Mid-East Regional Skills News

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Mid-East Regional Skills News

Mid-East Regional Skills Forum Meeting hosted in CELTEC

The Mid-East Regional Skills Forum would like to thank KWETB for hosting our recent Forum meeting in the Celbridge Engineering Lab Training and Education Centre (CELTEC). All Forum members and guests were truly impressed with the state of the art facilities offering upskilling and supports in Robotics, Automation and Advanced Manufacturing Techniques. For more information see the website here.

South East Technological University has a choice of part-time courses starting this January, from micro credentials to full masters, designed specifically for busy adults, including the Higher Diploma in Science in Computing

Want to re-skill or up-skill in topics ranging from renewable energies to sustainable finance? - be sure to check out and enrol in the RES4CITY micro-credentials and micro-programmes at res4city.boostmyskills.eu - all FREE of charge - led by Maynooth University, developed by leading European universities, fully funded by the EU and Swiss Confederation, and supported by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Self-paced and delivered online, there's already 33 micro-credentials and 2 micro-programmes live, with more coming very soon!

National Skills Bulletin Launch

SOLAS, the Further Education and Training Authority, has launched the 20th edition of the National Skills Bulletin. The bulletin, produced by the SOLAS Skills and Labour Market Research Unit (SLMRU), has become a valuable resource over the last 20 years, providing insights on the Irish labour market at occupational level and identifying where shortages and recruitment challenges exist. For further details see here

The EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for students who own and operate a business. Nominees compete against their peers from around the world in a series of local and national competitions in hopes to qualify for the GSEA Global Finals. For website see here.
Irish entrants in this competition have a track record of success. As a member of EO Ireland, John Cunningham of Epicom Ireland and Chair of the Mid-East Regional Skills Forum can be contacted by interested parties for further information and assistance at [email protected]

Minister O’Donovan announces €80 million funding for Higher Education Institutions

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Patrick O’Donovan has announced €80 million in capital funding for higher education institutions for research equipment and infrastructure upgrades.

€40 million of funding is being made available through the Higher Education Research Equipment Grant (HEREG) and will assist higher education institutions to purchase world-leading research equipment that will serve the research and development needs of Irish industry.
See here for press release.