Autumn at the French Institute

Thu, Sep 10, 2020

The French Institute, established in Galway city for the past 35 years, offers a full range of classes, both online and in-premises. It has a wide array of courses for children (from age four), secondary school students, and adults, both daytime and evenings, starting the week of September 14.

Training and apprenticeship options with GRETB Training Centre

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

The GRETB Training Centre is working hard to ensure the safe return and wellbeing of learners and staff as they navigate a new training and education landscape, where learners can enjoy the training centre experience through blended and online engagement. The GRETB Training Centre will continue to offer a wide range of training courses using full time, part time, or blended learning delivery methods. All courses are run subject to guidelines issued by the Department of Education and Skills which will be in line with the Government roadmap for reopening society and business and plans for how the Covid-19 restrictions will be lifted.

All of courses offered by the GRETB Training Centre are certified, and accredited by national and internationally recognised examining and professional bodies

Study business at Galway Community College

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

Galway Community College (GCC) continues to offer a wide range of further education courses in the business area. The college offers courses in business and accounting, legal and medical secretary, marketing, PR and web design, business information systems, and retail pharmacy assistant. GCC also offers Level 6 business courses in business management and accounting. These courses help students to develop crucial communication skills, presentation skills, and improved project management, while learning key IT programmes and techniques.

Autumn at the French Institute

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

The French Institute, established in Galway city for the past 35 years, offers a full range of classes, both online and in-premises. It has a wide array of courses for children (from age four), secondary school students, and adults, both daytime and evenings, starting the week of September 14.

Three new music hubs for Galway’s young people

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

From September, children and young people in Galway will have access to three new music hubs – one in Ballinasloe, one in Clifden, and Wellpark Music Hub in Galway city. The new music hubs will offer affordable weekly music lessons to ages six to 18.

Socially distanced Gaeilge

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

Are you ready to take your first steps into the post Covid-19 world? Conradh na Gaeilge is offering a chance to learn through its series of autumn Irish language classes. The classes are available across a number of platforms to enable you to join Imelda May in reclaiming your language. This year’s classes are available in Áras na nGael, 45 Dominick Street, and also online via Zoom.

ISSU launches study services resource for Leaving Certificate students of 2020 sitting exams

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

The Irish Second-Level Students’ Union (ISSU) has created a page of online resources to support Leaving Certificate students of 2020 who wish to sit examinations.

Book now: The Grinds Academy offering one week free trial

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

The Grinds Academy is opening for its 12th year this September and is offering Junior and Leaving Cert students a one-week free trial of a subject of their choice in the location of their choice. Students can choose from English, Irish, or French in Galway city, Claregalway, Athenry, or Caherlistrane in north Galway.

Learn Spanish at The Spanish Institute

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

The Spanish Institute is starting a new term full of courses and activities for students. The autumn term will start on September 14 and will offer a variety of Spanish group classes, both face to face and online, to all levels, as well as one to one classes. The new schedule is available on the institute’s website, www.spanishinstitute.ie, where students will be able to book their chosen course between September 4 and 11.

Line interactive online English classes with John Conneely

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

Covid-19 has caused our attitudes to many things to be re-evaluated and teaching and learning have not escaped. John Conneely regards the challenge as an opportunity to deliver classes in a different way so that individual students will be able to interface with the syllabus at a pace that suits them.

'I had worked in IT since leaving university, but I never felt that spreadsheets and storage solutions were my true calling'

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

After my dad had a heart attack, I started to read about nutrition as I wanted to find out how I could help him and what preventative health measures I could use for myself and my family.

GMIT and GRETB offer maths course for second chance admission to GMIT

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology and Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board are jointly offering a maths course to CAO applicants who do not achieve the required grade in maths in their Leaving Certificate, giving students a second chance to gain admission to some courses in GMIT.

The course, called Enabling Maths, comprises a preparatory course and an entrance examination based on the Ordinary Level Leaving Certificate syllabus and of a comparable standard to the Ordinary Level LC maths examination. Students who achieve a pass mark in this examination are deemed to have met the minimum mathematics entry requirements for most GMIT programmes. No additional CAO points are awarded.

Autumn at the French Institute

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

The French Institute, established in Galway city for the past 35 years, offers a full range of classes, both online and in-premises. It has a wide array of courses for children (from age four), secondary school students, and adults, both daytime and evenings, starting the week of September 14.

Book now: The Grinds Academy offering one week free trial

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

The Grinds Academy is opening for its 12th year this September and is offering Junior and Leaving Cert students a one-week free trial of a subject of their choice in the location of their choice. Students can choose from English, Irish, or French in Galway city, Claregalway, Athenry, or Caherlistrane in north Galway.

Qualify as a SNA in 2020

Tue, Aug 25, 2020

Synergy Lifelong Learning is a special education training company directed by Mairéad McHale. Mairead and team have now opened their classes to learners in the midlands offering QQI level 5 and QQI Level 6 SNA training in Athlone.

Gain knowledge and self-confidence with Galway City Community Training Centre

Thu, Aug 20, 2020

Galway City Community Training Centre provides early school leavers with the skills, knowledge and self-confidence to gain nationally recognised qualifications and progress to employment, further training and education.

The Training Centre, which is based in the Liosbán Industrial Estate, provides a two-year training course for early school leavers at level three on the National Qualifications Framework.

Loughrea students advance to World F1 in schools finals in Melbourne

Thu, Aug 20, 2020

Students from St. Brigid’s College in Loughrea have qualified for the F1 in Schools World Finals in Melbourne next year. Their team ‘Quintolux’ beat off stiff competition to be crowned National Champions in the national finals held earlier this year, as well as winning ‘Best Social Media’ in the competition.

Galway City Community Training Centre offers early school leavers a clear path to a career

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Galway City Community Training Centre provides early school leavers with the skills, knowledge, and self-confidence to gain nationally recognised qualifications and progress to employment, further training, and education.

The training centre, which is based in the Liosbán Industrial Estate, provides a two-year training course for early school leavers at Level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework. Its programmes focus on mechanics, catering, information technology, and horticulture. The programmes include a literacy intervention and a number of support measures. Previous learners gained employment in restaurants, coffee shops, kitchens, hotels, takeaways, retail stores, garages, market gardens, garden centres, and as landscapers, as well as progressing to apprenticeships.

Dive into the world of acting this September

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Echo Acting will provide professional acting training for adults at the Connacht Hotel, starting in September. Created by the award winning Eva’s Echo Theatre Company, Echo Acting offers an informative and insightful view into the world of acting.

Calling all children and young people — a new music hub is coming to Wellpark

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

Music Generation Galway City is a new music education service for the City of the Tribes. As part of the national Music Generation network, its aim is to offer all children and young people a chance to participate in music-making. Like Barack Obama’s “leave no child behind" message, Music Generation Galway City is there to help children, regardless of background or means, to enjoy music in their life.

As part of Music Generation Galway City’s Spreagaigí programme, an exciting new after-school music hub is starting in September 2020 in Galway Community College, Wellpark Road. Parents and young people are now invited to register for weekly lessons. The hub will be open on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, starting September 15 and 17. Lessons will be given in small groups (maximum three) so making friends and having fun will be as much a part of the experience as learning a new musical instrument or skill.

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