05/06/2026
A great day in Portlaoise Information Hub with our Youth Work Ireland group. We spent the day delivering our Understanding Challenging Behaviour course.
Acorn, Midlands Education and Training serves to provide the people in the Midlands area with training and education opportunities.
This page will be used to provide you with information of upcoming and ongoing courses in a range of areas. Acorn, midlands education and training service responds to local needs and that of the employment market in order to choose and deliver courses in the identified areas. We are based primarily in The Acorn Project, Edenderry but courses are available throughout the midlands area.
05/06/2026
A great day in Portlaoise Information Hub with our Youth Work Ireland group. We spent the day delivering our Understanding Challenging Behaviour course.
22/05/2026
Yesterday we held our Beauty Therapy certificate morning. A fantastic morning celebrating significant milestones for our learners. Achieving awards in QQI modules, Nail Technology, eyebrow shaping and Lash Lift. Well done to you all.
13/05/2026
Caring Together.. Staying Strong. A day brought together by planning and Teamwork. A day of wellbeing for staff and young people all captured through a QQI award of Team work. We started the day off with a penalty shoot out! And even had a surprise visit from a friendly squirrel.
30/04/2026
Are you interested in a career in Business?
Start your journey here with us 📚🙂
Classes begin 15th of May!
Are you interested in a career in Business?
Start your journey here with us 📚🙂
Classes begin in May!
28/04/2026
Come join us on our Information Day tomorrow morning and find out more about our courses
Start your journey here with us! :)
23/04/2026
Are you interested in a career in Business?
Start your journey here with us 📚🙂
Classes begin in May!
23/04/2026
The young people of the project had a visit to Tullamore Courthouse. We explored career opportunities and progression routes. Thanks to all involved.
21/04/2026
Our incoming Youth Health and Safety Officer Darren taking on his first jobs today. And our Youth Creative Officer Andy doing amazing work on brightening up our project. Our fantastic Project worker Lorraine showing them the way. All learning is captured using online digital badges through a European web based platform - Cities of Learning.
11/02/2026