Caoimhe Pollard was a First Year student in our largest school, the Abbey Vocational School in Donegal Town in September 2023. As she enters second year, she reflects back on what she expected when she moved to a bigger school,…
Each year Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) procures around €32 million worth of business across a wide range of goods and services. But what does our procurement process look like? In this blog, our Head of Procurement, Dana McMahon…
Since 2016, the Education and Training Board (ETB) sector has partnered with Mary Immaculate College in Limerick to support research-informed development of schoolwide, systematic, and collaborative approaches to inclusive and special education and build school, and sector-wide inclusive policy and…
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, thousands of Ukrainians sought safety in Ireland. In response, the Department of Education set up Regional Education and Language Teams (REALTs) around the country, hosted by Education and Training Boards. But what exactly…
Providing meaningful programmes for our Transition Year (TY) students is an important aspect of programme provision in our schools. Learning new skills is one way to achieve this and a fantastic example of this has been taking place in Moville…
Did you know that it is possible to gain a qualification based on your work and life experiences through our Further Education and Training (FET) Service? It’s called Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and we were one of the first…
Tá Éiteas ETB á rolladh amach ag Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna (ETB) Dhún na nGall thar a chúig scoil dara leibhéal agus choláiste dhéag. Tá sé seo mar chuid de thionscnamh náisiúnta níos leithne a bhaineann le gach ETB. Is…
We work in partnership with a wide range of organisations locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. Locally, within the county, we work in partnership with several youth organisations, including Donegal Youth Service. What do they do and how do they work…
The European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme is the EU’s programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. The 2021-2027 programme places a strong focus on social inclusion, the green and digital transitions, and promoting young people’s participation in democratic…
This year, during national ETB Week 2024 (11-15 March), we held our first-ever Debate Forum for our post-primary schools. This will now become an annual event on Donegal ETB’s event calendar but what does debating involve and what are its…