The Galway & Roscommon Education and Training Board has been allocated €190,000 in capital grants for improvements to their facilities.
Minister Simon Harris has announced a further €5.4 million in funding under the Devolved Capital Grant for 14 ETBs.
This money will go a total of 127 projects related to health and safety issues, small-scale energy efficiency measures, equipment and requests relating to positive improvements for learning spaces.
“This funding will be welcome news to the FET sector and will help deliver on ETBs ambitious plans for the future,” Simon Harris said.
“Over 120 projects across the country have been approved. Each will have a meaningful impact on students and their learning experience.”
“Today’s extra cash injection adds to the €8 million euro my Department issued to the ETBs in April under the Devolved Capital Grant.”
Last April, the GRETB received just over half a million euro in funding under the same grant scheme.
SOLAS, the state agency in charge of overseeing the Further Education & Training sector in Ireland, will be in charge of distributing the funding.
“On behalf of the SOLAS Board, we warmly welcome the ongoing commitment by Government to capital investment in the Further Education and Training Sector,” said SOLAS Chairperson Sean Aylward.
“This funding in the form of devolved capital grants for the Education and Training Boards across the country will go a long way towards improving the facilities available to learners in the FET sector and to work towards achievement of the sustainability targets set forward in the Climate Action Plan.”
