Apprenticeship employer service - KWETB
Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board
Kildare, Wicklow
Guidance on employer registration, apprentice recruitment and work-based training.
Education and Training Board
Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB)
Education and training board delivering further education and apprenticeships across Kildare and Wicklow, with a training services arm running fully funded employer upskilling.
Operates in Kildare, Wicklow · 8 listed services · 1 facility
What they do
Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board, established under the Education and Training Boards Act 2013, delivers further education and training including apprenticeships, traineeships, specific skills training and adult and community education across centres in Kildare and Wicklow, co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union. Its training services division runs employer-facing upskilling under the Skills to Advance initiative, currently offering three nationally developed micro-qualifications covering customer experience and business strategy, design thinking for business innovation, and embedding organisational resilience, free of charge to companies located in Kildare and Wicklow, with information webinars for interested employers. The training services team also supports employers through professional and management development courses such as leading and motivating a team, understanding conflict in the workplace, and developing yourself and others. Apprenticeship provision follows the national employer approval process, and the head office is at Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas.
Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board lists 8 services and 1 facility on Irish Resource Hub in Kildare, Wicklow. The listed provision covers service, training, advisory support, programme, and diagnostic or assessment. Its support includes Grow and scale, Mentoring and advice, Digital and AI, Skills and training, and Hiring and people. 1 distinct eligibility condition is recorded across those services.
Business support informationWhere they operate
Recorded coverage for the following areas.
Types of support available
Listed provision includes service, training, advisory support, programme, diagnostic or assessment.
Who the support is for
- Business stages
- Thinking about starting, Startups, Established, Scaling
- Company sizes
- 1–9 people, 10–49 people, 50–249 people, 250+ people
- Sectors
- All sectors
Taken from this organisation's record and its published services.
Access and eligibility
The board's Skills to Advance micro-qualifications are available only to companies located in Kildare and Wicklow.
No organisation-wide eligibility rule is recorded. Eligibility is set by each individual service, so conditions vary by service and some support may not be open to every business.
Each distinct eligibility condition recorded for this organisation's services — check the service page for the full conditions.
- Work placements and talent pipeline - KWETB
Employers and employees in the ETB functional area; programme rules apply
The same conditions also apply to 7 further services listed below.
Check access with Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training BoardSupport offered (8)
Service Training Bespoke employer training - KWETB
Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board
Kildare, Wicklow
Tailored course design and delivery aligned with an employer's operational needs.
Advisory support Employer engagement service - KWETB
Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board
Kildare, Wicklow
Single contact route helping employers identify workforce and training requirements.
Training Flexible course provision - KWETB
Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board
Kildare, Wicklow
Accredited and non-accredited provision through online, blended, evening and campus delivery.
Programme Skills to Advance - KWETB
Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board
Kildare, Wicklow
Subsidised, flexible upskilling and reskilling for employees, with particular support for SMEs.
Service Traineeship employer partnership - KWETB
Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board
Kildare, Wicklow
Employer collaboration route combining classroom learning with work-based experience.
Diagnostic or assessment Training needs analysis - KWETB
Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board
Kildare, Wicklow
Employer-focused assessment identifying current and emerging workforce skills gaps.
Service Work placements and talent pipeline - KWETB
Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board
Kildare, Wicklow
Employer route into learners, placements and sector-specific talent pipelines.
Workspaces and facilities (1)
Workspace or facility KWETB Further Education and Training Centre
Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board
Naas, Kildare
KWETB Further Education and Training Centre delivers ETB education and training. Business access is normally mediated through employer engagement, Skills to Advance, apprenticeship or other scheduled provision.
Access through programme