Interesting info for parents of incoming First Years

Follow the link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13mInS2q6jbqMc-e8FYWvfHeuwtCh1rPZ/view?usp=sharing

PLC courses in St. Paul's Community College, Waterford

Saint Paul's CC here in Waterford run a number of QQI level 5 PLC courses every year. Here is the list:


Business Studies/Office Skills
Information Technology
Engineering Technology
Laboratory Skills/Science 

For more info, go to: http://www.stpaulswaterford.ie/ or contact Mr. O'Reilly

Links to daily update from careersnews.ie

1.            Cork is popular destination for workers

2.            Digital Opportunity Traineeships

3.            IT Sligo CAO Open Evening 2018

4.            CIT launch Certificate in Capital Markets

5.            Are Young People Digital Natives?

6.            Ireland’s first degree programme in Manufacturing

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Updates from careersnews.ie

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1.            New Jobs and Investment in Dublin Area

2.            New apprenticeship standard will drive recruitment f...

3.            Access to Apprenticeship pilot programme

4.            IT Apprenticeships

5.            New Source of Low Cost Electricity

6.            Professional Development in Teaching and Learning in...

7.            IT Tallaght Open Evening

8.            Physical Education in Senior Cycle

9.            26 New Apprenticeships

10.          Maynooth University Information Event

and

1.            Digital Skills Shortage in Europe

2.            Information on Portfolio submission for DIT

3.            Anxiety in Adolescence – One Day work shop

4.            New Course in DIT

5.            Anxiety in Childhood work shop

6.            Psychometrix Courses for 2018

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8.            News on What’s Happening in UL

Careers in Taxation

Many thanks to Brendan Twohig for coming in to give a presentation to the Sixth Year accounting class on careers in taxation. Here's a copy of his presentation (follow the link)

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1x5Pob1kpAdjpxVsuNWD-b9d-bQsiCx5i

Find out what career suits you best

Follow the link

https://amp.independent.ie/business/in-the-workplace/find-out-what-sort-of-career-suits-you-best-36375080.html?__twitter_impression=true

Also:

https://careersportal.ie/careerplanning/self_assessment.php?parent=11&ed_sub_cat_id=14

http://www.findingpotential.com/

https://www.123test.com/

https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip

http://www.qualifax.ie/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=25

New apprenticeships announced

For more info, follow the link

https://careersportal.ie/careerplanning/story.php?Heading=26+new+apprenticeships+announced&ID=2501202943#.WixEf9-nzqD

Future technology areas in agriculture

A number of years ago Teagasc undertook a foresight exercise to try to identify the key technology areas that we expect will shape the Irish and international agriculture and food sectors into the future.

Follow this link for the full article:
https://m.independent.ie/business/farming/rural-life/why-teagasc-isnt-only-hiring-ag-graduates-these-days-36375083.html

Updates from careersnews.ie

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1.            GMIT Software & Electronic Engineering Student Wins ...

2.            Apps to Help You Learn to Type

3.            Building Your Career in Construction

4.            All Girls Team Winners of TY App Development Programme

5.            Pop-up Lecturers in Loyola at TCD

6.            What’s Changing in Agricultural Employment

7.            Maynooth University – New Web Chat Feature

8.            Want to know about Artificial Intelligence?

9.            NUI Galway Project to turn waste into fuel

10.          Artificial Intelligence will Boost Irish Economy

11.          NUI Galway has revealed a breakthrough in regenerati...

Subject Choice for Leaving Cert

TYs and non-TY Third Years will be asked to choose their subjects for Leaving Cert early in the new year. Take some time to familiarise yourself!

At the moment, the unofficial list of options subjects is as follows (full confirmation closer to the time):

Business, Accounting, Economics,
Physics, Biology, Chemistry
History, Geography
Music, Art, Home Economics
Construction
French, German
Applied Maths?

Students will be asked to choose any six subjects from this list and rank them in order of preference. Students will be allocated any four from this list with the ones higher up the list being more likely.
Note: Students must have studied a subject at Junior Cert level in order to continue at LC level.


Interesting Irish Times article on subject choice for the LC

Follow the link:

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/the-essential-guide-to-choosing-your-leaving-cert-subjects-1.560657



Info from qualifax.ie:

http://www.qualifax.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=131&Itemid=213

Link to NUI website for entry requirements to constituent colleges (UCC, UCD, NUIG, NUI Maynooth)

www.nui.ie/college/entry-requirements.asp

Note: nb. 'Third language' requirement for entry to certain degree courses

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