Gaeilge
The first group of Electrical Apprentices to undertake Phase 4 of their apprenticeships in Donegal registered this morning in LYIT with LYIT’s Department of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering and Donegal ETB’s Apprenticeship Services in what is viewed as an historic day for the county. As a result of ongoing collaboration between Donegal ETB and LYIT, […]
Author Archives: Donegal ETB
Administrative Office
Donegal ETB Chief Executive Congratulates Leaving Cert Students on their Results
03
Sep
Sep
The Chief Executive of Donegal ETB has congratulated students who are receiving their Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied and LCVP results, after what has been another unprecedented year. Donegal ETB manages 15 out of the 27 post-primary schools in Co Donegal and is a trustee partner for the eight Community and Comprehensive schools in the […]
25
Aug
Aug
Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service has published its new FET Prospectus for the incoming academic year, 2021-2022, which includes four exciting new full-time courses starting in September. The Prospectus contains detailed information on over 120 full-time and part-time courses in a diverse range of areas from Levels 1-6 including administration, business and […]
16
Aug
Aug
Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service has today launched its FET Fortnight online event which starts next week. As the largest education and training provider in the county, each year its FET Service hosts a huge FET Fair to showcase its wide range of education and training opportunities. This event is usually attended […]
09
Aug
Aug
Donegal ETBs Further Education and Training (FET) Service, in conjunction with SOLAS, has launched an open call for funding aimed at providing support for local Community Education Providers/Groups. The Mitigating Against Educational Disadvantage Fund (MAEDF) 2021 builds on the success of the previous (2020) fund and is intended to go towards addressing educational disadvantage which […]
09
Jul
Jul
Siobhán Murray has been appointed as the new Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Coordinator with Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET). Recognition of Prior Learning, or RPL, is a process whereby skills and knowledge gained through life outside of formal education and training can be evaluated and validated. This work will enable adults to […]
Community Education, Further Education & Training
Successful PEACE IV Funded Community Leadership Project Concludes
03
Jul
Jul
A successful PEACE IV funded community leadership project has concluded after involving sixty-nine people across ten community hubs. The project was run by Donegal ETB in partnership with Donegal Local Development CLG and Inishowen Development Partnership. It was supported by the European Union’s PEACE IV Programme and managed for the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) […]
Community Education, Further Education & Training
New Community Education Facilitator Appointed by Donegal ETB
28
Jun
Jun
Donegal ETB has appointed Orla Winters as a new Community Education Facilitator to its Further Education and Training (FET) Service to cover An Ghaeltacht, West and South Donegal. Her colleague, fellow Community Education Facilitator Catherine Friel, continues to cover Inishowen, South and East Donegal. The Community Education Support Programme supports the delivery of adult education […]
Further Education & Training
Inaugural Review of Further Education and Training Service Quality Assurance System Concludes
02
Jun
Jun
The Further Education and Training (FET) Service concluded a very productive week long inaugural review of its quality assurance system on 28 May with an international review team appointed by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI). In March QQI launched the Inaugural Review of Quality Assurance across the Further Education and Training (FET) sector of Ireland’s sixteen […]
27
May
May
Donegal ETB has appointed Mr Shane McArt as a new Deputy Principal of Deele College, Raphoe. Shane will now join the Senior Management Team of Mr Joe Boyle, Principal, and Ms Carmel Mulligan, Deputy Principal. The additional Deputy Principal post in Deele College arose as a result of the decision by Minister for Education, Norma […]