Category Archives: Further Education & Training

The Further Education and Training (FET) Service concluded a very productive week long inaugural review of its quality assurance system on 28 May with an international review team appointed by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI). In March QQI launched the Inaugural Review of Quality Assurance across the Further Education and Training (FET) sector of Ireland’s sixteen […]

Donegal ETB is currently undertaking an external review of the quality assurance (QA) system of its Further Education and Training (FET) Service as required by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) through their Inaugural Review of Quality Assurance in Education and Training Boards policy. A huge part of the review process involves the development and submission […]

Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service has released a research report examining the provision of its teaching, learning and assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic. FET Centres closed on 12 March following the Government announcement of a two week closure of schools, pre-schools and further and higher education settings, to support efforts to contain the […]

A new leadership and management training initiative has been developed that aims to upskill supervisory staff across the North West and North East regions during the COVID-19 pandemic which is being delivered locally by Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service. Providing highly subsidised training to upskill supervisory staff through the Skills to Advance […]

Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service has appointed two new staff to support employers to upskill and reskill their staff. Margaret Timoney has been appointed as the new Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Coordinator and Donna McDade has been appointed as the Skills for Work Coordinator. Margaret’s post is funded by SOLAS under […]

Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service will host an exciting week of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) webinars for its staff this week from 25-29 May. Over the last year TEL Professional Development has been central to both Donegal ETB’s TEL Strategy for its FET staff and the national TEL plan supported by SOLAS. […]

Due to the extreme impact of COVID-19, it is a good time for businesses to review how they are communicating with customers during this time of crisis: how you communicate could make a substantial difference to your business survival. The business networks of Donegal, namely Donegal Business Network, Donegal Women in Business and Letterkenny Chamber […]