ICDL - digital skills for employability and productivity

Thu, Apr 14, 2022

GRETB Training Centre is offering a fully funded International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) course. This full-time online course starts on May 16 and runs for 20 weeks which includes four weeks’ work placement.

An overview of my transition year

Thu, Apr 14, 2022

When I started transition year in Presentation College Headford last September, I wasn’t sure what the year ahead would bring. I feared at the start it would be a year I regretted doing. However I am now in my final two months of transition year and I am mournful that it is coming to an end. On my very first day, my TY coordinator told us, “Your transition year is what you make of it.” I promised myself that I was going to make the most out of it and take every opportunity given to me, a few of which I will share in this article.

Galway Community College welcome Erasmus+ students to unveil outdoor classroom on the shores of Lough Atalia as part of climate change study in the EU

Thu, Apr 07, 2022

Galway Community College, (GCC), GRETB is welcoming an Erasmus+ delegation of 30 students and four teachers from a school in Croatia and a school in Spain, to Galway city this week. The students are here as part of the endangered species and biodiversity project, a climate change research study in the European Union, that all three schools have been working on.

Alternative route to education a hit with Galway teens

Thu, Apr 07, 2022

‘In your own time’ could be the motto at Galway Community Training Centre (CTC) where early school leavers who, for a variety of reasons, find mainstream education a less than perfect fit can access a practical creative two year accredited alternative.

Galway’s Equal Ireland welcomes two new universities

Thu, Apr 07, 2022

Welcoming the establishment of two new universities, AUT and TUS, Eddie Higgins and Nuala Keher, EQUAL Ireland directors, stated: "We are happy to be education partners with these two major universities and we welcome their dedication to access, equality and inclusion."

New MSLETB Hospitality and Catering Training Centre opened by the Minister Simon Harris

Thu, Apr 07, 2022

Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) welcomed Minister of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science, Simon Harris, on Monday where he performed the official opening of the new MSLETB Hospitality and Catering Training Centre at MSLETB Training Centre - Sligo.

Speaking at the event Minister Harris said: “After an emotional morning at the launch of the Atlantic Technological University, I am delighted to be here to open this new Hospitality and Catering Training Centre at MSLETB Sligo Training Centre. Hospitality has suffered an awful lot over the past two years, but the future is so bright, it really is great to see MSLETB leading the development of skills for people working in the hospitality sector. This is another giant leap forward with regards to apprenticeships and provision of skills development for the northwest and the west of Ireland.”

HSE West hears of plan for mental and emotional health supports for Leaving Cert students

Thu, Mar 31, 2022

BY DECLAN VARLEY
A motion seeking to provide targeted mental and emotional health supports to students sitting the Leaving Cert and state exams was put to HSE West at this month's Regional Health Forum.

ICPPD to host information evenings

Thu, Mar 31, 2022

The International College for Personal and Professional Development, (ICPPD) based in Athlone with outreach centres in Galway and Dublin are preparing for the next intake of learners in September 2022.

Next cycle mechanics course to start in April

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

An Mheitheal Rothar has announced the next intake of its local training initiative in cycle mechanics will be in April 2022.

ICPPD announces 2022 information evenings

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

The International College for Personal and Professional Development (ICPPD), based in Athlone with outreach centres in Galway and Dublin, is preparing for the next intake of learners in September 2022.

Develop your passion for youth work at GCC

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Do you have an interest in and an aptitude for working with young people? Would you like to learn about the challenges facing young people today? Then the Level 5 youth work course at Galway Community College is for you, as it will equip you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to advance in the youth work field.

NUI Galway to welcome visitors to campus for open days this weekend

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

NUI Galway will welcome hundreds of prospective students, parents, guidance counsellors, and teachers back to campus for a weekend of undergraduate open days tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday.

University postgraduate and part-time programmes at St Angela’s

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

St Angela’s College, Sligo, once again invites applications for its range of postgraduate and part-time programmes starting in September 2022. The college has further developed some programmes to be delivered completely online, while other programmes will continue to be delivered using a blended learning approach, allowing students to meet and work with their peers.

Qualify as a secretary in GCC

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Galway Community College's legal secretary, medical secretary, and office administrator course is an extremely popular course due to its continued success rate with 90 per cent of graduates obtaining full time and part-time employment in a legal practice, medical practice, hospital administration, public service, and as office administrators in multinational companies within six months of graduating. The remainder of the students progress to higher education courses in ATU and NUIG, and to apprenticeship programmes.

GMIT launches new languages competition for secondary school students

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

The Department of Languages & Humanities, GMIT, together with support from Languages Connect, has launched a new languages competition for secondary school students designed to promote the study of languages in general and encourage students to continue with the study of a language into third level education.

This competition is primarily aimed at transition year students who are studying French, German, Spanish, or Gaeilge, however entries are welcome from all class groups. Each entry will submit a short video (less than one minute) showcasing why they love to learn languages. Entries will be judged by GMIT languages lecturing staff and prizes will be presented at a special event in GMIT on Friday, April 8. The winning videos will be used to promote the study of languages at both second and third level education.

Two Galway primary schools to participate in 2022 Explorers Healthy Oceans projects

Wed, Mar 16, 2022

The Explorers Education Programme team at Galway Atlantaquaria have announced that Scoil Iosaif Naofa, Oranmore, and Scoil Sailearna, Inverin, are among the top schools in 14 coastal counties that have been selected to complete an Explorers Healthy Oceans project, and be in with a chance of winning a Marine Institute’s Explorers Ocean Champion Award for primary schools in Ireland.

Galway school selected for Your Gallery at School programme at National Gallery of Ireland

Wed, Mar 16, 2022

Scoil Náisiúnta Leitir Mealláin, is among six schools nationwhide selected to participate in Your Gallery at School 2022 at the National Gallery of Ireland. Following a successful programme in 2021, the gallery will bring art to classrooms across the country once again this year, thanks to continued support from global aircraft leasing company SMBC Aviation Capital.

Other schools selected to take part are St Colmcille's Primary School, Templemore, Co Tipperary; Mount Sion CBS Secondary School, Waterford city; St Brigid's and St Patrick's National School, Drogheda, Co Louth; Enniscorthy Community College, Co Wexford; and St Paul's Special School, Cork.

Enter the #IHaveaDream short story competition with Inspiring You and Jeff Kinney

Wed, Mar 16, 2022

Do you like to dream? Martin Luther King dreamed of a world filled with love, opportunity, and equality. Jeff Kinney imagined a world filled with friendship, family fun, and hilarious adventures.

Rathdown School announces its move to coeducation from 2022

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Rathdown School, one of Ireland’s leading private day and boarding schools for girls aged between three and 18, has announced its move to coeducation and will see the phased introduction of boys to the Dublin school for the first time starting in 2022.

Study business and accounting at Galway Community College Further Education

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Undoubtedly business and accounting are among the most popular career choices in Ireland. There are many opportunities arising from this vocational area, one of which is to study to become an accountant which can open many doors into employment and higher education in Ireland and abroad.

Galway Community College offers QQI accredited courses in business and accounting at both Level 5 and 6. These courses help students to develop skills in accounting and financial management, while improving crucial communication and presentation skills through learning with key IT programmes and techniques.

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