Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board Celebrates 185 New Apprenticeship Graduates at National Apprenticeship Awards Ceremony in Clonmel Clonmel, Co. Tipperary – Friday, October 4, 2024 A momentous celebration took place at Hotel Minella in Clonmel as newly qualified apprentices from Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB), Tipperary Education and Training Board… Continue reading 185 New Apprenticeship Graduates at National Apprenticeship Awards Ceremony
21 November, 2024 A new course on thatching in Kilkenny has been launched by the Heritage Council in partnership with Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB). This full-time introductory course, which begins in January 2025, is designed for individuals wishing to pursue a career as a thatcher in Ireland. It is… Continue reading Critically endangered skill given lifeline with launch of first thatch training course in 15 years
(14 November 2024) – Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB) this week held a special event for retired employees to acknowledge their service and thank them for their hard work and dedication in providing education services to the Kilkenny and Carlow region. KCETB directors and school principals gave heart-felt citations outlining the stellar… Continue reading KCETB honours its retired employees at special event
Kilkenny’s FET College moves to the next stage with the purchase of a major site and sanction to move to the Planning and Design Stage Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Patrick O’Donovan TD announced the purchase of a site that will be home to a new College of the… Continue reading Kilkenny’s FET College moves to the next stage
Thirteen “future leaders” awarded across 13 Kilkenny and Carlow secondary schools (Fri. 06 September, 2024) – Thirteen “future leaders” who have each made a difference to their school community have been awarded Student of the Year 2024 for their respective post-primary schools in counties Kilkenny and Carlow. The ceremony, which took place in Woodford Dolmen… Continue reading Student of the Year Awards 2024
Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board elects new chairperson On Tuesday 3 September 2024 the members of Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB) selected Cllr. Andrea Dalton as their new chairperson. At the first full meeting of the new board the members and executive team thanked the outgoing chair Cllr. Fergal Browne… Continue reading KCETB Elects New Chairperson
KCETB has published its Annual Newsletter 2024 that documents a busy year of activities across its schools, centres and offices. The newsletter reflects a busy calendar packed with sporting fixtures, concerts, plays, awards ceremonies, open days, and learner events among the many initiatives that contributed to a packed 12 months as we embraced a… Continue reading KCETB Annual Newsletter 2024
South East Technological University (SETU) and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB) have launched four tertiary degrees aimed at increasing progression from further to higher education outside of the traditional points system. These degrees will create a pathway for KCETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) graduates in four-degree areas. The four areas on… Continue reading SETU and KCETB launch tertiary degrees
Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board Youth Office (KCETB) was delighted to partner with South East Technological University (SETU) to launch an insightful and innovative research report entitled “I feel like I am heard” in SETU, Carlow on 21 March 2024. The report explored the experiences of young people and what good youth work… Continue reading Launch of effective strategies for engaging and supporting young people
