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(Wed. 15 March, 2023) – KCETB has announced details of two separate grants for voluntary youth work clubs and groups operating in Kilkenny and Carlow.   The Integration Grant 2023 aims to support youth organisations and youth clubs engage with young people in the community who have fled war in Ukraine.   The Local Youth… Continue reading KCETB announces details of youth work grants

(Fri. 3 March, 2023) –Staff, students and educational partners gathered to officially open the new €1.7million extension at Borris Vocational School this week, marking a new chapter in its development.   The ribbon-cutting honour was undertaken by Cllr. Fergal Browne in his capacity as chairperson of Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB). Borris… Continue reading Celebrations at Borris Vocational School for new school extension

The Training Services team at Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB) this week hosted a special event for employers and industry representatives from the hospitality sector across Carlow and Kilkenny at the KCETB Hospitality Academy at Gowran Park.   The happy occasion took place during the inaugural ETB Week, a week-long celebration of… Continue reading Guests get their just desserts at KCETB Hospitality Academy event

(Wed. 1st March, 2023) – Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB) today announced details of a new special purpose award that formally recognises and supports parents in their role as the primary educators of their children in areas such as literacy, numeracy and digital literacy.   The Level 3 Special Purpose Award in… Continue reading KCETB launches new award that recognises role of parents as primary educators

(Wed. 1 March, 2023) – A dedicated KCETB teacher will be honoured tomorrow  at a special ceremony in Croke Park and star in a nationwide video campaign alongside RTE newsreader Ray Kennedy.   Michael Farrell, a teacher of English and Geography at Kilkenny City Vocational School, has been selected as to take part in an… Continue reading KCETB teacher selected as a national ETB Hero

Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB) is to mark ten years since it was established this month with a week-long celebration of its students and staff, showcasing the services it provides to 15,000 learners annually across Kilkenny and Carlow.   The inaugural ETB Week (27 Feb- 3 March), culminating in ETB Day on… Continue reading KCETB to celebrate students, staff and services with inaugural ETB Week

(Tue. 17 Jan, 2023) – €1.2 million will be pledged to youth services and voluntary youth clubs in Kilkenny and Carlow in 2023 to provide innovative, responsive and inclusive youth work programmes, supports and services for young people.   The announcement was made today by Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board’s (KCETB) Youth Office… Continue reading KCETB pledges €1.2million for Youth Services in Kilkenny and Carlow

(Tue. 20 Dec 2022) –The Music Generation Kilkenny Sing Out concert, which took place in St Canice’s Cathedral last night, was sold out for the last two weeks –  and it is easy to see why.   Those lucky enough to have secured a ticket to last night’s performance were treated to 90 minutes of… Continue reading Music Generation Kilkenny ‘Sing Out’ concert a sold-out success!

(Thurs. 20 Dec 2022) – The sports hall at Coláiste Aindriú was filled with the sound of music and singing last Friday night for Music Generation Carlow’s (MGC) first in-person concert in three years.   And it was well attended with hundreds of guests at the concert, which also marked Music Generation Carlow’s debut in… Continue reading Music Generation Carlow delight at Christmas concert

(Mon. 19 December, 2022) – Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB) held its annual Adult Learning Service Awards last week at the Ormonde Hotel where students were presented with QQI awards levels 1-3 in reading, music appreciation, internet skills, communications, digital photography, problem solving, general learning, relaxation techniques and English as a second… Continue reading Celebration and Pride at Kilkenny Adult Learning Awards