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Mayo based The Learning Curve Institute, one of the west’s fastest expanding training and education providers, is now delivering a host of new FETAC accredited short-term courses in Castlebar.

Galway Technical Institute, Father Griffin Road, is one of the largest providers of quality assured further education courses in the west of Ireland. The institute will host its annual open day on Tuesday March 8 from 9am to 4pm.

Speak Spanish is a new language school in Galway that provides a wide range of Spanish language courses to students of various levels and ages.

Lifelong learning and upskillIng of the Irish workforce is an imperative for our economy. As such, the availability of qualified and competent trainers/lecturers is of utmost importance to all of us.

A staff nurse at Galway University Hospitals has been awarded a prestigious learning bursary.

The cap on special needs assistants (SNAs) and the withdrawal of the appeals system for parents where special needs assistant hours are cut or discontinued is simply unjust, said Marian Harkin MEP. Ms Harkin has called for SNA hours to be maintained throughout the primary education sector.

With a dedicated hotel school offering degree programmes in everything from culinary arts to event management, and catering facilities that few can match, GMIT is probably the best place in the country from which to launch a successful career in the hospitality sector.

With the introduction of the Government's free pre-school year under the ECCE scheme those working and managing childcare services are now required to enhance and upgrade their qualifications. Atlantic College Galway has responded to this need by introducing a range of FETAC courses in the early childhood care and education sector, the most popular being the FETAC Level 5 certificate in childcare and the FETAC Level 6 advanced certificate in childcare. These courses are delivered in Atlantic College on Saturdays, beginning March 26. The Saturday delivery is proving very popular with childcare students, many of whom are working in childcare services during the week and can dedicate Saturday to study.

As the exam season approaches, oral examinations will be taking place over the coming weeks in the language subjects. A great deal of emphasis is placed on the spoken element of the language examinations, with between 20 and 25 per cent of the marks allowed for the oral element. A strong performance in the oral examinations can set students up for an excellent overall result in Irish, French, German, and Spanish. It is important, therefore, that students spend time preparing for their oral language examination. While students cannot predict what direction their conversation may take, there are a number of common themes and techniques which can be utilised to help improve performance.

Connemara College of Natural Healing, the most experienced holistic college in the west, has been offering diploma courses for professionals for the past 26 years in Galway and Mayo. The college is located in Liosban Estate, Tuam Road, Galway. At this important time in Ireland’s history, their courses offer new careers to many unemployed people. They are very popular with people who are planning to go abroad or looking to work in private practice.