An announcement on Friday, December 2nd by Minister Simon Harris TD, sees us one step closer to a College of The Future for Swords/Fingal.
It was a wonderful afternoon proudly hosted by Youthreach Swords and attended by ETBI General Secretary Paddy Lavelle, DDLETB CE Caitríona Murphy, Director of FET Siobhan Lynch, Andrew Brownlee CEO at Solas, Darragh O’Brien TD, Fingal County Council representatives and more.
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Minister Simon Harris TD Announces DDLETB FET College Of The Future at Youthreach Swords
Thank you to Marie Rankin of DDLETB Youthreach, Eddie Manning Coordinator of Youthreach Swords, Staff and Learners for a wonderful afternoon.
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has announced that the green light has been given to Dublin and Dún Laoghaire ETB to proceed to the next stage in developing a College of The Future (COTF) in Swords. It is one of ten locations around the country given the green light to make plans to develop a College of The Future (COTF) to the next stage for capital investment. The project envisages a state-of-the-art, green further education campus built in Swords with a proposal to serve 1,000 full-time students and up to 5,000 part-time students and is a significant milestone for the Fingal area.
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DDLETB CE Caitríona Murphy, Minister Simon Harris TD, Director of FET Siobhan Lynch
Speaking at the event in Youthreach Swords, Minister Harris said: “This is a brilliant day for Dublin Fingal. It has been chosen as one of ten locations to proceed to develop their proposal for a further education College of the Future. This is one of Ireland’s fastest growing areas and this proposed purpose-built Further Education College will help drive the region and will help it prepare the region with the skillset it needs to deliver for the people of Dublin Fingal. The College of the Future Major Projects Fund will support the implementation of the vision set out in the Further Education Strategy. This Fund, and the proposed for development in Swords has the potential to deliver on a range of strategic objectives. It is great that the proposal will now proceed to Preliminary Business Case Stage.”
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Staff and students at Youthreach Swords with Minister Simon Harris TD
DDLETB are leading the project and our Chief Executive Caitríona Murphy welcomed the decision and added that: “Building on existing Further Education and Training provision across Fingal to meet the growing and diverse needs of stakeholders in this area has been a priority for DDLETB for some time. This approval to proceed to the next stage of proposal development in Further Education and Training is very welcome and will enable us to deliver on our ambitions for the people of Fingal and surrounding areas”.
Team DDLETB are honoured and proud to lead the project and we look forward to supporting our new learners in their education journey.
#ddletbFET #ddletbYR @ThisisFET
DDLETB Festival Of Music – Tickets On Sale Now
/in Corporate News /by Jennifer FarleyDublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board’s Annual Festival of Music will be taking place in the National Concert Hall on Tuesday 28th February at 7:30pm. The Festival showcases the excellent musical talent that exists amongst the students in Dublin and Dún Laoghaire ETB schools.
After a two-year gap due to Covid 19, we are delighted to resume as ‘The Festival of Music’ showcases the excellent musical talent that exists amongst the students in DDLETB’s schools and colleges. There will be an entertaining programme of light classical, traditional, and popular music.
This is the twenty-second year that such a festival has been organised, and the previous festivals have met with high acclaim by those who attended.
Tickets can be purchased either directly from the school or via the NCH website here.
ETB Day (and) Week Is Coming!
/in Corporate News /by Jennifer FarleyETB Ireland, DDLETB and all of the ETBs around Ireland are celebrating 10 years since the establishment of Education and Training Boards
What Is ETB Week?
27th February – 3rd March
A week-long celebration of heroes and learners in the 16 Education and Training Boards throughout Ireland, showcasing the services they provide to learners in local communities throughout the country: from community national schools to community colleges, youth, adult and further education and training.
In 2023, Ireland’s Education & Training Boards are celebrating 10 years since their establishment. To mark this event and showcase the services Education and Training Boards provide to learners we will have a number of initiatives including:
ETB Heroes
ETB Day Heroes
A media campaign featuring former and current ETB learners and staff who have excelled in their chosen field and who represent the best of what ETBs do. Heroes include RTE1 Newsreader Ray Kennedy, Singer Tolu Makay who’s stunning interpretation of the Sawdoctors’ N17 charmed us, TG4 Rugby presenter and producer Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill, Teacher Michael Farrell and Olympian Jack McFadden. We will also meet current and past ETB staff and learners who have been inspired by their ETB Heroes.
National ETB Excellence Awards
Hosted by Ray Kennedy. Large in-person event taking place on Thursday 2nd March in Croke Park with awards presented by ETB Heroes and special guests.
Competitions
ETB learners are invited to compose a national anthem for Education & Training Boards
DDLETB Adult Education Learner Featured At The An Post Book Awards – Her Story!
/in Corporate News /by Jennifer FarleyToday we have a guest post from Caro Neville, Adult Literacy Organiser at the Adult Education Service (AES) in Loughlinstown, and Amanda Byrne, a learner who returned to education after working for thirty years.
Amanda and Caro were recently featured at the National Book Awards.
The National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) approached Caro, asking if she had a learner with a very positive experience of attending classes with the AES Service. And, would that learner be willing to participate in having a small video made to be screened during RTE’s An Post Book Awards?
Below, in her own words, Amanda tells us about returning to education and how it has improved her life.
Congratulations to Caro and Amanda on their great achievements. You can find out more about DDLETB’s Adult Education Services here.
Power of Disability Student Online Conference
/in Corporate News /by Jennifer FarleyPower of Disability Conference
Register now for the upcoming student conference, Power of Disability, taking place online on Wednesday and Thursday 25th and 26th of January 2023.
The conference is led-by and aimed at students with disabilities at all levels, HE (postgraduate and undergraduate) and FET, and focuses on empowerment, building community, exploring allyship, and understanding how to be a constructive advocate.
The conference will include lots of panels, talks, and discussions on topics like self-advocacy, disability rights, UDL and more.
You can find a full schedule as well as more information on our webpage here.
The event is free of charge; however, places are limited so students must register in advance to attend any element of the event.
EAL Updates – Certification Of EAL Teachers
/in Corporate News /by Jennifer Farley24 teachers from 24 different DDLETB and non-DDLETB schools were trained in June 2022 and have just received their internationally recognised certification from Cambridge English.
In keeping with our ethos, the certification of this new cohort of teachers continues DDLETB’s focus on quality and Excellence in Education in the area of EAL. Courses to train up teachers to teach EAL have been taking place in DDLETB for the past 17 years.
The next course will take place intensively over 32½ hours week beginning 19th June 2023. All welcome.
See below some of the proud teachers with their certs.
Best of luck in your future teaching of EAL schools in your schools!
DDLETB EAL Teacher Certificates
Happy New Year From DDLETB
/in Corporate News /by Jennifer FarleyHappy New Year to all of our students and staff in DDLETB.
Let’s hope for a peaceful and healthy 2023 for everyone!
Happy Christmas!
/in Corporate News /by Jennifer FarleyHappy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year to all of our lovely students and staff.
DDLETB Head Office will close on 23 December and re-open on 3 January 2023.
See you in the New Year!
DDLETB Christmas Card
New Website Launch At Dundrum College Of Further Education Winter Village Event
/in Corporate News /by Jennifer FarleyDundrum College of Further Education has launched a beautiful, brand-new website. The site was launched at the college’s recent Winter Village event.
Winter Village Event
This fun and festive day, organised by the Student Society, included wreath making, raffles, and a food barter – all to raise money for local charities. Classrooms were filled with the delicious smells of perfume and body scrubs created from natural ingredients. And of course, there were lots of mince pies, hot chocolate and sweet goodies!
Staff sang their hearts out to passers-by, raising good cheer and valuable donations for St. Vincent de Paul.
CFE Dundrum Website
The new website (www.cfedundrum.com) allows learners to easily apply for courses across 10 Learning Hubs and is packed with information to help students make the most of their college experience.
You can download the full prospectus from the site or read about each course – both full time and part-time courses are available.
DCFEI student display the new site on their mobile phones.
Of course, college is not just about courses. It’s about new experiences, making friends and learning. The new website provides information about all of this, as well as opportunities to study abroad as part of a course and what to do next with progression opportunities.
Check out www.cfedundrum.com for more information.
Dundrum Deputy Principal Louise McCann, Principal Michael Foley, teacher Sorcha Duggan and Jennifer Farley DDLETB FET.
DDLETB To Lead Project For New College Of The Future in Swords/Fingal.
/in Corporate News /by Jennifer FarleyAn announcement on Friday, December 2nd by Minister Simon Harris TD, sees us one step closer to a College of The Future for Swords/Fingal.
It was a wonderful afternoon proudly hosted by Youthreach Swords and attended by ETBI General Secretary Paddy Lavelle, DDLETB CE Caitríona Murphy, Director of FET Siobhan Lynch, Andrew Brownlee CEO at Solas, Darragh O’Brien TD, Fingal County Council representatives and more.
Minister Simon Harris TD Announces DDLETB FET College Of The Future at Youthreach Swords
Thank you to Marie Rankin of DDLETB Youthreach, Eddie Manning Coordinator of Youthreach Swords, Staff and Learners for a wonderful afternoon.
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has announced that the green light has been given to Dublin and Dún Laoghaire ETB to proceed to the next stage in developing a College of The Future (COTF) in Swords. It is one of ten locations around the country given the green light to make plans to develop a College of The Future (COTF) to the next stage for capital investment. The project envisages a state-of-the-art, green further education campus built in Swords with a proposal to serve 1,000 full-time students and up to 5,000 part-time students and is a significant milestone for the Fingal area.
DDLETB CE Caitríona Murphy, Minister Simon Harris TD, Director of FET Siobhan Lynch
Speaking at the event in Youthreach Swords, Minister Harris said: “This is a brilliant day for Dublin Fingal. It has been chosen as one of ten locations to proceed to develop their proposal for a further education College of the Future. This is one of Ireland’s fastest growing areas and this proposed purpose-built Further Education College will help drive the region and will help it prepare the region with the skillset it needs to deliver for the people of Dublin Fingal. The College of the Future Major Projects Fund will support the implementation of the vision set out in the Further Education Strategy. This Fund, and the proposed for development in Swords has the potential to deliver on a range of strategic objectives. It is great that the proposal will now proceed to Preliminary Business Case Stage.”
Staff and students at Youthreach Swords with Minister Simon Harris TD
DDLETB are leading the project and our Chief Executive Caitríona Murphy welcomed the decision and added that: “Building on existing Further Education and Training provision across Fingal to meet the growing and diverse needs of stakeholders in this area has been a priority for DDLETB for some time. This approval to proceed to the next stage of proposal development in Further Education and Training is very welcome and will enable us to deliver on our ambitions for the people of Fingal and surrounding areas”.
Team DDLETB are honoured and proud to lead the project and we look forward to supporting our new learners in their education journey.
#ddletbFET #ddletbYR @ThisisFET
Inaugural Review of DDLETB’s Further Education and Training Quality Assurance System
/in Corporate News /by Jennifer FarleyQA Self Evaluation Report DDLETB cover 1
QQI has recently completed an external review of DDLETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Quality Assurance (QA) systems.
Preparation for this first (inaugural) review of the ETB’s QA system began in the late summer/autumn of 2021 and concluded in May 2021 with the week-long visit of an External Review Panel consisting of national and international experts who met with over 200 FET staff.
Preparations for this review included the development of a Provider Profile and an in-depth self-evaluation of DDLETB’s FET services, which was published in a detailed Self-Evaluation Report.
QQI has now published its report of this external review process. The report found that DDLETB has a comprehensive and robust QA system and commended the dedication of DDLETB staff to achieving a productive and inclusive learning environment. As an ETB, we welcome the commendations and recommendations made to support to further development of our QA systems, and look forward to the next exciting phase of QA development, to ensure we continue to keep the learner at the heart of all we do.
For more information on DDLETB’s FET services, please see the Provider Profile.
For details of the Self-Evaluation of DDLETB’s QA system, please see the Self-Evaluation Report.
For details of the External Review Panel’s evaluation, please see the QQI Review Report 2022.