{"id":31,"date":"2022-02-21T18:59:56","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T18:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2026-03-30T10:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:43:15","slug":"fuinn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/ga\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"F\u00fainn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"31\" class=\"elementor elementor-31\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-596af441 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"596af441\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"bannerslide\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bb1c6ee\" data-id=\"3bb1c6ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb8adce elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb8adce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-79bd2398 elementor-hidden-mobile\" 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0b61d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0b61d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d7aca1\" data-id=\"3d7aca1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a702e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a702e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Teachtaireacht F\u00e1ilte \u00f3n\u00e1r bPr\u00edomhfheidhmeannach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-22d9f3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22d9f3f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f08f89\" data-id=\"8f08f89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcc68dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dcc68dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/KCETB_Chief_Executive_Lindsay_Malone-28-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32419\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/KCETB_Chief_Executive_Lindsay_Malone-28-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/KCETB_Chief_Executive_Lindsay_Malone-28-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/KCETB_Chief_Executive_Lindsay_Malone-28-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/KCETB_Chief_Executive_Lindsay_Malone-28-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/KCETB_Chief_Executive_Lindsay_Malone-28-2048x1638.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/KCETB_Chief_Executive_Lindsay_Malone-28-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/KCETB_Chief_Executive_Lindsay_Malone-28-1568x1254.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:80%;max-width:2500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9badcf4\" data-id=\"9badcf4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea8dfe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea8dfe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Is m\u00f3r an br\u00f3d agus an d\u00edograis a chuirim f\u00e1ilte romhat chuig su\u00edomh gr\u00e9as\u00e1in Bhord Oideachais agus Oili\u00fana Chill Chainnigh agus Cheatharlach.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">As Chief Executive, I am honoured to lead an organisation that plays such a vital role in shaping the educational landscape of our communities. Kilkenny and Carlow ETB is committed to providing inclusive, high-quality education and training opportunities that empower learners of all ages to reach their full potential.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">T\u00e1 \u00e1r misean fr\u00e9amhaithe i gcomhoibri\u00fa, nu\u00e1la\u00edocht, agus meas domhain ar riachtanais \u00e9ags\u00fala \u00e1r mac l\u00e9inn, \u00e1r bhfoirne agus \u00e1r bp\u00e1irtithe leasmhara. Cib\u00e9 an foghlaimeoir t\u00fa at\u00e1 ag ini\u00fachadh beala\u00ed nua, tuismitheoir at\u00e1 ag lorg taca\u00edochta, oideachas\u00f3ir ag tiom\u00e1int barr feabhais, n\u00f3 comhph\u00e1irt\u00ed pobail at\u00e1 ag obair linn - t\u00e1 do rannph\u00e1irt\u00edocht l\u00e1rnach d\u00e1r rath.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Le ch\u00e9ile, leanfaimid orainn ag t\u00f3g\u00e1il timpeallacht bhr\u00edomhar, at\u00e1 d\u00edrithe ar an bhfoghlaimeoir a l\u00e9ir\u00edonn luachanna an chothromais, na deiseanna, an fheabhas, na hoscailteachta agus na foghlama ar feadh an tsaoil. Tugaim cuireadh duit ini\u00fachadh a dh\u00e9anamh ar \u00e1r su\u00edomh gr\u00e9as\u00e1in, eolas a fh\u00e1il ar an r\u00e9imse leathan seirbh\u00eds\u00ed a chuirimid ar f\u00e1il, agus a bheith linn chun todhcha\u00ed n\u00edos gile a mh\u00fanl\u00fa do Chill Chainnigh agus do Cheatharlach.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Beannachta\u00ed \u00f3 chro\u00ed,<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Dr Lindsay Malone<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-977804a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"977804a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4df7a8\" data-id=\"d4df7a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97d4ba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"97d4ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b7bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"49b7bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"content\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-983325f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"983325f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forbhreathn\u00fa ar Sheirbh\u00eds\u00ed<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddace9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddace9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB) is a leading provider of education and training in the south east, enabling 20,000 annual learners to reach their potential by offering a series of education pathways in schools, colleges, training centres and community settings. Our remit includes the management and operation of 13 post-primary schools, two colleges of further education and training, an extensive range of adult and community education services across Kilkenny and Carlow, the co-ordination of youth services, and the promotion of music education through Music Generation. We employ over 1,400 people and operate an annual budget of \u20ac100 million. Our tagline is <em>Bain an rath amach tri fhoghlaim le BOOCC<\/em> agus is \u00e9 \u00e1r gcreideamh l\u00e1rnach go bhfuil an chumhacht ag an bhfoghlaim saolta a athr\u00fa agus pobail a th\u00f3g\u00e1i<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-704e258b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"704e258b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30d067a0\" data-id=\"30d067a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-20a96352 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20a96352\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-20418fe1\" data-id=\"20418fe1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1779eaa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1779eaa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00c1r Misean<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64391183 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64391183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A chur ar chumas an fhoghlaimeora a mhianach a bhaint amach tr\u00edd an oideachas agus tr\u00ed ph\u00e1irt a ghlacadh i saol an limist\u00e9ir agus na t\u00edre againne.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4303a53c\" data-id=\"4303a53c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e18a61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73e18a61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/KCETB-Map.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Locations Map Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjAxMDQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9rY2V0Yi5pZVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMlwvMDhcL0tDRVRCLU1hcC53ZWJwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/KCETB-Map-768x363.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-20104\" 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elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90b2e2e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce205be\" data-id=\"ce205be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-95f415e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95f415e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa91e36\" data-id=\"aa91e36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285b647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"285b647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Friends-hands-together-pv6h7yj56fkg4sv6fa91g0xh966ium6uzxnw0x4auc.webp\" title=\"Cairde l\u00e1mha le ch\u00e9ile\" alt=\"Cairde l\u00e1mha le ch\u00e9ile\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8e7874\" data-id=\"d8e7874\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e79b3f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e79b3f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00c1r bhF\u00eds<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b87a7e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b87a7e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Forbairt deiseanna an oideachais agus na hoili\u00fana ar ardchaighde\u00e1n a threor\u00fa ar fud Chontae Chill Chainnigh agus Chontae Cheatharlach, ag dul i dteagmh\u00e1il leis na foghlaimeoir\u00ed agus leis na pobail tr\u00ed gach c\u00e9im na fhoghlama fadsaoil.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b42e059 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b42e059\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e91920\" data-id=\"2e91920\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-39dc21b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39dc21b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ba1384\" data-id=\"1ba1384\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3848467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3848467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00c1r Luachanna<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-73e0134 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73e0134\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f84f07\" data-id=\"0f84f07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb1d771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb1d771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>S\u00e9 an BOOCC an sol\u00e1thra\u00ed is m\u00f3 deiseanna an oideachais, na hoili\u00fana agus obair na h\u00f3ige i gContae Chill Chainnigh agus i gContae Cheatharlach. Aithn\u00edmid an t\u00e1bhacht a bhaineann leis an r\u00f3l at\u00e1 againn in\u00e1r bpobal agus tuigimid \u00e1r bhfreagracht maidir le seirbh\u00eds\u00ed a chur ar f\u00e1il ar ardchaighde\u00e1n. T\u00e1 \u00e1r mbunluachanna mar bhonn agus mar thaca ag \u00e1r gcuid oibre:<\/p><p><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Luach na Foghlama<\/span><\/em><em><br \/><\/em>Is m\u00f3r againn an fhoghlaim agus cuirimid an foghlaimeoir i gcro\u00edl\u00e1r \u00e1r gcuid oibre. Creidimid go bhfuil s\u00e9 ar chumas na foghlama an saol a athr\u00fa agus an pobal a chur le cheile.<\/p><p><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">An Barrfheabhas mar Chusp\u00f3ir<\/span><\/em><em><br \/><\/em>T\u00e1 s\u00e9 mar aidhm againn an barrfheabhas a bhaint amach i ngach seirbh\u00eds againne. Cuirimid cult\u00far an fheabhsaithe lean\u00fanaigh chun cinn in\u00e1r scoileanna, in\u00e1r n-ionaid agus ar fud \u00e1r seirbh\u00eds\u00ed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-648d314\" data-id=\"648d314\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc5281 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbc5281\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"line-height: var(--wp--typography--line-height, var(--global--line-height-body));\"><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">T\u00f3g\u00e1il na gCaidreamh<\/span><br \/><\/em>Cuirimid caidrimh le cheile le daoine eile at\u00e1 bunaithe ar an gcomhobair agus ar an meas. Aithn\u00edmid go mbrathann rath na heagra\u00edochta ar an gcomhobair at\u00e1 r\u00edth\u00e1bhachtach d\u00e1r gcuid seirbh\u00eds\u00ed.<\/p><p style=\"line-height: var(--wp--typography--line-height, var(--global--line-height-body));\"><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">An Oscailteacht a Chur Chun Cinn<\/span><br \/><\/em>T\u00e1imid freagrach do dhaoine eile agus cuirimid an oscailteacht agus an tr\u00e9dhearcacht chun cinn. Aithnimid mar chomhlacht poibl\u00ed go gcaithfimid \u00e1r gcuid chaighde\u00e1in a choinne\u00e1il ar an ardleibh\u00e9al.<\/p><p style=\"line-height: var(--wp--typography--line-height, var(--global--line-height-body));\"><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">An Pobal a Fheabhs\u00fa<\/span><br \/><\/em>Aithn\u00edmid \u00e1r r\u00f3l mar shol\u00e1thra\u00ed na seirbh\u00eds\u00ed laistigh d\u00e1r bpobal. Is eagra\u00edocht foghlama sinn agus oibr\u00edmid chun cur le leas n\u00e1r bpobal tr\u00ed sheirbh\u00eds\u00ed an oideachais, na hoili\u00fana agus na taca\u00edochta a chuirimid ar fail.<\/p><p style=\"line-height: var(--wp--typography--line-height, var(--global--line-height-body));\">Tugann Bord Oideachais agus Oili\u00fana Chill Chainnigh agus Cheatharlach taca\u00edocht do dhaoine \u00f3ga agus d\u2019fhoghlaimeoir\u00ed f\u00e1sta tr\u00edna cheithre phr\u00edomhr\u00e9imse gn\u00edomha\u00edochta:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5178c814 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5178c814\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a83033\" data-id=\"9a83033\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-73dbb24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73dbb24\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c9057c\" data-id=\"8c9057c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b484d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0b484d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Post Primary Education<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82847b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82847b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Col\u00e1iste Pobail na Mainistreach, Port an Chalaidh<\/li><li>Col\u00e1iste Na Buir\u00edse<\/li><li>Col\u00e1iste Aindri\u00fa, Muine Bheag<\/li><li>Col\u00e1iste Cois Si\u00faire, M\u00f3in Choinn<\/li><li>Col\u00e1iste Eoin, Baile Aic\u00e9id<\/li><li>Col\u00e1iste Mhuire, Baile She\u00e1in<\/li><li>Col\u00e1iste Pobail Osra\u00ed, Cill Chainnigh<\/li><li>Col\u00e1iste Duisge, Gr\u00e1ig na Manach<\/li><li>Gaelchol\u00e1iste Cheatharlach<\/li><li>Col\u00e1iste Ghr\u00e9ine, Baile Mhic And\u00e1in<\/li><li>Gairmscoil Chathair Chill Chainnigh<\/li><li>Scoil Aireagail, Baile H\u00e9il<\/li><li>Col\u00e1iste Tyndall Ceatharlach<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e62f4e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e62f4e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/ga\/scoileanna\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Tuilleadh eolais a fh\u00e1il<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df86b6d\" data-id=\"df86b6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05c7747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05c7747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seirbh\u00eds Breisoideachais agus Oili\u00fana<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b25196a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b25196a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Seirbh\u00eds Treorach d'Aosaigh<\/li><li>Seirbh\u00eds Foghlama d'Aosaigh<\/li><li>Tionscnamh um Fhilleadh ar an Oideachas (BTEI)<\/li><li>Institi\u00faid Breisoideachais agus Oili\u00fana Cheatharlach<\/li><li>Seirbh\u00eds Oideachais Phobail<\/li><li>Gn\u00edomha\u00edochta\u00ed Comhoibrithe<\/li><li>Music Generation<\/li><li>Col\u00e1iste Breisoideachais Ormonde<\/li><li>Seirbh\u00eds\u00ed Oili\u00fana<\/li><li>Sc\u00e9im Deiseanna Oili\u00fana Gairmoideachais (SDOG)<\/li><li>Seirbh\u00eds don \u00d3gra<\/li><li>\u00d3gtheagmh\u00e1il<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edcfbcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"edcfbcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/ga\/breisoideachas-oiliuint\/ni-cinnte-ar-an-ceart-cursa-duit\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Tuilleadh eolais a fh\u00e1il<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b096aad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b096aad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-74fbc96\" data-id=\"74fbc96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec70210\" data-id=\"ec70210\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fb0a1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fb0a1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seirbh\u00eds\u00ed Taca\u00edochta Oideachais<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b550ff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b550ff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Cl\u00e1r Forbartha Foirgneamh<\/li><li>Bainist\u00edocht Bhuis\u00e9adach agus Airgeadais<\/li><li>Seirbh\u00eds\u00ed Corpar\u00e1ideacha<\/li><li>Seirbh\u00eds\u00ed do Chustaim\u00e9ir\u00ed<\/li><li>Sl\u00e1inte agus S\u00e1bh\u00e1ilteacht<\/li><li>Seirbh\u00eds\u00ed Earca\u00edochta agus Acmhainn\u00ed Daonna<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Welcome Message from our Chief Executive It is with great pride and enthusiasm that I welcome you to the Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board website. 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