Capital funding has been approved for two Galway-based education facilities run by the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board.
The funding will see significant developments at GRETB Training Centre in Mervue Business and Technology Park in the city, and at its Petersburg Outdoor Education and Training Centre in Clonbur.
The investment, allocated under the Further Education and Training (FET ) Strategic Infrastructure Upgrade Fund, will support the development of a number of courses including the specialist arborist apprenticeship in Petersburg, while a new Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL ) hub is being created in Mervue.
Funding for these projects will be provided through SOLAS, the further education & training authority.
Chief executive of SOLAS Andrew Brownlee said this week’s announcement was “a significant development for learners and communities in the Galway-Roscommon region, but also an important milestone in the evolution of FET facilities and provision nationwide.”
David Leahy, chief executive of GRETB, welcomed this week’s announcement. “This will allow us to continue the development of our apprenticeship offering at our Outdoor Education Centre in Petersburg,” he said.
