Annual Spoirt Teic Awards to be presented to students in County Hall Tallaght.

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Mayor Eamonn Maloney on behalf the members of South Dublin County Council will present Certificates to the Graduates of the 2006/2007

Spoirt Teic is a FS Local Training Initiative, sponsored by South Dublin County Council, which annually provides training and qualifications in Fitness Instruction, Sports Coaching & Recreational Leadership to young people from the South Dublin County area. The Spoirt Teic Programme is located in the new Tallaght Leisure Centre which is ideally equipped to provide the high standard of facilities required.

On Thursday 21^st June, 23 graduates from the 2006/2007 Spoirt Teic Programme will be awarded a wide variety of diplomas and certificates ranging from aerobics and gym instruction to water safety, soccer, GAA football and hurling, basketball and rugby.

Over the Summer months FS will be recruiting for the 2007/2008 Spoirt Teic Programme which will commence in September 2007. All interested applicants should go to their local FAS employment office and register for course BA57A.

The success of Spoirt Teic over the years has led to a new venture between FS and South Dublin County Council called the Sports Flexibility Programme. This Programme commenced on 28^th May 2007 and is aimed at early school leavers. The Programme caters for 20 young people and over a period of 26 weeks, provides them with an introduction to sports, health and leisure activities and facilitates them in progressing to a higher level within that industry. The Sports Flexibility Programme introduces these trainees to the discipline of attending a full time course and gives them the confidence to progress their education. Further details of this Programme are available from FS under course reference BA62K.

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For further information please contact the Co-ordinator of the Spoirt Teic Programme, Mick Browne, at tel. no. 086-1709483