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Thursday, 18 January 2024

Department of Education and Skills

Education and Training Provision

Photo of Sorca ClarkeSorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what the increase is in PLC places for 2024 across Longford-Westmeath ETB; and what new areas in PLCs will be available for 2024. [1921/24]

Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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LWETB offers PLC courses at Mullingar Community College and Templemichael College in Longford. While the ETB is approved for 319 PLC places, enrolment on PLC programmes has fallen from 239 students in 2022/23 to 198 students in 2034/24.The PLC options for 2024/25 being offered by LWETB, subject to learner demand, include a new Level 6 course in Health Services Supervisory Management Skills; a new option for Applied Social Studies with Psychology; a new option of Business Studies with Digital Media Marketing; and a focus on Pre-accounting technician in Business Studies.

The full range of 19 PLC course offerings from LWETB is set out in the attached Table. Enrolment in 2024/25 will be dependent on the number of students registering for PLC programmes.

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