Galway Childcare Committee launches newsletter

Thu, Aug 24, 2023

Galway Childcare Committee is launching a new e-newsletter for parents and guardians. The newsletter will provide up to date information on the National Childcare Policy and Programmes, in addition to eligible childcare subsidies such as the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) and the Early Childhood Care and Education Scheme (ECCE). Information on local events and projects which may interest families, such as community garden events, library initiatives and beach school experiences, will also be provided.

Are you looking for a new job or a change in career? Maybe a Springboard course can help.

Thu, Aug 24, 2023

Springboard courses are part of a fantastic Government initiative which offer free or heavily subsidised courses at certificate, degree and masters level, aimed at graduates, the unemployed, employed or those wanting to start their own business. Most of the Springboard courses are one year or less but there are some two year masters. Springboard courses are aligned with the National Framework Qualifications (NFQ) and are stackable, meaning that you can complete a certificate (Level 6) and or a postgraduate diploma (Level 7) and then progress onto a masters (Level 9). There are more than 250 Springboard courses being offered by universities across the country. These courses were designed to supply industry with specific areas of knowledge and expertise, particularly where there was a skills shortage. These areas include green skills, climate change, digital marketing, manufacturing, engineering and innovation.

New plan will see uptick in public service apprenticeships

Thu, Aug 17, 2023

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris and Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform Pascal Donohoe have this week launched the Public Service Apprenticeship Plan 2022-2025, which aims to grow the number of annual apprenticeship registrations across the public service, including local authorities, to 750 by 2025.

GRETB Training Centre launches new digital marketing course for retail

Thu, Aug 17, 2023

Are you interested in working in the dynamic and exciting, fast paced and ever-changing retail sector? GRETB Training Centre in Mervue, Galway has designed and is launching a new fully funded course in retail skills and digital marketing.

GTI launches new media production traineeship

Thu, Aug 17, 2023

Galway Technical Institute has announced the launch of its new media production assistant traineeship, based in the institute's Spiddal campus and commencing next month. This traineeship is for anyone with a real passion for film and TV, who hopes to build a career in the screen sector. The traineeship aims to produce the kind of technically and creatively multi-skilled individuals required in a rapidly developing industry.

Bring Irish into your life with a class at Áras na nGael

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

Why not learn a new skill or even just to get back into the swing of it. Áras na nGael is offering Irish language classes this Autumn. Fluent and looking to improve your grammar? Looking to get back in touch with your Irish from school?

Expressions of interest sought for CREW creative entrepreneurship programme

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

Creative Enterprise West, trading as CREW, is accepting expressions of interest for the upcoming Creative Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (CEED) incubation programme delivered in partnership with the School of Design & Creative Arts, Atlantic Technological University, Galway.

Beauty Therapist Traineeship commencing next month

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

A new Beauty Therapist Traineeship will be starting in Tuam in September.

The programme has been running very successfully in Tuam since 1998. Over the years the course has evolved and changed based on the needs of the sector.

GRETB Train the Trainer programme commencing next month

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

GRETB are offering a part-time Training and Development - Delivery & Evaluation Level 6 programme in September.

University of Galway launches Fast Fashion Summer Camp for secondary students

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

University of Galway IdeasLab in partnership with the Higher Education Authority, is launching Fast Fashion Summer Camp from 22nd – 25th August 2023. Fast Fashion Summer Camp is for second level students in Transition Year and Senior Cycle who want to solve everyday sustainability problems in extraordinary ways.

Want a career instead of a job? Begin an exciting career in IT Support with the GRETB

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

The GRETB Training centre Mervue are currently recruiting for the IT Support Specialist Traineeship.

This Traineeship will commence in September 2023 and offers Trainees excellent opportunities to gain Microsoft and CompTIA certifications. The certifications delivered are globally recognised and provide a key knowledge base for anyone wanting to begin a career in IT Support.

Galway academic explores relationship between religious beliefs and mental wellbeing

Thu, Aug 03, 2023

New research into the relationship between Irish adolescent students and religion suggests that religion has the potential to positively or negatively influence students’ mental wellbeing, depending on how it is used.

The benefits of a general degree in arts or science

Thu, Jul 27, 2023

There are three general degrees available at university – business, which I covered in my last article, as well as science and arts, which I will cover in this article. General degrees are a great starting point for any student who does not know what they want to do after the Leaving Cert but really enjoyed studying a group of subjects or one subject at Leaving Cert. For example, many students who really enjoyed biology and chemistry go on to do general science. Other students who enjoyed arts subjects such as English, history or languages may opt to study an arts degree.

Studying business as a general degree

Thu, Jul 20, 2023

Many universities offer general and more specialised business degrees. University of Galway offers commerce, which is three years, and global commerce, which is similar in course content but offers an additional year for a study abroad or placement option. There are also international commerce courses, which allow you to study a general commerce degree with a language – French, Spanish, German or Gaeilge. International commerce is a four year course and includes a compulsory Erasmus year in the country of the language. ATU Athlone also offers a BA in business which has an equally varied choice of subjects including digital marketing. ATU Athlone also offers languages and work placements as well.

Prestigious University of Galway MBA programme to hold virtual open evening

Thu, Jul 20, 2023

Discover the exceptional and highly esteemed MBA programme offered by the University of Galway, renowned for its AMBA and AACSB accreditations.

New website Microcreds.ie to boost upskilling and reskilling in Ireland

Thu, Jul 20, 2023

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney have launched a new platform to help people seeking to upskill and reskill.

Alternatives to the CAO application process as a route to career advancement

Thu, Jul 13, 2023

by Brian Mooney
Ireland was transformed as a society by the introduction of free second-level education more than 50 years ago. It enabled children to build careers based on the pen rather than the shovel, but left in its wake an unhealthy focus on the third-level academic pathway through the CAO application system as the preferred option of the vast majority of parents for their children.

Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board announces tertiary degrees in partnership with ATU

Thu, Jul 13, 2023

New access routes for four-degree courses in the West have been announced by Minister for Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris.

Apply now for University of Galway MBA scholarships

Thu, Jul 13, 2023

Obtaining a Master of Business Administration (MBA) can often be a costly endeavour, and many aspiring professionals may find it challenging to follow their dreams to pursue an MBA, purely on account of the financial element, despite knowing the huge return on investment and gains to be received, when one completes an MBA degree.

Careers in law

Thu, Jul 06, 2023

Law can be studied in most universities in Ireland including University of Galway, Galway ATU, Athlone TUS. University of Galway offers a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL), law and business, law criminology and justice, as well as a BA in law which is offered through general arts. Athlone TUS offers a Bachelor’s in law and a Bachelor of business and law. All of these courses provide a comprehensive basis in the core law subjects such as company law, criminal law, constitutional law, law of contract, property law, tort and European law. These are the subjects that are required to sit the solicitor and bar exams.

Many of these university degree courses also offer a work placement or study abroad option which provides an enriching learning experience for the student while also making them more employable. Traditionally, many of those who studied law, went on to study for their solicitor (FE exams) or barrister (Bar entrance) exams and carved out a career either as a barrister or a solicitor. Nowadays, however, there are a lot more alternative law careers available. Becoming a solicitor can take anywhere from three to seven years, depending on the degree a person studied and how a person progresses through their exams. Becoming a barrister is more costly and also involves a one-year work placement commonly known as ‘devilling’ after you have a completed a one-to-two-year Bar course in King’s Inn, Dublin. More information on these pathways can be found on the Law Society webpage for those considering a career as a solicitor, and for those wanting to purse a career as a barrister, they can check out the King’s Inn website.

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