Lifelong Learning

SDCP Lifelong Learning team look forward to welcoming you. Bringing Lifelong learning opportunities to local communities in the South County Dublin Area.

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We aim to support individuals, community groups and organisations through SICAP to identify learning needs, areas of interest and activities and provide them with the opportunity to take part in flexible and free non-formal education and accredited training in their own community

Lifelong Learning Courses 

Who is eligible for a SDCP SICAP funded course?

People living in South County Dublin who are:
  • Unemployed.
  • Belong to the Traveller or Roma community.
  • Are a one-parent family.
  • Have a disability.
  • Live in an area that is less well off.
  • Are a migrant, refugee or asylum seeker.
  • Living on low income.
  • Economically inactive due to caring duties
  • A young person looking for a job or training.

Personal Development & Self Care

A range of six-week programmes, delivered one day per week, that put you at the centre of the learning

Well Styled

Discover & develop your personal style and increase your confidence.

Make Up Your Mind

Combining Make Up training and Life coaching skills so you can be the best you can be – inside and out!

Reflect & Connect

A personal development and wellbeing course, covering topics like goal setting, motivation, confidence, and mindfulness.

Music Box

Increase your wellbeing while discovering and exploring different music genres.

Community Education & Training

Accredited and Non Accredited workshops and courses introducing you to further education and training opportunities

Introduction to Healthcare

leading to modules in Care Skills & Care of the Older Person – QQI level 5

Computer Skills - QQI level 3

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to describe the role of computers in everyday life and to operate a personal computer safely in a supervised environment

Retail & Hospitality Skills Career Preparation - QQI level 3

Retail & Hospitality Skills Career Preparation – QQI level 3 for skills in HACCP, Barista Skills, Customer Service

Apprenticeship Preparation Programme

Safe Pass, Manual Handling, Job searching supports

Introduction to Beauty

Learn more about further education opportunities. in the Beauty Sector

English Language Classes

Take part in weekly classes. Join our conversation circles, get support to access further education & training.

Beginner, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate Levels welcome.

Clondalkin

Intercultural Centre,

Unit 4 Oakfield Industrial Estate, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

Lucan

Balgaddy Children & Family Centre

Méile An Rí Rd, Balgaddy, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 X5D2

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Tallaght

Mountain Park Centre for Creative Learning

Mountain Park, Tallaght,Dublin 24, D24 HDT0

Further Education & Training Access Supports

One to One information, Advice and supports, and Introductory programmes for adults thinking of returning to education

Communiversity

Communiversity is a Personal and Community Development Programme, Communiversity provides people with an opportunity to experience college lectures in their own community. With a focus on confidence building and learning discovery, the programme is collaborative and fun, with no assignments or exams.

Study Skills

A 6 week course providing you with essential skills for study, essay writing, referencing & more

One to One Support

College/PLC and funding applications.Further education and training options

Apprenticeships & Traineeships

Information and support to identify the right apprenticeship for you.

Interest Based & Seasonal Programmes

One to One information, Advice and supports, and Introductory programmes for adults thinking of returning to education

Clondalkin Access Network CAN

(CAN) is a Special Disadvantaged Initiative (SDI) supporting post-primary students attending

  • St Kevin’s Community College
  • Collinstown Community College
  • Deansrath Community College

to complete school and overcome barriers to educational progression to access further and higher education as well as apprenticeships. Some of the activities provided through CAN include:

For information on programmes contact a member of the Lifelong Learning Team