Education and Training Boards Ireland

Welcome to our Back To School edition of Connections, Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) newsletter. In this edition, you can catch up on ETB Schools, FET and Youth news and watch an exclusive interview with CEO of the National Parents Council Aine Lynch, who will sit on a panel at our Annual Conference this year! Download your copy of 'Connections', here ⬇️ https://shorturl.at/AsFdC Watch interview in full here ⬇

Tomorrow, 29th November, Ireland will go to the election polls. We are asking the General Election candidates to commit their support to the ETB sector and include our priorities in the next programme for government. #SupportYourLocalETB and ask your election candidate to back their ETB. See our full list of political priorities below ETBI Key Priorities 👇 https://shorturl.at/GFO3z ▪️ Community National Schools https://shorturl.at/9P0II ▪️ Post Primary Schools https://shorturl.at/x8dJE ▪️ Further Education & Training https://shorturl.at/hqXCD ▪️ Youth Work https://shorturl.at/VGFzX #SupportYourLocalETB #ETBStrongerTogether #GE24

I'm proud to have worked with Education and Training Boards Ireland and colleagues in the 16 #ETBs to highlight ETB priorities across community national schools, post-primary schools, FET and #YouthWork. ETB's have statutory responsibility for supporting the development and coordination of youth work. We highlight the urgent need to prioritise investment and resourcing of youth work and youth workers.

The General Election will take place this Friday, 29th November. 🗳️ We are urging the candidates to include the Education & Training Boards priorities in the next programme for government. You can #SupportYourLocalETB by asking your General Election candidates to commit their support to the ETB sector. Read our priorities in full at this link 👉 https://shorturl.at/GFO3z or watch the short animation, below. #ETBStrongerTogether #SupportYourLocalETB Department of Education — Ireland Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Patrick O'Donovan TD Gary Gannon Sorca Clarke Annie Hoey Malcolm Byrne Aodhán Ó Riordáin

Have you ever wondered how Community National Schools embrace diversity and foster inclusivity? Our core values mean all children who step foot inside a Community National School will receive, excellence in education, care, equality, community and respect. Learn more about Community National Schools below. 👇 #ETBStrongerTogether #YourCommunityNationalSchool

Did you know that Community National Schools are state, co-educational, multi-denominational primary schools? Our goal is to increase the number of Community National Schools across Ireland. We are calling on all general election candidates to commit their support to the ETB sector ahead of the election on the 29th November. You can learn more about our priorities at this link 👇 https://shorturl.at/9P0II #SupportYourLocalETB Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O'Gorman Malcolm Byrne Sorca Clarke

It was great to get feedback from ETB Joint Forums in Trim today about ETBI's new Strategy which will guide our work on behalf of member ETBs for the next 3 years. Lovely to also meet our new FET, Schools & OSD colleagues. #ETBStrongerTogether

Come join ETBI and Intreo in Galway on the 3rd of December for an exciting event focused on empowering women in the construction industry. Whether you're already in the field or looking to break in, this event is for you! Connect with industry professionals, learn about career opportunities, and get inspired to build your future. ⏰ 09.30am-12.00pm 📆 Tuesday 3rd December 📍 The Connaught Hotel, Galway For more information and to register for this event visit this link 👉 https://shorturl.at/qmxt4 #WomenInConstruction Galway and Roscommon ETB GRETB Training Centre

A huge thank you our #FETGuidance colleagues who gathered today to mark the 3rd and final day of our Universal Design for Guidance programme. Insightful presentations from all on how they apply #UD in their everyday practice. Thank you also to IGC President, Catriona Rodgers who joined the group today alongside Dr. Mary Quirke who has facilitated the overall programme. #Guidance #Access #Pathways #MultipleWays SOLAS (An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna)

Education & Training Boards across Ireland support almost half a million learners achieve their goals! We're asking all general election candidates to commit their support to the ETB sector ahead of the general election on the 29th November. You can #SupportYourLocalETB by urging your candidates to by their ETB! View our list of priorities, here 👇 https://shorturl.at/voQ1O #ETBStrongerTogether