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Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton has welcomed confirmation from her colleague, Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris, that students in the west will be able to benefit from the introduction of new degrees which will be offered to students outside the traditional CAO system.

Galway’s reputation as a educational location par excellence received a €110m boost this week when funding commitments for the creation of a College of the Future and an expansion of ATU Galway were both announced.

A county-wide drum programme linking children, young people and adults is set to commence next month.

Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB) offers a wide range of free programmes across Galway and Roscommon for people fleeing the war in Ukraine. GRETB provide classes in English language, job seeking skills including CV preparation, IT skills, and a range of full and part-time courses to develop and prepare for work in Ireland.

Trade apprenticeships offered by the Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board will almost double next year, following the €5 million purchase of a new training facility in the city.

Galway based independent grocer Joyce’s Supermarkets has launched a new programme to upskill and provide formal training for its employees who are seeking to build a career in retail management. The programme includes an in-house trainee manager development scheme. In addition to this, trainee managers from Joyce’s have been enrolled with Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB) on a QQI Level 6 course.

At its monthly Board meeting held last week, Connemara West wished Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) every success in its recent application as part of the Connacht Ulster Alliance (CUA) to establish a technological university in Connacht/Ulster. The application was made to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD. In addition to GMIT, the Alliance comprises the Institute of Technology Sligo, and Letterkenny Institute of Technology.

Galway Technical Institute (GTI) is once again leading the way in further education with its launch of an exciting and dynamic suite of courses commencing in September 2021.

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology and Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board are jointly offering a maths course to CAO applicants who do not achieve the required grade in maths in their Leaving Certificate, giving students a second chance to gain admission to some courses in GMIT.