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KERRY ETB in collaboration with Kerry County Council are delighted to announce that Siobhan O’Sullivan has been appointed to the newly created role of Film Development Officer for Kerry. Listowel native Siobhan brings extensive experience to the job having worked in TV production for the last 12 years. She has […]

A LIXNAW teenager will go on to represent her country in the World Skills Final in Russia later this year after winning the national competition at the weekend. Kerry ETB trainee, Allanagh O Sullivan from Lixnaw won the national title in the beauty therapy category at the Ireland Skills Live […]

TWELVE students from three of Kerry ETB’s schools will be representing Ireland on the ‘She Runs’ education programme. This flagship event will be held in Paris next week and the international programme aims to promote physical activity, develop leadership and empower female students through school sport. The three Kerry ETB schools […]

KERRY ETB Training Centre will shortly close recruitment for their upcoming Fibre Installation Technician qualification, which will be delivered in partnership with TLI Group at their Monavalley Campus in Tralee. Headquartered in Abbeydorney, TLI Group are a leading critical utility infrastructure company who employ more than 400 staff and operate […]

KERRY Education and Training Board has announced funding for a Creative Youth Partnership pilot. Kerry ETB is one of three ETBs set to pilot this local creative partnership which was funded by the Department of Education and Skills. Kerry ETB along with its local partner Kerry County Council’s Arts Office […]

RESPONDING to the shortage of skilled construction workers across Kerry, Kerry ETB Training Centre have announced an all-new 22-week full time Construction Groundworks Skills training course. Learners will learn how to lay, fix and join a range of kerbs, flags and paviors, mix and finish concrete and undertake skill sampling […]

COMPETITORS went head to head (literally) at Kerry ETB Training Centre this week in a bid to represent Kerry in the All-Ireland Beauty Therapy Skills Final in the RDS this March. Taking place at the Monavalley centre, members of the public 9am-3pm to come and observe the best of the […]

THE annual Kerry ETB Student Award ceremony took place last Friday at the IT Tralee North Campus. The event celebrates the achievements of students and learners from their Post Primary Schools and Youthreach centres. Seventy-six student awards were presented at this ceremony which is a very special occasion for all […]

KERRY ETB Training Centre at Monavalley is holding its first ever Open Week from Monday, January 21 to Saturday, January 26 and there’s a It is a chance for parents, school leavers, job seekers, career changers, those who wish to re-skill or up-skill and guidance professionals to visit the Monavalley […]

KERRY ETB Training Centre at Monavalley is holding its first ever Open Week from Monday, January 21 to Saturday, January 26. It is a chance for parents, school leavers, job seekers, career changers, those who wish to re-skill or up-skill and guidance professionals to visit the Monavalley campus and see […]

‘EmPowerMe’ a Kerry Education and Training Board event to celebrate young women in modern Ireland and the 100 years of the Women’s vote was held in The Rose Hotel on Thursday. February 2018 marked the 100th anniversary of Irish women’s right to vote and Kerry ETB acknowledged that this was a huge […]

IT has been another busy year for Kerry ETB Training Centre in Monavalley and their second graduation event of 2018 – ‘Presentation of Certificates Ceremony’ took place on Thursday night last at The Rose Hotel,. There were 436 certificates issued to graduates who attended on the night with their families […]

KERRY Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB) have announced the opening of its new Kenmare Culinary Skills Centre in the Kenmare Further Education and Training Centre, Bell Heights, Kenmare. The new facilities were officially opened by the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Mr. Brendan […]

KERRY ETB will be the venue for the launch of an interactive guide to list locations in Kerry to attract filmmakers to shoot here. Kevin Mulcahy and Ed O’Connor completed a Broadcast Production Course at the National Digital Skills Centre and are behind ‘The Kerry Film Location Guide’. The digital […]

TWO new courses are beginning very soon at Kerry ETB Training Centre but there’s still time to apply. Interviews take place tomorrow, Thursday, May 24 for IT Support Specialist Traineeship. This course is for people who have an interest in developing careers in IT support services. It offers a grounding […]

KERRY Education and Training Board held its fourth and final Parents Forum for the 2017/2018 school year on May 10. Parents attending this forum are representing members from their respective Parent’s Councils. The forum was first established in 2006 to promote effective liaison and consultation between schools and parents and […]

APPRENTICES from Kerry ETB Training Centre have come 2nd in the ‘Generation Apprenticeship’ National Competition in an award ceremony in Dublin on Monday. The Kerry ETB Training Centre entry will now be displayed at the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Headquarters ‘Construction House’ located on Canal Road, Dublin 6. The entry […]

A COLOURFUL, fun and educational event took place in Presentation Secondary School on Wednesday which saw students get a taste of photography and special effects make-up art. In a collaboration between the Transition Years and tutors and trainees from Kerry ETB Training Centre in Monavalley, a special make-up event was […]

HAIR Salons from across Kerry gathered at Kerry ETB Training Centre’s all-new Hairdressing Salon in Monvalley on Monday for an opening evening to showcase their futuristic looking new facility and to meet the current crop of young hairdressers. Visitors spent two hours mingling with staff, trainees and other business owners […]

EXCITEMENT is building for the Kerry ETB Further Education and Training Event of the year as the list of live skill demonstrations and event activities continues to grow. The event takes place on this Thursday, April 19 from 11am-6pm at the Brandon Hotel Tralee. And if you live outside Tralee, […]

NOW that was a good morning’s work! The junction at the bottom of Rock Street looks a whole lot brighter thanks to the trainees at Kerry ETB. The Traditional Stonewall Construction trainees, along with instructor Donal Corcoran, installed a drystone flowerbed structure in front of the Brogue Inn on Saturday […]

    APPRENTICES from Kerry ETB Training Centre in Monavalley have delivered their ‘Generation Apprenticeship’ competition entry to the National College of Ireland, Dublin ahead of judging next month. In an open competition, sponsored by ESB and the Construction Industry Federation, teams of apprentices were invited to use their skills […]

WITH an increase in planned building projects, national and regional infrastructure – demand for construction industry workers is on the rise. This year, the Irish construction industry is projected to grow by 14 per cent to €19.5 billion in value terms – following an increase of almost 20 per cent […]

MR Brendan Griffin TD, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport launched the Kerry Education and Training Board’s Education and Training Strategy 2018-2022 at Kerry ETB’s Cappanalea Outdoor and Education Training Centre on Friday morning. Kerry ETB was established on July 1st 2013 and the development […]

KERRY College of Further Education (KCFE) had the official launch of its 2018/19 Prospectus at the College Campus Restaurant on Tuesday, attended by over 40 industry representatives. Guest of honour to launch the Prospectus was former Kerry GAA star Aidan O’Mahony. The launch came ahead of the college’s open day […]

KERRY ETB Training Centre is celebrating the success of Noel McElligott, Peter Morrissey and Leva Grigaite on their recent win at the Donal Walsh – live life Film Competition this week. The trainees, all studying on Kerry ETB Training Centres Nationally acclaimed Broadcast Production Skills – Film & TV, were thrilled with […]

KERRY Education and Training Board has announced the rollout of the National Commis Chef Apprenticeship Programme in the county this February. The Programme will provide aspiring chefs across Ireland with a two–year formal education and training programme that will kick-start their careers as professional chefs.   The Apprenticeship is two […]

THE new school at Listellick will be delivered by the end of 2020 with the approval of the signing of the Service Level Agreement (SLA) at the board meeting of Kerry Education and Training Board  on Monday last. Kerry ETB was requested by the Department of Education and Skills (DoES) to take […]

THREE apprentices from Kerry Education and Training Board flew out to Abu Dhabi this week to participate in WorldSkills 2017. Gavin Lyne and Gary Horgan and trainee Ciara Daly, will represent Ireland at the 44th WorldSkills, in the areas of Automobile Technology, Heavy Vehicle Mechanics & Beauty Therapy, competing against 68 other countries. WorldSkills […]

THE tourism group Go Kerry has collaborated with Kerry Education and Training Board with the support of Kerry County Council and Destination Kerry, to introduce a Tourism with Business Course. This course when finished will offer a level 5 FETAC major award. Participants will learn a whole range of new […]