TETB Back to Education Initiative Awards 2019

February 13, 2020

Tipperary Education and Training Board (TETB) Back to Education Initiative (BTEI) Awards took place on Thursday, 14th November at Hotel Minella Clonmel. This event was held to acknowledge the outstanding achievement of all our learners.

MC for the event was BTEI Coordinator Kathleen Grimes. Roger Kennedy Chairperson of TETB, Bernadette Cullen, Chief Executive of TETB and Kaye Mullaney, Adult Education Officer of TETB,  all spoke at the awards expressing their delight at celebrating adult learning and thanking all learners who attended along with the staff and tutors involved in delivering the BTEI courses.

Tina O’Mahony, a BTEI award recipient gave a moving account of her return to education and the positive effect it has had on her life.

This event was also supported by Mr. Eddie Morrissey, Ms. Patricia Clarke Hagan, Ms. Josephine Chanmey , Mr. Christopher Young (Tipperary ETB Committee Members) and Mattie McGrath T.D.

QQI Level 3 to Level 5 full and component awards were presented to learners from Clonmel, Carrick-on-Suir, Cashel, Cahir, Newcastle and Tipperary Town in areas such as Healthcare, Childcare, Culinary Skills, ICT, Retail, Horticulture, Woodcraft, Home Repair and Maintenance, Barbering and Hairdressing.

The Back to Education Initiative would like to extend thanks to all involved in the organisation of this event and to all those who attended to support, acknowledge and celebrate with us these worthy achievements in further education. We wish all learners every success in their future endeavours and thank them for their participation on our courses

Back to Education Initiative courses take place all over County Tipperary and offers learners the opportunity to engage in part time learning in various subject areas. BTEI also enables learners to combine family, work or personal responsibilities with these learning opportunities.

BTEI courses are co-funded by the Government of Ireland, the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Youth Employment initiative as part of the ESF Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning (PEIL) 2014-2020.

Carrick on Suir Retail Skills Level 4.L to R: Bernadette Cullen (Chief Executive TETB), Roger Kennedy (Chairman TETB), Michelle Crowe, Robert Vogler, Kaye Mullaney (Adult Education Officer) and Kathleen Grimes (BTEI Coordinator).
BTEI Staff Members Back L to R: Breda Ryan (Tutor), Geri Cullen (Resource Worker), Marion O’Dwyer (Teacher), Niamh Mulkearn (Tutor), Bridget Ryan (Admin), Anne Lenihan (Teacher), Maeve Maher (Admin), Rosina Matassa (Caretaker), Brigid Ann Whelan (Resource Worker), Fiona Neilan (Tutor), Front L to R: Christopher Young (TETB Committee), Roger Kennedy (Chairman TETB), Bernadette Cullen (Chief Executive TETB), Kaye Mullaney (Adult Education Officer) and Kathleen Grimes (BTEI Coordinator).
L to R Christopher Young (TETB Committee), Roger Kennedy (Chairman TETB), Bernadette Cullen (Chief Executive TETB), Kaye Mullaney (Adult Education Officer)and Tina O’Mahony.
Clonmel General Learning Hairdressing Level 3, Back L to R Aileen Peters, Karen Caufield, Angela O’Brien, Olena Makhynya, Rachel O’Mahony, Josephine Lambert, Front L to R Christopher Young (TETB Committee), Roger Kennedy (Chairman TETB), Bernadette Cullen (Chief Executive TETB), Kaye Mullaney (Adult Education Officer) and Kathleen Grimes (BTEI Coordinator).
Clonmel and Cahir ECDL Awards Back L to R: Alison Cummins, Christina Conti, William Connolly, William Ronald Kilpatrick. Roger Kennedy (Chairman TETB), Bernadette Cullen (Chief Executive TETB), Kaye Mullaney (Adult Education Officer) and Kathleen Grimes (BTEI Coordinator)
Newcastle ICT Level 3 Awards L to R: Christopher Young (TETB Committee), Patricia Ahearne, Daniel Coffey, Sean Byrne (CE Supervisor), Roger Kennedy (Chairman TETB), Bernadette Cullen (Chief Executive TETB), Kaye Mullaney (Adult Education Officer) and Mattie McGrath T.D.
Clonmel and Tipperary Town ICT Level 3, Home Repair & Maintenance Level 4 and Woodcraft level 4 Component Awards. Front L to R: Thomas Whyte, Margaret Flynn, Joseph Price, Bill Roberts, Kevin Barry, Aidan Phelan, Pauline Maguire, Martin Noonan, Robyn Slattery, Christopher Young (TETB Committee), Roger Kennedy (Chairperson TETB ), Bernadette Cullen (Chief Executive TETB), and Kaye Mullaney (Adult Education Officer).
Clonmel Culinary Skills L4 Awards and ICT Level 4 Awards. L to R: Fiona Neilan (Tutor), Katarzyna Sara, Kathryn O’Brien, Anne Lenihan (Teacher), Tina O’Mahony, Aysa Ahmed Rima, Josephine Chamney (TETB Committee), Roger Kennedy (Chairman TETB), Bernadette Cullen (Chief Executive TETB) and Kaye Mullaney (Adult Education Officer)
Clonmel Level 5 Barbering Techniques Component Awards. L to R: Eileen Burke (Adult Educator), Bernadette Cullen (Chief Executive TETB), Roger Kennedy (Chairman TETB), Ann Vaughan, Sarfraz Nawaz, Paula Morrissey, Kaye Mullaney (Adult Education Officer) and Patricia Hagan Clarke (TETB Committee).
Carrick on Suir Early Childhood Care and Education Full Awards L to R: Kathleen Grimes (BTEI Coordinator), Michelle Gaizely, Patricia Lonergan, Niamh Mulkearn (Tutor), Christopher Young (TETB Committee), Michael Power (TETB Committee), Bernadette Cullen (Chief Executive TETB), Roger Kennedy (Chairman TETB), Kaye Mullaney (Adult Education Officer) and Malgorzata Gawlik.
Clonmel Horticulture Component Awards L to R: Bernadette Cullen (Chief Executive TETB), Roger Kennedy (Chairman TETB), Anna Barry, Martin Noonan, Kaye Mullaney (Adult Education Officer) and Patricia Hagan Clarke (TETB Committee).
Cashel Healthcare Awards L to R: Michelle Morrissey, Christopher Young (TETB Committee), Breda Egan, Peter Ryan, Mary Ryan, June Dolan, Shannon Minogue, Jacinta Sloane, Edward McGrath, Maria Lyons, Lisa Lonergan, John Gleeson, Gemma Darcy, Front L to R: Bernadette Cullen (Chief Executive TETB), Roger Kennedy (Chairman TETB), Kaye Mullaney (Adult Education Officer), Kathleen Grimes (BTEI Coordinator), Marion O’Dwyer (Teacher) and Chloe O’Donnell.
Clonmel Healthcare Support Awards Back L to R: Niall Lonergan, Taylor Wyatt, Mairead Cagney, Linda English, Yvonne English, Barbara Drygala, Joanna Pisecka Chrymecka, Joan Vincent, Jovita Simkeviciene, Dawn Whitney, Elizabeth Toukabri, Sarah Cosgrave, Margaret Ryan, Debbie Griffin, Front L to R: Carol Slattery, Bernadette Cullen (Chief Executive TETB), Roger Kennedy (Chairman TETB), Kaye Mullaney (Adult Education Officer), Kathleen Grimes (BTEI Coordinator), Eddie Morrissey (TETB Committee) and Breda Ryan (Tutor).
BTEI learner Tina O’Mahony
BTEI Awards Ceremony in Hotel Minella, Clonmel 14/11/2019
BTEI Staff: Brigid Ann Whelan (Resource Worker), Maeve Maher (Admin), Geri Cullen (Resource Worker) and Bridget Ryan (Admin)
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