FET Services Presentation of Awards in Letterkenny

Over one hundred people gathered in the Radisson Hotel, Letterkenny on Thursday 29 November to receive a wide range of awards from Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Services. Donegal ETB presented certificates to one hundred adult learners who achieved certification in a range of full-time and a part-time programmes over the last year, […]

Best Wishes to Recent Donegal ETB Retirees

Donegal ETB hosted a lunch for recent retirees from across its schools, Further Education and Training (FET) Service and Administrative Offices. Our 2018 retirees had a combined total of 283 years service. They are pictured here with Donegal ETB Chairperson Cllr Martin Harley and Chief Executive Anne McHugh. We would like to thank them for their […]

FET Services Presentation of Awards in Letterkenny

Over two hundred people gathered in the Radisson Hotel, Letterkenny on Tuesday 20 November to receive a wide range of awards from Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training Services. Donegal ETB presented certificates to 200 learners who achieved certification in a range of programmes both on a full-time and a part-time basis over the last […]

Donegal ETB Staff Short-Listed for National Procurement Awards

Donegal ETB staff member Brenda Boyle (Head of Corporate Services, Acting) is a member of the national ETB Public Procurement Working Group (PPWG) which has just been shortlisted for five 2018 National Procurement Awards for work they completed in 2017. The PPWG members are Brenda Boyle (Donegal ETB), Helen Owens (Limerick & Clare ETB), Mary O’Mahony (Cork ETB), Gina […]

Gairmscoil Chú Uladh’s Transition Years Travel to Tenerife for Erasmus+ Programme

Chaith daltaí ó Rang Idirbhliana Ghairmscoil Chú Uladh sé lá i dTenerife mar pháirt den Chlár Erasmus+ an tseachtain seo caite. Bhí na daltaí ag obair le scoláirí ón Spáinn, an Ghearmáin, Málta agus an tSualainn ar an tionscnamh ‘Finding a Job in Construction’. Thug an grúpa cuairt ar Mt Teide, Costa Adeje, La Laguna, […]

Donegal ETB Launches Programme of Events for College Awareness Week 2018

Donegal ETB has announced a programme of events for College Awareness Week taking place from 19-24 November. College Awareness Week (#CAW18) aims to promote and celebrate the benefits of going to college and to support students of all ages to become ‘college ready’.  It aims to inspire and inform all students about the importance of […]

Donegal ETB FET Service Presentation of Awards in Donegal Town

Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service presented a wide range of awards to over 140 learners at a presentation evening in the Mill Park Hotel, Donegal Town on Thursday 08 November. Donegal ETB’s Chief Executive Anne McHugh welcomed over 175 learners and guests to the event and congratulated all of them on their […]

Finn Valley College Produce Album to Honour Fallen Irish Soldiers of the Great War

To mark the centenary of the end of World War One, a war that cost the lives of up to 50,000 Irishmen and Irishwomen, a number of staff and students from Finn Valley College collaborated to produce an album to honour those fallen Irish soldiers of the Great War. The CD entitled ‘To the Fallen’ […]

FET Service Welcomes Canadian Representatives

Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) service recently welcomed representatives from the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Canada to its Letterkenny Training Centre. The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB) Canada is linked to the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, a diverse union representing workers throughout the United States and […]

Donegal ETB Secures EU PEACE IV Funding for Three Projects over the Next Two Years

Donegal ETB has successfully secured €500,000 of EU PEACE IV funding for three projects that will run until June 2020. The three projects focus on Community Leadership (€230,000 in partnership with Donegal Local Development CLG and Inishowen Development Partnership), Restorative Practices (€200,000) and Youth Work (€70,000). They are supported by the European Union’s Peace IV […]