The school at Glenroe reached another significant milestone recently, hosting its first ever Open Day on Saturday 11th June. This gave past, current and prospective pupils the opportunity to view the newly refurbished state-of-the-art building.

Students and staff at ETB schools and College of FET campuses in County Clare were inspired to look to the future by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD on his recent visit to the area.

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education, Niall Collins TD, recently announced major investments in skills training for the Mid-West region.

The Shannon Region Junior Chef of the Year 2022 took place on Tuesday 17th of May at the Limerick Strand Hotel. This was the second year of the competition and it was back bigger and better than ever as an in-person event for the first time.

Learners and students from the ETB’s College of FET, Cappamore Campus, and Coláiste Iósaef Community College recently got to show off their blacksmithing and sporting skills for the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD.

The launch of ‘Creating Connections’, an exhibition by two emerging female artists, Aoife Carroll and Aksana Sasnouskaya, took place at the Belltable Arts Centre on O’Connell Street. Guests from the arts community in Limerick and family and friends of the talented artists, gathered to help celebrate the exhibition’s opening night.

Learners and apprentices from Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s College of Further Education and Training, Hospitality Campus were delighted recently as they took home multiple awards at this year’s Salon Culinaire at IFEX, at the Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast.

This month marked the official launch of a new Partnership between Treaty United and local secondary school Thomond Community College. Thomond Community College is one of eighteen community colleges across the region under the patronage of Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board. This exciting new development aims to become a nursery for the emerging soccer talent in the Limerick area, providing a high standard of facilities, coaching, training equipment and a structured environment that will enable the holistic development of student athletes.

The school community at Coláiste Chiaráin fully embraced this year’s National Tree Week (March 20th to 26th) with staff and students planting 2,000 native Irish trees throughout their campus. The theme of this year’s National Tree Week was ‘More Forests for a Greener Future’.

Last Thursday saw the return of the popular Enterprise Morning series at Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s College of FET, LCFE Mulgrave Street Campus.