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ALMOST 60 adult students proved that you never stop learning when they were presented with their quali- fications in Killaloe last week.
The mature students turned their energies to subjects including infor- mation technology, digital photogra- phy, art and design and childcare and age was no barrier.
“We have students of all ages want- ing to take classes, either in the leav- ing cert curicculum or a whole range of other courses and skills’, said
Back to Education co-ordinator for Clare, Mike Ryan.
The classes are held in the Family Resource Centre, the Molua Centre and St. Anne’s Community College, are organised and given by CAB- BIES, the Clare Adult Basic Educa- tion Service, the Back to Education Initiative and the Killlaoe/Ballina learning network.
Courses are free to anyone who has not attained a full leaving certificate, social welfare recipients, their de- pendants, medical card holders and their dependants.
New classes are now planned for the autumn. Anyone who has left full time education can take part but priority will be given to early school leavers and to existing students.
Courses are held in centres all over the county, and subjects on offer range from leaving and junior cert subjects such as maths and English, to childcare, community care, personal development, computer literacy, food and cookery, arts and crafts, growing your own fruit and veg, stained glass, ceramics, woodwork and textiles.
Subjects offered depend on the
centres and the numbers enrolling as there has to be a minimum class number.
Some courses are recognised to FE- TAC levels. Full details are available from the BTEI at Clonroad Business Park Ennis, the Family Resource Centre in Killaloe and the Adult Ed- ucation Centre in Scariff.