Kinsale College of Further Education was established sixteen years ago to provide a range of Post Leaving Cert courses.

Our Courses provide exciting alternatives to normal educational experience, opening new opportunities for training and work.

Learning methods are based on active discovery methods.

Successfull graduates pursue careers in their chosen areas or use the FETAC qualification to continue education in other third level institutions.

Fergal McCarthy College Director has a particular interest in curriculum development, relevance of content and innovation through interesting pedagogical method. He has drawn primarily from the cultural, social, historical and ecological context of the College location.

Kinsale as a noted port town is reflected in the maritime dimension of the curriculum.

A community living at a time of climate change and peak oil must be concerned with sustainability through permaculture principles. Music, Art and Drama are available at the College to satisfy the artistic and aesthetic.

Technology and its significance in modern living are catered for through the multi-media course and a suite of broadband connected computers which are available to the students.