National Learning Network, Dublin, Swords

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National Learning Network, Dublin, Swords

Balheary Industrial Estate
Swords
Co. Dublin
Dublin

Telephone: 01 8404120
Fax: 01 8408175
Email: swords@nln.ie

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Courses in this Centre

Access
A course for early school leavers with mild learning difficulties. There are opportunities to become involved in the community by undertaking environmental and recreational projects. Additionally there are Social Opportunities – hostelling trips, bowling & cinema outings, historical & cultural trips.
Choices
A person-centred course for students with mental health issues. It provides a supportive environment for students and a chance to develop their self-awareness and to learn new coping skills and to bring about real change in their lives.
Delvin
This service is designed for people with enduring mental illness with complex needs who need support over a longer time-frame in their efforts towards ongoing social inclusion in their local communities. The service also aims to assist participants, who may have already completed another training programme, to maintain health gains they have already made and to reduce their reliance on medical interventions.
Fast Track to Employment in the Services Sector
Combines training in the workplace with training in the centre. Each student identifies his or her preferred employment area in the services sector & suggests possible host employers. The facilitator arranges a work placement for three days per week for the duration of the course & supports both employer & student. In the centre the student follows an individual training plan to meet their needs. Modules leading to a FETAC Level 4 Major Award in Applied Employment Skills will be undertaken.
Fresh Start
Designed for those who would like an opportunity to make a new beginning and start a new career after a period out of the workforce. It provides an opportunity to explore vocational opportunities in order to progress to further education and/or employment.
IT with Office Business Skills
Provides students with the necessary information technology, office & personal effectiveness skills to obtain employment, or progress to further education. Modules leading to a FETAC Level 5 Major Awards in Business Studies, Secretarial will be undertaken.
Reach
Reach is a flexible rehabilitative training course for people who have experienced social isolation as a result of a severe and enduring mental illness. It provides participants with the opportunity to develop the level of social & personal skills & independence necessary to achieve integration into the community.
Vocational Skills Foundation
This course provides an opportunity to sample a wide range of courses while acquiring the educational and social skills needed to progress to further training and employment.