HEAR and DARE (ref. CAO application) info workshop run by UCC in Waterford, Jan 16

UCC will be running an application advice clinic on HEAR and DARE  in the Woodlands Hotel Waterford on Monday, January 16 from 5pm to 8pm

UL Open Day

Next Open Day at UL Saturday January 14th
See website for more information

Interesting article by UCD's Kathleen Lynch

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/we-don-t-have-students-any-more-just-customers-1.2896508

IT Carlow presentation

Many thanks to Maria Byrne from ITCarlow for coming in to talk to the Sixth Years today
https://www.itcarlow.ie

TY careers presentations

As part of their ongoing series of careers-related in-class presentations, Yuri Eliyashevskyy gave this presentation to 4:1 today
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0duQRMWu78NcHMyamJXdkFBWHM

Feeder schools 2016

In the Irish Times list of college 'feeder schools', Waterpark College figured first on the list of schools in Waterford City and County.
For more info see the following:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0duQRMWu78NS05xREZPWlFuR0U

CAO Presentation

There will be a CAO presentation for Sixth Year parents on January 11th at 7:30pm in the school.

Prospectuses

Printed copies of main college prospectuses are available in the school through the Guidance Counsellor Mr. O'Reilly. If you can't find the one you want, let him know and he can order one for you!
Otherwise, have a look at the college website.

Self-assessment exercise

Here's a quick self-assessment exercise, courtesy of careersportal.ie
Self-assessment tests are useful because they help you identify what your skills/likes/dislikes/etc might be so that you can better identify career areas/jobs/third level courses etc that you might be interested in.
http://www.careersportal.ie/pdfs/careerskills.pdf

Maths!!

Some interesting maths tutorials courtesy of the Institute of Engineers in Ireland

http://steps.ie/maths.aspx

Upcoming Open Days in UCD

UCD Engineering: Wednesday 18th January 2017, 6pm - 8.30pm

Student can find out more information on the event and register here

• Engineering DN150

UCD School of Architecture, Planning & Environmental Policy: Saturday 21st January 2017, 12pm - 2.30pm  
Students can find out more information on this event and register here

• Architecture DN100
• Landscape Architecture DN120
• Planning, Geography & Environment DN514

See the following links for some background info:

(Engineering / Architecture & Landscape Architecture / Planning, Geography & Environment) 

Info on new Leaving Certificate grading system

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0duQRMWu78NQm1xU1JOSFM1TG8

Philosophy in Irish schools!

The minister for education is looking at the possibility of bringing Philosophy into Irish schools in the near future.
In the meantime, have a look at: http://www.openculture.com/philosophy_free_courses

Presentations by Erasmus University College, Rotterdam and Twente University

Many thanks to Alex Whitcomb from EUC Rotterdam and Harry Collins, Sligo native presently studying at University of Twente, for coming in today to talk to interested parents and Fifth and Sixth Year students about study opportunities at their universities and in Holland in general. A copy of their presentation will be posted shortly.
Further info at the general presentations at Fota Island Resort Hotel tomorrow evening.

UCD Campus Tours

UCD are running campus tours over the coming months. For more info, contact David Corscadden

UL: Graduate Career Info Evening

The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences invites

Secondary School Pupils and Parents to

THE GRADUATE CAREER INFORMATION EVENING

In the Kemmy Business School Building, UL Campus (Parking available)

Wednesday, 23^rd November, 2016

7pm – 8.30pm (followed by refreshments – ADMISSION is free)

The Faculty of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences presents Graduate Work Experience Talks in which former University of Limerick students from our degree programmes present an overview of their careers since graduating. The evening will cover the following courses:

• BA (Arts)

·      Applied Languages • European Studies

·      Journalism and New Media

·      Law Plus • Law and Accounting • Criminal Justice

Each graduate will describe what is involved in studying and working in their area and the exciting career opportunities they have experienced to-date. They will give an overview of how the skills and knowledge gained in their degree programmes has benefited them in their careers.  There will be an opportunity at the end for people to speak on a one-to-one basis with graduates and faculty teaching on the programmes over 

For more info, contact UL

News from GMIT Letterfrack

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0duQRMWu78NclY4WEJBOUp3XzQ/view?usp=sharing

NUI Maynooth Open Days

NUIM Open Days take place on Friday / Saturday the 25th / 26th of November. More info on
http://openday.maynoothuniversity.ie/

Presentation given to 3:3 today by Mr. O'Reilly

Whether to do TY or not  ...

http://www.slideshare.net/briancomerford9/junior-cert-5-life-stages

WIT college open week

Fifth years will attend an introduction to WIT event tomorrow morning followed by a visit to the sports facilities at Carriganore.

UCC School of Mathematical Sciences Open Afternoon

UCC School of Mathematical Sciences Open Afternoon will take place on Wednesday 7^th December 2016

More info from cmcallen@ucc.ie

Open Day Invitation - Drama & Theatre Studies (UCC)

The lecturers and staff of Drama & Theatre Studies (UCC) are delighted to invite you to our forthcoming Open Day on Saturday December 3rd from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm.

For students who wish to embark on drama and theatre studies at third level, this Open Day will provide an opportunity to hear about the range and flexibility of our courses, to see the excellent facilities we have here at UCC, and to get to know us and some of our existing students by participating in a variety of events. There is also a free workshop followed by talks from graduates of the course offering a look at potential career paths. 

For more info contact dramaandtheatre@ucc.ie

Dutch Universities Exhibition, Cork

The 12/14 main Dutch Universities will attend an exhibition at Fota Island Resort Hotel, Cork
on Tuesday the 29th of November. Time: 6pm to 9:30pm
More info on eunicas.ie

Upcoming event in UCD

UCD Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Planning, Geography & Environment Open Day

http://www.myucd.ie/visiting-ucd/events/ucd-architecture-landscape-architecture-planning-geography-environment-open-day-21st-january/

Careers in the EU

http://www.careersportal.ie/sectors/profile.php?client_id=111§or_id=7#.WC3wVtogGSM

Career opportunities in the defence forces

http://www.careersportal.ie/news/news.php?ID=2501202249#.WC2YPoK5iQk.twitter

WIT presentation to Sixth Years

Many thanks to John Power from WIT for coming to talk to the Sixth Years today and giving a general presentation on the courses available there.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0duQRMWu78NeDU1MnV6a1BseW8

Platform for online courses through SOLAS (Formerly known as FAS)

http://www.ecollege.ie/moodle/

Assistive technology for learning support students

Deirdre Madden from the DSO office in UCC will be visiting the school on the 1^st of December to work with students. She will also be giving a general presentation to teachers and parents in the afternoon from 2:15 to 3:30. If you would like to take part in this session, please contact Lillian O’Sullivan or Paul O’Reilly at the school.

For more info see: https://www.ucc.ie/en/dss/atoutreach/ or http://www.ucc.ie/en/dss/callouts/resources/videos/

BSc in Computer Science and BA in Digital Humanities at UCC

UCC is holding an information evening on the BSc Computer Science and the BA Digital Humanities & IT next Monday, 22^nd November from 6.30 to 8pm. All students and parents are welcome to attend.
Room G01, Western Gateway Building, Western Road, UCC.
More info:  Department of Computer Science, UCC, e-mail: secretary@cs.ucc.ie Tel: 021 4205892
See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfd_gPYFcqc

Carlow IT Open Day

Carlow IT are holding their Open Day on Thursday the 17th of November from 10am to 1:30pm. For more info, visit their website
See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu0luabgtV4

Keeping an eye on the jobs market!

Take a look at JobFairy HQ (@JobFairyHQ): https://twitter.com/JobFairyHQ?s=09

Comparison of old and new L.C. points scales

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0duQRMWu78NX0pHUFplVlo0dEU/view?usp=drivesdk

Change of date for WIT Open Day and school presentation

WIT Open Day has been moved from December 13th to January 20th. More info to follow as it becomes available. Sixth Year students will attend.
Also, John Power from WIT Marketing and Outreach will give a presentation to Sixth Years on Thursday the 17th of November.

EURES Presentation

Many thanks to Edward Kavanagh the area EURES at the Department of Social Protection here in Waterford. Edward gave a very informative presentation to Sixth Years on work opportunities in the rest of the EU 28 member countries. For more info go to https://ec.europa.eu/eures/public/homepage
or https://www.youtube.com/user/EURESjob

Link to EU presentation photo

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0duQRMWu78NVF9MQWNSNk4yMmM/view?usp=drivesdk

Study opportunities in other EU countries

Guy Flouch from eunicas.ie came to the school this morning to talk to LC students about university education opportunities in other EU countries
https://t.co/KRgwzN5TBy

Presentation on Subject Choice

http://www.slideshare.net/briancomerford9/junior-cert-6-self-concept

Brochure for UL Open Day

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0duQRMWu78NdkJteU1oS2RZajg

Germany's Tuition Fee U-turn

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/germanys-great-tuition-fees-u-turn/2011168.article

What is Engineering?

https://youtu.be/bipTWWHya8A

UK funding for Irish students in Brexit context

Take a look at @GraduateAbroad's Tweet: https://twitter.com/GraduateAbroad/status/787942919684718592?s=09

Study in Holland

October 1st, 2016
Application is now open for courses in Dutch Universities starting 2017-18
For more info go to studielink.nl or see eunicas.ie

EU Commission's platform for jobs in Europe. Worth a look!

https://ec.europa.eu/eures/public/homepage

How to apply for a SUSI grant

https://susi.ie/grant-process/

Are you a logical thinker?? Find out here!!

https://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/tests/sequences.htm

Useful to know if you are thinking of getting into programming for example ...

IT write-up on Studyclix.ie

https://twitter.com/Studyclix/status/782958136198037504

Irish Times article on study in Europe

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/think-outside-the-cao-box-consider-studying-in-europe-1.2041154#.VK2e-7Ak5RE.twitter

New Points Scale for CAO

New Points Scale for CAO

See this Irish Times article

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/q-a-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-cao-points-scale-1.2339331

See this comparison of old and new points scales

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0duQRMWu78NX0pHUFplVlo0dEU/view?usp=sharing

WIT Open Day 2016

The WIT Open Day will take place on Tuesday the 13th of December. Sixth Year students will attend. Many thanks to WIT for organising this event for prospective students.

BSc Medical Sciences at UCC survey

I have received a request to circulate this survey among TY, Fifth or Sixth Year students.
Thank you

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/?sm=er5Z2HV2Jm_2Bdfb9MfaYP8g_3D_3D

Mini Med school, SE region

The RCSI will be holding a 'mini med' school for TY students in University Hospital Waterford and WIT from the 21st to the 24th of February 2017. If you would like to find out more, please contact Mr. O'Reilly or visit http://www.rcsi.ie/tyminimed

UL OPEN DAY 2016

Sixth Year students will attend the UL Open Day on Thursday the 20th of October. Bus departs at 8:30 and back for 3:30.

information on nursing

http://www.nmbi.ie/careers-in-nursing-midwifery

Columbia, Duke, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, and Vanderbilt will soon visit Ireland!

Registration and additional details are available at: https://ugadmission.northwestern.edu/portal/international.

Higher Options Careers conference

Well done to the Leaving Cert students who made the trip to the RDS for Higher Options yesterday!

Link to SOLAS (formerly FAS, national training authority) training database

http://www.fetchcourses.ie/

(copy and paste)

See what's out there in the jobs market!

http://www.jobs.ie/

Self-assessment

http://www.careersportal.ie/careerplanning/index.php?parent=11&ed_sub_cat_id=14#.V9g-fMvTXqB
(Copy and paste the link)

Also: http://www.self-directed-search.com

UCC Autumn Open Day and Info Evening in Kilkenny and Cork

Please note that the UCC Autumn Open day will take place on Saturday the 8th of October. There will also be info evenings in UCC on the 8th of November and the 17th of January and one in Kilkenny on the 7th of March. More info on the UCC website

Erasmus University College, Rotterdam visit to Waterpark College

Presentations will be made to Fifth and Sixth Year students on Monday the 28th of November by a representative from EUC Rotterdam.

Higher Options Careers Exhibition

Sixth Years will attend the Higher Options Careers Exhibition on Thurs. Sept. 15th.
See the following:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/103546780/Higher%20Options%202016%20Worksheets%20for%20Students.pdf
and
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/103546780/2016%20Higher%20Options%20Exhibitors%20List.pdf
and
http://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_fs/1.2765731.1471958863!/menu/standard/file/2016%20Higher%20Options%20Exhibitors%20List.pdf

Well done!

Well done to all the Waterpark College Leaving Cert students who received their results yesterday!

Next step after Leaving Cert results (copy and paste link)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0duQRMWu78NcFMyVW8yb1k3Rlk/view?usp=drivesdk

Apprenticeship

http://dublinaerospace.com/jobs/mechanical-automation-and-maintenance-fitter-mamf-apprenticeship-please-click-here/

New CAO points calculator

http://www.qualifax.ie/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=305

Info on study in Germany

https://www.study-in.de/en/index.php

Advice for State Exams

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mWPhVjelZn_ISC7cEKnZNEOBV6ZbdeGZQ3y7h6sHtY0/edit?usp=docslist_api

Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Wird diese Email nicht richtig angezeigt? Klick dann hier für die online Version. International Open Day at Stenden University of Applied Sciences 10th of June 2016 in Leeuwarden and Emmen What exactly will you be doing in your study programme at Stenden? How is life as a student in Holland? These and more questions will be answered on the International Open Day at our campus locations in Holland! Leeuwarden   Stenden’s main campus is located in Leeuwarden; the student body of all Stenden branches combined is currently 8,750. The selection of courses on offer includes International Hospitality Management, Tourism Management and Media and Entertainment Management. List of study programmes Programme 10.00 - 10.30 am - Registration 10.30 - 11.15 am - Opening & Welcome Presentation 11.15 - 12.00 pm - PBL Workshop 12.00 - 13.00 pm - Lunch 13.00 - 14.00 pm - Guided Tour Stenden 14.00 - 15.00 pm - Study Programme Workshops 15.00 - 15.30 pm - Question & Answer Session 16.00 - 18.00 pm - Guided City Tour 18.00 - 21.00 pm - Dinner Register now! Emmen The Emmen branch is the second-largest branch after Leeuwarden, with a large, centrally located campus. It has a student body of 1,750 and offers a total of 13 courses, including four English-language courses and nine courses taught in Dutch. List of study programmes   Programme 10.00 - 10.45 am - Registration 10.45 - 11.30 am - General Stenden Presentation 11.30 - 12.15 pm - Guided Tour Stenden 12.15 - 13.00 pm - Round 1: Study programme presentations 13.00 - 13.45 pm - Lunch 13.45 - 14.30 pm - Round 2: Study programme presentations 14.30 - 15.00 pm - Questions & Answer Session 15.30 - 17.00 pm - Guided City Tour 17.00 - 20.00 pm - Dinner Register now! Do you have any questions?   Our Stenden Ambassador Team is happy to assist you any time! Website:www.stenden.com/den Telefon:+31 (0)6 15 31 98 18 Video: Stenden University of Applied Sciences Standorte  Niederlande, Emmen  Niederlande, Leeuwarden  Niederlande, Meppel    Bali, Indonesia  Bangkok, Thailand  Doha, Qatar  Port Alfred, South Africa Folge uns...  Facebook  Instagram  Youtube  Twitter   Kontakt & Anfahrt | Abmeldung | Über Uns

Higher Options, Sept. 2016 (Sixth Years only)

For more info, see: http://www.irishtimes.com/higher-options

(exact date tbc)

Apprenticeships

For info on apprenticeships in Ireland, go to
http://www1.solas.ie/Pages/ExternalLinks.aspx

Article on apprenticeships in Germany
http://www.thejournal.ie/apprenticeships-shortage-germany-system-ireland-1683823-Sep2014/
(see also:  http://www.euroapprenticeship.eu/en/germany1.html )

Training and work opportunities in mainland Europe
www.eures.europa.eu

Aircraft apprenciceships
 http://dublinaerospace.com/jobs/aircraft-technician-apprenticeship/ 
- closing date June 10th
(MAMF apprenticeships in Dublin Aerospace comming up in a few weeks time)

Fifth Years visit to UCC Spring Open Day today

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0duQRMWu78NVTB5Z3hPdi1lNGc/view?usp=drivesdk

CAO info evening in UCC

UCC will hold a CAO-Careers Evening for Leaving Cert students and their parents on Monday, 23rd May 2016, 4-8pm in the Devere Hall. Students can register (or be registered by Guidance Counsellors) at the form located here: http://www.ucc.ie/en/study/undergrad/cao-careers/. As places are limited, registration is advisable.

The evening will start at 4pm with optional tours of campus. Leaving Cert students will have the chance to meet and discuss career options with a range of UCC graduates currently working in a range of disciplines. Parents meanwhile will go to short talks covering the transition to life at third level, finance and grants, and the CAO. Tea and Coffee will be served for all. Tea and Coffee will also be served.

For all queries, please email ian.wallace@ucc.ie.

New course in DCU: BSc in Data Science

For more info see this link:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/103546780/DCU%20new%20course.docx

Interesting links

Here are some interesting links recommended to me by one of the Second Year students:

Learn how to code: www.codeacademy.com

A website where you can learn pretty much anything - useful stuff that is! www.khanacademy.org

Information update Breda University (Holland)

Follow this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nwoh7AEtQ9LGxE6kuocD12Zp1-9w1L7P8a42YV90jYA/edit?usp=sharing

CIT mechanical, manufacturing and biomedical engineering exhibition

This exhibition takes place in CIT at the Bishopstown campus on Thursday, April 28th from 2pm to 8pm. More information at cit.ie

New degree course at LIT: B.Sc.Environmental Management in Agriculture

This is a Level 7 ordinary degree course and since September of last year, is run in conjunction with Gurteen Agricultural College at the Thurles campus. More info is available at www.lit.ie/Courses/LC428/default.aspx

Portfolio preparation course at CIT

CIT are running a portfolio preparation course from the 21st of June to the 29th of June (10am to 4:30pm), inclusive. Cost is E350. Closing date is the 31st of May. More info from ccad.enquiries@cit.ie

UCC IT summer camp

Suitable for 14 to 17 year olds
13th to the 14th of June
10am to 3pm
Fee E100
More info on www.ucc.ie/en/csschools/itsummercamp/

Student Universal Support Ireland (Student Third Level grants)

Applications for Third Level grants through the centralised application system SUSI is now open. For more information, see susi.ie

WIT Law Seminar for Fifth and Sixth Year students

This seminar is to assist students who are considering studying law at Third Level by giving them an insight into law as a discipline and the study of law at Third Level.
Venue: Room F01, Main Campus, Cork Road, Waterford
Time/date: Saturday the 7th of May at 9:15 till 12:45

Healthy Waterford

Worth a look!

www.healthywaterford.ie

President calls for intellectual focus at college

http://m.rte.ie/news/2016/0407/780204-michael-d-higgins/

NUI Galway Open Day

NUI Galway are holding an Undergraduate Open Day on Saturday, April 16th from 10am to 3pm .
" The Open Day aims to give students a practical introduction to University by providing a wide variety of hands-on, interactive taster sessions and tours of the campus, which will give visitors a real taste of university life. This is an excellent opportunity for prospective students to talk to our lecturers and current students, find out more aobut what they can do at university and try out the facilities, including our impressive sports centre".
see nuigalway.ie/opendays for more info.

UCC Spring Open Day

Fifth Year students will attend the UCC Spring Open Day on Thursday May 12th.
For more info. take a look at ucc.ie.
Note: it is always advisable to prepare in advance of attending an Open Day. This means researching the courses that you might be interested in and then finding out more on the day.

UCC Certificate in Contemporary Living for young people with ID/ASD.

UCC’s  Certificate in Contemporary Living is for young people with ID/ASD. Students from ASD units in secondary schools have previously taken up the Certificate. We are holding an information evening on April, 6^th and parents and students are most welcome to attend. Further information can be found athttp://www.ucc.ie/en/appsoc/news/fullstory-623305-en.html .

WIT CAO info night and President's Scholarship

WIT will hold a CAO information evening on Tuesday, April 5th from 6 to 8pm. More info at www.wit.ie/cao.

President's Scholarship
From September 2016, the institute is launching a new scholarship scheme which rewards young people who have shown a capacity to shape a better society. The programme will see five exceptional students being awarded scholarships across WIT's five academic schools. The programme will be launched at the open evening. More info on wit.ie/cao

UCD Summer School

UCD Summer School will take place in June 2016. More info on www.ucd.ie/myucd/summerschool

Waterford College of Further Education

Closing date for second round interviews will be Friday 8th April, 2016. Interviews will take place in April.
Further info on www.wcfe.ie

ESB announces 300 new apprenticeships

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/esb-announces-300-new-apprenticeships-663388.html

Waterpark students visit Dutch universities event at Fota Resort Hotel

22 fifth year students from Waterpark attended the Dutch universities event at Fota Island Resort Hotel this evening accompanied by Ms. Phelan and Mr. O'Reilly. 'Well done Waterpark'!

Overseas universities event RDS

See www.thestudentworld.com/2016-dublin

Irish Times article on study abroad

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/college-on-the-continent-it-s-less-about-grades-or-points-1.2558654

Colaiste Cathal Naofa, Dungarvan Open Day

Takes place on Wednesday afternoon, March 9th  from 2 to 5pm
More info on www.ccndungarvan.com

Upcoming Events in NUI Galway

Spring Open Day
Sat. April 16th, 10am to 3pm

Summer Schools
Hands-on, interactive summer schools in Business, Computing/IT, Engineering, Law, Nursing and Science. See www.nuigalway.ie/summer-schools

TY Taster Days for Arts
Taking place on Wed. 20th and Thurs. 21st of April 9:15 to 3pm

Naughton Scholarship 2016

The Naughton scholarship was established to support exceptional students from around Ireland and to promote the study of engineering, science and technology at Third Level education. Last year, the number of students was 29.
Valued at between 5 and E20,000, the closing date this year is May 8th.
For more info, see www.thenaughtonfoundation.ie

Careers in Engineering event hosted by WIT, Saturday March 5th

WIT will be hosting a 'careers in engineering' event on Saturday March 5th from 10 to 1pm
Venue: WIT Main Campus.
More info at #ThinkWaterford Engineering Showcase

WIT School of Architecture Information Morning @ the Granary

An information morning for interested second-level students will take place at the WIT School of Architecture at the Granary on Saturday March 19th from 11 to 1pm

WIT event on Tuesday, March 1st

On Tuesday, March 10th I attended a reception organised by the Director of Waterford Institute of Technology where Guidance Counsellors and Principals were invited to discuss ways in which second-level schools and WIT could establish a closer relationship.
Many thanks to Willie Donnelly for his kind invitation. 

Information on Third Level education in the Netherlands

During the spring mid-term, I visited some universities in the Netherlands along with some other
Guidance colleagues from Ireland

Here are a few posts from Twitter:
 Updates on Twitter @pauloRe77

Link to YouTube clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwkfsqGp3qo


Hanse University presentations (copy and paste the links)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/54gvmxqktl1b20j/VIDEO0007.mp4?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yhsg0f7ror3jcef/VIDEO0008.mp4?dl=0

Some PowerPoint presentations:


 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0duQRMWu78NQ0lxb0t1RlhRT3M/view?usp=sharing

or

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0duQRMWu78NLUtvVmFSOUdFREU/view?usp=sharing


I will be bringing some Fifth Year students to visit an event being opened by the Dutch
ambassador at Fota Island Hotel on March 10th. More information at:

 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/omg-were-going-dutch-2-cork-tickets-20779227228

Link to main website for applying to courses in Dutch Universities:
 http://info.studielink.nl/en/studenten/Pages/Default.aspx

UCD admissions

Updates on admissions to UCD are available at:

http://www.ucd.ie/registry/admissions/
http://www.ucd.ie/myucd/
https://myucd.ucd.ie/undergraduate-prospectus/index.ezc

For residence scheme scholarships for Irish speakers:
www.ucd.ie/bnag

News from UCC

• UCC Electrical and Electronic Engineering Open Day for TY, Y5 an Y6 students (with Higher Level maths)

Venue: Electrical Engineering Building, UCC
Time: 10 to 1 and 2 to 4pm
Date: Thursday March 10th

• School of Engineering Industry Open Day

Venue: Friday March 11th, Devere Hall, UCC

To register, contact r.oflaherty@ucc.ie by Friday Feb. 26th

See also: www.ucc.ie/en/soe

Online Aptitude Test

Fifth and Sixth Year students are recommended to take the following online aptitude test before meeting Mr. O'Reilly for a careers appointment (usually in term 1 of Sixth Year)
http://www.self-directed-search.com

St. Johns College, Cork, Open Day, March 1st, 9:30 to 3pm

St. Johns College, Cork, Open Day takes place on March 1st, 9:30 to 3pm
See website for more info

UCC February Newsletter

Copy and paste the link into your browser address bar

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/103546780/UCC%20FEBRUARY%202016%20NEWSLETTER.docx

Link to info handout on LC subject choice for parents of Y3 (non-TY) and TY students

Copy and paste the link into the address bar of your browser

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/103546780/info%20handout%20for%20parents%20on%20subj%20choice.docx

Link to LC subject options presentation to Y3/TY parents Feb 4, 2016

Copy and paste the link into the address bar of your browser

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/103546780/Subject%20choice%20presentation%202014%2015.pptx

Link to new Leaving Cert grading scale and revised points scale 2017

Copy and paste the link into your browser address bar

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/103546780/2017%20new%20LC%20grading%20scale%20and%20revised%20points%20scale.pdf

Inchicore College of Further Education Open Day

Inchicore College of Further Education will host an Open Day on Tuesday 2nd February from 1-7 pm.
Prospective students will have the opportunity to speak to staff and students of all courses during the day.
There will be a guest attendance by Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald at the college.
There will be performances by the Dance and Drama courses, with technical theatre demonstrations by the Stagecraft course.
Applications may be submitted on the day with assistance available from Support Staff.
Please ask your students to like our Facebook page Inchicore College Official to be in with a chance to win 2 Kodaline tickets.

WIT Sports Clubs and Societies

Many thanks to Tom Molloy and the staff from WIT Carriganore for coming in to give a presentation to the Fifth Years on the sports clubs and societies in WIT.

School of Engineering, WIT

Many thanks to Tomas O'Donoghue from the School of Engineering in WIT for coming in today to make presentations to the TY class and the Fifth Year group. Tomas spoke about Engineering as a career in general and more specifically about the courses available in that area in WIT.

HEAR / DARE advice sessions

See:
 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/103546780/DARE%20HEAR%20Advice%20clinic%20poster%202016-1.pdf
for more info

Information evening for parents in UCC

University College Cork will hold a Parent Information Evening on 
Monday 18 January, 6-8pm in the Aula Maxima, on UCC's main campus. 
Students, parents and teachers are all welcome to attend the Information
 Evening which will include a brief welcome and introduction, covering 
topics including entry requirements, fees and grants and the transition 
to life in third level. This will be followed by talks on degree 
programmes. Visitors will also have the opportunity to visit Information
 Stands and meet with representatives from all Colleges. A full schedule
 of the evening is outlined at: 

http://www.ucc.ie/en/study/undergrad/ucc-parent-information-evening/. 

For further information, email s.oherlihy@ucc.ie or call 021 490 2964. 

PRESENTATION ON FURTHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN MAINLAND EUROPE

Guy Flouch will be giving a presentation to Fifth Years on opportunities for Third Level education through English in universities in mainland Europe on Tuesday next at 9:40. He is available to meet interested parents as well. For more info, see www.eunicas.ie and
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/103546780/Degree%20Programmes%20in%20Continental%20Europe%20-%20Guy%20Flouch.ppt.lnk

'Access' programme to WIT (REACH)

Applications are not being taken for inclusion on the 'access' (REACH) programme to WIT. Closing date March 16th. More info on www.wit.ie/reach

Carlow IT presentations to Y5 and TY students

Many thanks to Naomi Kelly of Carlow IT for taking the time to visit to school this morning and give some very interesting presentations to TY and Y5 students regarding the courses and services on offer in IT Carlow.

CIT live question and answer session

Cork Institute of Technology will hold a Live Questions & 
Answers session for Leaving Certificate students who may still have 
outstanding queries about course details etc. on Tuesday 19th January 
from 4pm - 6pm. The panel that will answer the 
questions are as follows (please note there may be additions to this 
list). The webpage for the event on the day will be www.cit.ie/askcit 
 
Panel:
 
Michael Loftus (Head of Faculty of Engineering & Science)
Dr Hugh McGlynn (Head of School of Science & Informatics)
Brian McGrath (Head of School of Business)
Adrian Gregan (Head of Department of Tourism & Hospitality)
Jim Walsh (Head of Department of Applied Social Studies)
Deirdre Creedon (Access Officer)         
Dr Dan Collins (Academic Administration & Student Affairs Manager)
Philip O'Reilly (Marketing Unit)
Alison Moore (Marketing Unit)

University of Limerick January Open Day

University of Limerick are having an open day for incoming Y1s on the 16th of this month. More info on studyatul.ie

Irish Times article on studying abroad

Here's a link to an article in yesterday's Irish Times on studying abroad:
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/studying-abroad-options-in-europe-and-the-uk-1.2473830

Key CAO dates

January 20
- deadine for CAO applications at reduced fee of E25 (after this date the standard fee of E40 applies)

February 1
- main deadline for CAO (and HEAR and DARE) applications

February 5 to March 1
-change of mind facility opens (E10 fee)

March 1st
- deadline for receipt of HEAR and DARE forms

April1st
- deadline for receipt of supporting documentation  for HEAR and DARE

May 5th to July 1st
- change of mind facility reopens (no fee)

August 22nd (expected date)
- round 1 offers

B.A. in Photography at DIT Open Day

An Open Day for the B.A. in Photography will take place in DIT Grangegorman D7 on Jan. 13.
To book a place, e-mail sharon.cleary@dit.ie by Friday Jan 10. For more info see www.dit.ie/photography

List of Interesting Careers and Further Education-Related Documents

Here's a list of links to some interesting careers and further education-related documents
(copy and paste the link into your browser)

CAO guide for parents
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/103546780/CAOparentsguide.pdf

New Leaving Cert Grading Scale
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/103546780/2017%20new%20LC%20grading%20scale%20and%20revised%20points%20scale.pdf