Learn Irish in Inis Meáin this summer

Thu, Apr 06, 2017

Coláiste Gaeilge Inis Meáin is enrolling Irish language students, both children and adults, this summer.

Contact the Irish college on Inis Meáin for information on adult summer courses. Follow in the footsteps of Patrick Pearse, William Butler Yeats, John Millington Synge, Eoin McNeill, Douglas Hyde, Lady Gregory, Eamon De Valera, Hector Ó hEochagáin, and many others, all who went to the beautiful island of Inis Meáin, where Irish is still the first language, to perfect their Irish.

Would you like to learn African drumming?

Thu, Apr 06, 2017

Eamon Carrick has always loved rhythm and drumming. "I began attending a drumming class run by Anet Moore and John Bowker in 2007," he said. "After a few years I began facilitating the drumming myself. I got hooked and loved it."

Overcome maths anxiety

Thu, Apr 06, 2017

Many parents report that their child has been doing well at maths but suddenly finds a topic in school difficult. Further exploration usually reveals that a big stumbling block for many students in primary school is fractions. In order to approach fractions, a student needs a solid grasp of the four operations on which all maths is built – addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Without fluency in these basics, it is much much harder to tackle fractions (or decimals and percentages).

If students can recall the number facts “off the top of their heads” then the more complex maths skills become so much easier. Often a student just needs a simple explanation of a particular maths skill, and if he/she has the required proficiency in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, then progress is that much simpler. The reasons that children are unsure about some maths topic can vary – the teacher goes too quickly, they may have missed that lesson, or they may need more practice. Some pupils need a little practice; some need a lot. The key is that practice in nearly all cases leads to fluency and increased confidence.

With the University of Cambridge CELTA (TEFL) qualification, the world is your oyster

Thu, Apr 06, 2017

Teaching English as a foreign language, or TEFL, is a popular choice among graduates who want to go travelling and people wishing to pursue a new career. But which course should you take?

Exciting opportunity to start your career in information technology with a free Microsoft certified course from GRETB

Thu, Mar 30, 2017

If you are looking to kickstart your career in IT and are currently unemployed then this course from GRETB could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Make the right career move

Thu, Mar 30, 2017

Galway Community College (GCC) continues to offer a wide range of PLC courses in business. The college offers courses in all the business QQI awards areas. QQI Level 5 courses in marketing, public relations, and web design, legal and medical secretary, and the new digital marketing course makes GCC a very exciting college to further your education and enhance your career.

GMIT to host free digital skills events as part of Learning Week

Thu, Mar 30, 2017

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology is inviting the public to attend a series of free digital learning events in its Mayo and Galway campuses as part of the national All Aboard 2017 initiative. GMIT is one of 16 higher education institutions hosting the initiative in partnership with Ireland’s National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, including primary and secondary schools, businesses, and community groups.

Easter revision courses at Mill Street

Thu, Mar 30, 2017

Enrolments for the Leaving and Junior Cert intensive Easter courses are currently being accepted at The Galway Study Centre in Mill Street. Classes will start on Tuesday morning, April 11, and continue until Saturday, April 15. Bookings will continue to be accepted up to Friday, April 7, provided there are places vacant. However, as many subjects are almost booked out, there is limited availability at this stage.

NUI Galway to host conference on electronic conveyancing and title registration

Thu, Mar 30, 2017

NUI Galway is organising an international conference entitled ‘The Future is Now! eConveyancing and Title Registration’, which will take place in Galway on April 7 and 8. The conference, which will take place in the Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill, will be chaired by Supreme Court Justice Miss Mary Laffoy and Court of Appeal Judge Michael Peart.

Technology is rapidly transforming the transfer of property, land, and housing in Ireland and across the world. Electronic conveyancing, or econveyancing, is heralded as the future for conveyancing and title registration. This international conference brings together leading world authorities on econveyancing and title registration drawn from academia, legal practice, the Law Society, and the Property Registration Authority.

St Angela’s College, Sligo — disability equality studies programme

Thu, Mar 23, 2017

Imagine living in a world where a person might have an impairment but not be disabled. A world where impairments are seen as normal, because physical and social environments are accessible to everyone, where non-disabled people are not afraid of saying the wrong thing to a disabled person, because having an impairment, visible or hidden, is accepted as being part of life, not something strange that should arouse sympathy.

Upskill with a QQI award in payroll or bookkeeping

Thu, Mar 23, 2017

GPA Solutions is offering a range of QQI Level 5 business awards catering for learners wishing to advance their business skills or for those who simply wish to gain an introduction to payroll or computerised accounts.

This year sees the start of two courses, a manual and computerised payroll award and a manual and computerised bookkeeping award (Quickbooks).

Become a qualified transport manager

Thu, Mar 23, 2017

If you want to pursue a career in transport, unlock your potential, and gain a recognised qualification, then you need a Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) in transport management.

Success at maths is essential for your child’s future

Thu, Mar 23, 2017

There is no doubting the importance of mathematics in everyday life. It is a subject that promotes reasoning, creativity, abstract and spatial thinking, problem-solving, and communication.

Galway Study Centre Easter revision courses

Thu, Mar 23, 2017

The Galway Study Centre will offer an intensive week of revision during Easter. Leaving Cert and Junior Cert revision will take place during the first week of the holidays from Tuesday, April 11, to Saturday, April 15. In addition, bookings are being taken for a strictly supervised study programme for Leaving Cert students which will take place from Tuesday, April 18, to Saturday, April 22.

Learn the art of beauty make-up, and the intricacies of prosthetics, with the School of Make-up Artistry

Thu, Mar 16, 2017

The International School of Make-up Artistry spans more than 30 years, specialising in make-up artistry. The school's trainers are all highly skilled with many years' experience in the industry and are eager to share their knowledge with all the students.

A lively and successful PLC open day at Galway Community College

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

Galway Community College had a very successful open day last Tuesday, where city and county schools, mature learners, and those hoping to enhance their professional development visited the college.

Upskill with Galway Executive Skillnet

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

Galway Executive Skillnet provides subsidised training courses to local businesses ranging from soft skills to management development. Popular courses include front line managers/assistant managers' development programme, QQI Level 6 award, which is delivered by Leap Leadership. The next course starts in Galway on March 30.

Learning Irish is fun with Cúrsa Gramco

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

Cúrsa Gramco is a three week Irish language course run by Séamas Ó Máirtín and his dedicated teachers in St Mary’s College in Galway city. Mr Ó Máirtín decided to set up Cúrsa Gramco so as to make the learning of Irish an enjoyable and positive experience. The course incorporates an understanding of the nuts and bolts of the language so that students become independent learners. Study skills are central to the course so that students learn how to self-assess.

Official launch of new interior systems traineeship tomorrow

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

The Galway Roscommon Training Education Board (GRETB) Training Centre and Castle Ceilings Ltd, in partnership with the CIF, are getting people back to work via a City & Guilds Level 2 diploma in interior systems – construction. The official launch of this programme will take place tomorrow, Friday March 10, at 1.30pm in the Castle Ceilings Training Academy in Ballybrit. It will be launched by Tom Parlon of the CIF and many of construction's biggest companies will be in attendance on the day.

On successful completion of the traineeship programme trainees are qualified to work within the trade. There are 17 trainees on the current programme who are now out on various sites and being trained by the professionals in the trade.

Teenage Stage now enrolling for international summer school

Thu, Mar 02, 2017

Teenage Stage International Summer School, the advanced theatrical holiday for 11 to 19-year-olds, has announced four Ireland and UK student locations for summer 2017.

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