Gaeilge
A graduation event was held on 3 October for fifteen pioneering parents in the Letterkenny and Finn Valley areas who graduated from the pilot programme ‘My Child My Vision’ programme. The parents have children attending Errigal College in Letterkenny, Deele College in Raphoe, Finn Valley College in Stranorlar, Scoile Bhríde Primary School in Convoy and […]
Category Archives: Further Education & Training
Achievements, Apprenticeships, Further Education & Training
Donegal FET Student and Apprentice Amongst WorldSkills Ireland 2023 Competition Winners
22
Sep
Sep
There were two winners from Donegal amongst the WorldSkills Ireland 2023 competition winners announced in Dublin tonight. Lee Davison from Buncrana won the WorldSkills Ireland 2023 Welding competition, while Martin Doherty from Cloghan won the Heavy Vehicle Maintenance competition. This follows three-day long competitions in the RDS, where they competed against some of the most […]
06
Sep
Sep
Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service has published its new FET Prospectus for the incoming academic year, 2023-2024, which includes several exciting new courses starting across the county. The Prospectus provides detailed information on over 130 full and part-time courses in a diverse range of areas from Levels 1-6, many of which are […]
Administrative Office, Further Education & Training
New Tertiary Degrees With Donegal ETB Announced – First Year Will be Delivered by FET Service
07
Jul
Jul
Four new tertiary degree courses in Donegal have been announced by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris T.D. The four degrees are a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Laboratory Science, a Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Business, Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Sustainable Engineering Technologies, all of which […]
Further Education & Training
2023 Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Seminar for Further Education and Training (FET) Staff Concludes
31
May
May
The 2023 Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) seminar for Further Education and Training (FET) staff has successfully concluded on 31 May. Taking place over three days, from Monday 29 – Wednesday 31 May, it saw 120 FET staff attend three events, one of which was held in person and the other two were held online to […]
Errigal College, Further Education & Training, Gairmscoil Chú Uladh, Uncategorised
Donegal ETB Wins Inaugural ETBI Excellence Award for Further Education and Training
03
Mar
Mar
Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training Centre in Milford won the Excellence in Further Education and Training Award for its Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) initiative, at the recent inaugural ETBI Excellence Awards. The ceremony was held on Thursday 2 March by Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) as part of its celebrations to mark […]
Community Education, Further Education & Training
Tommie Gorman Addresses Community Education Seminar
28
Feb
Feb
Former RTÉ Northern Editor Tommie Gorman was the keynote speaker at Donegal ETB’s recent annual Community Education Seminar hosted by its Further Education and Training (FET) Service. The event made a welcome in-person return after taking place online over the last three years and was attended by over 100 community education providers and students from […]
16
Feb
Feb
A host of Donegal sports stars have pledged to ‘squeeze in a read’ on Saturday 25 February and want to encourage the public to do the same. The stars have made their pledges in a video put together by the Further Education and Training (FET) Service of Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) and Donegal […]
24
Nov
Nov
Thirty-seven apprentices from Donegal were among a group of 120 craft apprentices from across eighteen apprenticeship programmes who recently graduated at the first in-person ceremony in the North West region since 2019. An additional 54 Donegal apprentices who qualified since the end of 2019 were unable to attend the ceremony due to employment and other commitments. Donegal Education […]
Administrative Office, Further Education & Training
New Adult Literacy Organiser Appointed to South Donegal
03
Nov
Nov
A new Adult Literacy Organiser, Ms Patricia Walsh Gillespie, has been appointed in South Donegal by Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB). Tricia joins a team of five Adult Literacy Organisers (ALOs) within the FET Service, delivering tuition across the county to adults in literacy, numeracy, digital skills, family learning and English for Speakers of […]