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ETBs provide the Youthreach education programmes to assist directly some 3,313 early school leavers. Such programmes help to circumvent the disadvantage and disintegration caused by school drop-out and ultimately aim to re-integrate students into mainstream education or the labour force with enhanced skills and improved employment prospects
The Back to Education Initiative (BTEI) offers part-time education to 32,066 learners with qualifications less than Leaving Certificate level
Community Education meets the education needs of local groups catering to some 53,415 people.
ETBs provide Skills for Work (SFW) training to some 3,000 workers with relatively low qualifications; sometimes in the workplace
ETBs deliver SkillVEC programmes which provide workplace education and training to health service support staff country-wide. 7,500 staff were trained under the SkillVEC programme in the initial contract
ETBs are involved in the provision of adult literacy programmes nationwide catering to some 57,003 – including the provision of English language programmes to 11,017 persons whose first language is other than English
ETBs also provide literacy and other skills training to general operative staff working in local authorities