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.

CompTIA IT fundamentals - online tutor support and workshops course with GRETB Training Centre

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Start your career in IT with a 10-week online course starting on March 28. This online self-directed course will have one online workshop per week through a learning platform with a tutor. The tutor will provide support for the rest of the week.

Visual design with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator course at GRETB Training Centre

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Do you enjoy working with computer applications and have an aptitude for creativity and design? GRETB is starting an online visual design with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator course on March 21. This blended 20-week course will have one online workshop each week with tutor support available for the other four days a week.

Primary school artists wanted in Galway for conservation campaign

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Primary school students in Galway and nationwide are being asked to design a poster that encourages greater conservation of Ireland’s native fish.

Easter supervised study in NUIG campus and Salthill with The Study Academy

Thu, Mar 03, 2022

Calling all Leaving and Junior Certificate students - are you tired of trying to motivate yourself to study at home? Are all of the distractions having an impact on the quality of your study time?

Beginner group bodhran classes

Thu, Mar 03, 2022

Rhythm is in all of us, and there has never been a better time to take up a new challenge and a new instrument than now. If you have always wanted to play music but do not know where to start, or you are already playing but do not know how to take your playing to the next level, now is the time. The next batch of Bodhran Magic adult group beginner courses is registering now and starting very soon in the city centre.

The bodhran is simply a brilliant instrument to play, is very accessible for all ages, and has become extremely popular now for very good reason. Run by professional Galway musician and educator Brian Ferguson, the courses provide proper tuition and a brilliant step by step learning system that keeps students motivated, inspired, and is just so enjoyable as you progress and learn to play along to tunes with confidence and clarity.

Celebrate Engineers Week with Galway Atlantaquaria and the Marine Institute

Thu, Mar 03, 2022

STEPS Engineers Week takes place from next Saturday, March 5, and Galway Atlantaquaria and the Marine Institute will be supporting the event with a weekend of fun, facts, and competitions at Galway Atlantaquaria in Salthill on Saturday and Sunday.

On campus open day in Galway Community College of Further Education

Thu, Feb 24, 2022

Galway Community College of Further Education (GCC) has announced that its further education open day will take place on campus, on Tuesday March 1 from 9am to 4pm. School leavers, mature students, adults considering returning to education, teachers, parents, and anyone wishing to attend is invited to the open day to explore the exciting and career-focused full-time courses commencing in September.

Coláiste Cholmcille, Indreabhán

Thu, Feb 24, 2022

Tá Coláiste Cholmcille ag glacadh le hiarratais ó scoláirí do rang na chéad bhliana don scoilbhliain seo chugainn, 2022-’23. Tá Ócáid Eolais seolta ag an scoil ar an suíomh idirlín scoile, www.colaistecholmcille.ie. Tá an fhoirm iarratais le fáil ar an suíomh nó is féidir teagmháil a dhéanamh leis an scoil ag 091-593119 nó ag [email protected] chun pacáiste eolais a fháil.

Easter supervised study in NUIG campus and Salthill with The Study Academy

Thu, Feb 24, 2022

Calling all Leaving and Junior Certificate students - are you tired of trying to motivate yourself to study at home? Are all of the distractions having an impact on the quality of your study time?

Supervised study sessions provide the ideal learning environment, enabling students to maximise the quality of their study time. With three scheduled and timed breaks each day, students can focus solely on achieving their study objectives.

GMIT leads new €1m project aimed at supporting education access in the west and northwest

Thu, Feb 24, 2022

GMIT, along with three other third level colleges in the west and northwest, has been awarded €1 million to implement a new higher education access project called WNW Connect, aimed at helping students from disadvantaged areas progress to higher education and complete their studies.

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