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KCETB Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board
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Co-Funded by the European Union
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This operation is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union

Month: August 2023

Find Your People is winning anthem to represent 340,000 ETB learners

18/8/23 ***NO REPRO FEE*** Finding their Voice Ten learners from Cork ETB’s National Learning Network today followed in the footsteps of U2 and The Rolling Stones by recording their own song – Find Your People - at the iconic Windmill Lane studios in advance of its formal adoption as the anthem of more than 340,000 learners across Ireland’s 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs).Riverdance composer Bill Whelan, rapper/songwriter MuRli, and musician/composer Ellen Cranitch were the prestigious judges of the ETBI Anthem Competition held to mark the 10th anniversary of the establishment of Education & Training Boards.Education & Training Boards Ireland invitedlearners and participants in all ETB schools, colleges and programmes around the country to compose an anthem to celebrate the work and core values of the largest state providers of education and training. The initiative was run in partnership with Music Generation, Ireland’s national music education programme that gives children and young people access to high-quality performance music education.Despite autistic, mental health and learning challenges, the composers (aged 16-33yrs) worked collectively to create an uplifting anthem that captures the essence of empowerment, inclusivity and lifelong learning within education and training boards. The winners will premiere their anthem on the 28 September 2023 in Cork City Hall in front of the 16 ETBs before its release as part of a nationwide campaign to promote the services of ETBs. Pictured at today’s recording at Windmill Lane are Kane, Chantelle, Praise and Shane. Pic: Marc O'Sullivan

KCETB would like to congratulate Cork ETB’s National Learning Network on winning the ETB Anthem Competition.   The winning anthem, Find Your People, was written by ten ETB learners aged 16-33 years on the Skills for Life programme at National Learning Network Hollyhill, funded through Cork ETB. NLN Hollyhill provides a range of training, support… Continue reading Find Your People is winning anthem to represent 340,000 ETB learners

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