Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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578. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if persons that are not full-time unemployed can access and participate in ETB courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28287/17]

John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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Persons that are not fulltime unemployed can access and participate in ETB courses.  However, priority for participation on some Further Education and Training (FET) training courses is given to unemployed persons, particularly persons in receipt of a jobseeker's payment from the Department of Social Protection.  Programmes are also provided for school leavers and other groups.

Persons in full or part-time employment may participate on the Back to Education Initiative or part time basic adult education courses.  They may also attend evening courses in FET Colleges and ETB Training Centres on a fee paying basis.  Information on FET courses is available on the newly launched   website www.fetchcourses.ie. There is also the option to undertake online training with eCollege  which is available at www.eCollege.ie.  These courses would also be on a fee paying basis for persons who are in employment.