Gaeilge
Twelve Donegal ETB school projects have qualified for the 59th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. The event takes place in the RDS, Dublin from 11-14 January 2023. The Exhibition is designed to inspire young people to better understand the opportunities that a career in a STEM-related field can offer. The twelve projects come from […]
Events, Further Education & Training
Further Education and Training (FET) Fair Takes Place from 23-24 November
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Oct
Oct
Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Fair takes place from 23-24 November in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Letterkenny. The Fair, which focuses exclusively on Donegal ETB’s extensive FET provision across the county, makes a welcome, in person, return after a three year absence, having attracted around a thousand young people and adults annually, […]
Administrative Office, Mulroy College
Statement from Mulroy College and Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) in Response to the Tragic Events in Creeslough
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Oct
Oct
The students, staff, Board of Management and parents of Mulroy College are in deep shock after the tragic events of Friday in Creeslough. It is with deepest regret that we advise that two of our students, James Monaghan and Leona Harper, and two mothers of students enrolled in our school, Catherine O Donnell and Martina […]
Administrative Office
Atlantic TU host ‘Smart North West Conference’ exploring potential of the North West region
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Oct
Oct
On Friday 7th October, Atlantic Technological University hosted a conference exploring the economic and social potential of the North West region in terms of education and employment, with insights from guest speakers. The conference was addressed by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Mr. Simon Harris T.D., who outlined the Government’s […]
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Oct
Oct
Donegal Youth Service (DYS) launched the new ASPIRE Inishowen Youth Project on Friday 30 September at the Inishowen Gateway Hotel in Buncrana. The project is funded by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Inclusion and Youth (DCEDIY) under the funding line UBU, Your Place, Your Space and administered by Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB). […]
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Oct
Oct
Donegal ETB has announced the appointment of Mr Seán Mac Suibhne as the new Principal of Coláiste Ailigh in Letterkenny. He replaces Mr Micheál Ó Giobúin who is retiring from the post in early October. Originally from Carraig Airt, Seán is a former student of Scoil Cholmcille, Duibhleann Riach and Milford Vocational School (now Mulroy […]
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Sep
Sep
Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service has launched its FET Student Hub, a one-stop shop containing all the information a prospective or current FET student might need before or during their course. It was developed by the FET Quality Assurance staff as a direct response to feedback from FET students who had requested […]
Achievements, Events, Further Education & Training
Donegal ETB FET Students Participate in WorldSkills Ireland 2022
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Sep
Sep
A number of current and former Donegal ETB Further Education and Training (FET) students and apprentices participated in the 2022 WorldSkills Ireland event held at the RDS from 13-15 September. Lee Davison, a current Donegal ETB coded pipe welding student, competed in the welding competition. Having previously completed a basic welding course in Gaoth Dobhair […]
Adult Guidance, Further Education & Training
New Coordinator Appointed to Manage Donegal ETB’s Adult Guidance Service
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Sep
Sep
A new Coordinator, Eileen Patton, has been appointed to manage the Adult Guidance and Information Service provided by Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) through its Further Education and Training (FET) Service. The Adult Guidance and Information Service offers adults impartial and confidential information, advice, guidance and counselling on the educational options that are available […]
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Sep
Sep
Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) has appointed Adele McElhinney as an Adult Literacy Organiser (with Initial Responsibility for Coordinating Regional Literacy) to its Further Education and Training (FET) Service. The new post has been created by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in response to the launch earlier this […]