Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education & Training Board management and staff would like to congratulate all our leaving certificate students receiving their first-round CAO offers. These offers will be available to view online from 2 pm today and successful applicants will also receive offers notification by email and text message if they have selected this option. MSLETB CE, Tom Grady said: “On behalf of MSLETB, I would like to congratulate all the students who have received their Round 1 CAO offers today. This…
Craft Butchers Team Ireland takes to the sky today to defend their 2018 World Butchers Challenge Champion title in Sacramento, California. The concept of the World Butchers’ Challenge is to develop an environment where butchers strive to exceed current industry practice in the areas of general workmanship, meat cutting, displaying and the creative usage of beef, lamb and pork product. This is a huge recognition of their skills and talent in the area of craft butchery as well as the value of the…
The Reach Fund 2022 (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 2022. Overarching principles of the fund The purpose of the REACH fund is to increase capacity of community education providers to address the decline of participation of disadvantaged learners particularly those on basic skills programmes at NFQ levels 1-3. There is a focus on ensuring that…
MSLETB is running a new range of Evening Courses starting in September 2022. These courses will be running in all three counties. Check out our Evening Course Prospects for a full list of Evening Programmes below: Evening Course Prospectus Find out more about the evening courses available by attending our Registration Nights in: Ballina Training Centre, F26 P278. Tuesday 30th 5:30pm-7:30pm Sligo Training Centre, F91 N284. Wednesday 30th 6:00pm-8:00pm If you would like to register for one of our courses please register at…
Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) presented awards to the 2022 graduates of the National Craft Butchery Apprenticeship Programme with their certificates at Teagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre, Dublin on the 20th of July, 2022. Speaking at the event today, John Hickey Chair of the CSG said, “Your parchment is your passport to more learning and is international recognition of your skills. Our National Craft Butchery Apprenticeship has successfully captured the traditions of the craft while simultaneously responding to the demands…
MSLETB welcomed Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD and Minister Frank Feighan, TD to Sligo Community Training Centre and YouthReach Sligo. First the Ministers visited the Sligo Community Training Centre where they toured their fantastic facility. During their visit, they met some learners. They listened to their stories about how their courses at Sligo Community Training Centre have helped them identify the next steps on their educational journey. While visiting Sligo Community Training Centre today,…
Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) welcomed the Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Niall Collins, TD for the presentation of awards to graduates of the National Craft Butchery Apprenticeship Programme with the their certificates at Teagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre, Dublin on the 12th of April, 2022. The Class of 2021 are the first group of apprentices to receive the QQI level 5 Certificate in Craft Butchery. Speaking at the event,…
MSLETB operates six VTOS centres in Ballina, Castlebar, Ballinrobe, Achill, Belmullet and Swinford. The six VTOS centres will operate as hubs of Mayo College of Further Education and Training in addition to their three campus locations in Castlebar, Ballina and Westport. This announcement marks a further and positive evolution of the FET College of the Future in Co. Mayo. Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board has today announced that all VTOS provisions in Co Mayo will transfer to and operate under…
Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) welcomed Minister of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD today (4th April 2022) where he performed the official opening of the new MSLETB Hospitality and Catering Training Centre at MSLETB Training Centre-Sligo. Speaking at the event today Minister Harris said “After an emotional morning at the launch of the Atlantic Technological University, I am delighted to be here to open this new Hospitality and Catering Training Centre at MSLETB Sligo Training Centre. Hospitality…
One-stop shop for all schools, English classes, and ICT devices amongst measures by ETBs Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education Training Board (MSLETB) is coordinating a multi-agency Regional Education and Language Team (REALT), responding to the local need for English Language classes and preparing to deploy laptops and tablets to support schools providing places for Ukranian children. Regional Education and Language Teams, which include professionals and representatives from Tulsa’s Education Support Service, school psychological services, special education needs specialists and school management bodies, are…
The MSLETB Sligo-Leitrim Arts Education Grant Scheme offers support to educational initiatives that encourage and develop an appreciation, understanding or practice of the arts in the context of providing opportunities in arts education directed at adults. Applications are invited from voluntary and professional arts groups or individual arts practitioners for funding towards workshops, events, projects, exhibitions or productions with clearly defined arts education benefit, in counties Sligo and Leitrim. The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 22nd April 2022. Please email…
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has opened the first-ever FET Green Skills Summit on Wednesday 23rd of March, 2022. The summit was held in Wexford County Hall by SOLAS, ETBI and Waterford Wexford ETB (Education and Training Board). Speaking at the event, Minister Harris said: “Today is an important step in our response to the challenge of climate change and the targets we have set for ourselves at a national level. “For it is…
