Some updates from careersnews.ie

Follow these links:

1.           Videos on How Computers Work

2.           Closing Date for Lir Applications

3.           Plunket College Open Day

1.            Wave Energy Technology

2.            Portfolios in Education

3.            DARE and HEAR Applications

4.            The Internet of Things Explained

5.            Animation Exhibition in CDCFE

6.            Engineers Week 2018

7.            2018 Open Days in Killester CFE

8.            Farmers could soon be able to avail of Artificial In...

9.            NUI Galway Postgraduate Open Day

10.          Interaction Design in NCAD

11.          Sport and Fitness in LIT

12.          Irish and UK business back customs union

13.          Socio-Economic Contribution of Music to the Irish Ec...

14.          DCU Maths Support Sessions

15.          St. Kevin’s College Open Event

Quick Interest assessment on Qualifax

Here's a link to a quick interest assessment on Qualifax

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

IT Carlow presentation

Many thanks to Siobhan Doran for coming in to give a presentation to the Fifth Year students today.
In her presentation, Siobhan covered areas such as:

- the National Qualification Framework
- matching abilities/interest areas with course areas/particular courses
- grouping of courses at third level in particular in Carlow IT
- looking at career prospects
- cost of living or commuting to Carlow
- industry placement
- how students are assessed at Third level
- some of the main challenges / problems when adjusting to life at third level
- the importance of researching course choices when progressing to Third Level

For more info, have a look at the website itcarlow.ie or talk to your Guidance Counsellor Mr. O'Reilly

Tweet from the FAI

Check out @FAIreland’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/FAIreland/status/955906746442178560?s=09

Latest updates from careersnews.ie

1.           Have your genes shaped you?

2.           Visual Culture Taster Day

3.           Help with Irish in LC from Marino

4.           Have you a passion for engineering?

5.           CAO Application Workshop Sat 27th Jan

6.           Parents Workshop on Childhood Anxiety

So you want to be a doctor?

Interesting series of clips from the RCSI on this topic.
Follow the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBGCJ5HdYNA

Some interesting booklets for parents and students put together by the Institute of Guidance Counsellors

Follow this link:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1v2ZaAGuqx_dwy732QrU6rx4ReU9CH-ph

Link includes:

• The transition to secondary school
• The Leaving Cert results are out: what now?
• A Guide to Further and Higher Education
• Optimising choices: Clues to a Further Career Direction
• Sixth Year Study Planning: a parents' guide
• Fifth Year Study Planning: a parents' guide
• Learning to learn: Third Year study guidelines
• Learning to learn: Second Year study guidelines
• Learning to learn: First Year study guidelines

And:

A Guide to Further and Higher Education in Ireland

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vSq3dGmv_lH-4B7Se2ronb2ibOud0lr8

Careers website

GradIreland

Well laid-out and visual website. Geared more towards Third-level people but interesting for second-level students nonetheless.

Follow the link!

https://gradireland.com/get-started-fyi

Information on nursing and CAO points

Follow this links:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gdpomFAebohqy8bHiXuYrev49oIjhDmQ

https://www.nmbi.ie/NMBI/media/NMBI/CAO-points-averages_3.pdf

Interesting careers articles

Follow the links ...

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/follow-your-heart-not-just-career-prospects-1.2474020?mode=amp

And ...

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/cao-countdown-focus-on-interests-not-high-point-courses-1.3360507?mode=amp&__twitter_impression=true

WCFE closing date

Closing date for receipt of first round applications for WCFE is Friday, January 26th. Applications are made online at college website. More info on wcfe.ie

List of courses available at the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences in UCC

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e4s1bdheGb91sP-XtxL1J_qOO66VtaEM5GEkr-MAAt4/edit?usp=sharing

IGC guide to Leaving Cert subject choice

Here's a link to a comprehensive guide to LC subject choice published by the Institute of Guidance Counsellors

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tJtHsj96kzS1_u063EQUWqLqWHJt3CnL/view?usp=sharing

CIT Biomedical Engineering Scholarship at CIT

CIT are offering a scholarship funded by DePuy for their CR520 course in Biomedical Engineering. More info on cit.ie/bioeng. Closing date 14th of March 

SE Regional Skills Forum Newsletter

Follow this link :
http://mailchi.mp/336a4c425942/i9b9wh8lwx-434243

WIT President's Scholarship

For more info, to to:

https://www.wit.ie/future_students/school_leavers/presidents-scholarships

WIT and WCFE Open Days

Reminder that WIT and WCFE Open Days take place this Friday. More info on the relevant websites. Sixth Year students will attend. Classes continue before and after as normal. Bus departs from school.

Info evening for parents at UCC

Takes place on Tue. Jan. 16th from 6 to 8pm in the Aula Maxima.
Check UCC website for more info.

UL Open Day

UL open day on Sat next Jan13th, 9am to 3pm, FREE coaches from various towns, book online, all details on www.ul.ie/opendays

Info on HEAR/DARE (CAO) presentations nationwide

Follow the link:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1trGxz1WE1MnG4z3CQQgTVU2x9alf1R2q

Info evening at UCD School of Economics on Jan 16th

Info and registration at

https://www.myucd.ie/visiting-ucd/events/ucd-school-economics-open-evening/