Apprenticeship employer service - KCETB
Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board
Carlow, Kilkenny
Guidance on employer registration, apprentice recruitment and work-based training.
Education and Training Board
Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board
Kilkenny and Carlow ETB supports local employers through FET Training Solutions for Business and apprenticeship training at its Kilkenny and Carlow centres.
Operates in Carlow, Kilkenny · 8 listed services · 1 facility
What they do
Kilkenny and Carlow ETB (KCETB) runs FET Training Solutions for Business, which works with local businesses to access government-funded training to upskill employees. Apprenticeship provision includes newly opened electrical apprenticeship workshops and classrooms in Kilkenny, alongside courses run through its colleges of further education, Ormonde College in Kilkenny and Carlow Institute of Further Education. Its apprenticeship pages explain the dual on-the-job and off-the-job structure of statutory apprenticeships. KCETB manages 13 post-primary schools, two FET colleges, an adult education service and community training provision, reaching over 25,000 learners annually. Employers wishing to access training supports or apprenticeship placements contact FET Training Solutions for Business or the ETB directly via its contact page. Provision spans craft and trade apprenticeships plus employee upskilling initiatives delivered from named Kilkenny and Carlow sites.
Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board lists 8 services and 1 facility on Irish Resource Hub in Carlow, Kilkenny. The listed provision covers service, training, advisory support, programme, diagnostic or assessment. It addresses grow and scale, mentoring and advice, digital and ai, skills and training, hiring and people, innovation and r&d, specialist facilities. 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
- Craft trades, Electrical, Further education, Workforce upskilling, All sectors
- Audiences
- Employers, Apprentices, Jobseekers, Employees
Taken from this organisation's record and its published services.
Access and eligibility
Apprenticeship access requires employer-based placement; some training supports are government-funded and subject to eligibility criteria stated on the relevant scheme pages.
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 - KCETB
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 Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training BoardServices and programmes (8)
Service Training Bespoke employer training - KCETB
Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board
Carlow, Kilkenny
Tailored course design and delivery aligned with an employer's operational needs.
Advisory support Employer engagement service - KCETB
Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board
Carlow, Kilkenny
Single contact route helping employers identify workforce and training requirements.
Training Flexible course provision - KCETB
Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board
Carlow, Kilkenny
Accredited and non-accredited provision through online, blended, evening and campus delivery.
Programme Skills to Advance - KCETB
Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board
Carlow, Kilkenny
Subsidised, flexible upskilling and reskilling for employees, with particular support for SMEs.
Service Traineeship employer partnership - KCETB
Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board
Carlow, Kilkenny
Employer collaboration route combining classroom learning with work-based experience.
Diagnostic or assessment Training needs analysis - KCETB
Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board
Carlow, Kilkenny
Employer-focused assessment identifying current and emerging workforce skills gaps.
Service Work placements and talent pipeline - KCETB
Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board
Carlow, Kilkenny
Employer route into learners, placements and sector-specific talent pipelines.
Facilities (1)
Facility Carlow Kilkenny Skills Hub
Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board
Carlow, Carlow
Carlow Kilkenny Skills Hub delivers ETB education and training. Business access is normally mediated through employer engagement, Skills to Advance, apprenticeship or other scheduled provision.
Access through programme