Currently, Tara Education Centre caters for eighteen adult Traveller women ranging in age from twenty three to seventy years. The programme on offer this year includes Fetac Level 3 in Communications, Computers, Preparation for Work, Arts & Crafts, Personal Development, Consumer Awareness, Horticulture and Physical Education. The Fetac Textiles module is offered at Fetac Level 3, 4 and 5. Learning Support is also provided in Literacy and Numeracy.
Closure of Tara Education Centre
The recent budget of 7th December 2010 stated that all Senior Traveller Education Centres will close by June 2012. Adult Traveller learners will be catered for under the Back to Education Initiative. Travellers will be prioritised under this initiative. Additional places are not specified.
Research Project
The Director of Tara Education Centre was commissioned by Co Louth VEC to carry out a piece of research as to how best Co Louth VEC can support the integration of Travellers into its further and adult education programmes and services. Funding for this research was secured from the Equality Authority – Mainstreaming Equality Unit. This research is now complete. An Action Plan has been drawn up by Co Louth VEC adult education service providers and a Traveller Integration Working Group (TIWG) has been set up to progress the integration of Travellers into Co Louth VEC’s further and adult education provision over the coming years.
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