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Featured Course – PLC Level 5 Certificate in Hairdressing

Course Duration This is a one year, full time course running from September to May. Course Location The course is run in St Louis Community School in Kiltimagh, Co.…

Language

What is Erasmus Plus?

The Erasmus Programme (EuRopean Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students) is a European Union student exchange programme established in 1987.…

Part Time and Evening

Adult Learning – A Second Chance

Short courses at night schools, vocational courses designed to give people a trade or enhance existing skills and attending university courses on a full or part time…

Third Level and CAO

UCAS Options

Students applying to study in the UK through UCAS should be aware that the closing date for the majority of applications is mid January. Some art and design courses…

Management

ISO Certification and Standards

ISO, the International Organisation for Standardisation, is an independent, non-governmental organisation, with 162 member countries. It is the world’s largest…

Third Level and CAO

Third Level Study in Europe

With the high points required by Ireland’s CAO system, many students have chosen to pursue third level education in Europe. It is a trend that has grown in the past…

Apprenticeship Opportunities

An apprenticeship is a programme of structured education and training which formally combines and alternates learning in the workplace with learning in an education and…

Healthcare and Medical

Nursing Studies and Pre Nursing PLC Courses

PLC or Further Education Pre-Nursing courses are an ideal pathway into the profession, particularly for Leaving Cert students who may not have secured the CAO points…

Environmental

Environmental Study Courses

Environmental change affects all of us and it is one of the most important issues of the 21st century. There is good reason for the rise of activist groups such as…

Language

Language Feature – French Courses

French is spoken by over 200 million people and is an official language in at least one country on every continent. Knowing French will help not only in France but also…

Education and Teaching

Education CPD Courses with Hibernia College

Hibernia College is renowned for providing high quality courses in education with many of Ireland’s primary and post primary teachers having graduated from the college.…

Science

Lab Technician Courses

A laboratory technician has an important role assisting medical, scientific and technical staff with duties such as research, testing and conducting experiments.…

Hair and Beauty

Make Up Training Courses

Make-up training can be undertaken for personal use or as a way to enter an exciting and glamorous industry. A professional make-up artist is involved in some of the…

Third Level and CAO

Your CAO Choices Checklist

In spring each year following application to the CAO, applicants receive a statement of application containing a summary of course choices to date. In comparison to…

Language

Irish Classes from Conradh na Gaeilge

Conradh na Gaeilge is a social and cultural organisation which promotes the Irish language in Ireland and worldwide. The organisation was founded in 1893 with Douglas…

Hair and Beauty

Hairdressing Courses

Many of us did it, once, twice maybe, before we realised that it is a job best left to professionals. Yes, there are family photographs that make us smile, when a…

Pathways Education Event Galway

Pathways, a colleges and careers event hosted by the Galway Advertiser, will take place at The Galmont Hotel, Galway, on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm.…

Postgraduate

HEA Graduate Outcomes Report

The Higher Education Authority (HEA) has recently (February 2019) published the results of a survey of over 29,000 individuals who graduated in 2017 from higher…

Third Level and CAO

Institutes of Technology & Technological Universities

Institutes of Technology were first established in the 1970s with a view to focusing on the needs of students, enterprise and the wider economy. Their principals were…

Further Education and PLC

Ireland Skills Live

Ireland Skills Live is takes place in the RDS each year. The event showcases World Skills, Apprenticeship and wider Skills opportunities across Ireland. Ireland Skills…