Youthreach Ballinasloe

                                                       Fetac Presentation 15th March 2011
BACK ROW Lt to Rt: Garda John Scully, Patrick Ward (trainee), Joe Baiscu (trainee), Declan Moloney (trainee), Michael Ward (trainee), Bill Day (Youthreach Co-ordinator), Ann Marie Ward (trainee), Garda Hugh Byrne, John Corcoran (trainee), Martin L. Ward (trainee) , Patrick Ward (trainee).
BACK ROW Lt to Rt: Mirela Achim (trainee) , Michael Mullins (Chairperson Youthreach B.O.M.), Jarlath McDonagh (Chairperson Adult Eduation Board), Pat Gilmore (Chairperson of County Galway V.E.C.), Eithne Nic Dhonnchadha (A.E.O , County Galway V.E.C.), Sheila Fenton (Resource Person, Youthreach) and Leah Connell (trainee)

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Staff Structure:

• Two full-time teachers
• Seven part-time teachers
• One guidance counsellor

Mission Statement:

The policy of our centre is to nurture the full potential of each and every person in a safe and happy atmosphere where respect and self-esteem are valued and all members learn to live and live to learn.

Programme Aims:

The aim of the Youthreach programme is to enable participants to recognise and respond positively to their specific learning and personal needs.

Programme Objectives:

• Personal and social development and increased self-esteem.
• Second-chance education and introductory level training.
• Promoting independence, personal autonomy and a pattern of lifelong learning.
• Integration into further education and training opportunities and the labour market.
• Certification relative to ability and career options.
• Social inclusion

Summer Project Youthreach Ballinasloe 2011 Tidy Towns Participant “ Graffiti Art “	Outdoor Pursuits in Petersburg Outdoor Education Centre
Bill Day Co-ordinator	Making a table tennis table as part of a combined project (Woodwork, Sports and Recreation and Maths)
Mini Company Day	A Visit to the Library

Course Description:

There are two levels offered:

• FETAC Level 3
• Leaving Cert Applied

FETAC Level 3

This course concentrates on four core modules:

• Personal Effectiveness
• Communications
• Mathematics
• Computer Literacy
• And a further four elective modules from a broad selection including:
  Woodcraft, metalwork, food and nutrition, outdoor pursuits, work preparation, work orientation, art and design, transnational experience and drama.
• On successful completion of this one year course a student receives a FETAC (NCVA) Foundation Level Award.
• The student may now progress on to L.C.A..

Leaving Certificate Applied

• The Leaving Certificate Applied is a two-year Leaving Certificate available to students who wish to follow a practical programme with a strong vocational emphasis. It is one of three Leaving Certificate options offered by the Department of Education and Science.

In-House Modules:

We also offer the following programmes Drug Awareness, Health and Safety, “Copping On”, Guidance and Counselling, Trips and Activities, Relationships and Sexuality Education and Sports. S.P.H.E.

Premises:

There are eight rooms within the centre:
Woodwork room, Metalwork room, Computer room, Arts and Crafts room, Kitchen, Library, Office and Staff room.

Resources & Expertise Available:

• Education Welfare Officers
• Social Workers
• Psychological Services
• W.H.B. Juvenile Liaison Officer
• Probation Services
• Western Youthreach Network
• National Youthreach Association
• Léargas
• Copping On
• Breaking Through

Times / Months available

• The Centre is open 46.5 weeks per year.
• Monday – Friday: 08.30hrs – 16.00hrs.
• The Centre closes the month of August for annual holidays.

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