Back to Education Initiative (BTEI)

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The overall aim of the BTEI is to:

Increase the participation of young people and adults with less than upper second level education in a range of flexible learning opportunities.

The programme seeks to:

• Offer a wider range of choices, which are appropriate to the particular circumstances of learners
• Increase participation in ICT skills training
• Increase participation of the hard-to-reach client groups
• Address the skill needs of those in employment, not in the labour market, unemployed or under-employed.

The Back to Education Initiative( BTEI) commenced in North Tipperary VEC in 2002 to provide opportunities for young people and adults to return to education.

It  was established to build on existing provision such as  Adult Literacy, Basic and Community Education provision; Youthreach; Senior Traveller Training Centres, VTOS, PLC's and Self-Funded night class provision in second level schools and other centres.

Over the period since 2002 the BTEI programme has made a major contribution to building the capacity of the formal education sector to meet the changing needs of individuals, communities and society.

BTEI operates out of seven schools and centres of education throughout the county and provides educational opportunities from Levels 1-5 on the National Framework of Qualifications.

For further information contact:

North Tipperary VEC
BTEI Co-ordinator,
Lifelong Learning Service,
Martyr's Road,
Nenagh,
Co Tipperary (067) 31845

Information and contact details for BTEI Programmes in North Tipperary are available here

Further information is also available on the Department of Education and Science website, www.education.ie