Fifth Year careers presentation

Fifth year students heard an interesting presentation from
WIT lecturer Amanda Freeman-Gater  on careers in the IT sector.

UCC School of Music Open Day Saturday Nov 2nd

For more information, go to this link

 https://www.ucc.ie/en/music-theatre/music/openday2019/

Link to work experience hub

Follow the link

http://www.careersportal.ie/workx/index.php

Interesting new initiative

Link to interesting new initiative for those with an interest in careers in the motor industry

https://careersportal.ie/careerplanning/story.php?ID=2501203659

Aptitude Test

Header page:

http://www.careersportal.ie/workx/index.php

And link to Careers World interest profiler

https://careersportal.ie/apprenticeships/Insert%20URL

Copy and paste into your browser

Interesting article

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/why-university-world-rankings-are-meaningless-1.3929601

Leads to the question "as a society, what do we really want from education?"

Ammendments to UCC undergraduate prospectus

The following information has been brought to my attention by the UCC admissions office:

Page 128 Law (Pathways) Page 130 Law and French Page 132 Law and Irish	Should not list Maths as an entry requirement. Entry Requirement should read: Minimum grade H5 in two subjects and minimum grade O6/H7 in four other subjects. Subjects must include Irish, English and another language (along with the specific language requirements for Law & French and Law & Irish, which are present and correct)
Page 134 Law and Business	Is missing the Maths requirement. Entry requirement should read: Minimum grade H5 in two subjects and minimum grade O6/H7 in four other subjects. Subjects must include Irish, English, another language and Maths.
Page 142 Computer Science	Should not list another language as an entry requirement. Entry Requirements should read: Minimum grade H5 in two subjects and minimum grade O6/H7 in four other subjects. Subjects must include Irish, English and Maths

HEAR and DARE (CAO) application information days

Information days re the above taking place all over the country including Waterford (Woodlands Hotel, 4 to 8pm)  on the 15th of January. For more information, see www. accesscollege.ie

Degree course taster events at WIT

Follow the link for more information

https://www.wit.ie/future_students/school_leavers/try-wit-events

Dutch universities to visit Ireland

https://www.eunicas.ie/index.php/universities-news/theyre-back-dutch-universities-in-ireland-to-meet-you-in-january.html

Naval Reserves Recruitment Call

The Waterford unit of the Naval Service Reserve has issued an invitation to anyone interested in a part-time career in the Defence Forces to apply online until Sunday, October 20th. All interested parties are encouraged to visit the Waterford Military Barracks on Green Street between 7:30 and 8:30 pm on Wednesday October 16 where the barracks can be viewed and all questions answered. Only over 18s can apply. For more information go to military.ie.

McAffee scholarship for girls

Follow the link for more information (copy and paste)

https://drive.google.com/open?id=12bFOvxbX1Q7G5_K3WAekj-cE4ugp0Kx9

New courses, reading and more

1. New course – Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Geography and Outdoor Education
2. IADT Taster Days
3. Screens Kill Reading Time
4. Options in St. Angela’s Sligo
5. 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology
6. Sports Scholarships in UL
7. New UL Sports Facility
8. New Degrees at UL https://careersnews.ie/new-degrees-at-ul-2/
9. Study Med & Vet in Poland 2020 Open Day
10. Discover Your Options at IT Sligo Open Day

Careers appointments

Sixth Years will be able to avail of individual careers appointments with the Guidance Counsellor over the coming months (up to Christmas). Students are advised to do one of the aptitude tests that are available via this blog (scroll down to relevant links) in advance.  For the information of those planning to apply for college via the CAO system, note Feb. 1st closing date (more information on cao.ie).

UL/MIC/LIT Open Day schedules

Click and follow the appropriate links

https://www.ul.ie/courses/sites/default/files/user_media/opendays/Open%20Day%20Brochure%20Oct%202019.pdf

https://micopenday.ie/event-programme?index=0

http://www.lit.ie/SchoolsLiaisonOffice/Pages/Events.aspx

Carlow IT presentation

Many thanks to Colin Dunford for coming to the school today where he gave two excellent presentations on the courses available at Carlow IT to the Fifth Years.

Visit to SOLAS (formerly FAS) training centre at the IDA industrial estate Waterford

Interested Sixth Year students will visit the SOLAS training centre in Waterford on the 21st of November where all the major trades will be on display.

UCC Autumn Open Day

Takes place Saturday October 12th
See ucc.ie for more information.

Study abroad presentation

Follow the link
https://www.facebook.com/250150615046082/posts/2546662115394909/

Upcoming dates

1. Shannon College of Hotel Management Open Day
2. Computer Science in UCD
3. UCD Business Open Evening 2019
4. Maritime Careers Event and Open Day
5. NUI Galway four new degree courses
6. Juggling – Theory & Practice – Learn the maths behind juggling!
7. LIT Clonmel Digital Campus Careers Days
8. History to be given special core status

TY programme at UCC

Corvinus - 24^th to 28^th February 2020
Corvinus, a new Transition Year Programme for TY students interested in literary, creative, and historical humanities will include a range of workshops and taster lectures/seminars on Celtic Civilisation, English, Greek and Roman Civilisation, History, History of Art, Theatre and creative writing. Students will experience what it is like to be an undergraduate student attending lectures and will receive a certificate of completion. Corvinus is limited to fifteen places and entry is by application form, available to download from the UCC Website.