{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69b17f89645f7e43f216ccf2/6a44de546a72c54c8d573248?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"SETU opens doors to higher education for family carers","description":"<p>&nbsp;</p><p>This episode focuses on an initiative by SETU, which has enabled family carers to access higher education.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The Higher Education Authority funded project in partnership with Family Carers Ireland has seen over 790 family carers enrol in a range of accredited programmes at SETU free of charge over the past three years. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In December the initiative culminated in an event in Carlow town that was attended by President of Ireland Catherine Connolly.&nbsp;&nbsp;Since then additional funding was secured to extent the project to the end of 2026.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>On this podcast you hear from Nicola McEntee, SETU Project Lead; Dr Jerry Dixon, lecturer on the Level 6 Certificate in Introduction to Psychology; and </p><p>Nicky, a  former family carer who recently completed the Level 6 Introduction to Psychology. </p><p><br></p>","author_name":"South East Technological University"}