Homemakers sign up for free third-level courses
Springboard offers manufacturing, business, entrepreneurship and ICT courses
Minister for Education Richard Bruton: “Homemakers make a huge contribution to society. It is important the Government supports people who have worked in the home to reskill and return to work.” Photograph: Alan Betson
Hundreds of homemakers have signed up for free higher education courses as part of an initiative aimed at filling skills shortages.