Dr. Joe Collins

Joe Collins has recently taken up the role as Executive Director of Funding, Performance and Construction at SOLAS.  He has over 25 years’ experience across adult, further, and higher education in Ireland and internationally. Previously, he held senior leadership roles including Head of Faculty of Business and Humanities and Head of Faculty of Lifelong Learning at SETU, and recently as Director of Further Education and Training at Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI). He has a strong commitment to adult learning, widening participation, and learner‑centred pathways. He is a strong advocate of education and training as a means of promoting human agency for personal and collective empowerment. He has a deep interest in policy development in education and training and lifelong learning. Involvement with different communities and widening participation to non-traditional students are two areas of his work for which he has a passionate interest.