Tourism – a world of opportunities in an exciting and global industry
LYIT School of Tourism, formerly the Tourism College Killybegs, is the oldest campus outside Dublin dedicated to education and training in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Operations and Management, and Tourism. Established in 1969, and celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019, the campus has produced graduates who are renowned all over the world, ensuring that today’s graduates…
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See your career going places with the ESB Networks Apprenticeship Programme
In 2015, ESB Networks announced a five-year plan to recruit new apprentices as part of a large-scale recruitment and development programme. Since then, over 200 apprentices have been recruited, with 84 new recruits; 13 females and 61 males starting in our Networks Training Centre in September 2019. We will be recruiting up to 60 apprentices…
Why choose an apprenticeship?
Young people all around the country are turning their thoughts to life after school and making plans for future careers. For some, this may mean applying through the CAO for third-level studies at university. But for many others, there is a growing area of opportunity in apprenticeships. What’s new in apprenticeships? Recent developments in apprenticeships…
Behind the scenes to a career in Blockchain
Nina Kanti is a blockchain developer with Deloitte and as such is one of only a small number of women working in this space in Ireland. Blockchain is a decentralised distributed ledger which enables you to transfer virtually everything of value peer-to-peer There are two Bs that highlight heavily in Nina Kanti’s life, that’s blockchain…
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…
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…
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…
