QQI Level 5 and 6 payroll awards

Thu, Feb 15, 2018

GPA Solutions is delivering its successful QQI Level 5 and 6 payroll awards this spring. These awards will provide learners with a working knowledge of the Irish payroll system and a valuable qualification to add to their CV.

Apprenticeship opportunities

Thu, Feb 15, 2018

One of the many options outside of CAO is the apprenticeship route and one of the old reliables, the ESB Networks Apprenticeship Programme, is now open for applications.

Galway city jive weekend

Thu, Feb 08, 2018

A full weekend of jive workshops and dancing will take place in The Ardilaun Hotel from Friday February 23 to Sunday February 25. Four of Ireland’s top dance teachers are getting together to hold beginner, improver, and advanced workshops in jive, old time waltz, and quickstep.

Twenty years of teaching natural therapies

Thu, Feb 08, 2018

This year marks the 20th anniversary of College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM) being established in Ireland. Today, CNM is Ireland and the UK’s leading training provider in a range of natural therapies. CNM diploma courses range from nutrition to herbal medicine, acupuncture, natural chef, and more.

What makes CNM unique is its naturopathic approach to health, combining evidence-based research with traditional wisdom to help the body regain balance and achieve health. Teaching is based on a number of naturopathic principles, including:

Junior Cert maths revision course in NUI Galway

Thu, Feb 08, 2018

The mocks are over, so you need to use your mid-term break wisely. This is a great time to revise all the areas that need attention. Choose a revision course that will ensure you will get the best possible grade in your exam.

Discover your path to a career in healthcare

Thu, Feb 08, 2018

Career Path College, trading as the Irish Ambulance Training Institute, a Galway based company providing training nationwide, has new and exciting training packages to suit those interested in a career in the healthcare industry, the ambulance service, nursing homes, and hospitals.

Applying psychology at work

Thu, Feb 08, 2018

Are you a business owner, human resources manager/director, a training and development professional, an engineering or production manager, an educator, a social worker, or a health care professional? Have you ever wondered what really goes on in the minds of your employees at work, and would you like to be able to apply a little psychology when getting things done within your organisation?

Business, law, and coaching courses at Western Management Centre

Thu, Feb 08, 2018

Once again Western Management Centre is running a range of evening and part-time courses starting over the coming weeks. The Award in Business Management course, validated by QQI, provides participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to work in today’s fast paced business world.

Basics of supply chain management at Western Management Centre

Thu, Feb 08, 2018

To many people, the term supply chain management sounds like technical jargon, but in reality supply chain management is part of everyday life. Supply chain management is the management of materials and goods as they move from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer and then to all of us as consumers.

This course is essential for anyone working in production and inventory management, operations, supply chain management, procurement, material management, and purchasing.

Biodynamic craniosacral therapy — healing touch

Thu, Feb 08, 2018

We can know our bodies with a much greater awareness than is commonly experienced. In that awareness, tremendous detail of the anatomy and physiology comes to us as we learn to discriminate among the different structures and processes going on within. This leads to an exquisite sensitivity that revolutionizes the body chemistry, the tension in tissues, the flow of blood and the activity in the nervous system.

Post Leaving Cert courses

Thu, Feb 08, 2018

Now that the first deadline for the CAO has passed, the next area of focus in schools, and indeed for adults who are interested in accessing education, is the further education (FE) sector, also known as PLCs. Post-Leaving Cert courses can provide an alternative route to college and a means of exploring a particular field of study. They are also a means of upskilling in a particular area or a direct route into employment. All courses teach research skills, self-directed learning, and computer skills. Many school leavers use these courses to help them with future career choices.

Keeping children safe online

Thu, Feb 08, 2018

In recent weeks, the debate around child safety online has taken centre stage with the world-renowned cyber psychologist Dr Mary Aiken calling for children under the age of 14 to be prevented from owning smartphones. Reports of cyberbullying are becoming more common, and many parents are unsure about just what are reasonable measures to take in order to protect their children. Teenagers too complain about the amount of time their parents spend distracted by the addictive power of the same technology.

Consider a career in payroll in 2018

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

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.

A qualification in payroll and a working knowledge of the Irish payroll system is an excellent skill to add to one's CV and provides additional office skills for prospective employers.

Údarás announces STEM pilot scheme An Chruinne for Gaeltacht primary schools

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

Sixteen Gaeltacht primary schools will undertake a special education programme in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as a result of the new pilot programme An Chruinne, devised by Údarás na Gaeltachta and Junior Achievement Ireland.

Mindful self-compassion training

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

Our evolved brain is more concerned with our safety and obtaining resources than with our happiness. This can lead to a narrowing of our perception. For example, if while shopping you are received well in five shops, but the sales assistant in the sixth shop is unpleasant, what will you remember about your shopping trip later that evening, the five pleasant sales assistants or the unpleasant one?

Rick Hanson, an eminent neuropsychologist, describes how this negativity bias of the brain makes it like Velcro for bad experience and Teflon for good experience. Furthermore this negativity can often be seen in our attitudes of self-criticism, which we believe leads to our improved performance. However a harsh self-critical inner voice can undermine our self-confidence and self-esteem and lead to feelings of guilt and shame that chip away at our mental wellbeing.

Engineering lecture series at GMIT

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

A lecture series will take place at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology next month primarily targeted at Engineers Ireland members, but open to other professionals such as scientists, architects, and planners. Local third-level engineering students are also encouraged to attend to broaden their CPD knowledge.

Learn Spanish at The Spanish Institute

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

The Spanish Institute is starting the year with new courses for adults, teenagers, and children. The new term will commence on February 5 and will offer a variety of Spanish classes to all levels, from beginner to advanced. The new schedule of courses is available on the institute’s website www.spanishinstitute.ie and on its Facebook page Spanish Institute.

CPR/AED and VDU assessor training courses at Western Management Centre

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

Health and safety is now very much part of everyday life, be it at home, work, sporting activities, or community events. Any training to upskill in this area is therefore invaluable.

New Year, new skills

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

The New Year reinforces the notion of trying out new things, wellness, and fitness goals. But have you ever thought about professional development as a New Year's resolution.

New Year – new courses at the GRETB Training Centre

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

It is time to start thinking about re-training and upskilling to help you change career or to learn a new skill. The GRETB Training Centre offers day, evening, and Saturday courses. Theses courses offer many benefits from a personal and career perspective. GRETB is continuously developing new courses to meet the needs of learners and industry.

Courses include: Web design; AutoCAD; SolidWorks; office administration; tourism with business; transport courses – bus, HGV rigid, and artic; digital marketing; accounting technician; manual and computerised accounts; cleanroom and packaging operations; sports recreation; ECDL; supervisory management; start your own business; reception; guarding skills; first aid responder; door security; Java programming; and more.

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