Category Archives: Administrative Office

New Senior Management Appointments to Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service

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Donegal ETB has made two senior management appointments to its Further Education and Training (FET) Service. Ms Deirdre McColgan has been appointed to a new post of Assistant Training Centre Manager with primary responsibility for quality assurance, while Mr Aidan McCloskey has been appointed Adult Education Officer, replacing Ms Martina Needham who retired in June. […]

Donegal ETB Appoints New Director of Further Education and Training (FET)

Donegal ETB has appointed Mr Ciaran O Brien as its new Director of Further Education and Training (FET), replacing Ms Cróna Gallagher who retired at the end of May. Donegal ETB is the largest education and training provider in the county with almost 18,000 students and 1,400 staff across the county and its islands, along […]

A Christmas Message from Donegal ETB Chief Executive

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As we approach Christmas 2021 I would like to extend heartfelt gratitude to the staff and students across our Schools, Centres and Admin Offices throughout the county who have contributed so much to the wonderful work of Donegal ETB during 2021 despite the circumstances and in doing so to acknowledge how extremely difficult this year […]

Donegal ETB Welcomes the Report of the Independent QQI Review Team on the Inaugural Quality Review

Donegal ETB welcomes the report of the independent QQI Review Team on the inaugural Quality Review earlier this year of our Further Education and Training Service. Notwithstanding the challenges posed by conducting the review online at the height of the COVID pandemic, the ETB was pleased with the open and wholehearted efforts by the Team […]

Cllr Barry Sweeny Elected Chairperson of Donegal ETB

Cllr Barry Sweeny was elected Chairperson of Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) this afternoon. Cllr Martin Harley was elected Deputy Chairperson. They replace outgoing Chairperson Cllr Albert Doherty and outgoing Deputy Chairperson Cllr Gary Doherty. Donegal ETB is the largest education and training provider in the county. Along with its extensive Further Education and […]

Donegal ETB Chief Executive Congratulates Leaving Cert Students on their Results

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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 […]

Donegal ETB Appoints new Deputy Principal to Deele College

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 […]

Donegal ETB and LYIT re-sign deal on cooperation

Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) and Donegal Education and Training Board (Donegal ETB) have re-signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to continue to improve educational links between the two organisations. Previously signed in 2016, this formal MoU builds upon a long history of collaboration and an established partnership between the two institutions which has been […]

Mr Barry Molloy elected as one of two staff representatives to Donegal ETB

Donegal ETB has appointed a new board member, Mr Barry Molloy, as a staff representative, to replace Mr Noel Rodden who passed away suddenly in November 2020. Barry is a Construction Studies, Materials Technology (Wood), DCG and Mathematics teacher in Moville Community College where he has taught for the past eight years. Donegal ETB is […]

Donegal ETB’s Continuation of Service until 05 April

Donegal ETB welcomes the next phase of the return to in-school teaching and learning from Monday 01 March with final year Leaving Certificate and LCA students in its post-primary schools and second year Leaving Certificate students in its Further Education and Training Centre in Letterkenny returning to the classroom. It is expected that fifth year […]