinneadh ar bhus ar an

gCathair, ar an Uisceadán, ar an staidiam Oilimpeach agus ar an bPáirc Uisce.

Aoichainteoirí• Tá roinnt mhaith aoichainteoirí atá tar éis teacht isteach go dtí Ógtheagmháil le linn na bliana. I measc na

topaicí a pléadh, áirítear:

• Ceardlann scríbhneoireachta cruthaitheach /filíochta

• Caint ar fheasacht i leith drugaí le haghaidh mac léinn

• Caint faoin bPóilíniú Pobail

• Comhairle na nÓg

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LÁRIONAD OIDEACHAIS PHRíOSúN PHORT LAOISE

Bóthar Bhaile Átha Cliath, Port Laoise, Co. Laoise.

Múinteoir Maoirseachta: Mark Kavanagh


Faisnéis faoin Ionad/faoin tSeirbhísIs é ETB Laoise agus Uíbh Fhailí a sholáthraíonn seirbhísí oideachais i bPríosún Phort Laoise agus Lár na Tíre. Is

iad an litearthacht, an uimhearthacht agus an soláthar bunoideachais ghinearálta an tosaíocht, agus cuirtear

cláir oideachais forleathana ar fáil arb iondúil go gcloíonn siad le cur chuige breisoideachais. Cuirtear cláir in

oiriúint chun éagsúlacht na bpríosúnach agus cineál casta an tsaoil sa phríosún a léiriú. Bíonn cúrsaí Teastais

Shóisearaigh agus Ardteistiméireachta, agus cláir QQI idir Leibhéal 1 agus 6, ar fáil.

Líon na nDaltaí in 2017: 1532

Creidiúnú gnóthaithe Scrúduithe Stáit

An Ardteistiméireacht: 8 n-Ábhar, 15 daltaí

An Teastas Sóisearach: 2 Ábhar, 8 mac léinn

LÁRIONAD OIDEACHAIS PHRíOSúIN LÁR TíRE

Bóthar Bhaile Átha Cliath, Port Laoise, Co. Laoise.

Múinteoir Maoirseachta: Deirdre Dowling


Lárionad Oideachais Phríosúin

c r e i d i ú n ú Q Q i• 18 Teastas Comhpháirte ag Leibhéal 1 QQI

/ 2 Mórdhámhachtain ag Leibhéal 1 QQI




/ 9 Mórdhámhachtain ag QQI Leibhéal 3



• 52 Teastas Comhpháirte ag Leibhéal 5 QQI / 2

Mórdhámhachtain ag Leibhéal 5 QQI

c r e i d i ú n ú e i l e • Coláiste Oscailte – 5 foghlaimeoirí

• Ollscoil Oscailte – 13 foghlaimeoirí

• Acadamh Ríoga Ceoil na

hÉireann – 6 foghlaimeoirí

• Bord Comhlachtaí na gCeolscoileanna

Ríoga - 10 bhfoghlaimeoir

• Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann – 11

foghlaimeoirí: An Ceol

• Rockskool – 7 fhoghlaimeoirí: An Ceol

• An Chros Dhearg – 43 foghlaimeoirí:

Clár na Croise Deirge

• Clár um do Ghnó Féin a Chur ar Bun i

bpáirtíocht le Bord Fiontar Laoise - 18 Mac Léinn

• Cumann na nOifigeach Sláinte Comhshaoil – 10

foghlaimeoirí ar chúrsa Sláinteachais Bhia

• Ceadúnas Eorpach Tiomána Ríomhairí - 4 daltaí

• Dámhachtain Gaisce - 12 bhuaiteoir boinn

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Tá na seirbhísí oiliúna a chuirimid ar fáil dírithe ar fhoghlaimeoirí den chuid is mó - bíodh siadsan fostaithe nó

dífhostaithe - chun na scileanna agus na hinniúlachtaí a fhorbairt a chuireann leis an bhfostaíocht, leis an dul

chun cinn gairme agus le caighdeán na beatha.

Cuireann BOOLUF Seirbhís comhtháite breisoideachais agus Oiliúna do mhuintir Laoise agus Uíbh Fhailí - oibríonn a

chraobh oiliúna go dlúth i gcomhar le luathfhágálaithe scoile, le daoine atá faoi mhíchumas, le pobail áitiúla, leosan

atá is faide ón margadh fostaíochta, daoine dífhostaithe go fadtéarmach, daoine atá fostaithe agus atá ag iarraidh

uas-sciliú nó ath-sciliú, agus i gcomhar le ionadaithe ón tionscal agus ó bhfostóirí áitiúla. Is í an príomhaidhm atá

againn ná daoine a thacú agus iad a chur ar a gcumas na scileanna a fháil atá de dhíth le haghaidh post (san achar

ama is beaga gur féidir) agus ag an am céanna freagair don easpa scileanna a mheasann fostóirí i Laois agus in Uíbh

Fhailí a bheith ann chomh maith le ionadaithe ón tionscal ar bhonn réigiúnach agus náisiúnach.

Tá an Breisoideachas agus an Oiliúint in Éirinn ag – is iliomadach agus ilghnéítheach iad na riachtanais díobhsan

atá ag fáil seirbhísí agus fágann sé sin go bhfuil orainn freagairt sholúbtha, nuálaíoch a thabhairt air sin. Tá

BOOLUF tar éis dul leis an samhail soláthair atá dírithe ar an bhfoghlaimeoir agus ar thorthaí, atá cruthaithe de

réir fianaise a thagann chun cinn trí chomhairle dhíreach agus comhairliúchán le páirtithe agus le fostóirí, le

foghlaimeoirí agus le soláthraithe seirbhíse eile.

D’fhéadfá a mhaí gurb é an bua is mó atá BOOLUF ná an toilteanas agus an cumas atá againn dul i ngleic leis

an gcomhpháirtíocht, agus chun ceannasaíocht a glacadh uirthi - agus ag teacht sna sála air sin go bhfuil muid

oscailte do smaointe nua agus do chur chuige nuálaíochta.

Tá BOOLUF sásta gurb é an cur chuige seo an bealach is fearr chun na dúshláin a bhaineann leis an dífhostaíocht

íseal (agus an toradh a bhíonn aige sin ar an earcaíocht), borradh íseal sna deiseanna fostaíochta atá ann ar

sa dúiche áitiúil, leibhéal níos doimhne de riachtanais na bhfoghlaimeoirí (rud a fhágann gur gá cur chuige

comhtháite, dírithe ar níos mó ná forbairt scileanna teicniúla amháin) a shárú - agus iad sin go léir i gcomhthéacs

an bagairt atá i gceist le Brexit, cé nach cinnte cad é a bheidh i gceist leis sin fós.

Ag seo, sna leathanaigh seo a leanas, léirítear roghbhlúire de na Seirbhísí Oiliúna éagsúla atá ann - Printíseachtaí/

Oiliúint Phobail/ Oiliúint ar Conradh/ Seirbhísí d’Fhostóirí/ Lárionad Oiliúna Náisiúnta um Fhoirgníocht Mount

Lucas - agus na seirbhísí a cuireadh ar fáil le linn 2017.

Seirbhísí Oiliúna

Oifigí Riaracháin, Bóthar an Droma, Port Laoise, Co. Laoise Teagmháil: Padraig Boland, Bainisteoir Seirbhísí OiliúnaFón: (057) 861530 0r 087 9155394 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

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Seirbhísí Printíseachta

Faisnéis faoin Ionad/faoin tSeirbhísIs é an printíseacht an bealach aitheanta lena gcuirtear oiliúint ar dhaoine le bheith ina gceardaithe nó ina mbaill den

lucht gairme in Éirinn. Clár oideachais agus oiliúna san áit oibre agus sa seomra ranga is ea é atá faoi thionchar an

éilimh, le haghaidh daoine atá dífhostaithe, agus a bhfuil mar sprioc aige na scileanna atá de dhíth ag an printíseach

chun riachtanais an tionscail agus an mhargaidh fostaíochta a shásamh. Tá curaclam na gclár printíseachta go léir

bunaithe ar chaighdeáin aonfhoirmeacha, réamh-shainithe atá socraithe agus aontaithe sa tionscal. Tá printíseachta

ar fáil faoi láthair na huaire agus tá siad á bhforbairt thar raon fairsing de thionscail agus d’earnála.

Líon na mac léinn In 2017, rinneadh 120 printíseach nua a chlárú san iomlán (40 sa tógáil, 37 leictreoir, 14 san innealtóireacht, 2 sna

seirbhísí airgeadais agus 27 sa léinn mótair). In Eanáir 2017 bhí 225 printíseach fostaithe i gceantar Laoise & Uíbh

Fhailí. Rinneadh an líon sin a mhéadú go 310 printíseach beo faoi Eanáir ‘18, is ionann é sin agus a rá go raibh

borradh de 38% faoi líon na bprintíseach. Cuireadh 32 printíseach le bheith teistithe faoin DCC (QQI) in 2017. Le

linn na bliana bhí 175 fostóirí againn a bhí ag earcú printísigh i gceantar Laoise & Uíbh Fhailí. Bhí 264 cuairt

monatóireachta a rinne fostóirí san iomlán i 2017.

Cúrsaí atá ar fáil Printíseach Ceirde – Tá Printíseachtaí Ceirde ar fáil sna hearnála Tógála, Leictreacha, Innealtóireachta agus Mótair.

Is córas modúlach é an córas printíseachta ceirde atá bunaithe ar chaighdeáin lena gcuimsítear seacht gcéim

ailtéarnacha d’oiliúint agus forbairt ar agus lasmuigh den láthair oibre. Trí chéim lasmuigh den láthair oibre agus

ceithre chéim ar an láthair oibre atá i gceist leis na céimeanna ailtéarnacha den oiliúint siúd. Ní mhaireann na trí

chéim laistigh den láthair oibre níos faide ná 40 seachtain, go hiondúil.

Teagmháil: Niamh Desmond, Comhairleoir Oiliúna SinsearachFón: (057) 86 71544 Fón Póca: 085 2541789 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

Teagmháil: Sandra Doyle, Comhairleoir Oiliúna SinsearachFón: (057) 86 71545 Fón Póca: 085 8598413 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

BOOLUF, Seirbhísí Oiliúna, Oifigí Riaracháin, Bóthar an Droma, Port Laoise, Co. Laoise

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Soláthar nua in 2017 Tá réimse de phrintísceachtaí nua atá ann ó 2016 i leith, agus tá roinnt sa bhreis ar sin atá le bheith curtha i gcrích in

2018 agus idir sin agus 2020. Leis an chineál nua de phrintíseach siúd is féidir dámhachtain a bhaint amach ar leibhéal

idir Leibhéal 5 agus Leibhéal 10 ar an gCreat Náisiúnta Cáilíochtaí. Tá raon d’fhad d’idir dhá bhliain agus ceithre

bliana i gceist leis na printíseachtaí nua agus is féidir an oiliúint ar an láthair oibre a chur i gcrích ar bhealaí éagsúla

lena n-áirítear blocscaoileadh, uair nó dhó sa tseachtain agus/nó trí seachadadh ar líne. Bíonn riachtanais iontrála

ar leith ag gach uile phríntíseach. Tá BOOLUF tar éis forbairt printíseachtaí nua faoi cheannaireacht an tionscail

a thapú. Faoi láthair na huaire tá printísigh dár gcuid atá ag tabhairt Céim BA Onórach chun críche i gCleachtas

an Árachais (Leibhéal 8), innealtóireacht leictreach tionscail (Leibhéal 7), Teicneoir Cuntasaíochta (Leibhéal 6) agus

Commis Chef (Leibhéal 6).

Dámhachtain DCC (QQI) Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a Bronnadh in 2017• Cuireadh 32 phrintíseach isteach chuig DCC (QQI) le haghaidh Cháilíocht Sainteastais Leibhéal 6 Ceirde

Spriocanna bainte amach/Imeachtaí in 2017• Táthar tar éis ceirdeanna a chur ar fáil do phrintísigh nuachláraithe tríd an tSeirbhís Litearthachta d’Aosaigh

agus tá 18 bprintíseach tar éis dóibh tairbhe a bhaint amach as an tseirbhís sin. Tá tacaíochtaí foghlama breise

á dtairiscint do phrintísigh a bhfuil deacrachtaí foghlama acu dála an disléicse.

• Ghlac printíseach pluiméireachta baininn Ailbhe Lacey páirt i bhfeachtas caidrimh poiblí chun an

rannpháirteachas baininn i bprintíseachtaí ceirde a chur chun cinn. Rinneadh tráchtaireacht uirthi ar na meáin

shóisialta de chuid BOOLUF, sna nuachtáin áitiúla agus tríd Seirbhísí Printíseachta SOLAS.

• Cuireadh fógraíocht ghinearálta ag déanamh bolscaireacht ar phrintíseachtaí ceirde agus ar phrintíseachtaí

iar-2016 i gceantar Laoise & Uíbh Fhailí trí na meáin shóisialta, ar nuachtáin réigiúnacha agus ar fógraí ar

Midlands 103 Radio. Ardaíodh feasacht ar phrintíseachtaí ag Margaí Gairme & ag Laethanta Oscailte chomh

maith le trí idirghabháil leanúnach le scoileanna dara leibhéal.

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Oiliúint Phobail

Faisnéis faoin Ionad/faoin tSeirbhísOibríonn BOOLUF i gcomhar le soláthraithe tánaisteacha chun oiliúint a chur ar fáil i bpobail áitiúla dóibhsean atá

faoin míbhuntáiste is mó nó a bhfuil an bac is suntasaí curtha ina n-aghaidh chun páirt a ghlacadh i margadh an

tsaothair agus a bhfuil tacaíochtaí breise de dhíth orthu chun teistas a bhaint amach agus chun leanúint ar aghaidh

lena gcuid oiliúna, oideachais nó fostaíochta. Cuirtear seo i gcrích i bpáirtíocht leis na soláthraithe seo a leanas:

Lárionad Oiliúna Pobail Feidhmíonn BOOLUF i gcomhpháirtíocht le hIonad Oiliúna Pobail Thulach Mhór chun oiliúint phobalbhunaithe don

lucht luathfágála scoile mar chuid den chlár Ógtheagmhála náisiúnta. Is eagrais neamhspleácha pobalbhunaithe

iad na Lárionaid Oiliúna Pobail a sholáthraíonn oiliúint agus tacaíochtaí gaolmhara do luathfhágálaithe scoile idir

aoiseanna 16 – 21 bliain den chuid is mó a d’fhág an scoil gan cáilíochtaí foirmiúla ná le cinn neamhchríochnaithe.

Táthar ag feabhsú na gclár ag an lárionad chun aird níos mó a dhíriú ar fhorbairt scileanna ar dócha iad bheith

oiriúnach do na deiseanna fostaíochta atá sa dúiche áitiúil. In 2017, rinne BOOLUF i gcomhar leis an mBord

Bainistíochta i dTulach Mhór, feabhas leis na saoráidí atá tar éis na deiseanna atá ann d’fhoghlaimeoirí a shaibhriú

agus soláthar iarnóna ag an ionad a éascú trí uasghrádú a dhéanamh ar an seomra TF, agus chomh maith leis sin

uile cuireadh tús le hobair ar shaoráid Innealtóireachta nua.

Tionscnamh Oiliúna Áitiúil (LTI) Is ionann clár Tionscnamh Oiliúna Áitiúil (LTI) agus clár oiliúna pobalbhunaithe a dhírítear ar dhaoine idir 16-35 bliain

d’aois a bhíonn faoi mhíbhuntáiste eacnamaíoch, sóisialta, ó thaobh na tíreolaíochta nó an oideachais de. Is í aidhm

fhoriomlán an chláir LTI ná cúnamh a thabhairt do dhaoine dífhostaithe, nach bhforáiltear dóibh trí idirghabhálacha

eile le LOETB, chun druidim i dtreo fostaíochta ach oiliúint phobalbhunaithe agus taithí oibre a sholáthar óna dtiocfaidh

cáilíochtaí aitheanta náisiúnta. D’oibrigh BOOLUF i ndlúthchomhar le Cuideachta Forbartha Áitiúil Uíbh Fhailí chun na

Cláir LTI a sheachadadh i mBiorra, Beannchar agus Éadan Doire agus le Cuideachta Comhpháirtíochta Laoise chun an

LTI Tacaíocht Lónadóireachta i Móinteach Mílic agus Scileanna Fostaíochta (Deisiúcháin agus Cothabháil) i Maighean

Rátha a chur ar fáil agus chun LTI nua ar Gnóthú Poist (Scileanna Tógála) i bPort Laoise in 2017. Chomh maith leis

sin, tá BOOLUF tar éis scrúdú a dhéanamh ar an gcur chuig tionscadail nuálaigh don LTI i roinnt pobal beag in Uíbh

Fhailí mar chuid de chlár treorach for-rochtana. Leantar leis an clár treorach seo a bheith leasuithe i bpáirtíocht le

geallsealbhóirí dála OLDC agus DEASP chun an toradh is fearr gur féidir a bhaint amach dá bhfoghlaimeoirí.

Seirbhísí Oiliúna, Oifigí Riaracháin, Bóthar an Droma, Port Laoise, Co. Laoise Teagmháil: Eileen Dunne, Oifigeach Oiliúna PobailFón: (057) 86 72999 Fón Póca: 085 8867945 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

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Clár Sain-Oiliúna (STP)Tugann LOETB conradh don Líonra Náisiúnta Foghlama chun cláir oiliúna a sheachadadh do dhaoine le míchumais.

Tairgeann na cláir sin tacaíocht níos déine ná mar a bhíonn ar fáil sa soláthar oiliúna neamh-speisialtóireachta.

Agus é ag feidhmiú as a Lárionaid Oiliúna istigh i bPort Laoise agus i dTulach Mhór is amhlaidh a sholáthraíonn

an NLN réimse sainchúrsaí a bhíonn ar fáil ag dhá leibhéal oiliúna: Réamh-Oiliúint i Scileanna (IST) agus Oiliúint

ar Sonrach do Scil í (SST). Áirítear leis an soláthar oiliúna speisialtóireachta cur chuige laistigh den lárionad,

fostóir-bhunaithe agus cumaiscthe chun cóiriú d’éilimh oiliúna na bhfoghlaimeoirí.

Líon na mac léinn Thosaigh 101 Foghlaimeoir le Tionscnaimh Oiliúna Áitiúla (LTI) in 2017.

Tá líon leanúnach gan deireadh d’fhoghlaimeoirí nua sa CTC agus sna NLN - bhí 47 foghlaimeoir sa mheán sa

CTC, 24 in NLN Phort Laoise agus 46 ag NLN Thulach Mhór le linn 2017.

Cúrsaí ar tairiscintTionscnaimh Oiliúna Áitiúil (LTI) Uíbh Fhailí: Scileanna Gnóthaithe Post, Éadan Doire; an

Ghairneoireacht, Beannchar; Slí chun Fostaíochta (Scileanna Tógála Feidhmeacha), Beannchar;

Tacaíocht Cúraim Shláinte, Biorra; scileanna Gnóthaithe Poist/ Scileanna Saoil, Clóirtheach.

Tionscnaimh Oiliúna Áitiúil (LTI) Laoise: Tacaíocht Lónadóireachta, Mhóinteach

Mílic; Scileanna Gnóthaithe Poist (Scileanna Tógála), Port Laoise.

Coláiste Oiliúna Phobail (CTC): Foghlaim Ghinearálta lena n-áirítear an Chumarsáid, an Mhatamaitic, TF

agus an Ghruagaireacht, an Scéimh, an táthúchán agus an innealtóireacht i measc modúl eile atá ar fáil.

An Líonra Náisiúnta Foghlama (NLN) Thulach Mhór: Freshstart, Scileanna Buntosaíochta, Oiliúint

Fostaí-bhunaithe, Spóirt agus Áineasa, TF trí fhoghlaim chumaisc agus Riarachán Gnó.

An Líonra Náisiúnta Foghlama (NLN) Phort Laoise: Jobstart, Transititions,

Oiliúint Fostaí-bhunaithe, TF agus an Riarachán.

Soláthar Nua in 2017 • Tionscnamh Oiliúna Áitiúil (LTI) um Scileanna Gnóthaithe Poist (Scileanna Tógála) i bPort Laoise.

• Conair i dtreo Fostaíochta (Scileanna Tógála Feidhmeacha) i Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna

Bheannchair.

• Scileanna Gnóthaithe Poist/Scileanna Saoil Tionscnamh Oiliúna Áitiúil (LTI) i gClóirtheach.

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Dámhachtain DCC (QQI) Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a Bronnadh in 2017• Seo a leanas na foghlaimeoirí a chuir tús lena gcúrsaí in 2016/2017 agus a bhain amach dámhachtain DCC

(QQI) in 2017:

• COLÁISTE OILIÚNA PHOBAIL (CTC): 9 Mórdhámhachtain agus 82 Miondámhachtain.

• An Líonra Náisiúnta Foghlama (NLN) Phort Laoise: 8 Mórdhámhachtain agus 106 Miondámhachtain.

• An Líonra Náisiúnta Foghlama (NLN) Thulach Mhór: 12 Mhórdhámhachtain agus 116 Miondámhachtain.

• Tionscnaimh Oiliúna Áitiúil (LTI) Laoise: 14 Mórdhámhachtain agus 5 Miondámhachtain.

• Tionscnaimh Oiliúna Áitiúil (LTI) Uíbh Fhailí: 30 Mórdhámhachtain agus 16 Miondámhachtain.

Spriocanna bainte amach/Imeachtaí in 2017• Chomhoibrigh BOOLUF leis an DEASP ar bhonn áitiúil chun TOÁ a chur i gcrích i mbaill dubha dífhostaíochta

ina bhfuil cur chuige tionscadail tógtha chun tacaíocht a thabhairt do na grúpaí seo.

• STP - Leis na Cláir Sain-Oiliúna (STP), táthar tar éis an ábhar atá i gcúrsaí traidisiúnta áirithe dála an Cúrsa

TF Gnó nó an Cúrsa Riaracháin chun deimhniú go bhfuil siad ábhartha agus oiriúnach i margadh an lá atá

inniu ann.

• Chomh maith leis sin, rinne BOOLUF infheistíocht shuntasach i gcur chun cinn slite nua fostaíochta teicniúla

don aos óg e.g. forbairt a dhéanamh sa Choláiste Oiliúna Phobail chun cur leis an soláthar atá ann i réimse

an innealtóireachta/ an táthaithe/meicnice.

• Mar thoradh ar an gcomhtháthú atá déanta ar an bhfhorbairt Nuálaíochta tríd an gClár NFTE i gColáiste

Oiliúna Phobail Thulach Mhór, tá foghlaimeoir Gruagaireachta & Scéimh tar éis a gnólacht smideoireachta

dá cuid féin a oscailt.

Ag cur feabhas ar an bhforbairt pobail• Tá oiliúnaithe de chuid Tionscnamh Oiliúna Áitiúil (LTI) Tógála Phort Laoise tar éis dhá áit súgartha do

leanaí a thógáil tar éis dhá carthanachta áitiúla a dheonú ina leith.

• Dheonaigh Tionscnamh Oiliúna Áitiúil (LTI) Lónadóireachta Mhóinteach Mílic tar éis fáltais dá ndíolachán

cácaí don eagraíocht áitiúil de chuid na mbailte slachtmhara.

• Tá an Coláiste Oiliúna Phobail tar éis garraí measctha de bhláthanna agus de ghlasraí a chur i gcrích, agus

balla ealaíne leis, ar thalamh bán cóngarach don ionad.

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Oiliúint ar Conradh

Faisnéis faoin Ionad/faoin tSeirbhísÁis solúbtha agus freagrach is ea an tOideachtas Conartha chun seachadadh a phlean seirbhíse Breisoideachais

agus Oiliúna i Laois agus Uíbh Fhailí a éascú. Múnlaítear an Soláthar Oiliúna faoin Oiliúint ar Conradh ag tírdhreach

an mhargaidh shaothair laistigh den dá chontae, ag éilimh shonracha na ndaoine dífhostaithe, tearfhostaithe nó

na ndaoine i bhfostaíocht óna dteastaíonn scileanna nua nó feabhsaithe. Cuirtear na cláir le chéile mar fhreagra

ar an easnamh scileanna a éilíonn na fostóirí áitiúla a bheith ann.

Líon na nDaltaí

Cúrsaí atá ar fáil • Scileanna Tógála – Oibreacha Ginearálta, Múnlóireacht agus an Cruachfhosú

• Scileanna Tógála – Meascán d’Oibreacha Ginearálta Oibríocht agus an Innealtóireacht

• Athchóiriú Feithicle - Meascán den Mhótartheicneolaíocht agus den Innealtóireacht

• An Táthúchán / An Déantúsaíocht

• An Ghairneoireacht

• An Cúram sláinte

• An Teiripe Scéimhe

• Scileanna Miondíola

Soláthar Nua in 2017 • Scileanna Tógála – Oibreacha Ginearálta, Múnlóireacht agus an Cruachfhosú

• Scileanna Tógála – Meascán d’Oibreacha Ginearálta Oibríocht agus an Innealtóireacht

• Athchóiriú Feithicle - Meascán den Mhótartheicneolaíocht agus den Innealtóireacht

Seirbhísí Oiliúna, Oifigí Riaracháin, Bóthar an Droma, Port Laoise, Co. Laoise Teagmháil: Yvonne Foy, Oifigeach um Oiliúint ar ConradhFón: (057) 86 71543 Fón Póca: 085 8773741 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

IOMLáIN DON BhLIAIN 2017LíON NA DTOSAIThEOIRí LíON NA DTAIRBhIThE LíON NA GCRíOChNAIThEOIRí

268 233 179Tabhair do d’aire go mbeidh cuid de na Cláir Oiliúna a cuireadh tús leo sa

dara leath de 2017 ag leanúint ar aghaidh in 2018, agus in a leithéid de chlár beidh na daoine faoi oiliúint sna cláir siúd ina gCríochnaitheoirí 2018

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Dámhachtain DCC (QQI) Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a Bronnadh in 2017• Scileanna Tógála in Mount Lucas

• An Tógáil Ghinearálata - Deimhniúchán City & Guilds - 107 foghlaimeoir

• An Mhúnlóireacht Ghinearálata - Deimhniúchán City & Guilds - 31 foghlaimeoir

• An Cruachfhosú - Deimhniúchán City & Guilds - 3 fhoghlaimeoir

• Scileanna Tógála – Meascán den Oibríocht Ghinearálta agus den Innealtóireacht

• Dámhachtain Shainchuspóireach sa Tógáil Ghinearálta – 14 foghlaimeoir

• EIS – 16 foghlaimeoirí:

• Teastas City & Guilds - 10 bhfoghlaimeoir

• Scileanna Miondíola – Dearbhú Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí Éireann - Teastais Chomhpháirte – 17

bhfoghlaimeoir

• Teiripe Scéimhe – Teistiú ITEC – 17 bhfoghlaimeoir

• Cúram sláinte – Mórdhámhachtain DCC (QQI) – 32 foghlaimeoir

• Teastais Chomhpháirte DCC (QQI) – 5 fhoghlaimeoir

• Deimhniúchán tríd an dTáthú – Deimhniúchán EIS – 13 fhoghlaimeoir

• Deimhniúchán City & Guilds - 11 foghlaimeoir

• Athchóiriú Feithicle – deimhniúchán in 2018

• An Ghairneoireacht – deimhniúchán in 2018

Spriocanna bainte amach/Imeachtaí in 2017• Cuireadh an Clár Oiliúna ar Scileanna Tógála don bhFostaíocht le chéile tríd an gcur chuige comhpháirtíochta,

agus is tríd an gclár sin a bronnadh na céad teistiúcháin sa mhúnlóireacht agus sa chruafhostú riamh sa tír.

Chomh maith leis sin, d’fhág sé sin go cuireadh gluaiseacht i gcrích i dtreo Teistiméireacht City & Guilds sna

réimsí agus i dtreo comhaontas idir City & Guilds agus BOOLUF.

• Mar gheall ar an gcur chuige atá ann, dírithe ar an bhfoghlaimeoir agus ar thorthaí, fágtar le cláir a thugann

scileanna gnóthaithe poist don lá atá inniu ann (agus cáilíochta bainteacha a ghlactar leo sa tionsclaíocht)

agus deimhnithe níos traidisiúnta le chéile.

• Rinne BOOLUF an rannpháirtíocht d’fhostóirí i bhforbairt clár, in earcaíocht agus i socrúcháin oibre chomh

maith le hathbhreithniú agus measúnú ar na cláir a éascú agus a thacú.

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• DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 5 Línitheoireacht Ríomhchuidithe – Seirbhísí Athchúrsáil do Chairéil, Tromall

• DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 6 - An Bhainistíocht Mhaoirseachta - Allwood, Jamestown Profiling, Alpha Wireless

• Scarbhileoga - BNM• Áiteanna Cúnga - Secto• Sábháilteacht Bia – Teach Ballyfin“I mo cháilíocht mar Bhainisteoir Acmhainní Daonna Dhiméin

Ballyfin, tá áthas orm go bhfuil an deis sin againn nasc a

dhéanamh leis an BOOLUF (LOETB). I mo cháilíocht mar an

duine ar a bhfuil an freagracht as bainistiú tallainne agus

forbairt, bhí sé go hiontach ar fad a dtacaíocht a bheith agam,

agus iad ag éisteacht lenár riachtanais, ag déanamh taighde

dúinn agus ag aimsiú oidí agus traenálaithe gairmiúla agus

oiriúnacha dúinn agus, chomh maith leis sin, ag cúnamh linn

maidir le maoiniúchán. Táimid ag súil go mór leanúint leis an

gcaidreamh seo atá eadrainn as seo amach.” Laura Gowing,

Bainisteoir Acmhainní Daonna Dhiméin Ballyfin

Dámhachtain DCC (QQI) Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a Bronnadh in 2017• DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 6 - An Bhainistíocht Mhaoirseachta – 7• DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 5 Línitheoireacht Ríomhchuidithe – 4

Spriocanna bainte amach/Imeachtaí in 2017I mí an Mhárta 2017, chuaigh BOOLUF i gcomhpháirtíocht na

Roinne Coimirce Sóisialaí agus Cuideachta Forbartha Áitiúil

Uíbh Fhailí chun Clár Jobnet a chur ar siúl i dTulach Mhór. Tá

an clár Jobnet dírithe ar daoine den lucht gairme nó céimithe

atá dífhostaithe chun cuidiú leo post a fháil. Déanann an clár

iarracht cuardaitheoirí poist a spreagadh chun margaíocht

a dhéanamh ar a gcuid scileanna agus chun foghlaim conas

caidrimh éifeacthúlachta a dhéanamh chun post a fháil. Bhí

an clár ar siúl maidin amháin sa tseachtain ar feadh tréimhse

6 seachtaine agus bhí sé dírithe ar an mbrandáil phearsanta,

ar chaidreamh, ar conas spriocanna a shocrú agus ar conas

post a aimsiú sa ré digiteach. Chomh maith leis na grúpaí

móra inar bhailigh na rannpháirtithe, chuir BOOLUF grúpaí

fócais de 6-8 ar siúl.

Seirbhísí d’Fhostóiríeirbhísí Oiliúna, Oifigí Riaracháin, Bóthar an Droma, Port Laoise, Co. Laoise Teagmháil: Jolene Hall, Oifigeach um Sheirbhísí d’Fhostóirí Fón: (057) 86 71310 Fón Póca: 085 2539167 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

Faisnéis faoin Ionad/faoin tSeirbhísCuirtear oiliúint ar fáil tríd an BOOLUF d’fhostóirí i gceantar

Laoise/Uíbh Fhailí chun na fostaithe atá acu láithreach a uas-

sciliú/ ath-sciliú. Deimhnítear dá bharr go bhfuil na cáilíochtaí de

chuid na bhfostaithe bailí agus suas chun dáta, agus cuirtear ar a

gcumas iad forchéimniú go hinmheánach laistigh den eagraíocht.

SCAIR (LOTEB):

• Déantar anailís scileanna - riachtanas ann i

gcomhar le fostóirí

• Déantar clár a fhreastalaíonn na riachtanais atá ag

teacht chun cinn a dhearadh i gcomhar le fostaithe

• Aimsítear comhréiteach le fostaithe agus foireann

araon ar an mbealach soláthair is fóirsteanaí (sa

láithreán, ar líne, san iarnóin, le linn uaireanta

oibre nó sa deireadh seachtaine).

• Déantar costas an chláir a roinnt.

• Cuirtear an clár saincheaptha ar fáil, agus

athbhreithniú agus measúnú air, leis


Cúrsaí atá ar fáil • DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 5, Autocad

• DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 6 - An Bhainistíocht Mhaoirseachta

• Ceannasaíocht Foirne Frontline

• Scarbhileoga

• Áiteanna Cúnga

• Sábháilteacht bia

• Oiliúint um Láimhsiú

Soláthar Nua in 2017 Tar éis dúinn roinnt cuideachtaí a shainaithint a raibh

riachtanais oiliúna den chineál céanna acu, in 2017,

chuireamar roinnt clár creidiúnaithe páirtaimseartha ar fáil,

agus oiliúint ar an láithreán, leis.

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Faisnéis faoin Ionad/faoin tSeirbhísTá BOOLUF tar éis a bheith ag dul i mbun dianchomhairle leis na geallsealbhóirí san earnáil tógála, Cónaidhm

Thionscal na Foirgníochta (CTF/ CFI) ina measc, chun deimhniú go bhfuil na cláir oiliúna nua in ann freagairt ar

riachtanais an tionscadail sin agus go bhfuil siad ábhartha maidiir le deiseanna fostaíochta atá ann faoi láthair

agus a mbeidh ann as seo amach. Trí chomhpháirtíocht a dhéanamh le CIF agus a chuid baill, le City & Guilds, agus

leis an Roinn Gnóthaí Fostaíochta & Coimirce Sóisialta táthar tar éis Printíseacht Tógála a fhorbairt a thugann

freagairt don easpa scileanna atá sa tionscal foirgníochta i.e. ganntanas maidir leis na ceirdeanna leathoilte a

dhéantar freagairt dó gan cur isteach ar phrintíseachtaí reatha nó beartaithe. Tá sé ar intinn go ndéanfar freagair

a thabhairt leis, ní amháin don easpa scileanna i ndisiplíní áirithe, ach go dtabharfar oiliúint i scileanna áirithe

ar fáil nach raibh le fáil sa tír seo go dtí seo.

Cúrsa Oiliúna ar Scileanna Tógála don bhFostaíocht - LÁNAIMSEARTHA Tá an cúrsa seo foirfe d’aon duine atá ag smaoineamh ar ghairm a bheith aige san earnáil Tógála. Cuimsítear

meascán d’oiliúint agus de shocrúchán oibre. Rinneadh é a dheara i gcomhairle le fostóirí san earnáil agus is í is

aidhm leis ná bunús a thabhairt do na mic léinn sa Mhúnlóireacht agus sa Chruachfhosú.

Dámhachtain: Teastas Leibhéal 2 City & Guilds san Oibríochtaí Foirgníochta, in éineacht le raon de scileanna a

dtugtar aird dóibh san earnáil lena n-áirítear: Pas Sábháilte, Láimhsiú Sábháilte agus ticéid um Dumpáil ar an

Láthair Iontrálaí nua SDST.

Scéim Deimhnithe um Scileanna Tógála (SDST) Tá deimhniúchán ar roinnt innealra agus meaisín gléasra ar fáil i Lárionad Oiliúna Náisiúnta um Fhoirgníocht

Mount Lucas.

Freastalaíonn an SDST ar na riachtanais oiliúna, meastóireachta, deimhnithe agus claruithe de na hoibrithe

neamh-cheirde san earnáil tógála. Chun ceachtar den dhá chúrsa a chríochnú, caithfidh Pas Sábháilteachta bailí

a bheith ag an té atá á dhéanamh.

Lárionad Oiliúna Náisiúnta um Fhoirgníocht, Mount Lucas

Mount Lucas, An Daingean, Co. Uíbh FhailíTeagmháil: John Kelly Bainisteoir an Lárionaid Fón: (057) 93 62564 Fón Póca: 085 8598412 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

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Clár SDST go CPCS Riarann Mount Lucas an clár malartaithe CITB UL do shealbhóirí cárta CSCS Éireannacha ar mian leo aitheantas

a fháil chun ligean dóibh chun obair sa RA agus a Chárta Oibritheora Gléara UK Blue CPCS.

Tástáil Sláinte, Sábháilteachta agus Comhshaoil.

Riartar an Tástáil RA um Sláinte Sábháilteachta agus an Comhshaoil, an scrúdú oibligeádach réamhráiteach,

anTástáil Sláinte, Sábháilteachta & Comhshaoil (HSE) na Ríochta Aontaithe a chomhlánú, arb í an tástáil

éigeantach réamhcheada í lena gcumasaítear cead isteach chun oibre ar shuíomhanna sa RA.


Cúrsaí atá ar fáil • 9 gClár faoin Scéim Teastas Scileanna Tógála, Ranganna Scileanna Tógála, Oibreacha Ginearálta,

Múnlóireachta agus Cruachfhosuithe ranganna maidir leis an Athrú RA.

Soláthar Nua in 2017 • An Mhúnlóireacht & an Cruachfhosú

Dámhachtain DCC (QQI) Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a Bronnadh in 2017• Dámhachtain Leibhéal 2 sa mhúnlóireacht, sa chruachfhosú agus sa Thógáil Ghinearálta

• Gradaim SDST Leibhéal 5 Cuspóir Speisialta i dticéid gléasra SDST

Spriocanna bainte amach/Imeachtaí in 2017• Na chéad dámhachtain riamh sa Mhúnlóireacht agus sa Chruachfhostú a bronnadh in Éirinn.

• Ionad Oideachais Mount Lucas Ionad Oiliúna - Bronnadh Duais air as Seirbhísí den Scoth san Oideachas,

Duais Oiliúint Tógála in Iris na hEarnála Poiblí.

• Clár Cigireachta an Údaráis Sláinte agus Sábháilteachta

• 2017 - laghdú tagtha ar líon na ndaoine faoi oiliúint ó 454 in 2016 go 623 an chéad bhliain ina dhiaidh.

Leagadh amach nua don láithreán agus limistéir oiliúna nua chun cáilíocht an tsoláthair a fheabhsú agus

chun cur leis borradh atá faoi líón na n-oiliúnaithe.

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Faisnéis faoin Ionad/faoin tSeirbhísTá raon fairsing de chláir, de sheirbhísí agus de thacaíochtaí oideachais agus oiliúna á gcur ar fáil do mhuintir Thulach

Mhór agus don cheantar ina thimpeall air chun foghlaimeoirí fásta de gach aon aois a chuidiú chun na spriocanna ar leith

atá acu a bhaint amach. Tá na cúrsaí páirtaimseartha agus lánaimseartha, atá go léir idir leibhéal 1 agus 6 ar an DCC (QQI),

deartha chun an foghlaimeoir a chur ar a chumas leanúint leis tríd an gcóras agus an deis fostaíochta a fháil a uasmhéadú,

leanúint ar aghaidh go dtí an t-oideachas tríú leibhéal, nó fiú amháin chun an stór eolais atá acu a fhorleathnú.

Líon na nDaltaí Lánaimseartha: 239 / Páirtaimseartha: 3,540

Cúrsaí tairgtheCúrsaí DDC (QQI) Leibhéal 1-3 sna hábhair seo a leanas:

• An Ardteistiméireacht thar 1 nó 2 bhliain: Béarla, Matamaitic, Gnó, Bitheolaíocht, Stair, Ceimic Leibhéal 5 DCC (QQI)

Foirgnimh an Chaisleáin, Sráid na Teamhrach, Tulach Mhór, Co. Uíbh FhailíTeagmháil: Michelle Shanahan, Bainisteoir an Lárionaid Fón: 057 9349424 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

Teagmháil: Eileen Kenna Quinn, Comhoidaitheoir SDOG (VTOS)Fón: (057) 9349431 Fón Póca: 0858773754 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

• Bunranganna Litearthachta & Uimhearthachta

• Ealaín & Ceardaíocht

• Ranganna ESOL

• Ríomhairí & an Teicneolaíocht Faisnéise

• Scileanna Miondíola

• Scileanna Fostaíochta

• Tacaíocht Cúraim Shláinte

• Staidéar Altranais

• Cúram leanaí

• Staidéir Ghnó

• Bainistiú an Ghnó

• Bainistiú Dlí & Sláinte

• Oibríochtaí Bialainne

• Ríomhchóras & Líonraí

• Eolaíocht Fheidhmeach

• Teicneolaíocht na hInnealtóireachta

• Cúrsaí Fóillíochta Neamh-Chreidiúnaithe (Ealaín,

Teiripe Chognaíoch Iompraíochta, Spáinnis)

• Leibhéal 4 DDC (QQI) - Rochtain ar Iar-Ardteistiméireacht

• Clár Réamh-Printíseach Leibhéal 4 DDC (QQI)

• Fáilteachas DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 5 (Tulach Mhór)

• Fáilteachas DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 5 (Port Laoise)

Soláthar nua in 2017Cuireadh na cúrsaí seo a leanas ar fáil in 2017:

• Leibhéal5DCC(QQI)BainistiúDlí&Sláinte•Leibhéal6DCC(QQI)-BainistiúanGhnó

• Leibhéal 4 DDC (QQI) - Rochtain ar Iar-Ardteistiméireacht

• Clár Réamh-Printíseach Leibhéal 4 DDC (QQI)

• Leibhéal 4 DCC (QQI) Scileanna Miondíola (Páirtaimseartha)

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T u a r a s c á i l B h l i a n T i ú i l 2 0 1 7Dámhachtain DCC (QQI) Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a Bronnadh in 2017/ Ardteistiméireacht• 54 Theastas Comhpháirte ag DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 3

• 1 Mórdhámhachtain ag DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 3

• 72 Theastas Comhpháirte ag DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 4

• 0 Mórdhámhachtainí ag DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 4

• 251 Theastas Comhpháirte ag DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 5

• 262 Mhórdhámhachtainí ag DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 5

• 47 dTeastas Comhpháirte ag DCC (QQI) Leibhéal 6

• 15 Mórdhámhachtainí ag QQI Leibhéal 6

An Ardteistiméireacht

• Rinne 10 foghlaimeoirí an Ardteistiméireacht i mí

an Mheithimh 2017

Spriocanna bainte amach/Imeachtaí in 2017• San Fhómhar, in 2017, chuirimid leis na saoráidí

atá againne ionas go bhfuil trí sheomra ranga nua

againn anois, agus Seomra Ealaíona, Ceirde agus

Cócaireachta leis.

• D’éirigh go han-mhaith linn lenár Lá Oscailte ar an

17 Bealtaine agus d’fhreastail 234 duine ann ar an lá.

• Bhí Oíche Searmanais againn ar an 19 Deireadh

Fómhair sa Bridge House Hotel, Tulach Mhór agus

fuair 242 duine a Dámhachtain DCC (QQI) ar an oíche.

• Chuireamar leis an dámhachtain Leibhéal 5 a bhfuil

tóir mhór uirthi sa bhFáilteachas i Meán Fómhair,

agus chuireamar le fáil í i bPort Laoise, d’fhorbraíomar

naisc láidre leis na hóstáin i bPort Laoise, go háirithe

an Midlands Park Hotel ina raibh deis ag na mic léinn

saoráidí an óstáin le haghaidh na seisiúin léirithe

a rinne siad ar Theicníc Chóiríochta agus Scileanna

Deochanna. I mí na Nollag 2017 riar na mic léinn

Fáilteachais ó Thulach Mhór agus ó Phort Laoise lón

Nollag d’fhoireann BOOLUF sa Midlands Part Hotel.

Coinnímid orainn an ceangail atá againn le hInstitiúid

Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Luain agus i mbliana

chaith an dá ghrúpa de dhaltaí 10 lá oiliúna sa Chistin

agus Bialann Oiliúna na nEalaíona Cócaireachta in

Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Luain. In Meán

Fómhair 2107 chuaigh 13 mac léinn a chríochnaigh

an Mórdhámhachtain Fáilteachais (VTOS & BTEI) ar

aghaidh go dtí clár Leibhéal 6, Ealaíona Cócaireachta

nó Maoirseacht Beáir in Institiúid Teicneolaíochta

Bhaile Átha Luain.

• Le linn na bliana bhí cuairteanna oideachasúla

chuig Loch na Buaraí, go dtí an Taispeántas Human

Bodies i mBaile Átha Cliath, go Tullamore Dew agus

ar shiúlóid stairiúil timpeall Thulach Mhór a thug ár

Múinteoir Staire. Chomh maith leis sin bhí tráthnóna

an-taitneamhach againn ag babhláil agus bhí lón

againn roimhe sa bhialann traenála san Ionad Oiliúna

Pobail, Cill Chruitín.

• Ag tús na bliana acadúla thógamar na foghlaimeoirí

VTOS go léir go dtí Ionad Oideachais Allamuigh Bhiorra

le haghaidh lá neartaithe foirniúlachta. Chomh maith

leis sin chuireamar Ceardlann Éiceolaíochta ar siúl do

dhaltaí na hArdteistiméireachta in OEC Bhiorra.

• Ag aimsir na Nollag d’eagraigh na mic léinn Rochtain

Iar-Ardteistiméireachta agus Réamh-Phrintíseachta

Tráth na gCeist do na mic léinn VTOS go léir mar

chuid den Mhodúl faoin Oibríocht Mheithle agus

chuir i gcrích é.

• Thógamar na mic léinn réamh-phrintíseacha dár

gcuid ar thuras go dtí Mount Lucas agus an Coláiste

Oiliúna Phobail. Tá caidreamh iontach idir sinn agus

an gColáiste Oiliúna Phobail agus tá an t-ádh é go

bhfuilimid in ann an seomra adhmadóireachta ann a

úsáid le haghaidh an mhodúil ceardaíochta adhmaid

seo againne.

• I mí Mheán Fómhair rinneamar tús a chur le

tionscnaimh le hÓgtheagmháil Chlóirthigh inar

tháinig cuid de na mic léinn go dtí an t-ionad seo

againne ar an Máirt chun freastal ar ranganna

Leibhéal 5 san Éifeachtacht Phearsanta agus sa

Phróiseáil Focal. Táthar ag súil anois go mbeidh cuid

de na mic léinn seo ag leanúint ar aghaidh go dtí

ceann de na cláir lánaimseartha Leibhéal 5 dár gcuid

in Ionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Thulach Mhór.

• Dóibhsean a chríochnaigh an Ardteistiméireacht

in 2017, lean 3 ar aghaidh go Átha Luain IT, lean

duine amháin go dtí an Clár Rochtain in Ollscoil

na hÉireann Maigh Nuad, duine amháin ar an Clár

Innealtóireachta DCC (QQI), duine amháin ar an gClár

Réamhphrintíseach agus duine amháin go dtí an Clár

Gnó páirtaimseartha atáimid ag cur ar fáil.

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Tar éis don Rannóg Ráthaithe Caighdeán a bheith bunaithe in 2016, rinneadh Oibrí Acmhainní a aistriú

isteach sa Rannóg luath in 2017 chun tacaíocht bhreise a thabhairt do na hIonaid Breisoideachais agus

Oiliúna i dtaca le soláthar seirbhíse ráthaithe caighdeáin. Anois, tuairiscíonn an tAonad um Chaighdeáin

Oiliúna den Scéim um Theastas i Scileanna Foirgníochta don Rannóg Ráthaithe Caighdeáin.

I measc na rudaí suntasacha a rinneadh sa Rannóg Dearbhuithe Cáilíochta in 2017, áirítear:

• Tabhairt i láthair agus leathadh amach don Chóras Bainistíochta Foghlaimeoirí ar an gClár

Córais Tacaíochta Foghlaimeoirí go gach Ionad agus Seirbhís Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna (FET)

- tugadh oiliúint fhairsing ar fáil don fhoireann oiriúnach go léir ar conas an córas a úsáid.

• Tabhairt i láthair agus leathadh amach don phróiseas Promhaidh Inmheánaigh a dhéanann an Rannán

Dearbhuithe Cáilíochta – ag tairiscint próiseas atá níos trédhearcaí agus níos cothrom agus ag cur na

hionaid ar a gcumas a bheith in ann níos mó am a chaitheamh chun aird a dhíriú ar na bhfoghlaimeoirí

• Rinneadh aighneachtaí ar theistiúchán maidir leis na sé bhabhta cáilitheachta DCC (QQI)

- ba iad babhtaí an Mheithimh agus babhtaí Lúnasa an dá cheann is gnóthaí.

• Bunaíodh Seirbhís Earcaíochta, atá dírithe go príomha ar fhaisnéis a chur ar fáil d’fhoghlaimeoirí ionchasach

faoin gcúrsa agus faoin ábhar riaracháin a bhaineann leis na bhfoghlaimeoirí nua a théann leis an gcúrsa.

• Cuireadh leis an méid fógraíochta a dhéantar ar an tSeirbhís

Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna BOOLUF ar na meáin shóisialta.

• Rinneadh iarracht dhírithe ar chomhsheasmhacht sa bhfógraíocht agus sa chaidreamh poiblí maidir

le meáin chlóite - cláir gabhála le haghaidh ionaid ar leith, formáid nua le haghaidh Bhróisiúr an

Chúrsa, comharthaí feabhsaithe agus seastáin fógraíochta le haghaidh imeachtaí gairme/faisnéise.

• Cuireadh faisnéis faoi Chúrsaí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna ar fáil ag an gComórtas

Náisiúnta Treabhdóireachta, ag an iliomad Imeachtaí Gairme i scoileanna dara

leibhéal agus ag Imeacht Líonraithe Comhlachas Tráchtála Thulach Mhór.

• Déanach in 2017, rinneadh féinmheastóireacht feidhmiúcháin ar rialachas agus bainisteoireacht

an ráthaithe caighdeáin i seachadadh Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna sa BOOLUF. Réitigh an próiseas

leis na Treoirlínte de chuid Dearbhuithe Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí Éireann (DDC) [QQI] maidir le

Ráthú Caighdeáin Reachtúil agus maidir le Ráthú Caighdeáin a bhaineann le hEarnálacha ar leith

le haghaidh na mBord Oideachais agus Oiliúna. Cuireadh Plean um Fheabhsú Cáilíochta i gcrích

do 2018, a d’eascair ón bpróiseas féinmheastóireachta, lena sainaithnítear gníomhartha ar leith

le bheith curtha i bhfeidhm sa 12 mí atá amach romhainn. Déanfar Tuairisciú ar an Dul Chun

Cinn a ullmhú ag deireadh 2018 chun tuairisc a dhéanamh ar an dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir

le forfheidhmiú na gníomhaíochtaí a sainaithníodh iad sa Phlean Feabhsúcháin Cáilíochta.

Dearbhú Cáilíochta

Oifig Riaracháin, Bóthar an Droma, Port Laoise, Co. LaoiseTeagmháil: Anne Marie Keane, Bainisteoir um Dhearbhú CáilíochtaFón: (057) 86 71539 Ríomhphost: [email protected]


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Oifig Riaracháin, Bóthar an Droma, Port Laoise, Co. LaoiseTeagmháil: Anne Marie Keane, Bainisteoir um Dhearbhú CáilíochtaFón: (057) 86 71539 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

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C U I D 5Tacaíocht agus Forbairt Eagrúcháin

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Rialaítear LOETB le Bord, lena mbaineann ionadaithe óna eochair-gheallsealbhóirí, arna leagan amach san Acht

um Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna 2013. Tacaítear leis an mBord trí roinnt Coistí agus le Boird Bhainistíochta na

scoileanna.

Cé gur leis an bPríomhfheidhmeannach an fhreagracht fhoriomlán as feidhmiú na seirbhísí ag an mBord, is iad

Stiúrthóir an FET, Stiúrthóir na Scoileanna, Stiúrthóir Tacaíochta agus Forbartha Eagrúcháin chomh maith leis na

Príomhoidí Scoile, Oifigeach Óige, Bainisteoirí Lárionaid a bhíonn freagrach as bainistiú laethúil na scoileanna,

na lárionad, agus na seirbhísí. Tacaítear leis an saothar sin trí struchtúr riaracháin chuimsitheach ag clúd

eochairlimistéar ar nós an Airgeadais, an tSoláthair agus Foirgnimh, Acmhainní Daonna, Seirbhísí Corparáideacha,

agus TFC.

Is é an tAcht um Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna 2013 an phríomhreachtaíocht dó.

D’oibrigh LOETB ó 2 Oifig Riaracháin sa bhliain 2017:

Soláthraíonn na hOifigí Riaracháin tacaíocht do shaothar na scoileanna, na lárionad agus a bhfoirne. Faightear

thíos an colúin faoinar oibrigh an fheidhm riaracháin sa bhliain 2017.

• Seirbhísí Corparáideacha

• An tAirgeadas

• An Soláthar agus foirgnimh

• Acmhainní Daonna

• TFC

Tacaíocht agus Forbairt Eagrúcháin

Marie Bracken, Stiúrthóir, Tacaíocht agus Forbairt EagrúcháinOifigí Riaracháin BOOFUF, Bóthar an Droma, Port Laoise, Co. LaoiseTeileafón: (057) 8621352 / (057) 9349400 Ríomhphost: [email protected]

OiFig ThulACh MhÓrFoirgnimh an Chaisleáin, Sráid na Teamhrach, Tulach Mhór, Co. Uíbh Fhailí

Fón: (057) 9349400 Facs: (057) 9351400

oiFig phorT laoiseBóthar an Droma, Port Laoise, Co. Laoise Fón: (057) 8621352 Facs: (057) 8621877

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Cód Cleachtais um Rialachas na mBord Oideachais agus Oiliúna

Glacadh le Cód Cleachtais um Rialachas LOETB i mí na Bealtaine 2015. Is comhsheasmhach é an Cód ar glacadh

leis na Treoirlínte arna leagan amach ag an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna in Imlitir 18/2015. Is éard is cuspóir

leis an gCód chun a chinntiú go bhfeidhmítear prionsabail an Dea-Rialachas agus na Bainistíochta do LOETB.

Cuimsíonn an rialachas corparáideach na córais agus na nósanna imeachta trína stiúrtar agus trína rialaítear

na haonáin. Ní foláir do chomhlachtaí stáit, lena n-áirítear na hETBí, freastal ar leasanna an cháiníocóra,

luach airgid a fháil ina gcuid iarrachtaí (lena n-áirítear riosca a bhainistiú go hiomchuí), agus feidhmiú chomh

trédhearcach le haonáin phoiblí. Is é an Bord (.i. an t-aonán lena mbaineann comhaltaí tofa agus ceaptha LOETB)

a bhíonn freagrach agus cuntasach as stiúradh agus rialú iomchuí LOETB. Is chun dea-rialachas a sheachadadh

sa LOETB, ní mór don Bhord feidhmiú ar mhaithe le leas LOETB i gcónaí, go comhsheasmhach le riachtanais

na reachtaíochta agus na mbeartas rialtais, ag seachaint an fhéinleasa agus leasanna na dtríú páirtithe, lena

n-áirítear comhlachtaí a thogh nó a d’ainmnigh iad.

An tAcht um Eitic in Oifigí Poiblí (1995), An tAcht

um Chaighdeáin in Oifigí Poiblí (2001)

Gach Ball Foirne i seilbh post ainmnithe fostaíocht agus Comhalta Boird i seilbh stiúrthóireachtaí ainmnithe i

LOETB; chomhlíon siad le riachtanais an tAcht um Eitic in Oifigí Poiblí 1995 agus an tAcht um Chaighdeáin in

Oifig Phoiblí don tréimhse idir 1 Eanáir 2017 agus 31 Nollaig 2017. Dheimhnigh gach duine don LOETB gur tugadh

comhairle dóibh agus go dtuigeann siad a gcuid oibleagáidí faoi théarmaí an tAcht um Eitic in Oifigí Poiblí 1995

agus an tAcht um Chaighdeáin in Oifigí Poiblí 2001.

Cruinnithe Bhord LOETB

Ba i gcomhréir le Sceideal 3, mír 2 (2) den Acht um Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna, 2013, a reáchtáil LOETB 7

gcruinniú sa bhliain 2017. Rinneadh cothabháil ar chlár freastail. Glacadh le miontuairiscí gach cruinniú agus

shínigh an Cathaoirleach iad. Taifeadtar taifead d’fhreastal na gComhaltaí ag na Cruinnithe Boird agus sonraí a

gcaiteachas ar leathanaigh 75 agus 76 den tuarascáil seo.

An Coiste Airgeadais

Bhunaigh LOETB Coiste Airgeadais an 25 Bealtaine 2015, i gcomhréir le hAlt 45 den Achut um Boird Oideachais

agus Oiliúna 2013.

Seirbhísí Corparáideacha

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Tuairiscíonn an Coiste Airgeadais chuig an mBord,

nach lú ná ceithre huaire in aghaidh na bliana,

agus faoi fhorfheidhmiú an Phlean Seirbhíse ag

an bPríomhfheidhmeannach, arna ghlacadh ag

an mBord, agus taobh istigh de na teorainneacha

caiteachais arna socrú ag an Aire. Gnóthaítear an

méid sin ach machnamh a thabhairt do chuntais

mhíosúla agus tuairiscí ad hoc arna soláthar ag an

bPríomhfheidhmeannach don Bhord.

Bhuail an Coiste Airgeadais le chéile 4 huaire sa bhliain 2017; an 6 Márta 2017, an 6 Iúil 2017, an 18 Meán Fómhair

2017, an 18 Nollaig 2017.

An Coiste Iniúchóireachta

Bhunaigh LOETB Coiste Iniúchta an 25 Bealtaine 2015,

i gcomhréir le hAlt 45 den Achut um Boird Oideachais

agus Oiliúna 2013. Tuairiscíonn an Coiste Iniúchta

chuig an mBord, ach tuairiscí iniúchta inmheánacha,

tuairiscí iniúchta reachtúla agus deimhnithe an

Phríomhfheidhmeannaigh a scrúdú agus a bhreithniú,

i gcomhréir le Téarmaí Tagartha an Choiste Iniúchta.

Bhuail an Coiste Airgeadais le chéile 5 huaire sa

bhliain 2017; an 13 Márta 2017, an 10 Iúil 2017, an 11 Meán Fómhair 2017, an 11 Nollaig 2017.

An tAcht um Nochtadh Cosanta 2014Tháinig an tAcht um Nochtadh Cosanta 2014 i bhfeidhm an 15 Iúil 2014.

Foráiltear san Acht sin creatlach ar féidir le hoibrithe imníocha a thabhairt aníos laistigh di mar idir le feall

féideartha a chonacthas dóibh sa láthair oibre, leis an eolas acu gur féidir leo cosaintí suntasacha agus eile a fháil

má ghearrann a bhfostóir pionós orthu nó má bhíonn siad thíos leis as an méid sin a dhéanamh.

Tá LOETB tar éis beartas a chur i bhfeidhm, i gcomhar leis an reachtaíocht, lena dtabharfar spreagadh d’oibrithe

chun feall féideartha a thuairisciú leis an eolas go bpléifear go dáiríre lena n-imní agus go n-imscrúdófar iad, de

réir mar is cuí, agus léireofar urraim dá rúndacht.

Coiste Airgeadais lOETB

Peter Scully (Cathaoirleach) Seachtrach

eamon dooley inmheánach

Paschal McEvoy inmheánach

Molly Buckley inmheánach

Caroline Dwane Stanley inmheánach

Coiste iniúchóireachta lOETB

Oliver McCormack (Cathaoirleach) Seachtrach

Martin Byrne Seachtrach

Anne O’Keeffe Seachtrach

Mary Cotter-Bracken inmheánach

John carroll inmheánach

Jerry lodge inmheánach

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polasaíPolasaí agus gnásanna um Cheannach agus Sholáthar 11 nollaig 2017

Polasaí agus nósanna imeachta um Thaisteal agus Cothabháil 25 Meán Fómhair 2017

Polasaí um Bainistíocht Taifead lena n-áirítear an Sceideal um Choinneáil Taifead 25 Meán Fómhair 2017

Polasaí um Chártaí Creidmheasa 25 Meán Fómhair 2017

Polasaí um Chumarsáid ríomhphoist 25 Meán Fómhair 2017

Polasaí um Fháilteachas 25 Meán Fómhair 2017

dáTa FaoFa

Cairt um Dhínit san ionad Oibre 26 Meitheamh 2017

Polasaí Earcaíochta agus roghnuithe 26 Meitheamh 2017

Polasaí um Bainistíocht Sócmhainní agus Maoin-áireamh 26 Meitheamh 2017

Polasaí agus gnásanna um Cheannach agus Sholáthar 26 Aibreán 2017

Polasaí maidir le ranganna Féinmhaoinitheacha 26 Aibreán 2017

Polasaí um Fháilteachas 27 Feabhra 2017

Tuarascáil Bhliantúil an LOETB de réir mar is gá faoi alt 22 den Acht um Nochtadh Cosanta 2014

• Deimhníonn LOETB nach bhfuarthas nochtuithe cosanta ar bith sa bhliain 2017.

• Níorbh éigean do LOETB aon bheart a ghlacadh i ndáil le Nochtuithe Cosanta.

Saoráil Faisnéise

Baineann an tAcht um Shaoráil Faisnéise, 2014 leis an BOOLUF. In 2017, fuair BOOLUF 4 iarratas ar shaoráil faisnéise

(neamhphearsanta) agus glacadh leis na hiarratas uile sin.

Ráiteas Straitéise 2018-2022

Ghlac Bord BOOLUF an Ráiteas Straitéise 2018-2022 i mí na Nollag 2017.

Oiliúint do Chomhaltaí an BhoirdCuireadh an oiliúint seo a leanas ar Chomhaltaí an Bhoird le linn 2017;

• Éisteachtaí Achomhairc faoi Alt 29 (23 Eanáir 2017)

• Oiliúint Agallóireachta ar bhonn Inniúlachta (30 Meitheamh 2017)

• Oiliúint ETBI do bhaill an Choiste Iniúchóireachta agus Airgeadais in Eanáir agus Feabhra 2017.

Polasaithe agus GnásannaGhlac na Comhaltaí Boird de BOOLUF leis na Polasaithe agus Gnásanna seo a leanas in 2017:

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Iniúchta de chuid an Ard-Reachtaire Cuntas agus Ciste agus de chuid an AII-BOO

Chríochnaigh an tAonad Iniúchóireachta Inmheánaí - BOO (AII-BOO), na hiniúchta seo a leanas le linn 2017;

• Athbhreithniú ar éifeachtúlacht na gcóras TF agus na rialaithe ar theacht ar líonra

• Soláthar sa Lárionad Oiliúna Náisiúnta um Fhoirgníocht, Mount Lucas

Rinne an tArd-Reachtaire Cuntas agus Ciste iniúchadh ar Ráitis Airgeadais Bhliantúla 2016 i Meitheamh 2016 agus

d’eisigh sé a tuarascáil ar an iniúchadh sin i Samhain 2017. Is é a bharúil ná:

• Léirítear sna ráitis airgeadais ioncam agus caiteachas an Bhoird go cruinn den bhliain dar chríoch an 31

Lúnasa 2016.

• Léirítear i ráiteas na n-iarmhéideanna staid chúrsaí an Bhoird ar an 31 Nollaig 2016.

• Cloíonn na ráitis airgeadais leis na beartais chuntasaíochta a leag síos an tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna iad.

Ina thuairim, bhí taifid chuntasaíochta an Bhoird leordhóthanach chun iniúchadh a bheith déanta ar na ráitis

airgeadais go réidh agus go cuí. Réitíonn na ráitis airgeadais leis na taifid chuntasaíochta.

Luaitear sa tuairisc barúla nach bhfuil aon rud le lua aige maidir leis na ceisteanna sin a mbíonn gá ann tuairisc ar

leith a dhéanamh orthu.

Féinmheasúnú an Bhoird

De réir an Chóid Cleachtais maidir le Rialachas BOO, rinne na comhaltaí ceistneoir meastóireachta féinmheasúnuithe

maidir leis an mbord i Nollaig 2017.

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Airgeadas

Straitéis Airgeadais

Is éard is cuspóir leis an bhfeidhm Airgeadais ná chun tacú leis an mBord chun na cuspóirí a ghnóthachan,

taobh istigh den bhuiséad, arna leagan amach sa Litir Chinnidh ón Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna (DES), sa

litir leithdháilte ó SOLAS agus ó fhoinsí eile. Áirítear leis an tacaíocht airgeadais tacaíocht don chinnteoireacht,

rialáil chorparáideach an airgid phoiblí, próiseáil na n-idirbheart, agus cuntasacht reachtúil.

Cuntasacht ReachtúilBíonn feidhm le riachtanais chuntasachta géara i gcás LOETB. Áirítear leis na riachtanais sin ullmhú

cuntas bliantúil i bhformáid fhorordaithe ag an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna (DES) agus iniúchadh

de na cuntais úd ag an Ard-Aighne Cuntas agus Ciste (C&AG). Tá córais rialaithe airgeadais i bhfeidhm

chun comhlíonadh leis na riachtanais sin a chinntiú, agus chun gnóthú éifeachtaí na gcuspóirí a chinntiú.

Cloíonn LOETB lena oibleagáidí faoi na dlíthe cánachais, agus cinntíonn go n-íoctar gach dliteanas cánach

an dáta dlite ábhartha nó roimhe sin, arna leagan amach faoi Alt 27 den Chód Cleachtais um Rialachas

LOETB.

Eolas Airgeadais

23,128

83

54

0

5,659

1,870

470

5,233

56

8,357

24,998

553

5,287

56

14,016

pá neaMhphá ioMlán

caiTeachas (€’000)Eanáir 2016 - nollaig 2016

8

286

29,218

clár

Scoileanna & Príomhoifig

Príomhscéim Chomhbhainteach

Caipiteal

Deontais Tríú leibhéal

Breisoideachas & Oiliúint


Cistí gníómhaireachtaí/Féinmhaoinitheacha/Tríú Páirtithe

ioMláin

céaTadáin % 61.77%

99

1,999

18,084

38.23%

107

2,285

47,302

100%

25,730

71

41

0

6,244

1,770

768

4,286

8

11,068

27,500

839

4,327

8

17,312

pá neaMhphá ioMlán

caiTeachas (€’000)Eanáir 2017 - nollaig 2017

14

613

32,713

61.91%

231

1,994

20,125

38.09%

245

2,607

52,838

100%

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Trácht ar Fheidhmiúchán - Dul Chun Cinn/Forbarthaí 1. Tugtar san áireamh leis na costais phá faoi Scoileanna & Príomhoifig, Príomhscéim

Chomhbhainteach agus Breisoideachas agus Oiliúint an leithdháileadh múinteora

méadaithe ón Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna agus costais breisíochtaí.

2. B’ionann costas shonraisc na gcreidiúnaithe (lena n-áirítear tionscadail chaipitiúla) agus

€15,209,879. B’ionann costas na n-íocaíochtaí déanacha agus €5,398, nó 0.035%.

3. D’fhreagair tionscadail chaipitiúla do chaiteachas €4,326,881 sa tréimhse idir Eanáir 2017 agus Nollaig 2017.

4. Tá costais na nDeontas Tríú Leibhéal fós ag laghdú de bharr aistriú riarachán

na ndeontas tríú leibhéal agus iar-ardteiste chuig SUSI.

5. B’ionann costais na Seirbhísí Óige sa tréimhse idir Eanáir 2017 agus Nollaig 2017 agus €244,976.

6. Is ionann Tionscadail Ghníomhaireachta/Féinchistithe agus cláir mar a bhfaightear

an t-airgead ó fhoinsí seachas DES/SOLAS. Áirítear leis Lárionad Oideachais Lasmuigh

Bhiorra, cuntais bhainc na scoileanna/lárionad agus ioncam Mount Lucas.

7. Bhí barrachas foriomláin de €555,484 ag BOOLUF ar an 31 Nollaig 2017.

8. Rinneadh feabhsuithe leanúnacha do phacáiste bogearraí ríomhaireachta ESI

Manser i rith na tréimhse idir 1 Eanáir 2017 agus 31 Nollaig 2017.

9. Chríochnaigh BOOLUF a ráitis cuntas airgeadais i leith 2017 ar aon dul le hAilt

51(1) agus 51(2) den Acht um Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna, 2013, agus chuir

faoi bhráid an Aire Oideachais agus Oiliúna iad faoin 1 Aibreán 2018.

10. Forfheidhmeoidh LOETB an córas cuntasaíochta fabhruithe (ioncam/

caiteachas agus clár comhardaithe) de réir mar is gá.

Laghdú sna Tréimhsí Íocaíochta i leith Idirbheart TráchtálaTar éis Chinneadh S 29296 an Rialtais an 19 Bealtaine 2009 chun an tréimhse íocaíochta do 15 lá le haghaidh

soláthróirí tráchtála, chinn an Rialtas riail íocaíocht phras na 15 lá a shíneadh, lena mbaineann feidhm i láthair

na huaire do Ranna Rialtais lárnacha, chuig Comhlachtaí eile san Earnáil Phoiblí lena n-áirítear Comhlachtaí faoi

choimirce DES.

Cuireadh tús le feidhm na tréimhse íocaíochta ar lacáiste seo ar an 1 Iúil 2017. Féach thíos na tuairisceáin ráithiúla

den thréimhse idir Eanáir 2017 agus Nollaig 2017.

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Mionsonraí líon luACh (€) % d’ioMlán na n-íOCAíOChTAí

a íocadh

Líon na n-íocaíochtaí déanta laistigh de 15 lá 1473 €2,091,486.45 65.79%

Líon na n-íocaíochtaí déanta idir 16 lá agus 30 lá 689 €858,720.50 30.77%

Líon na n-íocaíochtaí déanta tar éis 30 lá 77 €34,289.93 3.44%

íocaíochtaí Iomlána sa Ráithe 2239 €2,984,496.88 100%

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íocaíochtaí déanta laistigh de 15 lá 1663 €1,769,311.35 75.32%

íocaíochtaí déanta idir 16 lá agus 30 lá 537 €344,866.82 24.32%

Líon na n-íocaíochtaí déanta tar éis 30 lá a bhí faoi réir LPI agus costais chúitimh

8 €4,672.43 0.36%

Líon na n-íocaíochtaí déanta tar éis 30 lá nach raibh faoi réir Lpi agus costais chúitimh

0 €0 N/B

an méid ús ar riaráistí (Lpi) a íocadh sa ráithe N/B €11.39 N/B

amount of compensation costs paid in Quarter N/B €310 N/B

Méid na gcostas cúitimh ar íocadh iad sa ráithe 2208 €2,118,850.60 100%

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12 €4,048.24 0.77%


N/B €0 N/B


Méid na gcostas cúitimh ar íocadh iad sa ráithe N/B €470.00 N/B


*Sonraisc a fuarthas le linn na ráithe agus nach raibh fós réitithe ag deireadh na ráithe.

Foilsiú Orduithe Ceannacháin faoi €20,000

Ba i gcomhréir le tiomantas a tugadh sa Phlean um Athchóiriú na Seirbhíse Poiblí, ar cheart do gach ordú

ceannacháin ag Roinn nó Gníomhaireacht Rialtais i leith €20,000 nó os a chionn a fhoilsiú ar líne faoi dheireadh

na bliana 2012. Féach thíos tuairisceáin ráithiúla idir Eanáir 2017 agus Nollaig 2017.

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27 €20,101.00 1.00%


N/B N/A N/B


Méid na gcostas cúitimh ar íocadh iad sa ráithe N/B €1,170.00 N/B


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14530 Peter Walsh & Sons €54,338.94 Troscán - Coláiste Thulach Mhór Tá

14543 PC Peripherals €106,163.60 Trealamh TCF - Coláiste Thulach Mhór Tá

14524 Central Technology €144,542.22 Trealamh - Coláiste Thulach Mhór Tá

14548 Mainline Group €33,664.61 Trealamh TCF - Coláiste Thulach Mhór Tá

bCb Contracting Ltd. €48,198.11 Athchóiriú Chnoc an Túir Tá

7159 vodafone Ltd. €36,900.00 Nasc leis an Néal - Tulach Mhór/Port Laoise

Tá

17325 Micromail Ltd. €33,733.39 Trealamh TCF - Coláiste Thulach Mhór Tá

14529 T & T Equipment €32,564.25 Trealamh - Coláiste Thulach Mhór Tá


17333 ETBI €42,700.00 síntiús 2017 Tá

Comhar-árachais Comhairlí Éireann Teo.

€238,773.17 árachas le haghaidh 2017 Tá

Roankabin Ltd. €43,492.80 Cíos, Réamhdhéantáin - CP Éadan Doire

Tá

16418 PC Peripherals €20,565.60 Trealamh TCF - Coláiste Thulach Mhór Tá


15400 Dearbhú Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí Éireann

€35,680.00 Teastais FETAC Tá

sammon Construction Ltd. €102,920.76 Oibreachán - Coláiste Thulach Mhór Tá

Comhar-árachais Comhairlí Éireann Teo.

€41,719.65 árachas le haghaidh 2017 Tá

10795 PC Peripherals €68,825.88 Ríomhairí FEC Tá

vS Ware Ltd. €36,270.24 síntiúis 2017 Tá


kane & Carberry Ltd. €24,600.00 Aonad Cíosa 7, Céad Mhír do 2017 Tá

bCb Contracting Ltd. €108,900.00 Athchóiriú Chnoc an Túir Tá

iomlán sa ráithe: €1,375,411.08

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sammon Construction Ltd €93,605.49 Oibreachán - Coláiste Thulach Mhór Tá

kane & Carberry Ltd. €30,675.00 Aonad Cíosa 3, Foirgnimh an Chaisleáin, Tulach Mhór

Tá

18965 kane & Carberry Ltd. €21,346.65 Aonad Cíosa 8, Foirgnimh an Chaisleáin, Tulach Mhór

Tá

14508 Lennox Laboratory Ltd. €22,556.56 Trealamh - Coláiste Thulach Mhór Tá


Laois & Offaly Monies etb €44,893.07 Airgead atá dlite a íoc ag Sammon Construction

Tá


Tá

48 Burke Carton Building Ltd. €51,187.94 Oibreachán - Coláiste Thulach Mhór Tá


19520 Peter Walsh & Sons €59,775.54 Trealamh - Coláiste Thulach Mhór Tá


Tá

Larkin Aluminum Ltd. €77,559.00 athfhuinneog - FetC bheannchair Tá

Burke Carton Building Ltd. €23,511.61 Oibreachán - Coláiste Thulach Mhór Tá



14531 Peter Walsh & Sons €20,973.96 Trealamh - Coláiste Thulach Mhór Tá


Tá

Larkin Aluminium Ltd. €61,943.50 athfhuinneog FetC Mhainistir Laoise Tá

Tara Art Supplies Ltd. €27,661.32 Trealamh - Coláiste Thulach Mhór Tá

iomlán sa ráithe: €741,520.97

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20517 Portlaoise Windows €24,001.56 Suiteáil Fuinneoga - FEC Cúil an tSúdaire

Tá

20030 PC Peripherals Ltd. €50,067.39 Ríomhairí le haghaidh 4 scoil/ionad Tá

Carroll O’Keeffe €193,500.00 Céad tráthchuid, Oibreacha tógála, Coláiste Dhún Másc

Tá


Tá


Conway & kearney €595,125.00 Ceannaíodh suíomh in Éadan Doire Tá


Tá

Burke Carton Building Ltd. €82,650.00 Oibreacha - Cnoc an Túir, Port Laoise Tá

Conway & kearney €57,500.00 Ceannaíodh suíomh in Éadan Doire Tá


Tá

20326 E-Learning Services Ltd. €42,941.51 Taibléid - Coláiste Phort Laoise Tá

Carroll O’Keeffe €171,360.00 Dara tráthchuid, oibreacha tógála, Coláiste Dhún Másc

Tá

McCarthy O’hora €37,606.38 Táillí, Coláiste Dhún Másc Tá


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21536 holden Plant Rentals €30,473.25 Innealra Léasa/Cíosa - Mount Lucas Tá


Carroll O’Keeffe €101,961.70 Oibreacha Tógála, Coláiste Dhún Másc Tá

Comhairle Contae Uíbh Fhailí €20,000.00 Music generation 2017 Tá

Mason hayes Curran €27,148.78 Réiteach cuntas um tháillí - Coláiste Thulach Mhór

Tá

Conway & kearney €24,000.00 Ceannachán Láithreáin - Mount Lucas Tá

21201 PC Peripherals Ltd. €29,840.75 Ríomhairí Ionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Thulach Mhór

Tá

19795 Michael Bracken Ltd. €21,100.00 aonad 3, oifigí breise Tá


Tá


Tá

Gluaiseacht Taistealaithe Uíbh Fhailí

€22,735.00 Tionscadal don Óige, 3ú agus 4ú tráthchuid Tá

Carroll O’Keeffe €174,743.30 Oibreacha tógála, Coláiste Dhún Másc Tá

22149 Netwatch Ltd. €20,000.00 seirbhísí tCi bainistithe, Mount Lucas Tá

Comhairle Contae Laoise €20,000.00 Music generation 2017 Tá

17502 vodafone Ireland Ltd. €20,664.00 Néal an Rialtais Mount Lucas Tá


19975 Ionad Oirchille na mBráithre Críostaí

€21,000.00 Cíos ar Scoil/Carrchlós na mBráithre Críostaí Naomh Mhuire

Tá



Tá

Instaspace Ltd. €70,716.10 Suiteáil, Réamhdhéanacháin, Oaklands, Éadan Doire

Tá

Roankabin Ltd. €43,493.00 Cíos Réamhdhéanachán, Oaklands, Éadan Doire

Tá



Carroll O’Keeffe €118,935.00 Oibreacha Tógála, Coláiste Dhún Másc Tá


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Caiteachais Chomhaltaí an Bhoird

Íoctar caiteachais le comhaltaí boird chun taisteal chuig cruinnithe i ndáil leis an mBord. B’ionann na caiteachais

chomhlána a íoctar le gach comhalta sa tréimhse idir Eanáir 2016 agus Nollaig 2016 agus:

coMhalTa an Bhoird

cruinniThe reachTúla

Boird agallaiMh

FreasTal ar choMhdhálacha

/ sheiMineáir

eile ioMlán líon na gcruinniThe

ar ar FreasTalaíodh

Ann Starling 0 0 0 0 0 2

Caroline Duane Stanley 766 0 308 25 1,099 7

Catherine Fitzgerald 355 5,179 358 74 5,966 7

Derek Scully 0 0 0 0 0 2

Eamon Dooley 347 167 0 49 563 6

Eddie Fitzpatrick 264 781 0 101 1,146 6

Frank Smith 179 361 0 42 582 3

Jerry Lodge 634 0 0 122 755 7

Joe Thompson 21 0 0 0 21 5

John Carroll 618 3,172 0 76 3,866 7

John king 367 1,624 0 0 1,991 7

Liam Quinn 290 0 0 153 443 4

Mary g Cotter bracken 372 0 0 33 405 4

Mary Sweeney 746 263 192 50 1,250 6

Maura Brophy 125 0 316 0 441 5

Molly Buckley 415 1,698 0 18 2,131 6

Paschal McEvoy 871 0 316 0 1,186 6

Sean Maher 288 0 0 0 288 7

Sinead Dooley 100 999 0 0 1,099 3

Tony McCormack 0 0 0 0 0 2

vivienne keenan 249 0 336 166 751 7

William Flanagan 0 0 0 0 0 6

ioMlán €7,006 €14,243 €1,825 €909 €23,984

(as an 7 gcruinniú a tionóladh in 2017)

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Tuarastal an Phríomhfheidhmeannaigh

Íocadh €99,144 leis an bPríomhfheidhmeannach sa bhliain 2017, seachas ÁSPC na bhfostóirí.

Is ball é an Príomhfheidhmeannach de scéim sochair shainithe neamhchistithe san earnáil phoiblí, agus ní

shíneann na teidlíochtaí pinsin thar na teidlíochtaí caighdeánacha a bhíon ar fáil faoin scéim.

Tuarastail na Stiúrthóirí

Íocadh €266,174 leis na Stiúrthóirí, idir Stiúrthóirí na Scoileanna, na Stiúrthóirí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, agus

na Stiúrthóirí Tacaíochta agus Forbartha Eagrúcháin sa bhliain 2017, seachas ÁSPC na bhfostóirí.

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Cuireadh cóiríocht bhreise (shealadach) ag Scoil Chiaráin Naofa, Clóirtheach, agus ag Coláiste Pobail Oaklands,

Éadan Doire i Meán Fómhair 2017.

Tugadh Céim 1 den obair ag Coláiste Dhún Másc chun críche agus osclaíodh an scoil do dhaltaí nua i Meán Fómhair

2017. Cuireadh tús le Céim 2 de na hoibreacha ar Choláiste Dhún Másc i Meán Fómhair 2017.

Chríochnaigh BOOLUF ceannachán suíomh ar Ascaill Downshire, Éadan Doire (timpeall ar 9.4 acra) i Lúnasa 2017 le

haghaidh foirgneamh nua Choláiste Oaklands.

Chríochnaigh BOOLUF an ceannachán de thalamh (timpeall ar 22.38 acra) ó Bhord na Móna le haghaidh an Lárionaid

Oiliúna Náisiúnta um Fhoirgníocht in Mount Lucas.

Osclaíodh an foirgneamh scoile nua i gColáiste Thulach Mhór do dhaltaí i bhFeabhra 2017.

BOOLUF agus chun deimhniú go dhéantar an soláthar ar fud BOOLUF de réir na Rialacháin, Treoracha, an Reachtaíocht,

Polasaí agus Treoirlínte um Soláthar poiblí Náisiúnta agus de chuid an Aontais Eorpaigh. In Aibreán 2017 agus i

Nollaig 2017, ghlac BOOLUF le Gnásanna Ceannaigh agus Soláthair uasdátaithe. Déantar athbhreithniúchán ar

liosta cuimsitheach de tionscadal soláthair ag gach uile Chruinniú den Choiste Airgeadais agus den Bhord.

Tuairisc ar Éifeachtúlacht Fuinnimh

Faoi Ionstraim Reachtúil 542 den bhliain 2009 ceanglaítear ar eagraíochtaí san earnáil phoiblí gurb éigean dóibh

tuairisciú gach uile bhliain maidir lena úsáid fuinnimh agus na bearta a atá déanta acu chun a n-ídiú a laghdú. Tá

an BOOLUF ag leanúint ar aghaidh lena iarracht laghdaithe san úsáid fuinnimh a bhaint amach, agus tá sé tar éis

faisnéis s a thaisceadh maidir leis na scoileanna, lárionaid agus oifigí go léir chuig SEAI, de réir mar a éilítear air.

Féach thíos, lena dtaispeántar go bhfuil coigilt de 7.4% bainte amach ag BOOLUF faoi 2016.

An Soláthar agus Foirgnimh

Ón MBOnnlínE gO DTí 2016Coigilteas Fuinnimh: 7.4% níos ísleathrú san Ídiú Fuinnimh: 5.8% níos airde

0% 3% 6% 9% 12% 15% 18% 21% 24% 27% 30% 33%

Bonnlíne Sprioc7.4%

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TáSCAirí FEiDhMíOChTA FuinniMh – 20162016 tFF (enPi) = 162 kWh

achar urláir (m cearnach) sprioc-tFF = 117 kWhachar urláir (m cearnach)

IARBHíR SPRIOC AN TSRUTHCHONAI

200%

150%

100%

50%

0%2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

7.8% níos measa ná in 20157.4% níos fearr ná an bonnlíneFeabhsú de 38.2% ag teastáil faoi 202017.2% níos measa ná ‘an tsruthchonair’ sprice

leictreachas = 95 kWhachar urláir (m cearnach) teirmeach = 66 kWh

ídiú ar Bith iompar = 2 kWhídiú ar Bith

10.6% níos measa ná in 2015 23.9% níos measa ná in 20153.6% níos measa ná in 2015

leiBhéal 2 Táscairí FeidhMíochTa FuinniMh (2016)

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íDiú FuinniMh (TPEr) - 2016Ídiú Fuinnimh in 2016 = 6,724,044 kWh

ídiú Fuinnimh ón mBonnlíne (TPER)

LEICTREACHAS TEIRMEACH IOMPAIR

ídiú Fuinnimh – 2016 (TPER) LEICTREACHAS OLAí TÉIMH GÁS EILE (1%)

58.4%34.4%

6.2%

2020

02010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2,000,000

4,000,000

6,000,000

8,000,000

9.8% níos mó ná in 20155.8% níos mó ná sa bhonnlíne599,771 kWh níos mó ná in 2015370,981 níos mó ná sa bhonnlíne

2016

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FeidhMíochTFEIDHMíOCHT I GCOMPARÁID LE GACH COMHLACHT POIBLído enPi normalaithe = 100

160

120

80

40

0LOETB

níos Fearr nios Measa

Tá an coigilteas agaibhse 0.0% níos airde ná an meán (0.0%)An 1258ú feidhmíocht is fearr (as 2009)Os cionn an 63ú peircintíl

D’FHEIDHMíOCHT I GCOMHTHÉACS EARNÁIL AN OIDEACHAIS: IAR-BHUNSCOILdo enPi normalaithe = 100

200

150

100

50

0LOETB

níos Fearr nios Measa

Tá an coigilteas agaibhse 0.0% níos lú ná an meán (0.1%)An 12ú feidhmíocht is fearr (as 16)

Os cionn an 72ú peircintíl

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coigilTeas FuinniMh BhlianTúil Ó ThiOnSCADAil TuAiriSCiThE

PLEANÁILTE FORFHEIDHMITHE

80,000

60,000

40,000

20,000

02010 2013 2015 2018 2020Co

igilt

eas B

liant

úil ó

Thi

onsc

adai

l Fo

rfhei

dhm

ithe (

kWh

TPER

)

Bliain

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

coigilTeas BlianTúil Ó ThiOnSCADAil

FOrFhEiDhMiThE (KWh TPEr)

5,009

16,000

26,096

25,686

25,289

27,648

25,060

39,678

72,215

71,095

69,788

68,482

coigilTeas BlianTúil Ó ThiOnSCADAil

PhlEAnáilTE (KWh TPEr)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

COigilTEAS BliAnTúil Ó ThiOnSCADAil – FOrFhEiDhMiThE

& PlEAnáilTE (KWh TPEr)

5,009

16,000

26,096

25,686

25,289

27,648

25,060

39,678

72,215

71,095

69,788

68,482

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2016 PRíOMH-RIACHTANAS IOMLÁN FUINNIMH (TPER)leiCtreaChas eangaÍ = 3,927,437 kWh ION-TAISÍ = 2,794,610 kWh IN-ATHNUAITE = 1,997 kWh

Is mó faoi 12.7% an Leictreachas Eangaí ná in 2015Is mó faoi 5.9% iontaise ná in 2015Is mó faoi 2.9% in-athnuaite ná in 2015

AThRú SAN íDIú FUINNIMhIs ionann an Scair Leictreachais agus 58.4%Is ionann sciar na nIon-taisí agus 41.6%Is ionann an sciar in-athnuaite agus 0.0%

SCAIR DEN íDIú FUINNIMh

FuinnEAMh in-AThnuAiTE 2016

IN-ATHNUAITE ION-TAISí LEICTREACHAS EANGAí

8,000,000

6,000,000

4,000,000

2,000,000

0%2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

kWh

TPER

Tá an coigilteas agaibhse 4.9% níos measa ná an meán (4.6%)An 1258ú feidhmíocht is fearr (as 2009)Os cionn an 68ú peircintí l ó thaobh feidhmíochta de

DO CHOIGILTEAS I GCOMPARÁID LE GACH COMHLACHT POIBLí

Tá an coigilteas agaibhse 6.0% níos measa ná an meán (5.7%)An 9ú feidhmíocht is fearr (as 12)Os cionn an 71ú peircintí l ó thaobh feidhmíochta de

DO CHOIGILTEAS I MEASC AN OIDEACHAIS: IAR-BHUNSCOIL

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Acmhainní Daonna

Réamhrá

Thug an Rannóg Acmhainní Daonna tacaíocht de bhreis is 900 ball foirne sa bhliain 2017. Bíonn an Rannóg

Acmhainní Daonna freagrach as:

• Pleanáil Acmhainní Daonna

• Beartais agus Gnásanna um Pearsanra

• Earcaíocht, Roghnú agus Ceapacháin gach uile bhall foirne.

• Párolla

• Conarthaí Fostaíochta

• Poist Freagrachta

• Seirbhís Chúnaimh d’Fhostaithe

• Saoire Bhliantúil

• Saoire Bhreoiteachta

• Saoire Speisialta, lena n-áirítear Force Majeure, Saoire Atruach

• Forbairt Ghairmiúil Leanúnach agus Oiliúint

• Leithdháileadh agus Úsáid Múinteoirí

• Aoisliúntas agus Pinsin, Tuairisceáin Phinsin

• Ceisteanna Caidreamh Tionsclaíoch

• Gnásanna Casaoide agus Ceisteanna Dlíthiúla

Earcaíocht agus RoghnúFógraítear folúntais foirne ar láithreán gréasáin BOOLUF (www.loetb.ie/vacancies). Fógraítear poist teagaisc

freisin ar Education Posts (www.educationpost.ie). Ní foláir do na hiarrthóirí atá molta chun cheapacháin

chuig post teagaisc le BOOLUF a bheith cláraithe i gcomhréir le hAlt 30 agus 31 den Acht um Chomhairle

Mhúinteoireachta 2001, agus caithfidh na cáilíochtaí a bheith oiriúnach do chuspóir an phoist teagaisc

a bhfuil siad molta leis. Tagann gach ceapachán chuig LOETB faoi réir fháltas nochtadh sásúil ón mBiúró

Náisiúnta Grinnfhiosrúchán, agus ceistneoir leighis réamhfhostaíochta (PEMQ1) arna dhéanamh ag Medmark

Occupational Health. Rinneadh 175 ceapachán san iomlán idir 1 Eanáir 2017 agus 31 Nollaig 2017.

Scor Tharla 13 scor le linn 2017.

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PárollaRinneadh 914 ball foirne a íoc tríd an bpárolla in 2017.

Forbairt Ghairmiúil Leanúnach agus OiliúintTá BOOLUF tiomanta tacaíocht leanúnach a thabhairt don fhorbairt ghairmiúil agus

tugann spreagadh do bhaill foirne chun rochtain a fháil ar chláir forbartha gairmiúla ina

léirítear éilimh an duine aonair, a Scoile/Lárionaid agus LOETB. Is í an Rannóg Acmhainní

Daonna a phróiseálann gach iarratas ar chláir inseirbhíse agus oiliúna.

D’fhreastail roinnt foirne ar an oiliúint le linn 2017, is sampla a fhaightear

thíos faoi seo de na cúrsaí oiliúna ar ar freastalaíodh:

• Oiliúint Printíseach

• Oiliúint Agallóireachta ar bhonn Inniúlachta

• Oiliúint um Chomhad Criostail

• Oiliúint um Ríomh-Chomhtháthú

• Oiliúint sa Dhlí Fostaíochta

• Ríomhthairiscintí

• Oiliúint Gharchabhrach & Dífhibrileora

• Oiliúint um Láimhsiú

• PAPS, Oiliúint um Pinsin

• Oiliúint um Bainistiú Taifead

• Seimineár Revenue ar Chomhlíontacht Cánach

• Oiliúint Iniúchta um Bainistíocht ar Rioscaí

• An Bhainistíocht ar Rioscaí san ionad oibre

• Modúl Oiliúna um an Scéim Aonair

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An Teicneolaíocht Faisnéise agus Cumarsáide (TFC) Tá an Bainisteoir TFC freagrach as 23 láithreán ar fud Laoise agus Uíbh Fhailí de réir mar atá leagtha amach thíos:

Oifigí Riaracháin x 2

Scoileanna x 9

Ionaid x 12

Miondealú ar chrua-earraí

Mórthionscadail 2017

• Líonra ríomhairí nua agus córas teileafóin nua a dhearadh, a sholáthair agus a leathadh amach de réir a

chéile le haghaidh Choláiste Thulach Mhór.


chéile le haghaidh Choláiste Dhún Másc.


chéile le haghaidh Mount Lucas.

• Freastalaí nua le haghaidh Choláiste Phort Laoise

• Freastalaí nua le haghaidh oifig riaracháin Thulach Mhór.

• Athlonnaigh Lárionad Oideachais Óige Phort Laoise i Lárionad Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna Phort Laoise

(Tower Hill)

Freastalaithe (Fisiciúla & Fiorúla) 54

Ríomhairí Deisce 1890

Ríomhaire Glúine 221

Pointí Wi-Fi 184

Lasca líonraí 190

Boscaí Stórais Líonra Cheangailte 25

Fóin phóca 63

Taibléid 206

Fóin Líne Thalún \ VoIP 212

Printéirí \ Gléasanna Fótachóipeála (seirbhís printeála bainistithe & seilbhithe)

140

LíON IOMLÁN NA NGLÉASANNA FAOI RIAR 3185

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