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As next Monday’s deadline for acceptance of CAO offers looms closer, Athlone Institute of Technology has announced there are still places available on six full-time undergraduate courses.

With Leaving Cert celebrations in full flow this week students got to enjoy some welcome reprieve from exam and points stress. However, the reality of life and prospects after secondary school are set to hit home from next week when CAO offers and course placings start coming through.

GMIT Castlebar, in conjunction with the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), will hold a grant and accommodation information session on Thursday August 26 next in the GMIT Castlebar campus at 7pm. The information session is aimed at students and the parents of students who are either returning or starting college this year.

Accounting Technicians Ireland, the professional body for accounting technicians in Ireland, has announced the national results of its 2010 annual examinations.

With Leaving Certificate results due for release next week, students in Mayo are encouraged to contact an exam helpline which will be staffed by counsellors, on results day, Wednesday August 18.

Accounting students from Westmeath performed strongly in the national rankings in this year’s Accounting Technicians Ireland annual examinations.

The College of Engineering and Informatics at NUI Galway has announced details of a special entrance maths examination which will give students a second chance to pursue a career in engineering. The exam, which takes place on Wednesday August 25, is for students who achieve the CAO points for an undergraduate engineering degree course at NUI Galway but who have not met the obligatory maths requirement.

As school leavers put the State exams behind them this week, the road ahead for Leaving Cert students looks more uncertain than ever. However young people in Ireland still have a huge amount to offer and should be optimistic about the future and prepare wisely, according to Castlebar based career guidance counsellor Tony Deffley.

GCC will be holding its Further Education Open Day on Wednesday next March 10, from 10am-4pm. In keeping with current trends and demand, the college currently offers 18 full time FETAC Level Five courses in business and media, performance and production, design and technology, social care, sport and horticulture.

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