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Minister for Education Norma Foley visited Coláiste Iascaigh, Co. Sligo today (19th of May) for the official opening of a building extension to the premises. Minister Foley was welcomed by Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training (MSLETB) Board Chief Executive Tom Grady, Director of Schools Mary Madden, Coláiste Iascaigh Principal, Thomas Coggins, and Representatives from the Student Council. Extensive work has been carried out with the development of a new science lab with a preparation area, two additional classrooms and the reconfiguration…

Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) has launched its Strategy Statement setting out their core values, mission and strategic goals for 2023-2027. It has been developed following a wide-ranging consultation process and takes into account key policy, strategy and legislation at local, national and European level.  Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) is the driving force behind the provision of educational and training services across the three counties with 16,724 learners registered in 2022.  Over 1,500 fully…

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. Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 28th April 2023. Please email [email protected]…

Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) have officially launched the Local Creative Youth Partnership (LCYP) programme. Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB was selected along with five other ETB’s across the country to develop a local creative youth partnership for this region. The programme was officially launched by Dr. Katie Sweeney National Director for the Integration of the Arts in Education with the release of its strategic plan for 2022-2025. The LCYP is a collaboration between Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education…

Winner was in labour ward when National Hero Award announced  Winner of the National ETB Hero Award John Lavin finally received his award in person this week. John had been unable to accept the award originally announced by RTE Newsreader Ray Kennedy at the ETB Excellence Awards in Croke Park recently because he was with his wife Mairead in the labour ward of Mayo University Hospital Castlebar, where she gave birth to their daughter Fiadh. The new arrival accompanied Mayo Sligo & Leitrim…

The Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) Commis Chef Team recently participated in the Catex Exhibition in the RDS Dublin and walked away with an impressive haul of medals. Led by Team Captain Rory Culkin, the MSLETB team competed in Ireland’s largest food service and hospitality event and emerged with six silver medals and one gold medal. The apprentices who took part were Dylan Dunne from The Ellison Hotel in Castlebar, Jared Taaffe from Molly Fulton’s in Sligo, John Webster…

MSLETB (Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board) celebrated its 10-year anniversary by partnering with Shannonside FM for an outdoor broadcast in Marketyard, Carrick-on-Shannon. The event was part of Education and Training Boards Ireland’s #ETBWeek and aimed to showcase the organisation and its achievements.  The broadcast featured interviews with members of the MSLETB team, who spoke about the organisation’s work in providing education and training opportunities to communities in Mayo, Sligo, and Leitrim. The interviews were conducted by the hosts of the…

Mayo, Sligo, and Leitrim Education and Training Board’s Further Education and Training (FET) Expo will take place from March 6th to 7th at the Breaffy House Hotel in Castlebar. The event focuses solely on MSLETB’s extensive further education and training programs available in the Mayo area. The session on Monday 6 March from 7.00pm – 9.00pm aims to inform and educate parents, guardians, guidance counsellors, and school principals about the benefits of FET for school leavers and outline the various options available including…

Congratulations to Mick Kane and the team at Achill Outdoor Education and Training Centre who were nominated for two awards at the Outsider Awards 2022. The annual Outsider Awards event celebrates all of the amazing achievements, milestones and contributions that have taken place in the Irish outdoor community over the past year. The centre was nominated for the Best Outdoor Escape award. This award showcased and celebrated all the benefits of  the Irish adventure scene! This is a fantastic opportunity for both MSLETB…

On behalf of the Chief Executive and MSLETB Executive Management Team, I would like to wish you a very Happy Christmas and New Year. 2022 has been both a challenging and rewarding year for MSLETB. I would like to thank the staff of MSLETB for their ongoing support for our organisation and all our students and learners.  I wish to acknowledge the contribution of each and every staff member, capably led by our managers and leaders, within or schools, centres and administration offices…