What is Youthreach about..Youthreach, Youthreach Galway City

1. What is ?

2. What people think?

3. The reality

4. • Youthreach provides a programme of
education, training and work experience for
young people aged 15 – 20.
• The programme gives them the opportunity to
gain qualifications, progress to further
education, training or employment.
• The programme also provides comprehensive
supports for students to help them succeed.

5. The typical Youthreach student?
• Specific learning difficulty
• Family issues
• Mental health problems
• ADD or ADHD
• Cultural or ethnic issues
• May have spent very little time in school
• Family may have moved around a lot
• Physical health problems
• Offending behaviour
• May have been expelled from school
Every student has their own reason for being on the
Youthreach programme

6. There are 8 Youthreach Centres in the GRETB:
Letterfrack – 40 places
Offering Leaving Cert Applied, QQI levels 1,2,3,4 and 5
Ballinasloe – 25 places
Offering Leaving Cert Applied, QQI Level 3
Tuam – 35 places
Offering Leaving Cert Applied, QQI Level 3
Leitir Moir – 25 places
Offering QQI Levels 3,4,5
Portumna – 25 places
Offering Leaving Cert Applied, QQI Levels 3,4
City of Galway – 44 places
Offering QQI levels 2,3,4
Ballaghadereen – 50 places
Offering Leaving Cert Applied, QQI Levels 3,4,5
Roscommon Town – 20 places
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