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Talk to our Director Fergus O’Rourke for more details.
In the Open Learning Centre.
Telephone: 844 3255 / 834 2333
Fax: 834 7242
Email: forourkeolc@eircom.net
www.OLCfinglas.net
Note: Bookings will only be taken on a week to week basis
Monday: 9am - 5pm
Tuesday: 1pm - 9pm
Wednesday: 1pm - 5pm
Thursday: 9am - 9pm
Friday: 9am - 5pm
The Open Learning Centre was started in September 1994, with the objective of providing "quality flexible education to the Unemployed, Lone-parents, House-Parents, and Disables. In fact anyone who needs flexibility in their education".
The centre provides access to education in a flexible and open way. The policy of the centre is to provide access to learning facilities in a manner appropriate to the needs of the individual. Learning resources are provided at times and at a level, which suits the students, rather than depending on prescribed timetables and syllabi to which the students must adapt.
Open Learning allows the student:
Access to study when they want.
Flexibility.
Cost effective courses.
Friendly facilitation and delivery.
The centre caters for the following groups and provides the necessary training equipment, software and materials:
• The Visually Impaired Computer Society (VICS) conduct computer for beginners and ECDL training for 20 visually impaired students on Saturday morning from 10-4pm in Coláiste Íde.
• MS Ireland
Presently we have 20 students accessing our courses on Wednesday and Friday morning. We offer ECDL and FETAC certification for this course
• Computers for Deaf People
This has been a very successful course, using sign language as a method of communication. Presently we have 20 students completing their ECDL
• Headway Ireland, the National Head Injury Association
Teach computing to people with acquired brain inquiry as part of their rehabilitation programmes.
• Students with Agoraphobia
The Open Learning Centre has now the capability to offer student’s who experience transport difficulties, educational programmes over a 2.4Ghz licence free radio link, allowing 24hour access to course material and tutorials and free use of the Internet.
• St Michael’s House
St Michael’s House teaches computer literacy classes on a Wednesday morning.
• Computers on Wheels
For those students who experience difficulty with transport, our Computer on Wheels initiative brings the technology, and tutor direct to their location. Currently the Irish Wheelchair association are availing of this service.
• Out Centres
We have recently set up an out centre for retired ladies and gentlemen in Cabra. The Silver Surfers Club will provide students of our out centre with the ICT skills necessary to communicate with their friends and relatives using E-mail. It is hoped to emulate this project in further locations.
