Galway Community College celebrates #WeAreGRETB week

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

This week ETBs all over Ireland are celebrating 10 years of Education and Training Boards. Galway Community College (GCC) is taking part in the celebrations by ensuring learners are aware of opportunities in education on its campus in Galway city.

Help with primary school maths

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

A child’s encounters with maths in the early years in primary school will influence how confident they feel about maths and how they will perform in the higher primary classes, into secondary school and beyond. Maths skills are life skills. Maths teaches us to think independently and to solve problems.

Train the Trainer – training and development course

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Are you interested in entering the world of training? The first step in the process is to complete a Train the Trainer course.

CompTIA IT Fundamentals — blended course with GRETB Training Centre

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Start a career in IT with a 10-week blended course starting on April 24. This blended course will comprise two days per week (Tuesday and Wednesday) in the centre in Mervue and three days via video session with the tutor.

Discover your child’s potential with Kumon maths or English

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Kumon maths and English programmes are completely individualised, year round programmes. Students who study for approximately 20 minutes daily develop according to their individual abilities and find themselves, over time, advancing steadily, often far beyond their age.

GTI to hold open day on Tuesday, March 7

Thu, Feb 23, 2023

Galway Technical Institute has announced that its annual open day will take place this year on Tuesday, March 7, from 9am to 4pm, providing an opportunity for all prospective learners to view the facilities, speak with staff and students, and have any queries addressed on the day.

We live at a time when planning for the future poses greater challenges than ever. People today must be ready to face many career shifts over their working lives. Galway Technical Institute is dedicated to develop in its students the knowledge and skills needed to prepare for a future in these challenging times. All GTI courses are designed to be of immediate and practical use in the workplace or as a pathway to further study and higher education.

ATU Mountbellew to host open day on agricultural courses and campus life

Thu, Feb 23, 2023

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Mountbellew will hold an open day on Wednesday, March 1, from 10am to 12.30pm for secondary school students, parents, teachers, and mature applicants on all ATU and Teagasc agriculture courses delivered on campus.

Staff and students will be on hand to answer questions about the courses, ranging from Level 5 (post Leaving Cert) to Level 8 (honours degree), and representatives from ATU’s Student Services, Access and Participation Office, Disability and Learning Support Service, and Students’ Union will provide information on all the supports and services available to ATU students, including information on clubs, societies, and sporting activities.

Self learning at the 'just right' study level with Kumon

Thu, Feb 23, 2023

Children’s progress is unlimited when they study at their ‘just right’ level. When children are able to do their work on their own, whatever that level may be, they can move forwards at a much smoother pace than if they are not able to do the work by themselves. By giving students the ‘just right’ work for them, they can exceed adults' expectations. Kumon wants children to experience the joy of learning new things and to realise that there is no limit to how far they can advance.

Help with primary school maths

Thu, Feb 16, 2023

A common problem for school-going children is getting to grips with mathematics. If students start to feel they are falling behind this can quickly snowball into maths anxiety.

Are you interested in a career in the medical device sector?

Thu, Feb 16, 2023

If you are interested in pursuing a career in the medical device industry but are not sure if it is for you, then GRETB may have the solution.

Discover your child’s potential

Thu, Feb 16, 2023

All children have enormous and often untapped potential. More that four million children around the world develop that potential with Kumon study each day.

GRETB Employer Services – providing staff training to develop new skills

Thu, Feb 09, 2023

The GRETB Employer Services unit works in collaboration with employers in Galway and Roscommon to provide work-based learning opportunities to support employee development.

GRETB offers subsidised upskilling and reskilling options for staff, creating a straightforward way to help increase productivity and competitiveness in a fast-changing business sector. One of the main programmes on offer is Skills to Advance. This is a Government-funded initiative that provides upskilling and reskilling opportunities to employees in jobs undergoing change and to those currently employed in vulnerable sectors. Working closely with small and medium-sized enterprises, Skills to Advance helps employers identify skills needs and invest in their workforce by providing partial or fully funded education and training to staff.

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

Thu, Feb 09, 2023

Start your career in IT with a 10-week online course starting on April 24. 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.

CompTIA Network+ blended course starting soon in Galway

Thu, Jan 26, 2023

GRETB Training Centre is now offering a fully-funded, tutor-led CompTIA Network+ course. This blended course will include one in-person workshop in Galway city per week and daily online tutor support. It starts Monday, February 20, and will run over 20 weeks.

University of Galway's short courses series 2023 open for enrolment

Thu, Jan 26, 2023

Have you one evening free per week? Are you interested in pursuing an area of study for your own personal motivation and development? The Centre for Adult Learning and Professional Development at the University of Galway has launched its short courses series 2023. Commencing the week of February 6, courses are eight weeks in duration (online or classroom-based), and cost €145 each.

What’s it like to be a lifeguard in Ireland?

Thu, Jan 26, 2023

Are you thinking about becoming a lifeguard and doing a lifeguard course with Atlantic Coast Lifeguards? Which course is right for you?

Learn to excel in piano with Irish Piano Academy

Thu, Jan 26, 2023

Claire-Ann Ní Threasaigh is an experienced and qualified piano teacher who has been teaching piano to students of all ages for more than 20 years. She started studying classical piano at the age of seven in DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, where she completed all ABRSM grades. She then completed her Bachelors Degree in music and English at National University of Ireland, Maynooth, graduating in 2001. Since then she has been teaching piano and theory in many schools throughout Dublin, Kildare, Cork, Limerick, London, and Mayo.

Intensive course in Irish grammar for Leaving Certificate

Thu, Jan 26, 2023

CruinnTeo provides an intensive three-week Irish grammar course, primarily for students entering fifth year or sixth year in September 2023. Classes will run daily at the University of Galway from 10am to 1pm and will be delivered to two class groups only, early booking is advised.

Turn your stress into energy with qigong and taichi

Thu, Jan 19, 2023

When we are stressed, our bodies, our minds, and our emotions suffer. We become fatigued, irritated, sick, and diseased. Practising the ancient Chinese movements of qigong and taichi calms our minds. When our minds are calm, our bodies and minds move into a relaxation mode and out of a survival or stressed mode.

Irish classes for all levels at Áras na nGael

Thu, Jan 19, 2023

Do you want to learn a new language, or even just to get back into the swing of it? Áras na nGael is offering Irish language classes this spring.

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