The 57th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition was held online from Wednesday 6th to Friday 8th January 2021 and was officially opened by President Michael D. Higgins. The Taoiseach, Micheál Martin TD, also delivered a virtual good luck message to all participants on Tuesday 5th January. Over 1,000 students from across 200 schools in…

Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s Schools Division organised a webinar for staff of all schools on the 1st of December 2020 with Dr Zachary Walker, an internationally renowned expert in individual and organisational learning performance. Teachers, SNAs and PMEs/Teachers on Co-op and school leaders greatly enjoyed the webinar, which also featured a panel…

A new apprenticeship ‘taster’ scheme for transition years with an interest in the hospitality industry as a career is proving highly popular with students in the region. The initiative, run by the Hospitality Education and Training Centre in Limerick, is aligned with a new national strategy to integrate ‘taster’ vocational courses into second-level education. The…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, you may need to contact us or have a question on how we will contact you. How to Get in Touch Phone Our Head Office phone lines are not operational during the Level 5 restrictions. You should instead use the email address below. Email if you have a general enquiry, info@lcetb.ie…

Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s Local Creative Youth Partnership is delighted to announce Scairt na hÓige, a new youth arts and culture festival taking place in locations around the Shannon Estuary at the end of August. This youth participation festival takes the Shannon waterway as its inspiration and will feature workshops in a…

Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board today announced its Hospitality Education and Training Centre, based at Limerick Enterprise Development Park, has become the first centre in the Republic of Ireland to be awarded with a consecutive European Framework for Quality Management (EFQM) Centre of Excellence Award. Operated by the ETB’s Further Education and Training…

The communities of Glenroe and Ballyorgan last week had their first opportunity to meet newly-appointed Glenroe School Head Teacher, Julie O’Connor, at the school’s registration evening. The socially-distanced event on Wednesday 24 June at the Community Hall was attended by parents/guardians of prospective new students, officials from the school’s patron Limerick and Clare Education and…

With renewed interest and increased growth in bicycle usage driven in part by the recent COVID-19 pandemic, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board in co-operation with the Mid West Regional Skills Forum has just launched Ireland’s first Bicycle Engineering Traineeship. The new traineeship will empower participants with knowledge and skills in foundation engineering, specifically…

Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Julie O’Connor as Head Teacher of Glenroe School, which is scheduled to open this September. The appointment follows confirmation in April by the Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh TD, of the intention to establish Glenroe, as a satellite classroom…

Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s Schools Division has marked the exciting launch of Ireland’s Google Educator Group website – www.geg.ie. The website was launched by Google for Education Ireland on Tuesday 16th at a webinar for educators throughout Ireland looking at Blended Learning for the new academic year. This is the first approved…