Online career assessment with ETC Consult
We have been asking our clients for 36 years to finish the following sentence: “I would love a job that………………” The most common responses have been: ……would enable me to help others ……would allow me to use my strengths ……would be interesting ……would offer me a challenge ……would not be the same every day ……would…
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See your career going places with the ESB Networks Apprenticeship Programme
“My apprenticeship journey so far at ESB Networks has been hugely rewarding and I would encourage anyone looking for a great career where they can make a difference to consider an apprenticeship for an exciting and rewarding training experience” Joseph O’Sullivan, a current ESB Networks apprentice.
Offering quality education choices, new skills and confidence
In September Dunboyne College of Further Education commenced its 16th year of offering a quality education product to Meath, west Dublin, north Kildare and surrounding areas. We have grown to over 800 students doing QQI level 5 and 6 courses at our campus in Dunboyne Business Park. As well as being the only dedicated PLC…
Want to go to college? …come to DFEi
When summer is over, seaside towns have more to offer than ice-cream cones and candy floss, and the Victorian seaside town of Dún Laoghaire is no exception. In the quiet end, bordering on leafy Monkstown, a restrained revolution is playing out in a modest building on Cumberland Street. The warriors are students and teachers carrying…
Getting your Debs plans together
PreDebs – The Ultimate Guide Can’t wait for your Debs? Why not throw a PreDebs to whet your appetite in the meantime! This can also be used as a fundraiser for your actual Debs!
Blackrock Further Education Institute
The Erasmus + programme is the European Union programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport. It provides funding and support for organisations like Blackrock Further Education Institute to operate projects which will allow students to travel within the European Union and to experience and encourage a different level of learning. BFEI was delighted to receive…
An alternative, fully funded avenue to accountancy
The Accounting Technician Apprenticeship is a new and practical pathway to a career in accounting, which offers school-leavers and mature learners the chance to take part in a fully funded work-based learning programme. Accounting Technician Apprentices get paid at least e18k per annum, pay no college fees and enjoy generous study leave in the run-up…
Irish Research Council and Minister Halligan announce €22m investment in early-career research
An investment of over €22 million in early-career researchers was announced today (19.09.18) by the Irish Research Council and Minister of State for Training, Skills and Innovation, John Halligan TD. 288 postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers will benefit from the investment, under the Irish Research Council’s Government of Ireland programmes. Water quality in Irish rivers, the…
Irish heather honey buzzing with health benefits comparable with Manuka honey
A research team from Dublin City University and Trinity College Dublin has found that Irish heather honey is quite literally buzzing with health benefits. The findings showed that there was a similar overall presence of powerful antioxidants called phenolic compounds in Irish heather honey as in Manuka honey. These antioxidant compounds help to prevent damage…
KEEP YOUR CHILD OUT OF HOSPITAL THIS SEPTEMBER
~ By following simple steps, you cold lower your child’s chances of being admitted to hospital this September ~ ~ 177,127 children heading back to school at risk of asthma attack ~ The weather is changing, colds and flus are on the rise – add a new school or routine into the mix and it’s…
2018 Another Milestone School Year as Six New Educate Together Schools Open Their Doors
This week sees the opening of four brand new Educate Together second-level schools in Dublin and Limerick and two brand new national schools in Cork and Dublin. There are now 84 Educate Together primary and 13 second-level schools in Ireland, providing an equality-based school experience to over 25,000 pupils. 2018 is another milestone year for Educate…
Wicklow Gaol – A high-tech historic attraction
Wicklow’s Historic Gaol is fast-becoming one of the most iconic ‘must-visits’ on the trail of Ireland’s Ancient East. A major transformation of the visitor experience in 2014 saw the ancient prison become one of the country’s most high-tech historic attractions. The project is designed to engage the senses and bring to life two of the…
