Career Guidance

Choosing to return to education as an adult offers new life choices as well as educational options. With so many courses available, it can be hard to know which is the right one for you.

We provide free and impartial educational and career guidance for those who are considering further education and training and undergraduate study. We also provide guidance to students on Donegal ETB further education and training courses.

Our priority is to support adults who feel that they did not do so well at school and want a second chance to improve their education. We also support those who are in receipt of a social welfare payment to improve their job prospects through education and training.

Contact Guidance Here

We provide access to our guidance services at the ETB guidance offices in Letterkenny and Donegal Town and on an outreach basis by appointment in Dungloe and Buncrana.

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The Adult Guidance and Information Service can help you:

identify your skills, interests and goals in life.
explore your education and training options and ways of moving forward.
overcome issues that may be holding you back.
find the support you need to achieve your goals.

"I was sitting at home thinking 'I'm going nowhere' until I was referred to your service. Now I know I am on the right path. I can't thank you enough, I had no idea there were so many options out there."

We do this by providing:

a respectful and welcoming environment.
information on courses, training and funding from local, national and international education and training providers.
interest, personality and career assessment.
one-to-one guidance sessions with a guidance counsellor by appointment.
access to a network of training, welfare and personal support organisations to support your progression.

If you would like to talk to one of Donegal ETB’s Adult Guidance and Information Service staff about your career options, you can email them at: adultguidance@donegaletb.ie

You can also complete and submit this short online form and they’ll call you back.