Laois and Offaly Education Training Board (LOETB)

Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB) was established on 1 July 2013 and is the statutory provider of education and training services for Laois and Offaly. The overall aim of LOETB is to enable our students to reach their potential. We strive to offer learning experiences that respond to the needs of students of all ages and abilities. We make guidance and supports available to our students to help them attain their learning goals and qualifications. We include transfer and progression options for our students to maximise their chances of pursuing further education and training and securing employment.

LOETB provides education for more than 4,700 students at post-primary level and over 17,000 beneficiaries on Further Education and Training (FET) programmes and services. LOETB manages nine post-primary schools and is also joint patron of five Community Schools located in Mountmellick, Ballinakill, Mountrath, Birr, and Ferbane. LOETB’s FET Service operates thirteen multiprogramme centres, including the National Construction Training Campus at Mount Lucas, and two Learner Information Hubs strategically located in Portlaoise and Tullamore.
LOETB also has an extensive programme of Music Education provision available through Music Generation Laois, Laois School of Music, Music Generation Offaly, and the Academy of Music, Tullamore.

Under the Education & Training Board Act 2013, LOETB has a responsibility to support the provision, coordination, administration, and assessment of youth work services in its functional area and, through co-operation with other institutions, provide support to a wide variety of programmes and agencies to deliver education and training programmes that cannot be met by mainstream educational services in counties Laois and Offaly.