Gaeilge
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 […]
Category Archives: Further Education & Training
Community Education, Further Education & Training
Professor Emeritus Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh Addresses Community Education Seminar
10
Dec
Dec
Just over 80 participants attended the recent annual Community Education Seminar hosted online by Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service. This annual seminar offers those who are involved in the provision of Community Education, particularly those who use grant funding administered by the ETB’s Community Education Support Programme under its FET Service, the […]
Further Education & Training
Further Education and Training Service Student Voice Roadshow Goes Online
08
Dec
Dec
Further Education and Training (FET) students undertaking full and part-time courses with Donegal ETB’s FET Service had an opportunity to give feedback on the Service last week at an online FET Student Voice Roadshow. This was the second annual FET Student Voice event following a successful inaugural event in February 2020, when over one hundred […]
Further Education & Training
Study Shows ETBs make “significant contribution to active inclusion in Ireland”
18
Nov
Nov
A study of Further Education and Training (FET) provided by Ireland’s 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) published today has found that the benefits and outcomes of FET for participants include personal, educational, social, employment and community gains: Learners considered to benefit most from active inclusion were people with literacy, numeracy and digital skills challenges […]
08
Nov
Nov
Further Education and Training (FET) options and Apprenticeship information is available to Leaving Certificate students through the CAO for the first time ever this year. Seventeen FET options are available across Co Donegal through Donegal ETB’s FET Service. These include Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) and Traineeship courses. Speaking about the inclusion of FET options on […]
Apprenticeships, Further Education & Training
Electrical Apprentices to Attend Phase 4 Training in Donegal for First Time
27
Sep
Sep
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, […]
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 […]