Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s College of Further Education and Training Hospitality Campus has just been announced as an accredited college with the World Association of Chefs Societies within its Global Education Network. This makes it the first ETB college in Ireland to achieve this prestigious accreditation alongside one other education provider with…
Coláiste Chiaráin today welcomed First Year students to its multi-million euro new school campus in Croom, County Limerick. The school building and 22-acre campus opened its doors on March 1st this year following the resumption of in-school teaching. The Principal, leadership team, and staff were delighted to welcome all the new students to the state-of-the-art…
Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board has confirmed the appointment of a new principal, and three deputy principals to three of its schools in Limerick, as well as new principals and deputy principals in three schools in County Clare. The positions in Limerick are in Thomond Community College and Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh in the city,…
A group of students from the TY enterprise class at Thomond Community College in Limerick City have been named Limerick Person of the Month. Thomond Community College is one of four Limerick City schools under the patronage of Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board. The ‘Limerick Person of the Year’ awards are sponsored by…
An exciting new festival will take place in towns and villages across Limerick and Clare this September. ‘Call & Response’ is the second youth music and arts festival presented by Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s Local Creative Youth Partnership and looks set to be just as popular as last year. Throughout September, young…
Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board recently launched a new Management Board Handbook at its Glenroe school, a satellite classroom of Mol an Óige CNS. Members of the local community, parents, staff, and patron representatives attended a special socially-distanced launch to mark the occasion. The school opened last September after an extensive period of…
Limerick County is the latest area to commence participation in Music Generation, Ireland’s national music education programme which strives to transform children and young people’s lives by giving them opportunities to create, play and perform music in their own communities. ‘Music Generation Limerick County’ will be established as part of the programme’s journey towards nationwide…
A new apprenticeship ‘taster’ scheme for transition years with an interest in the hospitality industry as a career has proven highly popular with students across the Limerick and Clare region over the past academic year. The initiative, run by Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s College of FET Hospitality Campus in Limerick, is aligned…
On Tuesday 11th May Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s Local Creative Youth Partnership launched its first Strategic Plan. One of three national pilot programmes, the Partnership is part of the Creative Youth pillar within Creative Ireland, with a remit to develop creative opportunities with young people in their communities. The Strategic Plan identifies…
The Creative Ireland Programme Creative Youth Conference 2021 is being hosted online this year and comprises of three separate events in April and May, discussing questions surrounding provision of opportunities for creative engagement by young people both within the school and their community. The second conference in the series on Thursday 15th April focused on…