Gaeilge
The Adult Literacy for Life (ALL) Programme Office, supported by SOLAS, has announced its call for community partners across Donegal to apply for key funding to address local and national unmet literacy needs through its €1 million national Collaboration and Innovation Fund 2026. The funding call was officially launched by the Minister of State at […]
Achievements, Further Education & Training
Student Success Celebrated at Presentation of Further Education and Training (FET) Awards in Letterkenny
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Dec
Dec
Further Education and Training (FET) students who attended FET Centres in Letterkenny (Port Road) and Milford received course certificates at an awards event on Thursday, 27 November last. Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) hosted the event to celebrate the outstanding achievements of students from across a range of Level 4, 5, and 6 FET […]
Adult Literacy, Community Education, Further Education & Training
Showcase Event Celebrates Community Learning and Adult Literacy in County Donegal
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Nov
Nov
A special showcase event celebrating the strength and growth of community learning across Donegal took place in Letterkenny on Thursday, 13 November last. Organised by Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB), the “Ag Dul ó Neart go Neart” event highlighted a wide range of projects supported by its Further Education and Training (FET) Service through […]
Administrative Office
Donegal ETB Calls on Parents to Participate in Primary Schools Survey and Have Their Say on the Future of Primary Education
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Nov
Nov
The release of a nationwide survey to all parents of children aged 0-12 by the Department of Education and Youth has been welcomed by Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB). The survey, https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/campaigns/primary-school-survey/, aims to assess the appetite amongst parents for multi-denominational, co-educational, and Irish-medium education. Education and Training Boards, the patrons of Community National […]
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Nov
Nov
Almost three hundred craft apprentices from Donegal, Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim graduated from across 15 apprenticeship programmes at a ceremony on Friday, 14 November. The ceremony in the Mount Errigal Hotel in Letterkenny saw 129 apprentices attend the celebratory event with their families and friends, 59 of whom trained with Donegal Education and Training Board […]
Uncategorised
Breaking Barriers: New North South ESTEEM Project Aims to Transform Education and Skills Mobility Across Ireland
12
Nov
Nov
This significant project – supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) – will be led by Atlantic Technological University, in partnership with Ulster University, North West Regional College, and Donegal Education and Training Board, in conjunction with the pre- eminent authority on cross-border policy and regulation, the Centre for […]
11
Nov
Nov
The 2025 Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) Junior Debate Forum Cup has been won by Mulroy College in Milford. Magh Éne College in Bundoran took the honours in the Junior Plate competition, and Finn Valley College in Stranorlar won the Junior Rose Bowl competition. Runners-up in the Junior Debate Forum event were Errigal College, […]
Further Education & Training, Uncategorised
Minister Lawless Launches Inaugural North West Digital Futures Conference
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Oct
Oct
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, officially launched the inaugural NW 2025: Shaping Our Digital Futures conference at Atlantic Technological University’s (ATU) Letterkenny campus on Thursday, 23 October 2025. The event brought together leading voices from education, industry, and government to examine how digital transformation is reshaping the […]
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Oct
Oct
Gairmscoil Mhic Diarmada, Arranmore Island, has won Donegal Education and Training Board’s 2025 Enterprise Day for post-primary students. Second place went to Finn Valley College in Stranorlar, while Crana College in Buncrana came third. The event, which made a welcome return after a five-year break, took place on Wednesday, 22 October last in the Atlantic […]
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Oct
Oct
Errigal College’s Music Room came alive on Monday, 20 October, as students showcased their musically creative talents during a live broadcast of Highland Radio’s ‘Monday Night Sessions‘ with Paul McDevitt and Jimmy Stafford. This was the first time the show had been broadcast from a school. The live event showcased the incredible range of musical […]