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Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) is proud to celebrate the success of St. Joseph’s Community College, Charlestown, who were awarded the Education Award at the ETB Week 2025 Excellence Awards hosted by Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI). The winning project explores the powerful and often untold stories of revolutionary women from East Mayo and South Sligo, shedding light on their vital roles during the War of Independence and the Civil War. This remarkable initiative has been led by…

The Reach Fund 2023 (Formerly the MAEDF – Mitigating Against Educational Disadvantage Fund) MSLETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service, in conjunction with SOLAS, invites local community education providers/groups to apply for funding under the REACH Fund 2023. The aim of the Reach Fund is to provide funding to support educationally disadvantaged learners in accessing and participating in community education. It aims to increase the participation of disadvantaged learners, particularly those who are undertaking literacy and skills programmes. The fund has a strong…

The Leitrim Adult Educational Guidance Service is delighted to announce the launch of the Leitrim Further Education & Training Course Prospectus for January to June 2023. We are so happy to be able to provide a prospectus that highlights all MSLETB course provision in Leitrim, along with information about our services and the supports available to the public. We have been very busy the last number of weeks working on the content and have begun advertising across all social media. The reception has…

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, today launched Skills for Better Business, a two-part initiative aimed at assisting SME owners and managers across Ireland. Skills for Better Business comprises an Online Tool for management skills assessment, complemented by a sign-posting resource providing quick contact information for management education and training. On foot of recommendations by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs in its…

Mayo, Sligo, and Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) have launched a new Digital Training Centre in Ballina, a service to provide adult learners with accredited digital skills. The project gives adult learners the opportunity to learn or improve their existing digital skills. On offer are Computer Literacy courses at different levels, Microsoft Office Courses such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. IT Specialist courses such as Cybersecurity, HTML and CSS, and Databases are also on offer. Courses are mostly online and can vary…

MSLETB congratulates all learners of the Skills for Remote & Hybrid Workers class on successfully completing their training programme this week. Armed with digital skills in various online environments as Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, remote techniques and a QQI Level 5 in customer service, these graduates are ready to enter employment in a remote or hybrid working team. The programme was run in collaboration with the ICE Group and Tara Learning. The aim of the course is to equip learners with the…