SOLAS
The State body responsible for funding, planning and co-ordinating Further Education and Training (FET) in Ireland, and for the National Apprenticeship system.
For funders & partners
Help build a more skilled, inclusive and digitally capable Ireland
Partners
Invest in Ireland's future tech workforce
For more than 25 years, we've been connecting people with opportunity and helping organisations access the talent they need.
We work with learners, employers, education providers and industry to create pathways into technology careers and help people develop the skills needed for a changing world. With the right funding, we can reach more people, build more skills and create greater impact.
Our impact
A proven return on inclusion
For more than 25 years, FIT has turned skills investment into quality employment — with a consistent focus on those furthest from opportunity.
250,000FIT course participants to date
120,000people supported into ICT employment
4,000+employer connections
25+years creating technology pathways
25+ years of building Ireland's technology pipelineSince 1999, FIT has been creating pathways into skills, employment and technology careers — adapting our work as Ireland's economy and technology landscape evolves.
Why invest
Why invest in FIT?
Funding FIT is funding a delivery model that already works — designed with industry, run through the national further education system, and measured on employment outcomes.
Industry led
National reach
Inclusive pathways
Developing future skills
Funders
Backed by national partners
FIT programmes are funded and supported by State bodies and national agencies. SOLAS is FIT's principal funder, with delivery co-ordinated nationally through the Education and Training Boards.
QQI
Quality and Qualifications Ireland is the independent State agency responsible for promoting quality and accountability across Irish education and training.
ETBI
Education and Training Boards Ireland is the national representative body for Ireland's sixteen Education and Training Boards, who deliver FIT programmes locally.
Department of Education and Skills
Supports high-quality education that enables people to reach their full potential and contribute to Ireland's social and economic development.
Publications
Reports & Insights
Explore the research, data and impact behind FIT's work.
FIT Impact Report 2025
A clear picture of who FIT reached, what changed and the outcomes achieved with partners over the year.
View publicationsICT Skills Audit
Regular skills-needs analysis with industry partners that shapes the programmes FIT designs and delivers.
View publications“Our mission is to ensure access to in-demand tech skills and maximising opportunity for all”Peter Davitt, FIT CEO
Projects
Irish and European projects
FIT delivers nationally with the Education and Training Boards, and works with European partners on co-funded projects in green skills, digital inclusion and employability.
GreenShift
Accelerating European digital skills for green mobility. FIT works with partners across member states to build the digital capability the transition to greener transport depends on.
Green skills for learnersCuimsiú
Flexible support into training and employment for disabled and neurodivergent people, delivered with a national network of partner organisations.
Cuimsiú programmeHERo in Tech
Bringing second-level students into direct contact with women working in technology, run with schools and industry partners each year.
HERo in Tech
Partnership spotlight
Partnerships in action
How global technology companies work with FIT to build skills, widen access and strengthen Ireland’s talent pipeline.
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