An exam survival guide for Leaving Cert students and parents

Thu, May 19, 2022

It is normal for examination students to feel stressed coming up to the written papers. Here are some simple tips that can help you to dial down the anxiety levels.

Take a deep breath: after two years of stop-start schooling, June 8, 2022, sees the beginning of the written papers in this year’s Leaving/Junior Cert examinations.

Get ahead in maths or English this summer with Kumon

Thu, May 19, 2022

Summer offers a marvellous opportunity to start developing your child’s skills in English or maths. With only 20 minutes of daily study, the individualised programme designed for your child builds study skills while establishing the robust academic foundation for further advancement.

Discover your child’s potential with Kumon maths or English

Thu, May 12, 2022

Kumon maths and English programmes are completely individualised, year round programmes which offer the possibility of using the summer months productively. 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.

GRETB apprenticeship open evening event

Thu, May 12, 2022

Are you considering an apprenticeship as a career? Would you like more information on this rewarding career path? The GRETB Training Centre is hosting an apprenticeship information evening on Thursday, May 19, for parents and students.

The GRETB Apprenticeship Unit will be providing information and talks on apprenticeship career options and also giving tours of the training centre workshops and facilities.

NUI Galway to host information session on alternative pathways to study

Thu, May 12, 2022

NUI Galway is hosting a special information session this evening for prospective students eligible for alternative pathways into university. The event will be open to anyone seeking advice on courses available through the Access Centre and for people applying for part-time courses as mature students.

NUI Galway launches summer camp for secondary students

Thu, May 12, 2022

NUI Galway, in partnership with the HEA, is launching the Inventioneers summer camp from June 7 to 10 2022. The Inventioneers summer camp is for second level students in transition year and senior cycle who want to solve everyday problems related to sustainability in extraordinary ways.

Merlin College accredited as a safe space for LGBTQ+ students in Galway

Thu, May 12, 2022

Merlin College has joined 12 other schools nationwide in being accredited by Belong To as a Safe & Supportive School for LGBTQ+ students. The schools received an award from the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alison Gilliland, at an event in the Mansion House, Dublin, last week.

NUI Galway academics rewarded for teaching excellence

Thu, May 05, 2022

Teaching excellence at NUI Galway was celebrated at a special ceremony this week, with awards presented to staff members for outstanding efforts in teaching.

Online course in manual and computerised payroll now enroling

Thu, May 05, 2022

Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB) presents a comprehensive Pitman Training payroll course, which provides a thorough introduction to payroll principles in the manual section, and in the computerised section students create real life payroll scenarios using Sage Micropay software, in addition to learning about PAYE modernisation. This course is fully funded under the Skills to Advance initiative for those in employment.

This online course will take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7pm to 9.30pm, commencing May 17.

Advance in English or maths this summer with Kumon

Thu, May 05, 2022

The summer months offer a marvellous opportunity for students of all ages and abilities to consolidate and advance their academic skills with the Kumon maths or English programmes. A free diagnostic test establishes the “just right” start point for the student and an individualised study programme for just 20 minutes daily enables the student to develop at his/her own individual pace in the subject of choice.

Echo Acting returns with two summer courses

Thu, May 05, 2022

Echo Acting is back at the Connacht Hotel for a summer term of acting for adults. There are two exciting courses available, Acting and Reacting and Shaping the Actor. Both courses are run by founder Rena Bryson who has 10 years of teaching experience alongside her vast hands-on experiences as an actor.

NUI Galway to host MBA open evening

Thu, May 05, 2022

NUI Galway’s AMBA and AACSB accredited MBA programme, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, will host a virtual MBA open evening on May 11 at 6pm. The open evening is a great opportunity to learn about the programme and to meet MBA faculty, students, and graduates.

Summer courses at the French Institute for adults, secondary school students, and children

Thu, Apr 28, 2022

Would you like to make the most of the long summer days while learning, refreshing. or practising your French?

The French Institute is running summer courses this year starting on May 16. There are courses for adults at all levels, from beginners to advanced, and a choice of morning or evening classes. The courses last six weeks, for two hours a week. They will end on the last week of June, just in time for this enjoyable holiday in France.

Bord Bia launches recruitment campaign for 2023 marketing fellowship programme

Thu, Apr 28, 2022

Bord Bia, through its Talent Academy, is now accepting applications for its 2023 postgraduate programme with up to 20 fully-funded places on offer. The programme includes a fully funded masters at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, a bursary, and a guaranteed work placement through the agency’s domestic and global network.

Trading Faces Film School

Thu, Apr 21, 2022

Students love this course! The programme is a practical, hands on course, that allows the actors the opportunity to experience the business of film making from both ‘in front of’ and ‘behind’ the camera.

Acting 4 stage 4 teens

Thu, Apr 21, 2022

Ever wanted to take to the stage, and perform to a live audience.

ICDL - digital skills for employability and productivity

Thu, Apr 14, 2022

GRETB Training Centre is offering a fully funded International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) course. This full-time online course starts on May 16 and runs for 20 weeks which includes four weeks’ work placement.

An overview of my transition year

Thu, Apr 14, 2022

When I started transition year in Presentation College Headford last September, I wasn’t sure what the year ahead would bring. I feared at the start it would be a year I regretted doing. However I am now in my final two months of transition year and I am mournful that it is coming to an end. On my very first day, my TY coordinator told us, “Your transition year is what you make of it.” I promised myself that I was going to make the most out of it and take every opportunity given to me, a few of which I will share in this article.

Galway Community College welcome Erasmus+ students to unveil outdoor classroom on the shores of Lough Atalia as part of climate change study in the EU

Thu, Apr 07, 2022

Galway Community College, (GCC), GRETB is welcoming an Erasmus+ delegation of 30 students and four teachers from a school in Croatia and a school in Spain, to Galway city this week. The students are here as part of the endangered species and biodiversity project, a climate change research study in the European Union, that all three schools have been working on.

Alternative route to education a hit with Galway teens

Thu, Apr 07, 2022

‘In your own time’ could be the motto at Galway Community Training Centre (CTC) where early school leavers who, for a variety of reasons, find mainstream education a less than perfect fit can access a practical creative two year accredited alternative.

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