Further Education
2025-2026

Further Education 2025-2026

Apprenticeship Preparatory Programme: Carpentry/Plumbing/Electrical 5M5010

This one year full-time Apprenticeship Preparatory Programme course provides learners with the foundation required to pursue an apprenticeship in the building trades. It is the ideal starting point to explore the various apprenticeship options available. Students will gain hands-on experience in carpentry, plumbing and electrical installation. provide participants with a hands-on introduction to the broad range of skills required to work in the construction industry. It will also prepare participants for entry to ordinary level degree and honours degree programmes related to the construction industry. This is a full-time one-year course and runs from September to May.

Course Content
  • Building Construction 5N1570
  • Computer Aided Draughting (CAD) 5N1604
  • Architectural Drawing 5N1558
  • Safety and Health at Work 5N1794
  • Building Services 5N4974
  • Communications 5N0690
  • Work Experience 5N1356
  • Wood Fabrication 5N1999
  • Maths 5N1833 (offered as an option)
  • Safe Pass (offered as an option depending on demand).
Certification

QQI Level 5 in Construction Technology 5M5010

  • Safe Pass
Entry Requirements
  • Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied, or equivalent

  • Pre-entry guidance meeting

  • Mature applicants welcome

Fees

Student Contribution: €175

QQI Exam Fee €50

Please note: Additional charges may apply. Details TBC.

Progression

Students who successfully complete the course may gain entry to Third Level Institutes and Colleges through the Higher Education Links Scheme.

The most up-to-date information on Higher Education Links is located at the CAO website. Click here for details of * CAO QQI Requirements Lookup

For more information on third level progression links, visit:

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Galway

The following are the most relevant examples:

  • Furniture Design and Manufacture

  • Furniture Design Making and Technology

  • Construction Management

  • Construction Economics and Quantity Surveying

  • Architectural Technology

  • Civil Engineering

  • Construction Management

Adult and Part-Time Education

Full-time registered students of GTI may access a range of adult education courses at a reduced fee

Erasmus

Students may be awarded the opportunity to participate in a 2 or 3 week fully funded European work placement as part of this course.

Please Note

GTI reserves the right to make changes in any course, to limit the number of places available or to withdraw a course. No part of this information shall be deemed to form a contract between the Institute and a student or third party.

For More Information

https://apply.gti.ie/ajax