Waterford's WYTEC receives €10,000 funding support
Some of the students at the Waterford Youth Training & Education Centre
Waterford Youth Training & Education Centre (WYTEC) is to receive financial support from the Bank of Ireland Community Fund
WYTEC offers alternative, achievable training and education pathways for people looking for alternatives to more formal mainstream educational spaces.
The organisation is focused on helping people achieve their full potential, providing training and education for early school leavers (16 – 21) and young unemployed people by offering a variety of courses including: Catering and culinary skills; Hospitality skills; Pathways to employment and Practical skills.
The current round of grants will bring the total value of Community Fund grants issued to €3 million for 307 community projects across the island of Ireland since 2020. Initiatives will receive grants starting from €10,000 all the way up to €80,000.
Commenting on the announcement, Eamonn Corcoran, Director for Area South, Bank of Ireland said: “Since 2020, the Community Fund has been working with Community Foundation Ireland to help to make our society stronger by allocating funds to those in greatest need."
"I am very proud of the support we provide to Waterford Youth Industries, who do incredible work in the local community," he said.
"We are focused on supporting projects that will broaden inclusion levels in our society, equipping people with the requisite skills, and providing opportunities for them to be connected through education, enterprise, or work. I would like to wish this Waterford-based organisation well as they continue in their endeavours.”
Meanwhile, Denise Charlton, Chief Executive of the Community Foundation for Ireland, said: “Our partnership with the Bank of Ireland Community Fund continues to deliver support to groups like the one in Waterford receiving this year’s grant."
"We use our experience as a philanthropic hub across Ireland to assist in the identification of projects which are responding to existing as well as new and emerging challenges," she said.
A full list of 2025 Community Fund grantees is available to view on the Bank of Ireland website: Begin Together Fund - Bank of Ireland The Community Fund recently won the Chambers Ireland “Best in the Community” award at the 2025 InBusiness Chambers Ireland Recognition Awards and has been shortlisted for Chambers Ireland Sustainable Business Impact Awards.
