The aim of the Back to Education Initiative (BTEI) is to target adults with less than upper second level education in a range of part-time learning opportunities which lead to certification at Levels 1-6 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ).
In 2011 there were just over 32,000 BTEI participants, of whom just over 4,100 availed of the 3,000 additional BTEI places provided under the Jobs Initiative. The vast majority (over 3,000) are continuing in BTEI courses. The rest have progressed to other further education provision or into employment.
A county-by-county breakdown of participants in the BTEI under the Jobs Initiative is set out below:
VEC
|
No. Jobs Initiative participants
|
Carlow
|
32
|
Cavan
|
193
|
Clare
|
239
|
Cork City
|
20
|
Cork County
|
212
|
Donegal
|
118
|
Dublin City
|
534
|
Dublin County
|
312
|
Dun Laoghaire
|
39
|
Galway City
|
56
|
Galway County
|
252
|
Kerry
|
315
|
Kildare
|
36
|
Kilkenny
|
133
|
Laois
|
87
|
Leitrim
|
72
|
Limerick City
|
23
|
Limerick County
|
108
|
Longford
|
41
|
Louth
|
29
|
Mayo
|
82
|
Meath
|
211
|
Monaghan
|
58
|
Offaly
|
208
|
Roscommon
|
33
|
Sligo
|
84
|
Tipperary North
|
32
|
Tipperary South
|
126
|
Waterford City
|
108
|
Waterford County
|
77
|
Westmeath
|
59
|
Wexford
|
117
|
Wicklow
|
75
|
Total
|
4,121
|