Apprenticeship employer service - LWETB
Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board
Longford, Westmeath
Guidance on employer registration, apprentice recruitment and work-based training.
Education and Training Board
Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board
Longford and Westmeath ETB's Enterprise Engagement Unit provides funded and bespoke training for employers, alongside apprenticeships across its 10 campuses.
Operates in Longford, Westmeath · 8 listed services · 1 facility
What they do
Longford and Westmeath ETB (LWETB) runs its Enterprise Engagement Unit, which works with employers to arrange Skills to Advance funded training for staff development, as well as bespoke and tailored training solutions built around individual company needs. Programmes are delivered online and in-centre, combining taught and self-directed learning, across LWETB's College of Further Education and Training, which has 10 campuses in the Longford and Westmeath area serving more than 9,000 learners. LWETB describes itself as Generation Apprenticeship, supporting employers in developing talent through structured, industry-led apprenticeships combining workplace and centre-based learning. An Adult Guidance and Information Service helps learners plan career and education pathways. Employers interested in workforce training or apprenticeship placements are directed to the Enterprise Engagement Unit through the LWETB FET website, where testimonials from participating companies are also published.
Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board lists 8 services and 1 facility on Irish Resource Hub in Longford, Westmeath. 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
- General FET, Workforce upskilling, Craft trades, All sectors
- Audiences
- Employers, Employees, Apprentices
Taken from this organisation's record and its published services.
Access and eligibility
Skills to Advance training is described as free for qualifying companies; qualification criteria are set out on the relevant scheme page.
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 - LWETB
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 Longford and Westmeath Education and Training BoardServices and programmes (8)
Service Training Bespoke employer training - LWETB
Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board
Longford, Westmeath
Tailored course design and delivery aligned with an employer's operational needs.
Advisory support Employer engagement service - LWETB
Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board
Longford, Westmeath
Single contact route helping employers identify workforce and training requirements.
Training Flexible course provision - LWETB
Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board
Longford, Westmeath
Accredited and non-accredited provision through online, blended, evening and campus delivery.
Programme Skills to Advance - LWETB
Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board
Longford, Westmeath
Subsidised, flexible upskilling and reskilling for employees, with particular support for SMEs.
Service Traineeship employer partnership - LWETB
Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board
Longford, Westmeath
Employer collaboration route combining classroom learning with work-based experience.
Diagnostic or assessment Training needs analysis - LWETB
Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board
Longford, Westmeath
Employer-focused assessment identifying current and emerging workforce skills gaps.
Service Work placements and talent pipeline - LWETB
Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board
Longford, Westmeath
Employer route into learners, placements and sector-specific talent pipelines.
Facilities (1)
Facility College of FET Garrycastle Campus
Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board
Athlone, Westmeath
College of FET Garrycastle Campus delivers ETB education and training. Business access is normally mediated through employer engagement, Skills to Advance, apprenticeship or other scheduled provision.
Access through programme