Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 January 2024
130. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what the increase is in PLC places for 2024 across Longford-Westmeath ETB; and what new areas in PLCs will be available for 2024. [1921/24]
View answerLWETB offers PLC courses at Mullingar Community College and Templemichael College in Longford. While the ETB is approved for 319 PLC places, enrolment on PLC programmes has fallen from 239 students in 2022/23 to 198 students in 2034/24. The PLC options for 2024/25 being offered by LWETB, subject to learner demand, include a new Level 6 course in Health Services Supervisory Management Skills; a new option for Applied Social Studies with Psychology; a new option of Business Studies with Digital Media Marketing; and a focus on Pre-accounting technician in Business Studies.
The full range of 19 PLC course offerings from LWETB is set out in the attached Table. Enrolment in 2024/25 will be dependent on the number of students registering for PLC programmes.
