SOLAS is the state agency responsible for Further Education and Training (FET), Safepass and construction skills schemes, and is also the coordinating provider for craft apprenticeships in Ireland.
We drive the responsiveness, innovation, transformation, sustainability and success of the FET and apprenticeship systems. We do this by setting strategy, channelling investment, leading implementation, and ensuring accountability across FET providers, with an overriding focus on the needs of their learners and apprentices.
With one in ten adults in Ireland are now engaged in apprenticeships, construction skills schemes or other FET activity, our vision is to power the potential of individuals, communities and enterprise through lifelong learning and workforce transformation.
SOLAS is driving future skills in construction in its response to the skills needs of the economy and to deliver on the Government’s Housing for All and climate action targets through collaborations with key partners to enhance the construction training infrastructure and implement new and comprehensive construction skills pathways.
