Chef apprenticeship honoured at the European Vocational Education & Training Awards
The four star Limerick Strand Hotel beat employers from across Europe to win the Small to Medium Size Enterprise (SME) Award at the VET Excellence Awards in Helsinki, Finland, on 17th October. The Awards, which were held as part of European Vocational Skills Week, highlight best practice and recognise excellence in Vocational Education and Training…
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Careers in the Irish Defence Forces
The Irish Defence Forces is the military of Ireland. We encompass the Army, the Naval Service, the Air Corps and the Reserve Defence Forces. The Army is a standing force and provides the primary capabilities for joint military operations at home and combined military Peace Support Operations abroad. The Naval Service is the State’s principal…
Include the elderly in your TY Enterprise Initiative or Social Responsibility Initiative
Friends of the Elderly is an Irish volunteer-based charity established in 1980 to bring friendship and companionship to older people living alone or who feel lonely. The charity has a comprehensive programme for schools and is seeking schools and students to take on fundraising and other activities as part of their school programmes. Schools programme…
Scala Retreat – Creating a quiet and reflective retreat experience
Redemptorist Youth Ministry is one of the largest providers of School Retreat programmes on the island of Ireland with teams in Belfast, Cork and Galway. Annually, close to ten thousand young people experience a retreat with one of our teams. Our teams in Cork and Galway are very busy during the academic year. Scala Retreat…
Proclaiming a Republic: The 1916 Rising
The National Museum of Ireland has a long tradition of exhibitions relating to Easter Week 1916. In 2016 the NMI at Collins Barracks created the 100th Anniversary exhibition “Proclaiming a Republic: The 1916 Rising” – the largest ever display of objects from this period. This extraordinary exhibition, which has been visited by hundreds of thousands…
Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology International Golden Success for CIT
CIT’s StrydeTech Team Win Technology Gold Award at Global Student Innovation Challenge 2019 at i-CREATe International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Great Hall, Australian Parliament House, Canberra, Australia At the Great Hall, Australian Parliament House, Canberra, Australia on August 29th 2019 at the Global Gala Awards Ceremony of the International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering…
Apprenticeship option opens a gallery of opportunities
“The practical nature of the programme, the salary and the fully-funded fees make the Accounting Technician Apprenticeship particularly appealing to School Leavers who prefer learning by experience to full-time college education” Picture caption: Head of Finance at the National Gallery of Ireland, Mary Leane (l) and Katie Haverty, who has recently finished her first year…
It’s your choice – SCFE students make their mark
For over 50 years, Sallynoggin College of Further Education has been steadily building a well deserved reputation as a centre of excellence in the area of Further Education. SCFE College has a truly diverse range of courses on offer, including our newly introduced courses Pre University Primary and Post Primary Teacher Training, Inclusive Education and…
Tech Apprenticeships championed by more than 90 employers
FIT are Ireland’s appointed coordinating providers of the new National Tech Apprenticeships at Level 6 on the National Framework of Qualifications. As Ireland’s Tech Sector continues to boom, why not consider the apprenticeship route to kick-start your career? If you enjoy learning by doing, gaining invaluable experience, and getting paid at the same time, then…
Istituto Italiano di Cultura Dublino
Currently active across the major cities of the five continents, the IIC network provides crucial meeting points for artists and intellectuals where intercultural dialogue is fostered in a vibrant and stimulating environment. Italian has been central to the history of Europe and is the language of a plethora of precious humanistic and scientific texts. Students…
HPV vaccine – protect our future
What is the HPV Virus? HPV stands for ‘human papillomavirus’, which is a group of more than 100 viruses. The HPV virus is very common; most people will be infected with a form of HPV in their lifetime. The majority of HPV infections do not cause any symptoms and infection is usually cleared by the…
What is Social Care?
Social care is a profession where people work in partnership with those who experience marginalisation, disadvantage or special needs. Social care workers professionally guide, challenge and support those entrusted to their care toward achieving their maximum potential. Social care workers may work, for example, with children and adolescents in residential care; people with learning…
