As part of its celebration of this year’s College Awareness Week, our College of FET, Mulgrave Street Campus in Limerick City took the opportunity to officially launch its new FET Taster Series.

Pictured at the recent Apprenticeship Careers Showcase at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Limerick: Dr Mary-Liz Trant, Director of the National Apprenticeship Office; Darragh McCarthy, student at Castletroy College, John Fitzgerald, student at Coláiste na Trócaire; Paul Patton, ETB Director of FET, and George O’Callaghan, Chief Executive, Limerick and Clare ETB.
This year’s Apprenticeship Careers Showcase gave visitor interested in learning more about apprenticeships the opportunity to engage with educators, instructors and employers on the many exciting options available.

Seamus Conboy, Director of Schools ETB Ireland pictured with Christine Noonan, Limerick and Clare ETB’s Ethos Coordinator and George O’Callaghan, Chief Executive of Limerick and Clare ETB.
Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) launched the ETBI Patrons’ Framework on Ethos for ETB schools across the country at an event recently in Naas, Co. Kildare.
A talented Irish culinary team featuring team members and mentors from the ETB’s College of FET Hospitality Campus has traveled to Luxembourg to represent Ireland at the prestigious Culinary World Cup 2022.

Pictured: Dr Jennifer McMahon, Project Lead of MY-Psy, Youth advisors David and Cliodhna from Castletroy College, and Miriam McCarthy, Project Manager of the Junior Health Sciences Academy, UL.
An innovative programme co-designed with teachers and students in Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board schools launched this week as part of Science Week 2022.

At the signing of a new MOU between the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) and Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board were (front L to R): President of TUS, Professor Vincent Cunnane, and Chief Executive of Limerick and Clare ETB, George O’Callaghan, with (back L to R) Director of FET, Limerick and Clare ETB, Paul Patton, and TUS Vice-President Academic Affairs & Registrar, Terry Twomey.
Enhancing the education and training opportunities in the Mid-West region was central to a new Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) and Limerick Clare Education and Training Board this month.
Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD, attended the official opening of the multi-million euro new school campus at Coláiste Chiaráin Community College, Croom recently. Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board marked the event with a special ceremony which was also attended by the school’s students, staff and board of management and special guests.
A significant investment to support the establishment of a new Film and Digital Media Centre of Excellence in Limerick was announced by Minister Simon Harris TD and Minister Niall Collins TD in September.