Category Archives: Events

Donegal ETB Host First FET Service Student Voice Forum

Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service hosted its first ever independent Student Voice Forum on 11 February. The purpose of the Forum, which is set to become an annual event, is to collect feedback from students on the effectiveness of Donegal’s FET provision to ensure it is responsive to student needs. Student views […]

Donegal ETB to Feature in This Week’s ‘Creative Company’ Episode on TG4

Donegal ETB will feature in this week’s episode of ‘Creative Company’ which airs on TG4 this Thursday night, 6 February, at 9.30pm. They are one of ten teams, including two from County Donegal, taking part in this arts-based entertainment show which has embarked on a mission to find Ireland’s most creative workplace. Involving ten companies […]

Donegal ETB One of Two Donegal Companies to Appear in TG4’s ‘Creative Company’

Donegal ETB is one of ten teams, including two from County Donegal, taking part in a new television series on TG4 called ‘Creative Company’. This arts-based entertainment show runs for six weeks from Thursday 9 January and it embarks on a mission to find Ireland’s most creative workplace. Involving ten companies and organisations from across […]

North West’s Quality Education Provision to Be Promoted in US

Working to enhance and further develop the strong educational links between the North West region and the US is a key objective of the joint cross border trade mission that is travelling to Boston and Philadelphia next week. The trade mission, led by Donegal County Council and Derry City and Strabane District Councils, will include third […]

New Format Further Education and Training (FET) Fair Takes Place Next Week

Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Fair takes place next week from 6-7 November in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Letterkenny. The Fair has a new and improved format that focuses exclusively on Donegal ETB’s own Further Education and Training provision. The Fair is also taking place at a new time of the year – […]

Thirteen Donegal ETB School Projects Qualify for 2020 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition

Thirteen Donegal ETB school projects have qualified for the 56th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. The event takes place in the RDS, Dublin from 8-11 January 2020. The Exhibition is designed to inspire young people to better understand the opportunities that a career in a STEM-related field can offer. The thirteen projects come from […]

Coláiste Ailigh Win Donegal ETB’s 2019 Enterprise Day

Coláiste Ailigh (Letterkenny) are this year’s winners of Donegal ETB’s Enterprise Day for schools and Youthreach centres. The event took place in Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) on Wednesday 16 October. Second place went to the Abbey Vocational School in Donegal Town, while Mulroy College in Milford came third. Two hundred and forty students from […]

New Format Further Education and Training (FET) Fair Takes place from 6-7 November

Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service launched its second FET Fair of the year this week. With a new and improved format, focusing exclusively on its own Further Education and Training provision, the Fair is also taking place at a new time of the year, from 6-7 November. Having been held in January […]

Donegal ETB FET Staff Hear from Leading Social Inclusion Expert

Leading social inclusion expert, Associate Professor Ted Fleming of Columbia University was the keynote speaker at Donegal ETB’s annual professional development seminar for its Further Education and Training (FET) Service staff on Friday last. Over 200 FET staff were welcomed to the annual seminar by Donegal ETB Chief Executive Anne McHugh. The seminar was then […]

Donegal ETB Launches Sixth Annual Enterprise Day for Schools and Youthreach

Seamus McDaid of Football Special fame is the guest speaker at this year’s Donegal ETB Enterprise Day for Schools and Youthreach Centres. Now in its sixth year, this annual event for post-primary school students and Youthreach learners from across the county, takes place on Wednesday 16 October in Letterkenny Institute of Technology. The aim of […]