Train with CNM for a new career in nutrition

Thu, Jan 30, 2020

Retraining as a naturopathic nutritional therapist can open the door to a rewarding career helping yourself and others to better health. You can study for the diploma course in naturopathic nutrition part-time at the College of Naturopathic Medicine in Galway, Dublin, or Cork, and also online.

#WebsiteWiki will help your business shine online

Thu, Jan 30, 2020

Is your current website working for you? Are you building a new website? Local Enterprise Office Galway is hosting an event in the city to help local businesses get online, establish a strong brand, increase sales opportunities, and attract new customers.

NUI Galway’s postgraduate open day to showcase scholarship and funding opportunities

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

NUI Galway will hold its spring postgraduate open day on Tuesday, February 4, from 12 noon to 3pm in the Bailey Allen Hall, Áras na Mac Léinn. The open day will showcase all of NUI Galway’s full-time and part-time postgraduate programmes, including taught and research masters, as well as doctoral research options.

Learn Spanish at The Spanish Institute

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

The Spanish Institute is starting the year with new courses for adults, teenagers, and children. The new term will start on February 3 and will offer a variety of Spanish classes to all levels, from beginner to advanced. The new schedule is available on the institute’s website www.spanishinstitute.ie and on its Facebook page.

All the courses at The Spanish Institute are designed to be fun and interactive. With a strong emphasis on everyday oral communication, the beginners’ course is the ideal introduction to Spanish for those who plan to travel to Spain or Latin America. The more advanced courses can help learners to progress steadily through the learning levels, improving their confidence and ability in terms of both conversational and grammatical skills.

International School of Make-up Artistry to hold open day

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

The International School of Make-up Artistry will hold an open day on Saturday February 8, from 11am to 1pm. Contact the school to reserve a place. Park time make-up artistry diploma courses are available on weekends and evenings .

CAO applications — what you need to know and research

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

If you hope to start an undergraduate college course in September, you need to register your application with the Central Applications Office as early as possible. The discounted fee currently stands at €45. The normal registration deadline for most applications is February 1.

‘Mindset & Manifest’ workshop in support of Rosabel's Rooms - 1st Feb at The Galway Clinic.

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

The secret Celebrities have been using for success, weight loss, anxiety, supporting career goals, personal development and so much more!

Jobs Expo is returning to Galway for 2020!

Tue, Jan 21, 2020

Jobs Expo is returning to Galway for 2020! Jobs Expo Galway will be held at the Galmont Hotel & Spa on Saturday 22nd February (10am-4pm). Jobs Expo Galway will features hundreds of active job opportunities and is the only careers exhibition of its type to feature FREE ADMISSION.

Find your 2020 vision — create your best year yet

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

Padraig O’Connor and Joe Barrett, both training and coaching consultants, have joined forces to host a 2020 personal development workshop called Find Your 2020 Vision – create your best year yet. This one day workshop will take place on Saturday February 1 in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Athlone, Co Westmeath.

Happy New Year 2020 from the French Institute

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

This is the time of the year for les bonnes résolutions. Start the new decade by joining a French class in the pleasant environment of the French Institute, Galway's very own French school, located in the Bridge Mills. The friendly staff are fully qualified, very experienced, and native, thus ensuring all students are immersed in an authentic linguistic and cultural experience.

New Year – new beginnings at GRETB

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

The new year means new beginnings, so now is the time to consider re-training to change career or learn a new skill. The GRETB Training Centre offers full time day, evening, and Saturday training courses and is continuously developing new options to meet the needs of learners and industry. Completing a course can offer many benefits from a personal and career perspective and can give access to new and different opportunities for the future.

Learn Spanish at The Spanish Institute

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

The Spanish Institute is starting the year with new courses for adults, teenagers, and children. The new term will start on February 3 and will offer a variety of Spanish classes to all levels, from beginner to advanced. The new schedule is available on the institute’s website www.spanishinstitute.ie and on its Facebook page.

Irish language classes

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

Conradh na Gaeilge is running a 10 week Irish language course for just €145. There will be four different levels available on this course, with classes held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The teachers have several years of experience facilitating classes to enable learners to develop what they hear, read, and speak in the language.

Bodhran beginners course

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

Rhythm is in everyone, and with some proper guidance from a professional teacher you could really surprise yourself and be playing along to trad music in no time.

GRETB launches Skills to Advance programme

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

GRETB has launched the Skills to Advance programme, an initiative to support small and medium enterprises in maintaining and building staff skills and competencies. GRETB's director of further education and training, Eithne Nic Dhonnchadha, believes that continuous professional development is central to economic development and security of employment.

Happy New Year from the French Institute

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

This is the time of the year for les bonnes résolutions. Start the new decade by joining a French class in the pleasant environment of the French Institute, Galway's very own French school, located in the Bridge Mills. The friendly staff are fully qualified, very experienced, and native, thus ensuring all students are immersed in an authentic linguistic and cultural experience.

Mindful self-compassion training for wellbeing

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

Our mental attitudes, beliefs, and expectations can have a big influence on whether we thrive and prosper or stagnate and decline. Rick Hanson, an eminent neuropsychologist, describes how the brain has a negativity bias designed to keep us safe rather than happy. He says that this makes our brain like Velcro for bad experience and Teflon for good experience.

Sean-nós singing workshops at NUI Galway

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

Caitlín Ní Chualáin, sean-nós singer-in-residence at NUI Galway, will give a second series of sean-nós singing workshops beginning at 7pm on Tuesday, January 14, and running every second week until February 11. The workshops will take place in the seminar room at the Centre for Irish Studies, NUI Galway.

NUI Galway to hold information evening for mature students and adult learners

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

NUI Galway will hold an information evening next week focusing on the needs of mature students and adult learners who may be considering full-time or part-time studies for the 2020 academic year. The evening will take place on Wednesday, January 15, from 5.30pm to 8.30pm in the Institute for Lifecourse and Society on NUI Galway’s north campus.

The event focuses on the diversity of learners’ needs and showcases the breadth of study opportunities the university offers to prospective students who may not have considered third level education previously.

New year, new skill

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

The New Year has arrived and many of us have set goals and targets for 2020 which may include getting fit, going on a diet, or taking up a new pastime.

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