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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 […]
Category Archives: Further Education & Training
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May
May
A new Adult Literacy Organiser, Ms Claire McNicholl, has been appointed in Inishowen by Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB). Claire joins a team of five Adult Literacy Organisers (ALOs) across the county under its Further Education and Training (FET) Service, delivering tuition to adults in literacy, numeracy, digital skills, family learning and English for […]
05
May
May
The students of Gort an Choirce Youthreach will host a photography exhibition in An tSean Bheairic in Falcarragh from 9-13 May. The work is the culmination of their efforts over the last two years, funded through the Creative Schools initiative which saw two facilitators from Artlink, Martha McCullough and Rebecca Strain, work with the students […]
04
May
May
Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service will host an open day next Wednesday, 11 May in its newest FET Centre on the Port Road in Letterkenny. The FET centre, which was previously located at the ETB’s Administrative Offices at Ard O Donnell and then on the High Road, has moved to this new […]
01
Apr
Apr
The first ever certified weaving course in the country has been launched in Kilcar in Co Donegal. The full-time Donegal Weaving traineeship has been developed by Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) through its Further Education and Training (FET) Service and is certified by the Scottish Qualifications Authority. It was developed by the ETB following […]
Further Education & Training, Gartan
Transformative power of outdoor education for learners and environment hailed at national event
01
Mar
Mar
Minister of State for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins T.D. hailed the Outdoor Education and Training Centres (OETC) run by Ireland’s Education and Training Boards as he launched a new Strategic Framework for the sector on Achill Island on Monday last. “Outdoor Education and training can have a transformative effect on the lives of […]
22
Feb
Feb
The Adult Guidance and Information Service with Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service reopens its doors in Letterkenny and Donegal Town to the general public on 1 March. The service had been operating online for the last two years due to the pandemic and Guidance Counsellors are looking forward to meeting people face […]
21
Feb
Feb
The lecturing teams from Donegal ETB, Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT), North-West Regional College (NWRC) and South West College (SWC) are collaborating with electric vehicle specialists Hyundai to prepare for the ensuing transition to Electric Vehicles. This collaboration commenced at the Hyundai National Learning Centre in Dublin with National Service Training Manager Denis McCrudden. Denis […]
16
Feb
Feb
A new childcare programme has been launched in Letterkenny by Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service. The Early Learning and Care course is available as a one-year full-time QQI Level 5 award in September 2022. The programme has been developed in line with best practice in the early learning and care sector (0-6 […]
Further Education & Training
WorldSkills Ireland 2022 Preliminary Competition for Welding held in Donegal
26
Jan
Jan
One of a number of preliminary stage competitions in welding for the WorldSkills Ireland 2022 competition was recently held in Letterkenny. Six applicants participated in the event from Donegal ETB (three from Ballybofey, Carndonagh and Donegal Town) and Waterford and Wexford ETB (three). They were nominated by their welding instructors from ETB Training Centres around […]