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Around 300 free colleges places on 15 courses are to be made available at Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) through Springboard+ 2015. This is the largest offering of free part-time and full-time higher education places to provide reskilling and upskilling opportunities nationally for up to 9,000 jobseekers.

Q: Yesterday I attended for interview for a marketing role and felt I did well. I’m a new graduate and it was my first job interview. This morning, I got an email from the employer thanking me for coming along. She asked me to email her back confirming that I am still interested in the position. I am definitely interested, but found this to be an unusual question. Surely the fact that I turned up for the interview shows that I am interested. How should I reply? (LD, email).

Q: I’ve been doing the same job for the past 25 years - retail sales. I was reared in it and about 15 years ago I inherited the family shop. It’s all I know, and, to be honest, I am very happy doing it. But it’s fairly obvious my business is going downhill in these difficult times and I’m thinking about going before I am shoved, so to speak. But I have no idea what I might do next, and no clue where to start. Any tips - and I mean ‘early-stage’ stuff, not advanced? Baby steps. (DR, email)

GMIT Mayo is holding an open evening in the civic centre, Belmullet, for two construction courses and related funding opportunities on Tuesday, February 25, at 7 pm.

An opportunity for professionals and graduates who have been unemployed for more than 12 months is about to open up in Athlone, with the launch of an innovative programme under the Government-funded and EU-supported Momentum Skills Initiative.

A genuine opportunity is about to open up in Galway for people who find themselves unemployed for more than 12 months with the launch of two innovative programmes under the Government funded and EU supported Momentum Initiative.

The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, will visit the Employment and Advice Fair, which takes place at the Volvo Global Village, South Park, Galway and opens today (Friday June 29) from 3pm to 8pm, and Saturday, June 30 from 10am to 4pm. The event is aimed at Irish and EU workers looking for jobs locally and throughout Europe.

Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte has announced the appointment of eight members to the Board of TG4 including a new chairperson for the Board and among the appointees is Press & Information Officer at NUI Galway, Michelle Ní Chróinín.

Pivot Acquisition Corp, one of North America's largest value-added IT solutions providers, has announced the opening of a Shared Services Centre to support the company’s rapid growth and expansion. Based at the Parkmore Technical Park, Pivot Shared Services will build a world-class Shared Services team, creating 25 jobs in 2011 with 75 additional jobs planned for 2012.

November’s Mayo Open Coffee Club meeting will take place on Wednesday November 2 at 11am in the TF Royal Hotel, Castlebar, and this month the club will be focusing on the Public Procurement Process. Annually the market for public procurement in the EU amounts to approximately €1,800 billion.