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Skills to Advance (employee upskilling via ETBs)

Skills to Advance

Paid by SOLAS and Education and Training Boards (ETBs) · 🇮🇪 Ireland

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Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.

Who qualifies

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2 documents you'll need

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Exactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.

Where this comes from

Skills to Advance offers upskilling and reskilling opportunities to employees in jobs undergoing change and to those currently employed in vulnerable sectors, at low or no cost

https://www.solas.ie/programmes/skills-to-advance/

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Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.solas.ie

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