A fund-raising multicultural coffee morning and raffle was held on Thursday 7th April in the centre, with all proceeds donated to the Irish Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal. Learners and teachers generously donated food and raffle prizes. The event was a great success with €430 raised.

On Wednesday 25th May 2022, an ESOL information session will be held in the centre from 12:00 to 14:00. Come along and discover how we can help you to learn or improve your English. All are welcome.

Our Open Day this year is on Wednesday 27th April, from 1pm to 4pm. Drop in, take a look around, chat to our teachers, find out about our courses and your options. All welcome.

On Monday Simon Harris TD, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, visited our Further Education and Training Centre in Celbridge. The Minister met with students and staff, as well as representatives from KWETB. He also met with Youthreach learners who travelled from their centre in Leixlip for the visit.

On 28th November, the new C-spine bus routes were launched. The L59 route connects Leixlip River Forest/Confey train station to Celbridge via Green Lane. A bus stop opposite Applegreen is no more than a 2-minute walk to our centre. Read more about the C-spine here.

The long-delayed (by Covid) official opening of the centre finally took place on Monday October 18th. The ceremony was performed by the Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann, Mr Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD. Take a look at the opening ceremony here.

Welcome to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board Further Education and Training Services. Further Education is for everyone who wants to learn . . . . we offer a wide range of courses throughout Co Kildare. Click here for brochure.

2021 - 2022 Term Calendar

Skills to Compete is an initiative to support those who have lost their jobs as a result of COVID-19, to re-enter the workforce. Click here for further information about the Skills to Compete initiative.

Take the next step in your career. KWETB have free courses available in Celbridge to eligible applicants. Why not check out our free VTOS full-time and part-time courses? We are now enrolling for Autumn 2021. Please use the contact form or email celbridgefetc@kwetb.ie to enquire further about these courses.

Kildare and Wicklow ETB are pleased to announce the opening of an exciting new Education and Training Campus for adults in Celbridge. This state-of-the-art educational facility will be home to Celbridge Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) and is open to adult learners interested in doing a further education course to upskill or re-skill.

Each year we have a night to celebrate the achievements of our learners and to present them with their award certificates. This year’s awards night was held on Thursday 13th February at 18:30 in Confey GAA Club . Certificates were presented by Ken Seery, Director of Further Education and Training in KWETB. After the formalities came the party !

ESOL Level 4 class trip to the National Museum on Thursday 24th October.