It is a pleasure to welcome you to the 2022 Lifelong Learning Festival. This is an event devoted to the exploration and celebration of learning in its many forms. Please joins us and celebrate this diversity of learning, its artistic expression and its potential for creating change. Please click here to see what events are… Find out More Lifelong Learning Festival 2022
Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion, Josepha Madigan, visited the new special school in Carrigaline on Monday morning and had high praise for Cork Education and Training Board for their long-standing commitment to inclusion and ensuring the educational development of all students under its patronage. Minister Madigan visited Carrigaline Community Special School… Find out More Minister Madigan praises ‘state of the art’ special education facilities at Carrigaline Community Special School
Cork property agency ERA Downey McCarthy have said that pairing with Cork College of Commerce, a Cork Education and Training Board College, to offer an apprenticeship scheme in Auctioneering and Property Services has been instrumental to fostering new talent within the business. The company, led by Michael Downey and Seán McCarthy, has seen their commitment… Find out More Property firm praised for Cork College of Commerce pairing using apprentice scheme to foster new talent
An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, T.D. said Cork Education and Training Board have established themselves as “deeply rooted members of the community in Cork” and paid tribute to their “adaptability, resilience and commitment to supporting learners” as he launched their new Strategy Statement for 2022-2026 and Learner Showcase on Friday morning. The strategy statement outlines and… Find out More Taoiseach praises Cork Education and Training Board’s resilience at launch of ‘important and high-quality’ strategic plan for 2022- 2026
We aim to promote social inclusion, personal fulfillment, improved well being and progression. We strive to maintain a learning environment that is positive, nurturing, inclusive, fun and meaningful for our leaners. Learners work towards a QQI Level 4 Major Award in Horticulture in the beautiful walled gardens of Ardfoyle Convent, Ballintemple. We maximise the potential… Find out More Horticulture LTI, Ardfoyle, aims to provide a holistic adult learning experience in a caring and supportive environment
Over 96% of learners surveyed recommend taking part in ETB Further Education & Training courses A study of Further Education & Training (FET) provided by Ireland’s 16 Education & Training Boards (ETBs) published today has found that the benefits and outcomes of FET for participants include personal, educational, social, employment and community gains: Learners considered… Find out More Education & Training Boards make “significant contribution to active inclusion in Ireland”
Students and teachers at Gaelcholáiste Charraig Uí Leighín went back to school with a spring in their step after the mid-term break as they returned to their new state-of-the-art facility, two years after the sod was first turned at the Ardnacloughy site on the Ballinrea Road. The co-educational, multi-denominational post-primary school, which is under the… Find out More It’s a New Dawn, it’s a New Day for Gaelcholáiste Charraig Uí Leighín!
Cork College of Commerce (CCOC), a Cork Education and Training Board College, have announced the introduction of JAM cards in both of their college campuses in Cork City Centre and Skibbereen which will allow students with learning barriers or communications difficulties to discreetly communicate a need for empathy and understanding in social situations that they… Find out More Cork College of Commerce demonstrate further commitment to student inclusion with JAM card introduction
Cork Education and Training Board has recently announced the appointment of three Principals, three Deputy Principals, two Youthreach Co-Ordinators and a Training Centre Manager. The new appointees will be taking up positions within Cork ETB schools, colleges, and centres. In Bandon, Teresa Vaughan has taken the role of Deputy Principal in St. Brogan’s College while… Find out More Cork Education and Training Board appoints several new senior leaders to positions across Cork City and County
Lord Mayor of Cork City Cllr. Colm Kelleher might be known locally now for his political endeavours and accomplishments, but in a former life, the Fianna Fáil Councillor was a well-established carpenter across the city and county. A former student of Coláiste Choilm, a Cork Education and Training Board school, the Lord Mayor said that… Find out More Lord Mayor welcomes Government focus on apprenticeships and encourages Cork students to consider more hands-on approach