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Donegal ETB is delighted to announce that Cllr. Martin Harley has been elected as Chairperson of Donegal ETB at its meeting this afternoon. Mr Philip McGlynn has also been elected as Deputy Chairperson. Speaking about his election Cllr. Martin Harley said, “I am delighted to be elected to this important role with Donegal ETB. As […]
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Help Donegal County Council find out how happy the people of Donegal are! This week (22-28 October), they’re carrying out what will become an annual survey, known as the Donegal Happiness Survey, on behalf of the Donegal Local Community Development Committee (LCDC), who want to find out how residents in County Donegal rate their quality […]
Congratulations to St Catherine’s Vocational School who are this year’s winners of Donegal ETB’s 2018 Enterprise Day for schools and Youthreach centres. The event took place in Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) on Wednesday 17 October. Second place went to St Eunan’s College, while the Abbey Vocational School came third. Two hundred and forty young […]
Donegal ETB’s Donegal Town school, the Abbey Vocational School (AVS), is among the first in Ireland to implement a new mental health programme, HEADSTRONG in association with Cycle Against Suicide, to address the stigma of suicide amongst young people. It’s Letterkenny school, Errigal College, will also implement this new programme. AVS students attended the launch […]
Donegal ETB has appointed a new Coordinator to its Ballyshannon Youthreach Centre. Eoin Halliday has been appointed following the former Coordinator’s move to a new opportunity. Ballyshannon Youthreach is based in Donegal ETB’s Ballyshannon Further Education and Training Centre. Eoin has been working as Coordinator on the Outdoor Activity Instructor Course for the previous eight […]
On Thursday 4th October Errigal College Transition Year (TY) students Chloe Coyle, Reme Quill, Danny McGahey and Mark People’s, along with their teacher Mr David McHale, attended a mental health summit called HEADSTRONG. The aim of HEADSTRONG is to reduce the stigma and stereotypes surrounding mental health issues. HEADSTRONG is an evidenced-based schools programme pioneered […]
Donegal ETB last night joined long-standing staff member Siubhan Gillepsie and her family to mark her immense contribution to the work of Donegal ETB following her retirement after more than 22 years of public service with it. Siubhan worked in many areas of Donegal ETB across the county including Buncrana, Milford and Killybegs before joining its Administrative […]
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Donegal ETB is advertising on its website for a panel of Restorative Practice trainers, (with an understanding of Restorative Practices). Panellists will undertake training, mentoring and facilitation in post-primary schools, Youthreach centres and youth work organisations across the county who are participating in Donegal ETB’s Peace IV funded Restorative Practices project from November 2018-May 2020. […]
Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) service hosted leading Future of Work expert, Peter Cosgrove, at a professional development seminar organised for its staff today. The focus of the day was the future of work and the skills people will require to secure future employment. Futurist Peter Cosgrove is an expert on future trends […]
Donegal ETB’s Level 5 art and design learners in its Finn Valley Centre for Education held a successful exhibition of their work in the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny on Friday last, 21 September as part of Culture Night 2018. The learners completed the work through the Further Education and Training (FET) Service’s Back to Education Initiative (BTEI) which is one […]