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Léargas recently brought together project co-ordinators from a variety of Irish colleges and organisations to share their experiences of how best to support students during their Erasmus+ VET placements abroad. Patricia Wilkinson--who used to...

Liliana O'Reilly was our eTwinning National Support Service in Léargas.  In this blog she describes how eTwinning can assist teachers in implementing aspects of the Digitial Learning Framework in their schools.

Leo Gilmartin, who works on our Client Services Team, was first introduced to youth work as a young person attending his local youth club in 2002. He went on to Maynooth University to complete a BA in Community and Youth Work. In his work for...

Máire Jones from Moyderwell Mercy Primary School recently travelled to Rome to take part in the Empowering eTwinning Schools: Leading, Learning, Sharing conference. It focused on the key elements that characterise eTwinning schools, so that they...

Róisín Murphy is from Lahardane, Ballina, Co Mayo and is part of the Spunout National Action Panel. She is interested in journalism and reporting, particularly on issues related to youth and youth events. The opportunity to attend an...

Aiste Slajute is the founder and director of Eurobug International Youth Work Training and Collaboration, an organisation that focuses on grassroots youth work with young people from ethnic minority groups. She is also a volunteer co-coordinator...

Tara Robinson works in the Further Education and Training Division of the Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board.  In this post Tara shares the staff's experiences of taking part in their Erasmus+ Adult Education Staff Mobility Project...

Fergus Timmons is the Training Manager at the Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI).  The job involves looking after the training needs of an organisation with almost 1,000 staff and volunteers.  ASI also provides education and training...

eTwinning has a network of eTwinning Ambassadors throughout Europe: these are teachers who use eTwinning in their classrooms and are happy to share their experience and knowledge with their peers. In this post, one of our Irish eTwinning...

Léargas Vocational Education and Training Mobility officer Elva Duggan explains how international contacts and international projects were formed at a recent Contact Seminar held in Dublin, 'VET Connected Get Connected'.