@SOLASFET campaign promoting Further Education and Training (FET) as a valuable and recognised post-secondary learning pathway for school leavers.
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11 Aug 2025
We are so excited to launch our national campaign today! Leaving Cert students thinking about their next steps after school can find endless FET opportunities available in every county through their local Education and Training Board (ETB).
Learn more at thisisfet.ie/localcourses
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Our @SOLASFET #ThisIsFET campaign account is no longer posting on X.
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Instagram: instagram.com/thisisfet/
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#ThisIsFET
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22 Dec 2025
We can't wait to chat to students about 40 #GenerationApprenticeship #STEM #careers @stripe YSE from 08-10 January!
ℹ️Come along to learn about the exciting world of #STEM, meet bright young innovators & explore ideas & careers shaping the future of STEM:stripeyste.com/tickets
22 Dec 2025
📢@apprenticesIrl are delighted to announce we're attending the amazing @stripe Young Scientist Expo 2026!
📆Come along to a great event 08-10 Jan to celebrate creativity, innovation & the power of #STEM to shape our future!🚀
📍Meet us at #STRIPEYSE Stand #154 (Expo Hall 1)!
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📢The National #AdultLiteracyForLife (ALL) Programme Office @SOLASFET is delighted to invite community partners to apply to the ALL Collaboration & Innovation Fund 2026.
👉Learn more about the Fund & how to apply:adultliteracyforlife.ie/fund…
📝Apply by Thursday, 22 January 2026
ALT This is a promotional graphic to highlight the call for applications to the Adult Literacy For Life Collaboration & Innovation Fund 2026. The graphic featured 3 images of groups of literacy learners engaged in reading, cooking and learning, and a QR code that can be scanned to learn more about the Fund and how to apply at https://adultliteracyforlife.ie/fund/
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20 Oct 2025
FET graduate Felix on how completing a Level 6 PLC in Business and Human Resource Management in @ICFEofficial helped him progress to his degree in Human Resource Management.
If you're want to try a subject of interest before committing to a degree, FET can take you there.
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📢October is Health Literacy Awareness month & #AdultLiteracyForLife is raising awareness about #HealthLiteracy & how we can all support it in Ireland.
📆Check out this Health Literacy Calendar withℹ️on health literacy events, webinars, courses & top tips:bit.ly/4q3EYAC
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📣Information is everywhere and it's hard to know what's true or not - in the media or online.🤔#MediaLiteracyMatters
💁Test your media literacy knowledge by trying this fun, short Whatsapp quiz to help you get to grips with all things #MediaLiteracy!➡️ adultliteracyforlife.ie/quiz…
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7 Oct 2025
In our latest interview, Further Education and Training (FET) graduate Tracey tells us how doing a PLC course in @RathminesCFE helped her decide that pursuing a career in business was the right decision for her.
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thisisFET retweeted
20 Sep 2025
Brilliant to call into World Skills & Higher Options during the week. The way @SOLASFET
@ETBIreland @apprenticesIrl have promoted FET & apprenticeships via this annual event has been a major reason for the increased demand for these exciting pathways from young people
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19 Sep 2025
Great hearing from FET graduate Felix Owusu and apprentice Jack Yeats at our Careers Talk at #HigherOptions on how a FET course and apprenticeship set them on their career paths.
At Higher Options? Drop by our stand to explore all the endless opportunities FET offers.
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It's the final day of #HigherOptions & what a delight it's been speaking to #students about #FET & #GenerationApprenticeship careers to fuel their future!🚀Join the final FET & Apprenticeship career talk with @salesforce apprentice Jack Yeates & Felix Owusu PLC graduate, Stage 4!
19 Sep 2025
What an amazing few days of #HigherOptions! Delighted to have #ApprenticeOfTheYear Bronwyn Villis stop by our stand & share her incredible career journey as part of a special career panel with @NessaWhite Interim CEO at SOLAS! Next up, it’s #ICT apprentice Jack Yeates on stage 4
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19 Sep 2025
What a great second day at Higher Options. We were delighted to welcome Minister Lawless to our stand.
Make sure to drop by our This is FET stand today for the last day of Higher Options. Find us at stand 62.
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thisisFET retweeted
📚Minister @lawlessj attended Higher Options and @WorldSkillsIE where he met thousands of second level students discovering new pathways to higher education via further education and training, tertiary degree programmes, and apprenticeships.👩🎓
#higheroptions2025
#WSI2025
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18 Sep 2025
🤩A brilliant second day at Higher Options! Michaela Hayes, graduate of @BCFE_Official and now a radio presenter with Spin 1038 talked about the benefits of FET @ThisisFet. She dropped by our stand - for a pic with #CityofDublin Chief Executive Dr Christy Duffy.
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18 Sep 2025
Another exciting day at @WorldSkillsIE 🚀Fantastic to see so many students getting hands-on, exploring new skills and chatting to our team about all things apprenticeships and Further Education and Training. #WSI2025
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18 Sep 2025
What an incredible day we had yesterday at Higher Options and World Skills Ireland!
We’re back again today and tomorrow. Come say hi, ask your questions and discover a world of Further Education and Training at our ‘This is FET’ stand (no.62) at Higher Options.
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17 Sep 2025
Day 1 of Higher Options! Drop into our 'This is FET' stand 62, our staff are on hand to talk about the many options available in your local area.
Attend our Careers Talk Panel to hear directly from FET graduates on how FET opened a world of exciting opportunities for them.
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16 Sep 2025
1️⃣ more day to go for Higher Options and World Skills Ireland in the RDS.
Visit the FET village to chat to our team and 16 Education & Training Boards (ETBs) about how Further Education and Training (FET) can lead you to your dream career after school.
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Visiting @NPAIE this week?
📍Drop into our #AdultLiteracyForLife #Ploughing2025 stand to learn how you, a friend or family member can find support to build confidence with literacy.🗺️Find us in the 'Supporting People, Supporting Business' area:HUB 4-BLOCK 3 - ROW 14 - STAND 276
#LiteracyChangesLives
A world of opportunity is unlocked for those who bravely take the first step to re-engage with learning & build confidence with #Literacy. Suckler farmer & pub owner Declan is proof of this. Read his inspiring story @farmersjournal 👉tinyurl.com/szr5n84k
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12 Sep 2025
Heading to Higher Options 2025?
Visit our FET village from the 17th - 19th September to discover the many pathways available in your local area through FET. Hear from FET graduates on how FET opened a world of exciting opportunities for them at our Careers Talk panel discussion.
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📢This week #AdultLiteracyForLife & partners from Ireland's 16 #ETBs @nalaireland @LibrariesIre @MedialitIreland are talking about #MediaLiteracy & why #MediaLiteracyMatters
Learn more about it at this @WaterfordLibs event👇& findℹ️on local ℹ️events at adultliteracyforlife.ie/medi…
8 Sep 2025
Author and journalist Aoife Barry joins us for an afternoon discussing disinformation and how we find and share information in our daily lives.
📍 Ardkeen Library
📅 Saturday 20th September at 3.00 pm
#MediaLiteracyMatters
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