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Coláiste na Trócaire Student selected to travel to the European Parliament as part of the Michael Sweetman trust team. On Tuesday the 26th January next Jake Bell 6th LCA student at Coláiste na Trócaire will join twenty three other students in Dublin to make the onward journey to Strasbourg as part of the Michael Sweetman Trust Team to take part in the Euroscola exercise.

Many congratulations to teachers Ms Lorraine O’Loughlin and Ms Máire O’Brien from Coláiste Mhuire, Askeaton on the launch of their excellent teaching resource DCT, Developing Critical Thinking. Minister for Education & Skills Ms Jan O’Sullivan launched the resource on December 18th in the Limerick Education Centre. Great credit is due to Máire and Lorraine who…

Seasons Greetings

Merry Christmas and a Peaceful New Year from all at Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board

College Awareness week at LCFE

LIMERICK College of Further Education (LCFE) was delighted to welcome Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan onto their campus at Mulgrave Street to launch the LCFE College Awareness Week Programme on Monday 23. Minister O’Sullivan said, “I am delighted to play an active role in College Awareness Week once again this year.” During her…

Learners revealed rich and diverse cultural backgrounds as part of the Limerick College of Further Education annual Intercultural Day on Thursday November 26, 2015. With over 37 different nationalities presently studying on full-time programmes in the College, there was significant representation on the day from Poland, Ireland, UK, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Estonia, Italy,…

Press Release

As patron of Castletroy College, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board notes that a meeting of the Board of Management will meet tonight and that the matter of religious instruction in the school will be discussed.   As a multi denominational ETB school Castletroy College welcomes and respects pupils of all faiths and none.   Arrangements in…

Sci Fest is a series of one-day science fairs for second level students hosted locally at schools and at regional level in Institutes of Technology. This years local regional event was held in Limerick Institute of Technology and a number of LCETB schools participated. Award Students       School Project      Teacher  SFI Discover Best Project Award and…

At the start of November, all further education and training staff involved in the provision, support or management of FET in ETB’s will be invited to participate in the ‘FET Skills Profile’ Project. This will, for the first time, create a local and national profile of the FET workforce in Ireland. The initiative is the…