.
THE Kerry Education and Training Board is to receive over €507,000 in infrastructure funding.
Under Project Ireland 2040, an investment of over €8 million will be distributed to the 16 ETBs this year as part of the ongoing investment in the further education and training sector. SOLAS will distribute the funding to the individual ETBs.
This funding can be used for essential small-scale works, new equipment needs and energy efficiency projects.
Continued below…
.
Minister for Education and Kerry T.D, Norma Foley, has welcomed the news, saying: “I am very pleased to have received confirmation of a Government funding announcement of €507,500 for Kerry Education and Training Board. This funding is a further endorsement of the importance of Further Education and Training. It will provide vital support to Kerry ETB as it enhances and develops the FET sector in the county.”
Kerry ETB is one of the largest education and training providers at this local level, amassing over 2,900 primary and post-primary students and 14,000 further education and training beneficiaries annually. It has 670 full-time staff and 590 part-time staff working around the county.
Minister Foley also welcomed confirmation by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins that Kerry Education and Training Board will get the same level of infrastructure funding (€507,500) for the next two years. This will allow Kerry ETB to plan for 2024, 2025 and 2026.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
