Athlone Training Centre - Garrycastle Athlone Co Westmeath

Athlone Training Centre is located centrally in the midlands

The Training Centre is committed to providing up-to-date training courses to meet labour market needs.

The Training Centre provides full time course, part time courses, day and evening courses across a wide range of areas.

Athlone Training Centre provides a bus transport service for students from all major towns within the immediate area. Click here to download the bus route.

The Training centre provides modern classrooms and workshops.

A subsided canteen is provided for all students

Free car parking facilities are provided.

The Training Centre has a Pearson Vue, Prometric and authorised Microsoft Test Centre.

Qualifications and Structure

The Training Centre offers a wide range of courses across the following areas:

Business
Office / Administration
Career Planning
Computer Hardware / Networks
Computer Software
Computer Applications
Construction Related
Engineering Related
Electronics / Industrial
Hairdressing
Health / Child Care
Management
Return to Work
Sports / Leisure

The Training Centre offers a range of programmes leading to qualifications within the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ).
These include major awards at NFQ levels 5-6; minor, special purpose awards at NFQ levels 3-5; and Craft, Phase 2.
The Training Centre also offers through its Test Centre Professional Qualifications, such as Oracle, Abode, Cisco and Microsoft

Skills to Advance is an exciting new initiative that offers upskilling and reskilling opportunities to employees in lower level jobs. It benefits employees and SMEs through education and training. Additionally, Skills to advance can assist SMEs in identifying their training needs and provide training to their workforce. Skills to Advance aims to equip employees with the skills to progress in their current job, or to take advantage of new job opportunities.

For more information contact Thomas Grennan on 090-6424200.