Pictured: Julie O’Connor, Head Teacher; with Shelagh Graham, Director of Organisation Support and Development, George O'Callaghan, Chief Executive, and Donncha Ó Treasaigh, Director of Schools, from the school patron Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board; and members of the local working group from Glenroe/Ballyorgan Community Council

Department Approval Granted for Main Building Refurbishment at Glenroe School

Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board has announced that approval has been granted by the Department of Education to refurbish the main school building at Glenroe. Works will commence shortly and the pupils and community can look forward to having a state-of-the-art facility when the school reopens after the summer. Glenroe, a satellite classroom…

New Hospitality and Tourism Leadership Programme Sees Major Uptake in the Shannon Region

Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s College of Further Education and Training, Hospitality Campus, has today launched a new leadership programme, Developing Leaders for Hospitality and Tourism, funded through the Skills to Advance initiative and aimed at providing targeted training for the hospitality industry at this challenging time. Skills to Advance is a national…

Strong ETB Schools Participation at BTYSTE 21

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…

First Ever School-Wide Webinar Event

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…

Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh TY students, Aisling Cooney and Ciara De Klein, with HETC Chef, Kieran O’Shaughnessy

Apprenticeship-Taster Inspires Next Generation of Culinary Stars

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…

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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…

New Scairt na hÓige Festival To Celebrate Youth Creativity in Limerick and Clare

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…

Pictured from left: Paul Patton, Director of Further Education and Training; Bernadette Enright, Centre Manager; Michael Fitzgerald, and George Wilson, (EFQM Auditor), Senior Executive, Centre for Competitiveness

2nd Excellence Award for ETB Hospitality Education and Training Centre

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…