Education Reference Guide 2014

Education Reference Guide

Jack and Jill launch new Recycle and Rewards Campaign The Qualifications Framework n Financial Support n Education Statistics Cyberbullying - making it up as we go along n Travelling with an Irish Qualification

Reference n Briefings n Listings n Calendars

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Education Reference Guide

Jack and Jill launch new Recycle and Rewards Campaign ................................4 Information Technology Education - FIT for IT?.................................................6 A Springboard to China for UCC students........................................................9 Shape a future with Saint Nicholas Montessori College Ireland.......................11 Mary Immaculate College..............................................................................12 FEATURE: Cyberbullying - making it up as we go along..................................14 Computing at UL - computing as if people matter..........................................16 Nursing at Trinity College - Caring into the future..........................................18 Part-time and Flexible-learning programmes at NUI Galway............................21 BRIEFING: Financial support for students........................................................23 Editor: Niall Gormley Production: Michael Farrell Publishers Ard Education Ltd. E: education@clubi.ie www.educationmagazine.ie

NCEF - A professional qualification in fitness education..................................27 Study online - Master of Arts In Teaching and Learning at Hibernia College......30 The Grafton Academy of Fashion Design........................................................33 DIT Tourism - Work placements: giving students the edge..............................34 UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland - Training for Irish Teachers of Chinese.....36 UCC College of Business and Law: Courses across a range of fields...............41 Turning Point Training Institute.......................................................................43

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Recycling for Children

Jack and Jill launch new Recycle and Rewards Campaign T

HE Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation provides direct funding, and 24/7 support, to families of children with brain damage. The work of the foundation enables these children, who suffer from severe intellectual and physical development delay, to avail of home respite care.

As a result of their condition, these children require intensive home nursing care, and it is through the Jack & Jill Foundation that this care can be offered to the 300 children from all over the country that the Foundation currently has under its wing. In some instances, the home help hours are part of the charities ‘End of Life Service’ which empowers parents to take their child home, to live their short lives in familiar surrounds, amongst family and friends.

The Foundation provides these families with the gift of time. Time to do the things that we so often take for granted such as, sleeping, shopping, working, going for a

walk etc. The simple things in life.

It is with this in mind that Jack & Jill have teamed up with Irish owned, global company, Swapkit Corporate, who have set up the re-use and recycle programs. Swapkit’s CEO Mr Brian Egan says they are very proud to support such a worthy cause as The Jack & Jill Foundation.

Whether through schools programmes, business schemes, or individual family initiatives, the recycling & reward campaign will bring much needed educational technology or lifesaving equipment to all parts of Ireland.

EDUCATIONAL REWARDS CAMPAIGN Did you know, there are an estimated 15 million used mobile phones still lying around people’s homes. Whether under a bed or thrown in a cupboard, with over two million phones sold in Ireland annually, they

shouldn’t be hard to come by.

It is the aim of Jack & Jill, through the Educational Rewards Campaign, and in conjunction with our recycle partner, Swapkit, to collect 250,000 used mobile phones The Campaign will provide educational rewards and will target schools, colleges, universities, crèches etc.

Not only will you be helping our environment by preventing these used devices from ending up in landfill, in the reuse programme you will also be preventing future mining for precious minerals that are used in mobile phones of today.

Swapkit have developed a rewards structure for your old unwanted devices. For specified quantities of used devices you can receive the latest educational equipment.

Below are some samples of what will be on offer from this September 2014 when the campaign kicks off.

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Old Phones Save Lives Campaign

DUBLIN GAA Legend John O’Leary with Swapkit CEO Brian Egan support Jack and Jills old phones save lives campaign Jack and Jills campaign enables sports clubs, business, and schools to swap old phones for a life-saving defibrillator Did you know that an estimated 5,000 people died from sudden cardiac arrest in Ireland last year? You can help reduce this number by donating your mobile phones to the jack and jill children’s foundation in exchange for defibrillator.

The Jack and Jill foundation in association with Swapkit Corporate aim to give away 1,000 defibrillators across Ireland in the next 12 months. We are offering Irish sports clubs, schools, companies and parishes the opportunity to gain a free lifesaving Zoll Automated External Defrillator (AED) by simply joining in our “Old Phones Save Lives” campaign, you

are not only supporting a great Irish children’s charity but you are also helping to provide these machines for your local community To join in this year’s Old Phones Saves Lives email defib@jackandjill.ie or Call Noel on 1800 30 33 76.

Some of the rewards on offer Everything from Imacs to charging trolleys, Swapkit also will have a great selection of pre-loved devices

These pre-loved devices, under the

banner, ensure that used devices continue to provide educational benefits to a new, and wider, audience.

To join in this year’s Educational Reward Campaign simply email phonerecycling@jackandjill.ie or Call Noel on 1800 30 33 76 .

See www.jackandjill.ie for more information.

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Information Technology Education

FIT for IT?

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HAT does it take to embark on a career in IT? Do you have to be a mathematical genius or have a scientific mind? What kind of study should you undertake and is a third level qualification the best way to get into the field?

FIT (Fastrack to IT) has seen over 9,000 people who went through its courses secure jobs because they gained the IT skills needed in the workplace. FIT has gained a few insights over the years and wants to share its perspective on what it takes to be ‘fit for IT’.

More and more jobs require people to have some IT skills and this trend is growing. This is not surprising when you consider how dependent we have become on our digital devices in everyday life and how many of us use our mobiles for a lot more than phone calls.

If we are used to keeping up to date on what is going on and saving our notes, images and all kinds of stuff in the ‘cloud’ then we would be surprised if our workplaces were any different. And workplaces nowadays are adopting more and more of the digital experience that we take for granted in our personal lives. So we advise all young people to sharpen up their IT skills even if they do not plan to become ‘IT practitioners’ as they will virtually all have to be ‘IT users’ in the workplace of today.

So what is involved in becoming an ‘IT practitioner’, which is someone who develops, sells, maintains or supports IT systems?

As you might guess from the above description there are a variety of ways to make a good living based on a knowledge, understanding and skillset in IT. We asked our colleague Fidelma Furey, FIT Career Coach & Employer Liaison Officer, to pass on some tips based on her recent experience of helping over 200 students from the FIT ICT Technologies Programme to get selected by employers for internships in the IT sector.

What kinds of students participated in the FIT ICT Technologies Programme?

All of the students we worked with on this Programme had experienced recent unemployment of at least twelve months as this was a requirement to qualify under the

rules of the government Momentum programme which provided funding for these FIT courses.

They ranged in age from twenty to sixty and whereas younger students had little experience of working the older students had already accumulated a wealth of valuable work and life experience.

What are the most common things that employers look for?

Employers obviously want some IT skills and the more practical these are the better.

For example, if they need a web developer then the ability to use some of the common web tools and software programmes are advantageous. Whilst it is essential to have the requisite IT skills, employers also look for other key competencies and sometimes candidates tend to overlook these.

For example, employers want to see people who can demonstrate that they are good team players and will look favourably on candidates who can show their contribution to the team through hobbies, i.e. football, athletics or through voluntary work projects.

Employers also value good communication skills and want to hire candidates who can demonstrate enthusiasm and a passion for the role they are applying for.

What tips have you got for students going to an interview?

Don’t forget to research the company and the role on offer. Consider what skills and qualities you can bring to the company and

n Fidelma Furey, FIT Career Coach and Employer Liaison Officer

provide evidence from your school work/ projects/work experience/interests to support this.

Present yourself well. Choose a suitable outfit (suit) for the interview and pay attention to personal grooming.

Maintain good eye contact throughout the interview from the time you shake the interviewer’s hand to the time you leave the interview and finally ensure that you convey your interest, passion and suitability for the role.

So based on your experience what kind of young person should consider a career in IT? So who should consider a role in IT? If you have a strong interest in IT, are technically minded, enjoy ‘tinkering about’ with PCs, phones and gadgets. Do you enjoy or have an interest in developing apps to make mundane tasks easier?

You might like the idea of being part of a product development cycle and work on developing or testing products? You may prefer to analyse data and consider a role as a business analyst within the IT sector or you might be a great planner and organiser and have the perfect skillset to become an IT project manager.

Consider your skills, strengths and passions. If any of the above resonates then maybe a career in IT is for you….the world is your oyster!

NOT A MATHEMATICAL GENIUS Thanks Fidelma, so it appears you do not necessarily have to be a mathematical genius or have a scientific mind. Now back to the question of what kind of study you should undertake to embark on an IT career.

The traditional route is to apply for a third level course in a university, institute of technology or private third level college.

But these are not the only ways to get started. Colleges of Further Education offer PLC courses and other types of courses that provide a pathway that suits many students.

What about opportunities to study and learn at the same time? Do they exist in the Irish system like for example in Germany?

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This is a question that FIT has been asking over the last few years and it has been supported in its efforts through its partnership with Microsoft in the Youth2Work project.

Youth2Work was launched by Taoiseach Enda Kenny earlier this year and aims to help 10,000 young people strengthen their opportunities to enter careers in the IT sector.

NEW PATHWAYS FIT believes that we must urgently create new pathways for young people to fully exploit growing skills IT shortages which were identified by the FIT ICT Skills Audit published in May of 2013. We are also involved in a European wide campaign ‘eSkills for Jobs 2014’ which promotes further education in IT. One of the recommendations of the ICT Skills Audit was that Ireland should initiate a Dual Education system to foster a new ICT Associate Professional stream of talent for the ICT/technology workforce. The industry is calling for this new approach and ICT Ireland has advocated that it be prioritised by government. FIT would like to hear from teachers, guidance counsellors and principals who are in support of this approach so please email info@fit.ie if you feel this new approach could be of value.

The FIT ICT Associate Professional pathway is shown in the graphic above. It involves combining periods of study and work over a two year period to gain formal qualifications along with real work experience.

So what is it actually like to undertake an ICT Associate pathway? We have to look to the experience of other countries to answer that and one person who has written passionately about his personal experience is Tobi Lütke, CEO of Shopify, see http://tobi.lutke.com/the-apprenticeprogrammer for his compelling story of which we have given readers a brief flavour below.

"I dropped out of school when I was 16 years old. School was not for me. To me, computers were so much more interesting.

Right or wrong, I felt like I wasted my time there and my real education was starting when I came home.

"I lost respect for the institution and of course this meant that I no longer bothered

n Peter Davitt CEO FIT, Cathriona Hallahan MD of Microsoft Ireland, Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D. and Bernard Dunne, WBA Super Bantamweight World Champion and Youth2Work champion at the launch of Youth2Work in 2013.

to put any effort into it. They diagnosed me with all sorts of learning disabilities and started to medicate me. I wanted to leave it all behind."

Tobi explains how his life changed as an apprentice programmer: "It turned out those learning disabilities were not real disabilities; I was simply a kinesthetic learner."

And in conclusion: "I learned a lot, and I am eternally thankful to have chosen that path. If only more countries struggling with dropout rates and job creation would give their students a similar choice."

BROAD GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS FIT is working with a broad group of stakeholders in education, industry, government and agencies who see the benefits of an ICT Associate Professional pathway as a new approach that Ireland should adopt to help more young people fulfill their potential to become valued ICT practitioners.

The Board of FIT, which is a not-for profit company is comprised of major multi-nationals Accenture, AOL, ATOS, Cisco, Dell, Eircom, EMC2, IBM, ICT Ireland, Lionbridge, Maxim, Microsoft, NTR, Oracle, Origin Enterprises, PayPal/eBay, SAP, Skillsoft, Siemens, Sisk Healthcare, Symantec, Version 1, welocalise and Xcelerator.ie.

FIND OUT MORE FIT HEAD OFFICE, DUBLIN 7A Bellevue Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 Tel: +353 1 8825570 Email: info@fit.ie

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CORK OFFICE NSC, Mahon, Cork Tel: +353 21 2307088

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CIVIL DEFENCE SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

Are you up to the challenge?

Students interested in becoming Volunteer members of Civil Defence should contact their local Civil Defence Officer Volunteers are multi-skilled and the main programmes of activity undertaken by the organisation are: • Casualty: Provision of a first-aid and ambulance service • Rescue: Urban rescue, open country search for missing persons and water based search and recovery • Auxiliary Fire Service: Pump and ladder drills, pumping floodwaters and supplying water to the Community • Warden Service & Radiation Monitoring: Radiation detecting and monitoring • Welfare: Provision of hot meals, drinks and psychosocial support • Communications: Operation of two independent radio systems

To learn more about Civil Defence you can log on to our website at www.civildefence.ie

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UCC Asian Studies

A Springboard to China for UCC students

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WO UCC students have been awarded scholarships allowing them to attend the prestigious 2014 Shanghai Summer School in China this July.

Kevin Rice from Cork City and Nicola Byrne from Carrick-on-Suir are currently undertaking a Higher Diploma in Chinese Business, Language and Culture at UCC, offered as part of the government’s Springboard scheme which offers free places on part-time education courses for job-seekers.

given the opportunity to return to education and study at UCC this year and found the course to have been “very insightful, thought provoking and challenging". She hopes for greater insights into Chinese culture which will put “the theoretical aspects of the course into practice” and appreciates the opportunity to study the language intensively in an authentic environment.

CHINESE CULTURE

For September 2014, UCC will offer a Higher Diploma in Business, Language and Culture in East Asia which broadens the scope of the 2013 course to include Korea and Japan as well as China, equipping participants to take advantage of business and career opportunities in this dynamic region.

As well as studying Korean, Japanese or Chinese language, students will learn how to interact and negotiate successfully with East Asian businesses both at home and as they increasingly look to invest in Ireland.

Understanding of the region’s history and cultures will underpin students’ skills in market analysis, business research report writing and business documentation.

The programme is again delivered by UCC’s School of Asian Studies, Ireland’s

The scholarships have been offered by UCC’s longstanding partner in the city, the University of Shanghai, and have been granted by the Shanghai Municipal Government. The students will attend intensive Chinese language classes and an engaging programme of lectures as they experience the essence of Chinese culture in China’s premier commercial city.

Both students are very excited by the prospect of studying in China and are looking forward to putting their learning from UCC into practice. Kevin Rice enthusiastically noted that this opportunity “is about exchanging cultures and representing Ireland”.

Nicola Byrne was delighted to have been

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leading centre for teaching and research on East Asia. The School has just appointed Dr Kevin Cawley to Ireland’s first permanent lectureship in Korean Studies, with a specialist in Japanese Studies to follow later in the summer.

FINE TUNING SKILLS Ly n d s e y E l A m o u d , B u s i n e s s Development Officer from Adult Continuing Education at UCC who has responsibility for the UCC Springboard programmes, says: "these scholarships are a great opportunity for the students to really fine tune the skills they have learned on the programme before they finish in the autumn and begin looking for work".

“Springboard courses, such as this one, can really help jobseekers improve their employability and hopefully, help them return to the labour market upon completion."

Digital Arts and Humanities and Marine Renewable Energy are some of the other courses on offer.

FIND OUT MORE For further information about UCC’s 2014 Springboard courses, please call 021-4904700, email ace.springboard@ ucc.ie or see springboard.ucc.ie for the full listing of courses.

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Shape a Future Go to www.snmci.ie Courses: Call 01-2806064 BA in Montessori Education (Level 7) / 01-2300080 BA (Honours) in email: info@snmci.ie Montessori Education (Level 8) or visit us at Higher Diploma in 16 Adelaide Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin Montessori Education (Level 8)

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Saint Nicholas College

Shape a future with Saint Nicholas Montessori College Ireland

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MONG the many colleges in Ireland offering teacher education, St. Nicholas Montessori College Ireland (SNMCI) in Dún Laoghaire has been providing degree programmes in this discipline since 1984. From Pestalozzi to Dewey’s progressive education, the Montessori Method has stood the test of time and is being used today in schools all over the world.

Dr. Maria Montessori, at the beginning of the twentieth century, based her child centred approach on careful observation of what children revealed about their developmental needs. Montessori education in Ireland is synonymous with the preschool sector and while this is important, it is not the full story. There are a number of Montessori schools providing education up to the age of 12, with pupils then successfully transitioning into the post-primary schools. Indeed, there is one such school o n t h e C o l l e g e ’s c a m p u s i n D ú n Laoghaire.

BECOMING A ROLE MODEL Montessori Education shows that the child is best supported in a learning environment which meets all his/her needs in order to become a valued member of his/ her society. By placing children in multiaged groupings, each child is surrounded by role models a little more developed than him/her or becomes a role model for younger peers. Encouraged by this supportive environment, co-operation replaces competition as the driving force.

SNMCI'S PROGRAMMES SNMCI’s qualifications have stood the test of time and now, strengthened by accreditation from Qualify and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), applicants can be assured of the quality of its programmes.

Each of the programmes continues SNMCI’s strong tradition of developing educators of the highest quality, who will serve and support children within all sectors

of Irish Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) settings.

Details of all programmes and their location are available on the college’s website at www.snmci.ie.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Graduates are also eligible for the higher incentivised ECCE scheme with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA); as teachers in Montessori preschools; as Special Needs Assistants. A number opt to continue with their study and progress to level 9 programmes in education, special education or other care, therapy, or education related programmes.

They may also progress to Higher Diplomas in Primary Education in Ireland, or to a Post-graduate Certificate in Education in the UK. Recent Government publications such as ‘Right from the Start’ point towards the need for a graduate- led workforce in early childhood education and care settings.

While this may take some time to achieve, a Saint Nicholas Montessori College qualification will be a distinct advantage as the ECCE sector strives towards professionalisation.

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COLLEGE Looking back over the past year, it has been an exciting time for the College. It has acquired a dedicated premises in Cork at 52 South Mall, while it is seeking to expand its facilities in Dún Laoghaire.

On top of that, applications for entry onto its Level 7 programme from September 2015 will be processed via the CAO system. These are all signs of a college which is very confident of its future and of the role its graduates will play in society.

But at the core of this, research has indicated that exposure to a programme with a very strong pedagogical basis such as Montessori education in the first five years of their life is highly advantageous to the child.

At the end of the day, that is what SNMCI is about – it is seeking to produce graduates who are confident, professional and ethical, but above all else, are equipped to positively shape the future of those children in their care.

FIND OUT MORE The College welcomes requests for more information - email info@snmci.ie.

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Mary Immaculate College, Limerick

MIC – the place to be!

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ARY Immaculate College is a university-level College of Education and the Liberal Arts, academically linked with the University of Limerick.

The College has a diverse and growing student population of over 3,200, enrolled in undergraduate programmes for B.Ed. and BA degrees, and in a range of postgraduate programmes at Diploma, MA and PhD level.

The College is situated in the southern suburbs of Limerick City and is within ten minutes' walk of the city centre, the main rail and bus terminus and a few miles from Shannon International airport. The city has a thriving cultural scene and is famous for its sporting tradition both in rugby and Gaelic games.

The campus has undergone much change over the past few years with the recent construction of two new buildings - a stateof-the-art multi-purpose sports complex named Tailteann which was voted Leisure Building of the Year 2008 by the RIAI and more recently Teamhair /TARA which consists of large lecture theatres, computer and teaching laboratories and the 500-seat Lime Tree Theatre.

The College has an active and inclusive Students’ Union and has a range of clubs and societies including an equestrian society, a drama society and a radio society with its own radio station – Wired FM! On-campus and off-campus residential accommodation is available.

FIND OUT MORE Mary Immaculate College, South Circular Road, Limerick.

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Anti Bullying

Cyberbullying - making it up as we go along

By Niall Gormley

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ORMALLY, the accusation that somebody is making policy up on the hoof is an insult intended to wound. But in the case of cyberbullying no other policy is possible.

The problem with cyberbullying is that the means of carrying it out is changing, and evolving by the day. Social media in general, and the smartphone and its extraordinary culture of app innovation in particular, is leaving policy makers floundering.

Cyberbullying presents a unique challenge to principals and other administrators in the education field. Relationships that could be observed and managed in the school yard and on campus have moved into cyberspace, at once removing some responsibility but leaving the residue of damaged students and young people both bullied and bully.

DELIBERATE, REPEATED, HOSTILE The Wikipedia entry for Cyberbullying leads with the US Department of Health definition: Cyberbullying is the use of Information Technology to harm or harass other people in a deliberate, repeated, and hostile manner.

A number of tragedies involving young people reported in the press has highlighted the dangers involved and the vulnerability of teenagers in particular at a very emotionally sensitive point in their lives. While schools are not the cause of the problem, the school setting provides a very important platform to tackle the issue. And thus the

pressure on the education system as a whole to come up with some solutions.

The good news is that educators are coming to this on the back of much raised awareness of the issue of bullying and abuse in general in the past twenty years.

Many schools have developed policies to address 'traditional' bullying, both physical and psychological and there is much greater understanding of the life-long consequences of all kinds of personal abuse among professionals in the education sector.

they are to keep a check, with 64 per cent of under 35-year-olds monitoring their children’s online activity weekly, reducing to 40 per cent among the over-45s.

So schools are in some way compensating for an absence of oversight in the home. With this in mind Webwise launched the #Up2Us Anti-Bullying Kit earlier this year with the aim of the Kit to empower post-primary students to address bullying, in particular cyber bullying, in their local communities and therefore spreading awareness not only in schools but in broader society.

DIFFICULT TO MEASURE POSITIVE ACTIONS As with many socially hidden phenomena, cyberbullying is difficult to quantify statistically. In a poll carried out by Amarach Research for the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD) published in early 2014, fully nine per cent of young people said they had bullied another student online. This was almost double the reported rate of five per cent in 2013.

On the other side of the coin 16 per cent said they have been the target of online or text bullying – a rise of one-third on the previous year. The survey also showed that parents may not be fully aware of the extent to which the children are suffering, with only 12 per cent reporting that a child of theirs has been a victim of cyberbullying.

It also found that 26 per cent of parents monitor their children’s activities online on a daily basis, while 15 per cent never monitor. The older the parent, the less likely

The Anti-Bullying Kit includes the #Up2Us Teachers' Handbook which has ten lessons that cover the anti-bullying section of the new Junior Cycle SPHE course.

The lessons attempt to engage students on cyber bullying using active and engaging methodologies and updated, relevant information.

Through discussion and small-group activities, this programme promotes positive actions and behaviours which should help students to create an anti-cyber bullying environment on a school-wide level and in the wider world.

The second part of the #Up2Us AntiBullying Kit is the interactive poster making activity, which is one of the ways in which students can tackle cyber bullying.

The interactive poster activity aims to be a fun and easy way of spreading anti-bullying messages while making positive,

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creative and innovative use of technology.

Using the poster grids, stickers and cutout shapes provided in the Kit young people can design colorful posters with anti-bullying slogans. The idea is that these posters will then be made interactive when students share a photograph of their poster on social media.

This will contribute to creating a positive anti-bullying culture on social media sites using messages generated by young people and disseminated amongst their peers.

Further interactivity of the posters can be explored through the creation of videos using stop-motion apps, mobile phones and with the help of the #Up2Us Student Guide included in the Kit. THE FUTURE The Internet Content Governance Advisory (ICGA) Group set up by the Government to tackle all the IT areas associated with cyberbullying delivered its report in June 2014 and the key recommendations are set out in the box below.

At the heart of the report ICGA Group said that internet safety and digital literacy skills should be a core element of the curriculum at both primary and secondary schools.

On the legislative side the Group said that the law dealing with communications

regulation should include electronic communications involving ‘sending of messages which are grossly offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing’.

Some groups representing children believe that the legislative measures don't go far enough in that consideration should be given to block directly offensive material.

On foot of the report the Government has immediately decided to make abuse

sent electronic communications, such as Tweets or Facebook messages a criminal offence. Of course, the policing of this change will be a critical matter as there is a thin line between criticism and abuse.

Administrators in the education field will still be at the coalface in dealing with the issue of cyberbullying. The ICGA report perhaps misses the urgency of the situation and schools and universities policies will continue to evolve with experience.

The Internet Content Governance Advisory Group report THE Internet Content Governance Advisory Group was formed in November 2013.

This specialist working group, consisting of experts in the fields of child safety and online behaviour as well as technical and industry experts, have considered the emerging issues in the area of online content and its general impact on the lives of children and young people over the past year, and issued its report in June 2014.

The key recommendations of the group: 1. Institutional/Structural Recommendations • A revised role for the Office for Internet Safety (OiS) • Expand and reconfigure the Internet Safety Advisory Committee as the National Council for Child Internet Safety.

• Enhance and resource the Safer Internet Ireland project, currently co-financed by the European Commission, to act as the Safer Internet Ireland Centre (SIIC).

2. Legislative Measures • Amend the Communications Regulation (Amendment) Act 2007 to include ‘electronic communications’ within the definition of measures dealing with the ‘sending of messages which are grossly offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing’.

• Establish a review of the suitability of current discovery and disclosure rules of court to ensure that these processes are suitable for cases involving online media.

3. Administrative/Policy Questions • That the Department of Communications, Energy and

Natural Resources be formally charged with coordinating Internet content policy at government level in addition to its extant roles in dealing with these issues at an international level.

• Responsibility for the governance of online media on demand in accordance with the provisions of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive should be assigned to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.

• An inter-agency working group should be established by the Department of Education and Skills in conjunction with the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment to identify appropriate mechanisms to ensure that Internet safety and digital literacy skills are taught as a core element of the curriculum at both primary and post-primary levels.

• Internet service providers (ISPs) and mobile network operators (MNOs) should be encouraged to include parental control products and services as part of their consumer offering.

• An awareness-raising campaign to encourage parents to make more use of the array of parental controls should be developed as a collaborative initiative of National Parent Councils, youth representative organisations, children’s charities and industry.

• A ‘family-friendly’ logo to designate the use of filtering of adult or other age-inappropriate content for public Wi-Fi access points should be developed.

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Computer Science & Information Systems

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LM051 BSc in Computer Systems

http://www.csis.ul.ie/course/LM051 Despite all the advances, software intensive systems continue to present many demanding challenges for the professionals who design, build, test and deploy them. The development of computer-based systems promises to be an exciting and indispensable career for the foreseeable future.

LM110 BSc in Computer Games Development http://www.csis.ul.ie/course/LM110

Computer games development is innovative and exciting from a technological and creative perspective, providing career opportunities for imaginative, logical, and energetic students.

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graduates enjoy an employment rate 8% higher than the national average for all other Irish graduates” Source: Higher Education Authority, 2010

LM113 BSc in Digital Media Design

http://www.csis.ul.ie/course/LM113 There is an increasing need for graduates with the ability to cross social and technical boundaries, in order to exploit the opportunities offered by computer technology in a range of industries and services such as recording, general media, broadcasting and education.

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LM114 BSc in Music, Media and Performance Technology

http://www.csis.ul.ie/course/LM114 Develop the technical and creative skills required to be successful media practitioners in both the music and media industries.

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School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin

Caring into the future Study Nursing and Midwifery at Trinity College, the University of Dublin

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S THE leading School of Nursing & Midwifery in Ireland we pride ourselves on providing our students with a world class educational experience and access to some of Ireland’s best health care services as part of their undergraduate education.

Four year honors degree programmes in midwifery and nursing disciplines (general, general and children’s, mental health and intellectual disability) are offered. Two of these programmes are profiled below but you can read about all of our courses the school website: http://nursing-midwifery.tcd.ie.

PROFILE: INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY NURSING With recent figures showing there are in excess of 25,000 people with intellectual disability registered on the National Intellectual Disability Database in Ireland, have you considered a career in Intellectual Disability Nursing?

The School of nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, offers an innovative BSc. Degree programme, which enables stu-

dents to develop the relevant skills, knowledge and attitudes to provide professional nursing support to people with an intellectual disability. You will develop abilities, which will enable you to meet the physical, psychological, social, emotional and spiritual needs of people with an intellectual disability.

The course is structured in modules of 63 weeks theory, 48 weeks practical placements and 36 weeks of internship. You will be given the opportunity to gain valuable experience across a wide variety of settings, such as the living areas for children and adults with intellectual disability, day centres, employment settings, physiotherapy units, recreational departments and many other areas.

The intellectual disability nurse provides therapeutic interventions, practical support, and nursing care for persons with an intellectual disability of all ages and abilities. The intellectual disability nurse may work in a diversity of roles, from intensive physical nursing of individuals with a profound disability, to facilitative guidance in assisting children, adolescents and adults to live lives of the highest quality in the community.

Furthermore, completion of the degree programme opens doors for you in health and social care in wide and varied types of employment, as well as providing opportunities to continue with postgraduate education.

PROFILE: MENTAL HEALTH NURSING The World Health Organisation reports that 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem at some point in their lives. A career in mental health nursing offers students with a range of career opportunities, which start with undertaking an undergraduate degree programme.

The School of Nursing and Midwifery, TCD, offers a contemporary and innovative four year mental health nursing degree programme, run in partnership with St. Patrick’s University Hospital and the HSE East Coast Area and South Western Area. The over-

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arching aim of the four year mental health nursing programme is to educate mental health nurses to work in a recovery orientated and evidenced based way with people experiencing mental distress.

Emphasis within the programme is on developing the skills required to facilitate the person and their family to find hope, resilience, meaning personal resourcefulness, and optimum mental health and well-being.

During the programme students will have the opportunity to work alongside skilled nurses in areas such as acute mental health services, community and primary care services as well as specialist services such as eating disorder services, addiction services and child and adolescent services. The course is structured in modules of 63 weeks theory, 48 weeks practical placements and 36 weeks of internship.

Apart from offering you a diverse and challenging career where you feel you made a difference to people’s lives and the type of society we live in, the Mental Health Nursing degree is a great programme of study that will equip you with skills to work in a variety of settings and can be a launchpad for postgraduate education and research.

Mental Health and Intellectual Disability nursing can be sometimes emotionally demanding roles but the challenges are easily outweighed by the satisfaction and the rewards that you will experience.

If you feel you have the warmth and understanding required to respond to people in distress, or with special needs, you should consider following a career in either of these nursing fields.

FIND OUT MORE For more information about the School and our courses, log on to www.nursing-midwifery.tcd.ie Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TCD.Nursing.Midwifery Contact Jeni Ryan on (01) 896 3860, email ryanjen@tcd.ie to arrange a tour of our facilities, arrange for a lecturer to deliver a talk to your class or to find out about our transition year programme and open days.

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Part-time and Flexible-learning programmes at NUI Galway STUDENTS seeking to develop new skills or considering part-time study options are advised to contact the Centre for Adult Learning and Professional Development at NUI Galway for information regarding their part-time programmes commencing in September 2014.

An extensive range of part-time, flexiblelearning programmes are on offer suitable for those who require professional development opportunities to up-skill or enhance their career prospects. Subject areas that are available include Business and management, Community Education, Education & Tr a i n i n g , E a r l y C h i l d h o o d S t u d i e s , Languages, Information Technology, PreUniversity Courses, and Science and Technology programmes.

“Having recently rebranded the area of adult education to its new title of Centre for Adult Learning and Professional Development, the Centre will continue to offer the same commitment and support to adult learners by dedicated team members, but will also provide educational opportunities and programmes which focus on up-skilling and cross-skilling students for today’s competitive and fast-changing market place” explains Centre Director, Nuala McGuinn.

VARIETY OF LEARNING NEEDS NUI Galway’s Adult Learning and Professional Development programmes suit students with a variety of learning and lifestyle needs. Courses are offered through classroom-based mode, online learning or through a blend of both, offering flexibility and support to prospective students.

Ms McGuinn continued, “While students may choose programmes for their own personal development and enjoyment, the majority of learners are seeking career advancement and new skills to enhance their CV. Programme content which is offered in a flexible manner, meets the professional development requirements of learners while enabling them to continue in or seek employment will always be in high demand.”

Some of the newer programmes on offer this year include the Diploma in Business Analytics and the Diploma in E-business Analysis. These programmes aim to develop students’ analytical skills and their business/

n Pictured at the launch of the Adult Learning and Professional Development Programmes prospectus were (from left) Dr. Sheila Garrity, Dr. Niamh Nolan, Dr. Anne Walsh, Nuala McGuinn (Director), Suzanne Golden, Deirdre Hardiman and Helen Casey

technology skills and also their understanding of information systems within organisations.

Interest in programmes in the Science and Technology area including specialisms in Medical Device Science, Environmental Sustainability and Lean & Quality Systems has grown over the past number of years as a direct result of industry requiring increased skills in these areas. Study options are available at Diploma, Degree and individual module level.

Diplomas are also available in a selection of high quality language courses for adult learners. Students practice their chosen language through a variety of activities, such as guided speaking practice, listening comprehension activities, grammar and vocabulary exercises. Languages on offer include Gaeilge, French, Italian (via classroom mode and online), Spanish and German.

RETRAINING OR UP-SKILLING Students can also chose to take individual modules from the suite of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit options and may be useful for learners who do not have the time to commit to a full programme of study or for those who require a module for the purposes of retraining or up-skilling.

Standalone modules are available in

Innovation Management, Technology Management, Education and Training, Early Childhood Studies, Community Education and Software Engineering.

POPULAR PROGRAMMES This year many of our popular programmes such as the fully online MSc in Software Engineering and Database Technologies, Diploma in Software Engineering and the Professional Diploma in Education (Further Education) are on offer again.

Additionally, the Postgraduate Diploma/ Certificate in Practice Based Play Therapy is available in conjunction with the Academy of Play and Child Psychotherapy (APAC), this course is ideal for teachers and educators who wish to add therapeutic play skills to their existing teaching or psychology skills for working with children.

FIND OUT MORE A full list of all programmes and application details are available at www.nuigalway.ie/adultlearning.

Additional information is available at by contacting the Centre for Adult Learning and Professional Development at adultlearning@ nuigalway.ie or 091 495241, or visit the Centre’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/nuigalway.adulted.

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Tours

The story of the capital

Dublin City Hall An outstanding example of the Georgian architecture for which Dublin is world-renowned www.dublincity.ie/dublincityhall/

PEOPLE’S COLLEGE For Adult Education 31 Parnell Square, Dublin 1

The People’s College for Adult Education organises adult education in a wide range of subjects for trade unionists, their families and the general public at very reasonable prices. Most are evening classes but Spanish, Yoga and Creative Writing are offered in the morning.

Courses offered include Creative Writing, Languages, Music & Art Appreciation, Yoga, Pilates, Painting, Photography, History and Genealogy.

The college also has a choir, debating society and a Drama Group.

For Prospectus send SAE (60C) to: People’s College Office. Available to collect from: 31 Parnell Square, Liberty Hall, Dublin 1 & Central Library, Ilac Centre

ENROLMENTS AUTUMN 2014: Monday 8th to Thursday 11th September 2014 Time 5.30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

----------------Monday 15th to Friday 19th & Monday 22nd to Thursday 25th September 2014 Time 12 noon to 5 p.m.

VENUE: PEOPLE’S COLLEGE, 31 PARNELL SQUARE, DUBLIN 1 POSTAL ENROLMENTS WELCOMED. For further Information:

Tel: 8735879 • Email: info@peoplescollege.ie www.peoplescollege.ie

CITY Hall, situated in the heart of Dublin is an outstanding example of the Georgian architecture for which Dublin is world-renowned. Designed

by Thomas Cooley, it was built by the Guild of Merchants as the Royal Exchange and used as a financial centre until Dublin Corporation bought the building in 1851. It was re-named 'City Hall' in 1852 at the first meeting held there of Dublin City Council.

City Hall was the hub of Dublin’s civic administration until 1995, when Dublin Corporation moved its headquarters to the newly completed Civic Offices at Wood Quay. It was then refurbished from 1998-2000, and was open to the public in 2000. It is still the focal point for the Council’s elected members, Dublin City Council and the Council meets on the first Monday of every month in the historic Council Chamber, originally the coffee-room of the Royal Exchange.

The sheer size and sumptuous fittings of City Hall reflect the prestige of Dublin in the late 18th century. The spectacular entrance hall or Rotunda with its spacious dome is surrounded by an ambulatory where the merchants strolled and discussed business. The Rotunda is now available for hire for corporate events, private functions and Civil Marriage/ Civil Partnership Ceremonies.

The superb vaults at lower ground floor level were also restored as part of the refurbishment of City Hall and they now host a multi media exhibition, “The Story of the Capital”. The exhibition traces Dublin’s evolution, from before the Anglo-Norman invasion of 1170 to the present day through a mix of video and newsreel footage, display of a number of important artefacts, interactive software and interpretative text. Audio guides and leaflets are available in several different languages, the building is fully wheelchair accessible and a charming café on site adds to the ambiance.

FIND OUT MORE www.dublincity.ie/dublincityhall/ • E. cityhall@dublincity.ie T. 222 2204 • Dublin City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2

THE SANDFORD LANGUAGE INSTITUTE Milltown Park, Sandford Road, Dublin 6 & CCT Education, 30-34 Westmorland St, D2

All World Languages

• Weekly Group Classes held throughout the year, on weekdays and weekends at Milltown Park.

• Intensive Courses during Mid-Term Breaks, Easter and Summer Holidays.

• Private Tuition & Grinds.

• Preparation for Leaving Cert. in all languages, ie, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Dutch, Arabic, Japanese, etc.

• Primary School Tuitions available in all languages.

• Tuition for students with special needs including Dyslexia.

• One off assessments available.

Phone 01-2601296 LARGE CAR PARK

Email: mary.zerbe@sandfordlanguages.ie Web: www.sandfordlanguages.ie

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Reference Guide Briefing:

Financial support for students The Student Grant WHAT DOES A GRANT COVER? Maintenance Grant A Maintenance Grant is a contribution towards the living costs of a student.

Maintenance Grants are paid over nine monthly instalments during the academic year.

Student Contribution Charge The Student Contribution Charge for 2014/15 is €2,750. Where the Student Contribution Charge applies to a course, the grant will cover 100% or 50% of this cost, depending on household income.

Tuition Fees If a student, or a course, is not covered under the Free Fees Schemes, the grant will cover Tuition Fees subject to eligibility criteria.

Field Trips The grant will cover eligible expenses for students attending compulsory field trips.

Postgraduate Fee Contribution A contribution of €2,000 is made towards the cost of the student’s tuition fees.

Please note: No grant payments are made until SUSI confirms a student’s registration and attendance with their college. The earliest this can take place is October 2014.

The Susi system SUSI is the national awarding authority responsible for Student Grants.

Applications for Student Grants are assessed under the criteria set out in the Student Support Act 2011, Student Support Regulations 2014 and Student Grant Scheme 2014.

SUSI assess Grant applications from prospective students hoping to attend approved further or higher education courses. Applications are made online and are subject to supporting documentation.

The online application system for the 2014/15 academic year opened on May 8 2014.

Elegibility criteria Who's eligible?

Grant values

RESIDENCY Applicants must be resident in Ireland or the EU, EEA or Switzerland for 3 of the last 5 years.

STUDENTS ATTENDING:

The different rates of Maintenance Grants, depending on household income, can be seen below.

NATIONALITY Applicants must be an Irish, EU, EEA or Swiss National or have specific leave to remain in the State.

4 Approved Undergraduate courses in Ireland, or another EU member state

PREVIOUS EDUCATION If applicants have previously attended further or higher education courses, regardless of whether they received a grant, this will be taken into account when assessing their application to ensure that they meet the ‘progression’ criteria.

BACK TO EDUCATION ALLOWANCE (BTEA) If applicants are in receipt of BTEA and are attending a PLC course they will not be eligible for funding. If they are attending a Higher Education course they may be eligible for the student contribution charge and tuition fees (in certain cases).

INCOME Household income is assessed for the 2013 Tax Year and must fall between one of the specified thresholds in order to qualify for Grant funding.

The thresholds may be adjusted depending on the number of dependents in the household and how many of those dependents are attending further or higher education courses.

4 Approved Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses in Ireland;

4 Approved Postgraduate courses in Ireland or Northern Ireland.

What Grants?

POST LEAVING CERTIFICATE COURSES IN IRELAND: 4 Maintenance Grant only.

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES IN IRELAND: 4 Maintenance Grant; 4 Student Contribution Charge; 4 Tuition Fees (in certain cases); and 4 Compulsory Field Trips (in certain cases) UNDERGRADUATE COURSES IN THE EU, EEA OR SWITZERLAND: 4 Maintenance Grant only.

POSTGRADUATE COURSES IN IRELAND OR NORTHERN IRELAND: 4 Postgraduate Fee Contribution OR 4 Postgraduate Tuition Fees; and 4 Compulsory Field Trips (in certain cases)

ADJACENT RATE Where travelling from within 45kms of college: 100% ................................... €1,215 75% ........................................ €910 50% ........................................ €605 25% ........................................ €305 NON-ADJACENT RATE Where travelling from over 45kms to college: 100% ................................... €3,025 75% ..................................... €2,270 50% ..................................... €1,515 25% ........................................ €755 SPECIAL RATE OF MAINTENANCE GRANT Payable to an applicant, whose household income is below €22,703, and contains an eligible Social Welfare payment on 31 December, 2013.

Non Adjacent Rate: .............. €5,915 Adjacent Rate:...................... €2,375 The information in this briefing is from SUSI. It should only be used as a guide.

For further information, please visit www.susi.ie

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The Next Generation of Irish Fashion Designers THE Griffith College Graduate Fashion Show 2014, recently held on the South Circular Road campus, Dublin 8, showcased emerging talent from the next generation of Irish fashion designers.

Compéred by supermodel Alison Canavan, the fashion show saw more than 50 first, second and third year students of the BA (Hons) in Fashion Design at Griffith College display their collections with models from Morgan the Agency gracing the catwalk. Hair on the night was styled by David Marshall and makeup by Inglot.

Guests scouting for upcoming talent included Ireland’s leading fashionistas Cathy O’Connor and renowned blogger Lorna Weightman as well as top Irish designers Joanne Hynes, Liz Quin, Helen McAlinden, Jennifer Rothwell, Louis Copeland and Fiona Heaney, of the independent fashion house Fee G. The best of student talent was honoured with coveted summer internships with top designers: Cliodhna Scully was awarded the Liz Quin internship for her Pow! graduate collection.

Brid McDonald was awarded the Joanne Hynes internship for her graduate collection Industralisation.

Emma Collopy was awarded the Helen McAlinden internship for her graduate collection Fragile Forms.

Second year student, Arvydas Zapivalovas received an internship opportunity with Louis Copeland.

Second year student, Sarah Jane Doyle was awarded an internship with Fiona Heaney of Fee G. Holly Walsh was awarded the first year prize of an internship with Jennifer Rothwell.

Kilkenny student, Heather O’Connor was awarded the Reinvent Fashion Scholarship Award.

This event launched Griffith College Creative Week which took place on 29th May. Students showcased work in the areas of design, interior architecture, photography, film, visual media and computing.

Members of the public were invited to the campus to witness a range of exhibitions.

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B.A. Degree in the Liberal Arts Visit Our New Store at 8 Upper Baggot Street, Dublin 4

American Studies • Classical Studies • Psychology Irish Literature • European Literature • Local History European History • Irish History • Philosophy • Mindfulness Social Studies • Gaeilge • Heritage Studies • The Novel No Exams - No Tuition Fee - No Competition Co-operation is Saor-Ollscoil Philosophy.

Assessment on course work and a major thesis.

Open Days and Registration Monday 8th,Tuesday 9th, Wednesday 10th September Registration Fee e500 Students must be over 20 years (with no upward age limit)

• BROCHURES AVAILABLE IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES •

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email@saor-ollscoil.ie Tel: 01-8683368 • 55 Prussia Street, Dublin 7.

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National Council for Exercise and Fitness (NCEF)

A professional qualification in fitness education

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O you have an interest in health, fitness and physical activity? Are you energetic, motivated and eager to learn ? Would you like to help others lead healthy and active lifestyles?

If yes, then becoming a fitness instructor will give you the opportunity to work at what you love. Fitness instructors work in a variety of settings such as fitness centres, leisure clubs, gyms, community centres, hotels and cruise ships. Many fitness instructors set up their own businesses while others work part time or on a freelance basis.

The Certificate in Exercise & Health Fitness (CEHF) offers a quality professional university accredited qualification. It is the only university accredited fitness instructor qualification in Ireland and it is placed at Level 6 on the National Qualification Framework and Level 5 on the European Qualification Framework.

The Certificate is the primary course offered by the National Council for Exercise and Fitness (NCEF). The NCEF is an academic affiliate of the University of Limerick (UL) and it offers courses from Certificate to Degree level.

training and circuit training. Qualified fitness instructors can design individual fitness programmes and teach a variety of classes.

The NCEF Head Office is based in UL and operates the CEHF on campus. The NCEF also operates the CEHF in Cork and Waterford and through its two industry based Certified Providers (Maltings Training and Motions Health & Fitness Training) in Galway, Kilkenny and Dublin. Maltings and Motions are education and training organisations that have been part of the NCEF for over 20 years.

The Certificate course can be taken as a full time or part time course. For more information on the courses offered in each area contact the relevant details below.

On successful completion of the CEHF, NCEF/UL graduates can begin working and they can also avail of an exciting range of further qualifications on the NCEF pathway.

This flexible learning pathway offers graduates the opportunity to progress at their own pace to a Higher Certificate, followed by a the Diploma in Exercise & Health Fitness (DEHF) culminating in the Bachelor of Science in Exercise & Health Fitness.

FIND OUT MORE For more information on the NCEF Flexible Learning Pathway go to www.ncefinfo.com Phone: 061 202829

Become a fitness instructor - Qualify with the Best

A VARIETY OF CLASSES The Certificate course provides education and training in such areas as fitness assessment, designing fitness programmes, step aerobics, body conditioning, resistance

Certificate in Exercise & Health Fitness Find us on FACEBOOK

Accredited by the University of Limerick

Full and Part-Time Course Options

For details on the courses in Limerick, Cork and Waterford Contact: www.ncefinfo.com or phone 061202829

For details on the courses in Galway and Kilkenny Contact: www.maltingstraining.ie or phone 0578621216

For details on the courses in Dublin Contact: www.motions.ie or phone 087 2445205

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Studying in the UK Where to start

Courses and Admissions

INITIAL INFORMATION ON STUDYING IN THE UK

Admission to full-time bachelor’s programmes in the UK is coordinated centrally by UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). Overseas applicants must also apply through UCAS. The website includes a searchable database of courses and institutions and all applications are made online: www.ucas.ac.uk

Education UK is designed as a onestop resource site for European and international students interested in studying in the United Kingdom. It provides information on studying in Britain, under the following subject areas: studying in the UK, types of courses, course search, study advice, scholarships and fees, and living in the UK: www.educationuk.org The British Council is the UK’s official organisation for educational and cultural relations. It has offices throughout the world, which can provide information on British courses and qualifications which can be followed both in the UK and abroad. A list of British Council offices is available online: www.britishcouncil.org/homecontact-worldwide UKCISA: The Council for International Education is another organisation providing advice and information to international students who wish to study in the UK. Its website provides much useful information, especially in the Guidance Notes and Frequently Asked Questions sections.

Students are encouraged to consult these pages in the first instance and contact UKCISA with any unanswered questions.

The Advice and Training Team UKCISA 9 – 17 St Albans Place London N1 0NX United Kingdom Tel: + 44 (0) 020 7107 9922 www.ukcisa.org.uk UK International Student is an international education portal which provides information about studying and living in the UK: www.internationalstudent.co.uk

UCAS points for Leaving Cert grades

An Internet service, listing more than 58,000 further and higher education courses, has also been launched as a result of a partnership between UCAS and the further education and short course website hotcourses.com.

This service brings together the UCAS database of higher education degree and diploma courses with the hotcourses.com lists of further education opportunities across the UK. The fully searchable database can be found at the following: www.hotcourses.com/ucas

The Higher Education Careers Services Unit produces the PROSPECTS Postgraduate Directory Online on behalf of all the UK higher education institutions.

This is the Internet version of the PROSPECTS Postgraduate Directory, a comprehensive guide to postgraduate taught courses and research opportunities in the United Kingdom.

It has a section dedicated to international students: www.prospects.ac.uk/ postgraduate_study_in_the_uk.htm The National Academic Recognition Information Centre for the United Kingdom (UK NARIC) provides a costed service for international students seeking information on comparability between international and UK academic qualifications: www.naric.org.uk

Financial Information All publicly-funded higher education institutions in the UK charge fees: one ‘home’ fee (for UK and European Union students) and one ‘overseas’ fee for most other international students. In addition to tuition fees, students have to pay their living costs whilst studying.

UKCISA (see left) has produced guidance notes for students on tuition fees for all non-UK students. This describes the categories of student who have to pay tuition fees at the ‘home’ or ‘overseas’ rate: www.ukcisa.org.uk/student/ info_sheets/tuition_fees_ewni.php In addition, the British Council website provides links to information on the main scholarship schemes offered by the UK Government and colleges and universities: www.britishcouncil.org/ learning-funding-your-studies.htm The Directgov student finance portal aims to help higher education students

find out exactly how much financial assistance they are entitled to – from both the government and from universities and colleges – and how to obtain this: www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance The Education UK website provides a search facility for available scholarships, bursaries and awards: www.educationuk.org/scholarships Tuition fees for EU students EU students are usually classed as ‘home’ fee students and may be able to receive help towards tuition fees for undergraduate courses on a similar basis to UK students.

Tuition fee support does not extend to funding for postgraduate courses, unless these lead to a teaching qualification.

However, funding for some postgraduate courses may be available from the various Research Councils; their contact details are available at: www.rcuk.ac.uk/contacts

UCAS Points 90 77 71 64 58 52 45 39 33 26 20 14 7 Leaving H A1 A2 B1 B2 B3 C1 C2 C3 D1 D2 D3 Leaving O A1 A2 B1 B2 B3

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Expert Training for Irish Teachers of Chinese New Junior Cycle Chinese Short Course coming on stream in September 2014 SATURDAY 7th September saw the most recent chapter in teacher up-skilling in Ireland – a large number of Irish secondary and primary school teachers came together in UCD to broaden their skill base by adding Chinese to the list of subjects they teach.

The Teacher Training Day was held by the UCD Confucius Institute and saw teachers coming from all over Ireland to take part in the one day training, meet other teachers teaching the subject, engage in culture workshops and learn how best to bring Chinese language and culture to their students.

GREAT PROGRESS “We are greatly encouraged by the numbers taking part in these training programmes to date, and the feedback was excellent from the teachers who have just returned from the latest training in Shanghai” said the Director of the UCD Confucius Institute, Prof. Liming Wang.

Launch of the Chinese Teachers’ Association of Ireland Saturday 7th September also saw the official launch of the Chinese Teachers’ Association of Ireland (CTAI).

The CTAI has risen out of a common desire to advance the teaching of Chinese language and culture in Ireland at all educational levels. The association will support Chinese language and culture teachers through opportunities for professional development, providing platforms for the sharing of knowledge and experience, teacher training, certification, standardisation and stronger channels of communication.

You can visit the website at www.ctai. ie to learn more about the CTAI and join us.

“We are also delighted to support the launch today of the CTAI which will see greater involvement in Chinese teaching in Ireland from both Irish teachers and long term resident Chinese teachers. Taking into account the Chinese Language and Culture Short Course coming on stream next September and further training and certification being introduced next year, we are seeing great progress nationwide.”

COMPATIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY The UCD Confucius Institute first established training projects for Irish teachers in 2010 and by the end of the 2012-13 school year there were 56 teachers delivering the Chinese culture and language courses in their schools independently. The figures show that among the schools that have been running Chinese culture and language courses, over 50% are relying on Irish teachers, as opposed to teachers from China. The compatibility and sustainability of these projects is making Irish teachers teaching Chinese a reality.

SHANGHAI TRAINING Following the success of the first Irish local teacher training group which travelled to China last year, 43 Irish teachers made the trip to China on the 4th August this

year, making the group the biggest Irish teacher training group to travel to China to date. This was an intensive 2-week Chinese language and culture course in East China Normal University, Shanghai, one of the top teacher training universities in China.

During their 2 week stay in China, the teachers were given immersion Chinese classes and practical workshops including calligraphy, paper-cutting and Tai Chi, as well as experiencing first-hand the abundance of culture and sights Shanghai has to offer.

IMPETUS There is added impetus behind the training now as the Chinese Language and Culture Short Course in the revised Junior C y c l e w i l l b e c o m i n g o n s t re a m i n September 2014, and a significant number of schools have already brought Chinese courses in to their 1st and 2nd year classes in preparation.

If your school is interested in starting Chinese language and/or culture classes, or interested in the training or any other service we provide, check out our website at www.ucdcii.ie, call us on (01) 7163000 / 087 2856147 or email at china@ucd.ie / james.kenny@ucd.ie. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Considering China's possibilities

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HINA has become the second largest economy in the world, and learning more about this enormous country and its huge market has never been more relevant.

So how can you tap into this market, and explore the myriad possibilities that are opening up between Ireland and China? The first step is to learn about their language and culture. The Chinese are far more disposed to doing business with foreigners who have made the effort to learn about their language and culture, and that is the first step to making connections, or ‘guanxi’, the cornerstone of Chinese business affairs.

Not in business? The same principle applies to students, teachers and tourists alike - putting in the effort reaps huge rewards. Even a simple ‘Ni Hao’ (Hello) will elicit broad smiles and open doors in the Orient.

WHY CHOOSE UCD’S EVENING COURSES? 1. You will benefit from the teaching experience and resources of Ireland’s premier university - UCD. 2. Two excellent locations: UCD and City Centre.

3. Highly qualified teachers: Our teachers are native Chinese speakers who understand Irish culture and have excellent English, and as such are ideally suited to pass on their knowledge to you in easy to grasp modules.

4. Our courses are specifically tailored to meet the needs of Irish learners,

n A Confucius Institute teacher explains the basics of Chinese painting and calligraphy to Irish teachers during Irish teacher training at UCD

drawing on the experience of our teachers and returning students to make the courses as interactive, relevant and engaging as possible.

5. UCD CI’s courses are fully supported by free on-line materials and handouts, ensuring that you can work your learning around your schedule.

6. At just €150, our course price is extremely competitive.

7. Free Chinese Corner! Practice your Chinese in a relaxed atmosphere outside class.

Take your first step to unlocking the secrets of the Orient - you won’t look back!

Here’s some feedback from our past students: “Excellent background of lecturers and their

knowledge; very useful practical language teaching” “Focus on pronunciation, dynamic and participative atmosphere is very good.”

“The teacher is very clear in her expectations, the class is well paced.”

“Interactive format to class encouraged us to participate through forming sentences, talking amongst each other, pronouncing words etc; the lecture is informal teaching style, friendly and helpful” FIND OUT MORE UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland www.cii.ie Email: china@ucd.ie

The UCD Confucius Institute Mission THE mission of the UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland is to work with the Irish government, businesses and academia to develop stronger educational, cultural and commercial links between Ireland and China.

The Institute is a joint venture between the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban), Renmin University of China and UCD. The Institute was established in 2006 and was officially opened by Mr Zeng Peiyan, then Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China.

The Institute offices are located within the UCD Belfield campus.

Both China and Ireland have a long history and profound cultural connections, and in recent years bilateral relations have made remarkable progress. A Chinese proverb sums it up very succinctly: “When planning for a year, plant corn, when planning for a decade, plant trees, when planning for life, train and educate people”.

I’m confident, with this mutual recognition in mind, that the UCD Confucius Institute will serve as a bridge in Chinese and Irish cultural, economic and educational development for many years to come.

n Institute Director, Dr Liming Wang

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Experience China First Hand Study Chinese, Experience Chinese Culture ★ What will the participant students learn and gain?

★ Project Features ➢ Visit the Chinese Culture Experience Center in Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters); ➢ Chinese Courses: experience Chinese courses taught by our outstanding teachers; ➢ Visit the famous scenic spots and historic resorts in Beijing; ➢ Experience traditional Chinese culture; ➢ Exchange with peer Chinese students from local high schools; ➢ Itinerary is flexible and can be tailor made for each school ➢ Great value: low prices for a rich experience

➢ Improvement in Chinese Language: We encourage the students to use Chinese in a variety of situations and authentic language environments, in combination with flexible language teaching and exchanges with peer Chinese students. ➢ Cultural Experience: Students will explore the glorious Chinese history and culture, and experience the unique charm of ancient China and modern China. ➢ Fun: Students will gain a unique insight into Chinese culture throughout their trip through sightseeing, museum visits and first hand experiences. This is strengthened further by hands-on cultural workshops on paper-cutting, Chinese knots, Chinese music, calligraphy, martial arts and more.

★ We provide three basic itinerary options ➢ 01. One week in Beijing for Chinese classes and sightseeing €600-700 ➢ 02. One week in Beijing for sightseeing only €650-750 ➢ 03. Two weeks in Beijing & Xi’an for Chinese classes and sightseeing €1200-1300 Prices are best estimates and are subject to change

★ Contact Information Ms. Xiaodong Li • Tel: 01 7163000 Email: xiaodong.li@ucd.ie • china@ucd.ie Address: UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland, University College Dublin, Roebuck Annexe, Belfield, Dublin 4

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Exporting Newman and Importing Confucius Exploring the Idea of a University

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RIGINALLY delivered by the great 19th century educationalist and founder of University College Dublin (UCD) John Henry Newman in 1852, The Idea of a University, published in 1873, is today a world classic.

In the book, Newman said he wanted UCD to provide an ‘education which gives a man a clear, conscious view of their own opinions and judgements, a truth in developing them, an eloquence in expressing them, and a force in urging them’.

Although translated into Chinese in 1996, this work on his philosophy of education has still not had the influence that could be expected on the Chinese education system.

The values of questioning, challenging and coming up with creative solutions, which are recognised as important and practical concepts in Irish education, are in short supply in the current Chinese school system.

STARTING THIS CHANGE Chinese middle school students have grown up in a society where they are taught from a young age to unquestioningly accept the way things are in class – but this needs to be changed. We can start this change through building new world-class cooperative education institutions such as the Beijing-Dublin International College (officially opened by Minister Ruairi Quinn, TD in Beijing on March 15, 2013).

UCD has also been in discussion with China Agricultural University to establish a new international university (UCD Yantai) in the beautiful coastal city of Yantai, China. At least 5,000 Chinese students are currently studying in Irish universities like these in China, and it is through these institutions that we can introduce a new conceptual framework for modules and courses imbued with the aforementioned Irish values.

WORLD-CLASS PARTNERS This is part of UCD’s vision to create world-class partner universities around the world which have a unique attraction. This uniqueness is manifested in the concept of 3 As and 3 Cs, which, to the best of my knowledge, have been combined here for the first time.

The 3 As have sprung from my experience working in a high tech society like Ireland, where a bewildering array of information is readily available on your iPhone, tablet or laptop at the click of a mouse or the swipe of a hand. This information explosion in our new digital world, especially in the IT and ICT sectors, is influencing education systems.

By Prof Liming Wang Now the emphasis is not on how much knowledge you can absorb but rather how you develop your skills to best utilise said knowledge. And so we need to teach these young learners the 3 As: Analyse; Assess; Apply. These skills are even more relevant for Chinese learners who have to compete in an international marketplace where these skills are generally more prevalent, and thus pose a significant challenge for young Chinese professionals.

The 3 Cs have their roots in my reflection of the traditional Chinese values stemming from Confucianism, which promote a nonconfrontational approach to situations and senior figures, a deep rooted respect for authority and an automatic acceptance of conventional thinking. In the appropriate circumstances the importance of these values cannot be denied, but on the international stage a more proactive challenging approach is needed. Hence the 3 Cs: Critical; Creative; Challenging. If a Chinese student can grasp these new modes of thinking they can not only start to think outside the box, but question what the box is, who made it and why.

DIFFERENCES Working through these concepts led me to examine the differences between the eastern and western education systems. I was able to do this from my own experience and also through the differences in my son’s schooling here in Ireland compared to what he had experienced back home in Beijing.

When my son first went to school here, he came home after the first day and was really excited to tell me how it went – and the biggest news he had was that he was allowed to go to the toilet during class time. This is not generally accepted in Beijing, or anywhere in China. This is a very simple example, and may seem strange to Irish and western readers. But it does hint at the respect for general freedom enjoyed here.

Another example is that practical skills are encouraged and trained, and this is even evident from an early stage when kids are given the opportunity to do various projects in class and in their own time as homework, again absent from Chinese schooling.

This has now led me to follow up with another trinity of concepts, the 3 Hs, from traditional Chinese values.

Holistic. Chinese are better at seeing the big picture, taking the holistic view. Going back in history, we can see that early Chinese

astrologists believed that there was an inclusiveness about the galaxy, and that continues to this day. The same is true about Chinese medicine. In traditional Chinese medicine, the entire body and its different functions are linked and interfering with one element will influence many others. This is one of the core teachings of acupuncture, where a specific point in, say, the sole of your foot can be stimulated to help heal another area, for example the lungs. We often feel that in the west it is all about the details and quick solutions, sometimes without considering the bigger picture or the project as a whole.

Harmonious. The concept of ‘he’ comes from the home, the clan system, and this has developed over time into today’s society. This can also be traced back to Confucianism. The general concept in Chinese society is to work for the collective – for other students, the school, the family, the workplace, society and so on. In the west, kids are encouraged from a young age to be individuals and develop the ability to be independent in many disciplines. In China, however, you should compromise yourself for the larger unit.

History. China’s 5,000 year history has had a profound effect on its people. Considerably more so than in the west, the Chinese look to the past for answers to present problems, and there is a wealth of knowledge to draw on. To quote Aldous Huxley: That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.

NEWMAN AND CONFUCIUS I often wonder if Newman and Confucius had a conversation today, what would be the result? One thing can be certain: it would be quite unique and the concepts they would produce would be truly innovative, as we must be now. There should be options and open classes for innovation available to all students, regardless of their major. Only then can you say you are really being unique and encouraging innovation.

We could unite what’s best in the above teachings from east and west and bring about recognition and understanding of those differences. Only then can the students of today paint with a full palette and create innovative masterpieces for tomorrow.

Prof Liming Wang has lived and worked in Ireland for over 20 years, is the director of the UCD Confucius Institute and is the preeminent consultant on all things Chinese, especially in the realms of education and economics.

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Courses across a range of fields in Business and Law T HE College of Business and Law offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across a range of fields of Business and Law. Study abroad is integrated into many of our programmes which offers students the opportunity to study law through English in a range of partners in North America, China and Europe. Joint honours programmes enable students to combine the study of a range of Business subjects with language and cultural modules – these include the B Comm International with

your thinking, to develop transferable skills across a range of areas and to provide opportunities for students to advance and progress their learning at all levels. Modern Languages, and Law at UCC performed exceptionally well in 2013 QS University Rankings and are featured in the top 100 institutions worldwide for the first time.

Overall, UCC is ranked among the world’s top 200 institutions.

BUSINESS DEGREES OFFERED BY THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND LAW AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK:

n All of the College of Business and Law degree programmes have either a work placement or a study abroad opportunity included in the degree. n Work placements are available locally and internationally with prestigious employers across all disciplines and are managed by UCC’s Career Service. n An extensive range of postgraduate courses are also provided to facilitate career development www.ucc.ie/en/cblgradschool/ n Leaving Certificate Excellence Scholarships are available across all degree programmes within the College and are in addition to the UCC Entrance Scholarships and Quercus Scholarships n Additional scholarships are also available to students pursuing study abroad opportunities. n “Change of Mind” support and advice is available from Anne Wallace who is a qualified Guidance Counsellor at 0214205102 or email a.wallace@ucc.ie with your query.

Undergraduate Business Programmes CK201 BComm (Bachelor of Commerce) CK202 BSc Accounting CK203 BSc Business Information Systems CK204 BSc Finance French, Italian, Irish, German, Hispanic and Chinese Studies.

In Law, two joint honours programmes – the BCL with Irish and the BCL with French - offer the opportunity to acquire language proficiency with legal skills and knowledge, acquiring this education through either study abroad or work placement opportunities.

Work placement, paid in many cases, is a hugely important part of studying at the College of Business and Law and whether integrated formally into programmes – as is the case in our Business degrees – or offered as part of a summer placement programme - as is the case in Law – we are committed to offering students opportunities to apply their learning in challenging professional and practice environments.

EXCELLENT FACILITIES Our beautiful campus and excellent facilities are designed to make your experience at the College of Business and Law a memorable and worthwhile one. Our emphasis on research-led teaching means that you will be in the classroom with the experts in their fields who are dedicated to preparing students for professional and other careers in business and legal environments.

Our degrees are designed to challenge

CK206 - CK209 and CK211 – BComm International with French, German, Italian, Spanish, Irish and Chinese CK210 BSc Government CK502 BSc Food Marketing & Entrepreneurship CK506 BSc International Development & Food Policy Undergraduate Law Programmes CK301 BCL CK302 BCL with French CK304 BCL with Irish CK305 BCL (Clinical) CK306 BCL (International) FIND OUT MORE Information on all degree programmes (undergraduate and postgraduate) is available from www.ucc.ie/en/buslaw/ prospective/courses/

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An t-Ionad Glas - The Organic College

Organic food - sustainable growth CREATING a future for yourself and your children that is sustainable is becoming an important part in many of our lives.

All the experts agree that oil and gas prices are set to rise steeply in the coming years as demand starts to outstrip supply. For every one calorie of food we eat it has taken ten calories of oil to produce it.

You can gain the practical skills you need to be part of the organic local food revolution. You can learn: • How to grow delicious vegetables, fruit and herbs organically • The best organic ways to maximise the fertility of your soil • Skills to help you devel¬op commercial outlets for your organic produce • Practical sustainability skills to improve your local and global environment.

• How to care for bees and produce local health giving honey.

Courses; Full-time, Part-time or by Distance Learning An t-Ionad Glas - The Organic College has over twenty years experience in developing and delivering practical courses in this area. We work with the best organic producers in Ireland.

The courses are nationally certified by • Quality Qualifications Ireland Q.Q.I. Level 5 certificate in Horticulture (a one year course equivalent to university entrance level that is internationally recognized) or • The Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association I.O.F.G.A. and Q.Q.I. towards a Diploma in Organic Enterprise Level 6.

Learn the co-operative way!

In the tradition of Dromcollogher, the learning experience is team based and co-operative. Students spend half of their time doing practical work either in the college gardens or on work place¬ment with an experienced organic grower, as the college firmly believes that 'doing' is the best way to learn.

Places are strictly limited - so contact the college now for details and application forms. www.organiccollege.com or phone 063 83604.

An t-Ionad Glas The Organic College

Dromcollogher, Co Limerick

A CAREER IN ORGANIC GROWING WITH SUSTAINABLE LIVING SKILLS & BEEKEEPING DIPLOMA IN ORGANIC ENTERPRISE STUDENTS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR PLC & VTOS GRANTS FULL TIME- PART TIME AND DISTANCE LEARNING OPTIONS AVAILABLE.

Your Future Taking care of your health, the environment and creating quality, local, organic produce for growing market is a key to recovery in the present crisis and to making a meaningful career in the challenging years ahead.

Learn with us co-operatively and put yourself at the centre of the local and global food revolution. There is nothing more satisfying than putting your garden or farm to sustainable use and producing delicious food to share.

Facilities of the college include Field–scale Vegetable, Herb & Flower Gardens, Polytunnels, Native Tree Nursery, Heritage Apple Orchard, Apiary & Permaculture area. We also offer work placements with the best organic growers in Ireland.

All courses are FETAC/QQI level 5 & 6 Accredited.

Courses are suited to school leavers and mature students.

“Quality Courses that don’t cost the Earth” For enquiries & application forms contact Maria or Kathleen at 063 83604 or oifig@organiccollege.com

THE SALESIAN SISTERS (Daughters of Mary Help of Christians FMA)

Founded by Mary Mazzarello, under the guidance of John Bosco, 1872. There are currently about 14,115 sisters in the congregation working in 91 countries around the world.

Mission: Reaching out to the young through formal education, youth groups, catechesis, youth centres, summer camps, retreat centres, and missionary work. In recent times our mission has continued to expand to the Ukraine and other Eastern European countries. We walk and work with young people making a difference in the world.

If you are interested in finding out more about the Salesian Sisters and the work they do: Please feel free to contact us at: Sr. Frances Beggan FMA, Dun Ide, Lr Shelbourne Road, Limerick Tel: 061 454511 Or visit our web site at: www.salesiansisters.net 42 EDUCATION

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UCC backing turning point for Dublin counselling centre

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URNING Point Training Institute (TPTI), a Dún Laoghaire based organisation providing counselling and psychotherapy services, as well as training to future professionals in the same area, is teaming up with UCC. Today brings the announcement that TPTI’s flagship programme, the MSc in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy, is now validated by UCC. Co-founding directors Kay Conroy and Mary Paula Walsh welcomed the turning point for the centre, which was founded in 1986 and was at the time one of the first to offer humanistic and integrative counselling and psychotherapy services. TPTI was founded as an additional training arm of the organisation in 2001.

The MSc programme currently has just over 100 students enrolled across its four years and is in demand again for the next intake, which begins October 2014.

"We can make our minds so like still water that beings gather about us that they may see, it may be, their own images, and so live for a moment with a clearer, perhaps even with a fiercer life because of our quiet."

W.B.Yeats Among recent graduates of the programme is acclaimed Irish soprano Virginia Kerr from Co. Meath.

“Turning Point is dedicated to advancing

and developing psychotherapy studies in Ireland, encompassing educational training, clinical practice, research and supervision”, said Dundalk based co-founding director Kay Conroy.

“It seeks to set a benchmark of excell e n c e c o m m e n s u r a t e w i t h s i m i l a r, internationally acclaimed, institutes of psychotherapy. This validation of our MSc course by University College Cork offers new vistas for educational initiatives and collaborations.”

Professor Paul Giller, Registrar of UCC, welcomed the announcement. “UCC is delighted to work with an established centre of excellence in counselling and psychotherapy services and studies in Ireland.

"This will be an exciting new phase for Turning Point and will further complement UCC’s existing programmes in the School of Applied Psychology.”

Turning Point Training Institute, one of Ireland’s oldest Institutes for accredited psychotherapy training, will be offering the following programmes in Autumn 2014

All of our facilitators are accredited psychotherapists and/or expert trainers in their subject matter.

For further information on the above courses, and on the facilitators, view our website at www.turningpoint.ie

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Reference Guide Briefing

National Framework of Qualifications LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE What is this? Level 1 Certificates comprise of a number of components - often in basic literacy and numeracy.

Example: An example of a Level 1 award is the Level 1 Certificate in Communications (major).

Awarding Body: The awarding body for this award is Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI).

LEVEL 3 CERTIFICATE What is this? Level 3 Certificates enables learners to gain recognition for, specific personal skills, practical skills, and knowledge.

Example: An example of an award at Level 3 includes a Certificate in Keyboard and Computer Skills (major).

Awarding Body: The awarding body for this award is Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI).

LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATE What is this? Level 2 Certificates comprise of a number of components, - often in basic literacy and numeracy.

Example: An example of a Level 2 award is the Level 2 Certificate in General Learning (major).

Awarding Body: The awarding body for this award is Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI).

LEVEL 3 JUNIOR CERTIFICATE What is this? The Junior Certificate is an award given to students who have successfully completed examinations from the junior cycle which is the first three years of secondary education.

Example: Junior Certificate.

Awarding Body: The awarding body for this award is Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI).

LEVEL 4 CERTIFICATE What is this? The Level 4 Certificate enables learners to gain recognition for the achievement of vocational and personal skills.

This award may lead to progression to a programme leading to a Level 5 Certificate and employment at an introductory vocational level.

Example: An example of an award at Level 4 is the Certificate in Pharmacy Sales (major).

Awarding Body: The awarding body for this award is Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI).

education and training award at Level 5 or at a higher level or to a higher education and training award at Level 6 or higher.

Example: Leaving Certificate Awarding Body: The awarding body for this award is the State Examinations Commission (SEC).

LEVEL 4/5 LEAVING CERTIFICATE What is this? Leaving Certificate and its various programmes is placed at Levels 4 and 5. It is the final course in the Irish secondary school system. It takes a minimum of two years preparation, but an optional Transition Year means that for some students it takes place three years after the Junior Certificate Examination. This award may lead to progression to a programme leading to a further

LEVEL 5 CERTIFICATE What is this? A Level 5 Certificate enables learners to develop a broad range of skills, which are vocational specific and require a general understanding of the subject matter. The majority of certificate/module holders at Level 5 take up positions of employment. Holders of certificates at this level also meet the minimum entry requirements for a range of higher education programmes.

Example: An example of a Level 5 award is the Level 5 Certificate in Restaurant Operations (major).

Awarding Body: The awarding body for this award is Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI).

LEVEL 6 ADVANCED CERTIFICATE What is this? An Advanced Certificate award enables development of a variety of skills which may be vocationally specific and /or of a general supervisory nature. The majority of Level 6 holders take up positions of employment. A Certificate holder at this level may also transfer to a programme leading to the next level of the framework.

Example: An example of awards at Level 6 includes Advanced Certificate Craft-Electrical.

Awarding Body: The awarding body for this award is Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI).

LEVEL 6 HIGHER CERTIFICATE What is this? The Higher Certificate is normally awarded after completion of a programme of two years duration in a recognised higher education institution. A Certificate holder at this level may transfer to a programme on the next level of the framework.

Example: An example of awards at Level 6 Higher Certificate is a Certificate in Business Studies.

Awarding Body: The awarding bodies for this award are the Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) for HETAC awards, the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) and the Institutes of Technology (IOT) with delegated authority.

LEVEL 7 ORDINARY BACHELOR DEGREE What is this? The Ordinary Bachelor Degree is normally awarded after completion of a programme of three years duration in a recognised higher education institution.

Progression routes include an Honours Bachelor Degree or progression to a Higher Diploma.

Example: An example of an award at Level 7 is a Bachelor degree in Human Resource Management.

Awarding Body: The awarding bodies for this award are the Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) for HETAC awards, the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), the Universities and the Institutes of Technology (IOT) with delegated authority.

LEVEL 8 HONOURS BACHELOR DEGREE What is this? The Honours Bachelor Degree is normally awarded following completion of a programme of three to four years duration in a recognised higher education institution. Progress and transfer routes include transferring to programmes leading to Higher Diploma/ Masters Degree/Post-graduate Diploma or in some cases programmes leading to a Doctoral Degree.

Example: An example of an award at level 8 is an Honours Bachelor Degree in Business Studies.

Awarding Body: Awarding bodies are the Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) for HETAC awards, the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), Universities and the IOT with delegated authority.

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LEVEL 8 HIGHER DIPLOMA What is this? The Higher Diploma is normally awarded following completion of a programme of 1 year duration in a recognised higher education institution.

Entry to a programme leading to a Higher Diploma is typically for holders of Honours Bachelor Degrees but can also be for holders of Ordinary Bachelor Degrees. Progress and transfer routes include transferring to programmes leading to Higher Diploma/Masters

Degree/Post-graduate Diploma or in some cases programmes leading to a Doctoral Degree.

Example: An example of an award at level 8 Higher Diploma is a Higher Diploma in Management.

Awarding Body: The awarding bodies for this award are the Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) for HETAC awards, the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), with delegated authority; the Universities and the Institutes of Technology (IOT), with delegated authority.

LEVEL 9 MASTERS DEGREE What is this? There are two types of Masters Degree in Ireland: taught Masters Degrees and research Masters Degrees. The taught Masters Degree is awarded following completion of a programme of 1 to 2 years duration. Entry to a programme leading to a Masters Degree is typically for holders of Honours Bachelor Degrees, however in some cases entry can be permitted for those with Ordinary Bachelor Degrees. Some of the progression and transfer routes include progression to programmes leading to Doctoral Degrees or to another Masters Degree or to a Post-graduate Diploma.

Example: An example of a Masters Degree at Level 9 is a Masters in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Awarding Body: Awarding bodies are the Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) for HETAC awards, the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), the Universities and the IOTs with delegated authority.

LEVEL 9 POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA What is this? The Post-graduate Diploma is normally awarded following completion of a programme of 1 year duration in a recognised higher education institution.

Entry to a programme leading to a Post-graduate diploma is typically for holders of Honours Bachelor Degrees but can also be for holders of Ordinary Bachelor Degrees. Progression and transfer routes include exemptions from a programme leading to a Masters Degree.

Example: An example of a Level 9 post graduate diploma is the Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management.

Awarding Body: The awarding bodies for this award are the Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) for HETAC awards, the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), the Universities and the Institutes of Technology (IOT) with delegated authority.

LEVEL 10 DOCTORAL DEGREE What is this? Entry to a programme leading to a Doctoral Degree is typically for holders of Honours Bachelor Degrees. The general model is that a holder of an Honours Bachelor degree with a high classification enters initially on to a Masters research programme, and transfers on to a Doctoral programme after one year on the Masters research programme. Various models for Doctoral Degree programmes now exist, ranging from the traditional research doctorate to professional and practitioner doctoral programmes which have substantial taught components.

Example: Doctoral Degree in Theology Awarding Body: Awarding bodies are the Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) for HETAC awards, the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), the Universities and the IOTs with delegated authority.

LEVEL 10 HIGHER DOCTORATE What is this? This award largely recognises excellent and distinguished contributions to learning. It may be used for career progression to advanced levels of academia and research. This award is never based on a provider’s programme and, as such, is not subject to validation but is assessed by the awarding body for each individual learner. Normally, the learner already holds a first doctorate or equivalent for some period of time prior to becoming a candidate for the higher doctorate Example: Doctor in Music Awarding Body: The awarding bodies are the Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) for HETAC awards, the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), the Universities and the Institutes of Technology (IOT).

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Parchment Square Student Accommodation

Cork student accommodation with direct access to CIT PA R C H M E N T S q u a r e S t u d e n t Accommodation is the closest purpose built student accommodation with direct access to CIT. Bookings are now being taken for the Academic year 2014/2015for CIT and UCC Students.

Accommodation prices from €49.00 per week for academic year 2014/2015.

Catering for all budgets Parchment Square offer: • Direct Walkway to CIT. • Free On-site Parking.

• Broadband Access in all Bedrooms.

• 24 Hour CCTV Security System • 24 Hour Professional Office Staff.

• City Centre bus route serving CIT, UCC, the city centre, and train and bus stations.

• Cable Television in each apartment • Secure environment • Close to all amenties CORK CITY Cork City with a population of 127,000, is Ireland's third city (after Dublin and Belfast) and has always been a student city since its' beginnings as a monastic settlement under St Finbarr. With its remarkable charm, shops, restaurants, bars and distinctive continental air the city of Cork will not fail to captivate and welcome all visitor's young and old.

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Music (both constituent colleges of the CIT).

Added to this there are a large number of Colleges of Senior Education including Cork College of Commerce, St Johns College, and a large number of private secretarial colleges amongst others. All of these combine to give Cork an unparrallelled atmosphere of learning and youth, which brings with it all of the associated setts of great sports facilities, entertainment and nightlife.

FIND OUT MORE Parchment Square, Model Farm Road, Cork.

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The rise of interactive projectors IT may have become more interactive, but life in the classroom is never static. For the past decade interactive whiteboards have been installed in classrooms and helped a generation of students learn via advanced teaching methods unheard of a decade earlier, but the demand for the integration of mobile devices and for new kinds of content is creating a thirst for a new, more versatile hands-on technology fit for the progressive classrooms of the 21st century.

At the forefront of that change is the EB-595Wi, ultra-short-throw interactive projector. Enhanced by ultra-short-throw technology as well as by brighter, more efficient 3LCD optical engines, it's a shift that's being driven by Epson, which already has a 76% share of the ultra-short-throw interactive brand share in Europe and the Middle East.

FINGER-TOUCH TECHNOLOGY As the market leader with a long heritage in the education sector, Epson believes its responsibility is to tirelessly innovate to improve a generation of classrooms. An exciting innovation in Epson's latest flagship product, finger-touch technology means that there is never the need to hunt for a replacement pen.

Finger-touch brings some magic to the classroom, but interactivity on Epson's new EB-5 Series is no novelty; annotations and

Finger-touch interactivity, mobile device integration and ultra-short-throw projection are fuelling an unstoppable trend

High brightness for all interactive projectors is a given, but Epson's new EB-5 Series also sees the widespread use of the ultrashort-throw concept. Able to project large images from a very short distance with minimised shadows and glare.

Arguably the biggest advantage interactive projectors have over interactive whiteboards is a reduced cost of ownership.

With the interactivity built into the projector - without the need for a separate, expensive interactive whiteboard - cost is reduced, meaning that educators are able to make their money go further.

CONTENT TYPES

drawings made by either finger or pen (interactive pens will continue to be options for those who prefer them) can be saved as image files for later inspection. Any interactive work can therefore form part of students' notes and records.

There are other advantages to interactive projectors that are allowing them to quickly overtake interactive whiteboards in modern teaching environments. Perhaps most crucial of all is a reduced cost of ownership, and a projector's ability to display and integrate a wide range of content, with video playback and moderator functions through compatible software, just some of a number of a core advantages.

In addition to this, interactive projectors can display a wide-range of content types that can be edited by multiple students and then saved for later use, which makes them ideal for collaborative learning. So it's no wonder that education establishments in emerging markets are increasingly bypassing interactive whiteboards altogether in favour of ultra-short-throw interactive projectors.

Epson is at the forefront of some exciting new technology that culminates in mobile device integration and Epson's pen-free finger-touch interactivity. All of this will help educational institutions take advantage of – and accelerate – the unstoppable trend to interactive projectors.

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Reference Guide Briefing:

Travelling with your Irish qualification?

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HIS feature aims to provide advice on the initial steps involved in getting your Irish qualification recognised abroad – whether you are travelling for work or for further study.

Recognition of qualifications can be categorised as follows: • Recognition of qualifications for academic purposes i.e. for access to further learning and for access to unregulated professions.

• Recognition of qualifications for the purpose of access to regulated professions.

UNDERSTANDING THE IRISH NATIONAL FRAMEWORK OF QUALIFICATIONS (NFQ)

The National Framework of Qualification (NFQ) is a system of ten levels encompassing all education and training from the very initial stages to the most advanced stages regardless of whether the learning is achieved in schools or colleges, at work or in the home or community. To cater for all learning, different award-types are available. Major Awards are the main class of award made at a level - for example, the Leaving Certificate, the Advanced Certificate or the Honours Bachelor Degree.

There are 16 major awards in the Framework which can be seen in the detailed ‘fan diagram’ over page. The other award-types available are Minor Awards, Special Purpose Awards and Supplemental Awards.

The NFQ aims to make the qualifications system easier to understand, thus facilitating recognition of qualifications both at home and abroad.

With information on the full title of your qualification and awarding body, you can determine how it ‘fits’ into the Irish education system. Further details are available at www.nfq.ie WHAT LEVEL IS MY QUALIFICATION ON THE NFQ? For information on the level of your qualification please consult the detailed 'fan diagram' over page. For 'legacy' or older

awards made before the introduction of the NFQ please consult www.nfq.ie/nfq/en/ images/LegacyFan.JPG ARE THERE SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS AGREEMENTS IN PLACE WITH OTHER COUNTRIES? Increasingly, learners and workers are travelling to other countries to access employment and further education. Irish qualifications can be compared with those in other countries, for example: Qualifications Can Cross Boundaries – A Rough Guide to Comparing Qualifications in the UK and Ireland www.qualrec.ie/uk. html Details of additional Recognition Agreements can be found at www.qualrec. ie/qualification-recognition-serviceagreements.html WHO SHOULD I CONTACT? Each country has the responsibility to recognise foreign qualifications within its own jurisdiction. An international network known as ENIC-NARIC (European Network of Information Centres/National Academic Recognition Information Centres) facilities the recognition of academic qualifications throughout Europe and further afield, including the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

For further information and contact details for each centre view www.enicnaric.net. The Irish ENIC-NARIC,

Qualifications Recognition, is based at Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI).

Qualifications Recognition is responsible for both academic recognition of foreign qualifications in Ireland and promoting recognition of Irish qualifications abroad.

Further details are available on www.qualrec.ie A separate network known as the NRP (National Reference Point) is in place which facilitates the recognition of vocational qualifications throughout Europe.

Further details are available at www. tinyurl.ie/bax.

EUROPASS Europass is an initiative which aims to help you make your skills and qualifications clearly and easily understood in Europe whether you are enrolling in an education or training programme, looking for a job, or getting experience abroad. Further details are available at www.europass.ie RECOGNITION FOR TRADE QUALIFICATIONS Individual countries have specific organisations responsible for recognition of trade qualifications. Contact information may be obtained through the ENIC-NARIC network.

Examples include: AUSTRALIA: Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) provides information and advice

Qualifications Recognition and the QQI THE Qualifications Services section of the Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) is responsible for fulfilling QQI’s legislative functions as they relate to qualifications. Its overall role includes: • Promoting, maintaining, further developing and implementing the National Framework of Qualifications.

• Establishing the standards of knowledge, skill or competence to be acquired by learners before an award can be made by the Authority or by a provider to which authority to make an award has been delegated.

• Determining policies and criteria for access, transfer and progression in relation to learners, and monitoring the implementation of procedures for access, transfer and progression in relation to learners by providers.

• Establishing a code of practice for the provision of programmes of education and training to international learners.

• Establishing, maintaining and developing a database providing information on awards recognised within the Framework, programmes of education and training which lead to awards recognised within the Framework and any other programmes the Authority thinks appropriate.

Co-operating with international bodies on qualifications and quality assurance policies and their implementation and in particular to: (i) Liaise with awarding bodies outside the State for the purposes of facilitating the recognition in the State of awards of those bodies. (ii) Facilitate the recognition outside the State of awards made in the State

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regarding the recognition of overseas trades qualifications and skills. Further details are available at www.workplace.gov.au/workplace/Programmes/TRA/ CANADA: In Canada trade certification is a provincial responsibility, thus each provi n c e i s re s p o n s i b l e f o r i s s u i n g a n d recognising qualifications in its own jurisdiction. Further details are available at www. red-seal.ca NEW ZEALAND: Recognition may be gained through the ‘Skilled Migrant Category’ operated by Immigration New Zealand. Further details are available at www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/ work/ skilledmigrant/ RECOGNITION FOR REGULATED PROFESSIONS A number of directives and agreements are in place which regulate the qualifications people must hold in order to practice in such professions. In general, a competent authority is in place in each country which oversees each profession or specific area of regulated work. For information on professional recognition in Ireland, please see ‘Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications’ on the website of the Department of Education and Skills www. education.ie

OVERARCHING FRAMEWORKS The European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF) www.ec. europa.eu/eqf/home_en.htm is an overarching Framework which acts as a translation device, making it easier to compare further, higher and school qualifications across Europe.

The higher education levels of the EQF (6-8) are compatible with the cycles of the

Qualifications Framework for the European Higher Education Area (QF-EHEA) or the ‘Bologna’ Framework. Ireland verified the compatibility of its NFQ to the Bologna Framework in 2006 and to the EQF in 2008.

The major awards of the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) www. nfq.ie are set out in the diagram below, together with their corresponding Bologna Cycle and EQF level:

EQF Level EHEA

Framework

(Bologna)

National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) Level

NFQ Major Award-Types

EQF Level 1

NFQ Level 1

Level 1 Certificate

NFQ Level 2

Level 2 Certificate

EQF Level 2 NFQ Level 3

Level 3 Certificate Junior Certificate

EQF Level 3 NFQ Level 4

Level 4 Certificate Leaving Certificate

EQF Level 4 NFQ Level 5

Level 5 Certificate Leaving Certificate

EQF Level 5 NFQ Level 6 Advanced Certificate

PLANNING AHEAD… The relevant ENIC-NARIC body or NRP (National Reference Point) /authority in the country to which you are travelling will be able to give advice on the specific procedures you must undertake to obtain recognition of your qualification. You should ensure that you have all relevant original documentation relating to your qualification such as: • a parchment confirming the qualification you hold • transcripts (list of subjects and results) for each year of your studies If you need a replacement parchment and/or transcripts, you must contact the appropriate awarding body. Recognised awarding bodies in Ireland are indicated on the ‘fan diagram’ in this feature.

Short Cycle

within First Cycle

Higher Certificate

EQF Level 6 First Cycle NFQ Level 7 Ordinary Bachelor Degree

NFQ Level 8 Honours Bachelor

Degree; Higher Diploma EQF Level 7 Second Cycle NFQ Level 9 Masters Degree; Post-Graduate Diploma Third Cycle NFQ Level 10 EQF Level 8

Doctoral Degree; Higher Doctorate

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Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark

What is a Geopark?

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GEOPARK is an area with really special rocks and landscapes.

These may be special because they are good for education, or because they are of great scientific value.

They may also be special because the rocks and landscapes are very rare, or simply because they are exceptionally beautiful.

Geoparks aren’t just about rocks and landscapes though, they also include places that have important history and archaeology, fascinating plants and wildlife, and often intriguing folklore. After all, many of these are intimately linked with the ground beneath our feet.

ABOUT THE MARBLE ARCH CAVES GLOBAL GEOPARK United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) endorsed Geopark status was first awarded to the Marble Arch Caves and adjoining Cuilcagh Mountain Park in 2001 and since this time the Geopark has expanded rapidly from these two original sites.

In 2007 and 2008, the Geopark underwent two phases of expansion first into public access lands in west Fermanagh and secondly into west Cavan making the

Geopark not only one of the largest in the world but, also the first cross-border Geopark in the world. The Geopark now stretches from the northern shores of Lower Lough Erne in County Fermanagh to Lough Ougher in County Cavan. The Geopark is jointly managed by Fermanagh District Council and Cavan County Council.

EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES 1. Primary & Post-Primary The Geopark offers many environmental educational packages including site specific packages for both primary and post-primary school pupils. A number of workbooks and guided education programmes are on offer for primary and post-primary school pupils.

These are delivered at the Marble Arch Caves Visitor Centre, Cuilcagh Mountain Park or at the Burren Forest. Key curriculum components covered focus on the topics of geology, biodiversity, archaeology and history.

Indeed, specific programmes can be tailored to suit individual needs upon request.

An Earth Science Education field Guide is available for Leaving Certificate and AS/A2 level Geography teachers. This is a self-led study guide with information on sites to

visit and the features of interest within them.

For primary school pupils Earth science workshops are organised as part of Science Week every March and November. Training courses are also offered for both primary and post-primary teachers in how to teach Earth science more effectively and these are typically delivered twice a year at the Marble Arch Caves Visitor’s Centre.

Education Activities and learning areas • Cave Tours • Woodland and Habitat studies • Vegetation Studies • Sustainable Tourism • Glacial Processes • Rock cycle and Resources • River Studies • Sustainable living 2. Tertiary Education & Lifelong Learning The Geopark has produced a small booklet with information on areas of study within the Geopark. The Geopark employs a Geologist and Education Officer whom are both on hand to provide information prior to or during a visit. Where possible, programmes can be tailored to suit individual requests. A number of university accredited courses are offered within the Geopark.

Other Services Geopark staff members can carry out visits to schools and also organise special education events at various times throughout the year.

n Educational activities on lower slopes of Cuilcagh Mountain

FIND OUT MORE Further information please contact: Martina Magee, Geopark Development Officer, Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark, Marlbank Scenic Loop, Florencecourt, Co. Fermanagh. BT92 1EW. Tel: 028 6634 8855 (NI) Tel: 048 6634 8855 (RoI) E-mail:mac@fermanagh.gov.uk www.marblearchcavesgeopark.com

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Marble Arch Caves

THE Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark is host to one of Europe's finest showcaves allowing visitors to explore a fascinating, natural underworld of rivers, waterfalls, winding passages and lofty chambers.

Lively and informative guides conduct tours past a bewildering variety of cave formations – stalactites glisten above stream ways and chambers while fragile mineral veils and cascades of creamy calcite coat walls and spread as shimmering terraces across rock strewn floors. Spectacular walkways allow easy access while powerful lighting reveals the stunning beauty and grandeur of the caves. Electrically powered boats glide through huge caverns carrying visitors along a subterranean river.

Tours last for 75 minutes and are suitable for people of average fitness.

Comfortable walking shoes and a warm sweater are recommended.

The caves have good parking, a souvenir shop, restaurant, exhibition area, an audio-visual theatre and are located in a National Nature Reserve. Education Services are available for schools and colleges.

The Shannon Pot

THE Shannon is the longest river in Ireland and the UK with a length of 280km.

The river flows from its source in the Cuilcagh Mountains to its estuary below Limerick. This important river and its tributaries drain some 15,500 sq km or about one fifth of the island of Ireland.

The traditional source of the river is a large spring called the Shannon Pot, about 16m in diameter and has been explored by divers to a depth of over 9m. The spring flows around the year and is fed by streams that disappear into limestone rock higher up the catchment area.

The reason why the Shannon Pot should be regarded as the source of the Shannon, as opposed to any of the streams that flow into the Pot has been lost in time, although it probably relates to the mystical nature of the pool.

Water tracer experiments have shown that other streams sink below ground and flow underground to join the Shannon Pot.

Cuilcagh Mountain Park CUILCAGH Mountain and the Marlbank area provides some of the most spectacular scenery in Fermanagh.

At 665m, Cuilcagh is the highest point in Fermanagh, and the only true mountain. Its distinctive table-top profile is easily identified across the region and forms the focus of an area rich in geology, archaeology, folklore, flora and fauna. The mountain itself is topped by gritstone, exposed in places as dramatic cliffs sweeping down to the lower sandstone and shale slopes.

The middle slopes of Cuilcagh Mountain are covered with a thick layer of peat and form one of the best examples of a blanket bog ecosystem in the north of Ireland. The lower slopes of Cuilcagh Mountain are formed of limestone with its associated (karst) landforms and complex cave systems.

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Reference Guide Briefing:

The education system in numbers Number of full-time students in institutions aided by the Department of Education, 2012/2013 Level ..........................................................No. of Students First Level............................................................... 526,422 Primary Schools...................................................... 518,757 Special Schools........................................................... 7,665 Second Level.......................................................... 362,847 Secondary............................................................... 187,709 Vocational.............................................................. 118,860 Community and Comprehensive............................... 56,278 Third Level............................................................. 164,863 University Sector....................................................... 90,341 Technology Sector.................................................... 65,039 Teacher Training Institutions....................................... 6,454 Other Aided Institutions............................................. 3,029

Number of teachers/academic staff in institutions aided by the Department of Education 2011/2012 (full-time equivalent).

Level

First Level Second Level

No. of teachers/academic staff 2011/12 2012/13 31,928 32,175 25,808 25,374

Total

57,736

57,549

Number of schools aided by the Department of Education 2012/2013 Level

No. of Schools

First Level......................................................................3,293 Primary Schools.............................................................3,152 Special Schools.................................................................141 Second Level....................................................................721 Secondary.........................................................................375 Vocational........................................................................253 Community and Comprehensive.........................................93

Total.................................................................... 1,054,132

Total..............................................................................4,014 The Pupil Teacher Ratio in National Schools.

School Size at First and Second Level in 2012/2013

First Level

Second Level

less than 50............................... 598..................................0 50 - 99...................................... 783................................13 100 - 199.................................. 805................................60 200 - 299.................................. 513..............................103

2011/12 2012/13

Total enrolment in all National Schools at the start of each school-year....................... 516,458.......... 526,422 Total number of teaching posts at the end of each school-year.......................... 31,928............ 32,175 Pupil Teacher Ratio in all National Schools.......... 16.2................ 16.4

300 - 499.................................. 351..............................207

Total enrolment in Mainstream Classes........... 506,218.......... 515,676

500+......................................... 102..............................207

Teaching Teachers of Mainstream Classes......... 20,716............ 20,877

Total......................................... 3,152.............................. 722

Average class size in Mainstream Classes............ 24.4................ 24.7

Number of Third-Level Colleges aided by the Department of Education, 2012/2013.

Type Number Universities........................................................................7 Technology Sector...........................................................15 Teacher Training................................................................7 Other................................................................................4 Total................................................................................33

Public Examination Candidates

2011

2012

Junior Certificate Candidates.........................................56,841..............58,798 Leaving Certificate Candidates.......................................57,539..............55,816 Of which Leaving Certificate School Candidates............49,645..............48,720 External Candidates........................................................3,618................2,852 VTOS/PLC Candidates...................................................1,081................1,016 Leaving Certificate Applied.............................................3,195................3,228 Total Exam Candidates.................................................114,380............114,614

Past Enrolments of Full-time Students in Institutions Aided by Department of Education & Skills Level 1972/1973 1982/1983 1992/1993 2002/2003 2012/2013 First Level 514,712 560,723 521,531 443,720 526,422 Second Level (inc PLC) 227,587 314,393 358,986 340,365 362,847 PLC n/a n/a 16,514 28,649 35,524 Third Level 26,490 46,335 81,050 129,283 164,863 Total (inc PLC figure) 768,789 921,451 961,567 913,368 1,054,132 EDUCATION 57

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Careers Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 61 Government Departments . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Government Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Education Institutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Listings 2014-2015

Education and Training Boards . . . . . . . 65 Education Centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Careers Information AONTAS National Association of Adult Education 2nd Floor, 83/87 Main St, Ranelagh, Dublin 6. ☎ 01 4068220/1  www.aontas.com The Arts Council 70 Merrion Sq, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6180200  www.artscouncil.ie Association of Advertisers in Ireland Ltd Fitzwilliam Business Centre 26 Upr Pembroke Street Dublin 2. ☎ 01-6373950  www.aai.ie Association of Chartered Certified Accountants 9 Leeson Park, Dublin 6. ☎ 01 4475678  www.accaglobal.com Chambers of Commerce of Ireland 3rd Floor, Newmount House, Lower Mount St., Dublin 2. ☎ 01 4004300  www.chambers.ie Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland 46 Merrion Sqr, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6425588  www.acei.ie Association of Garda Sergeants & Inspectors 6th Floor, Phibsborough Tower, Dublin 7. ☎ 01 8303166  www.agsi.ie Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland Suite 2.20, Smithfield Business Centre, Distiller’s Building, Smithfield, Dublin 7. ☎ 01 874 8136  www.aoti.ie

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport 1 Fitzwilliam Plc, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6763188  www.cilt.ie Chartered Institute of Management Accountants 5th Floor, Block E, Iveagh Ct, Harcourt Road, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6430400  www.cimaglobal.com Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development Marine House, Clanwilliam Place, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6530400  www.cipd.ie Computer in Education Society of Ireland c/o Drumcondra Education Centre, Drumcondra, D9.  www.cesi.ie Construction Industry Federation Construction House, Canal Road, Dublin 6. ☎ 01 4066000  www.cif.ie Design and Crafts Council of Ireland Castleyard, Kilkenny. ☎ 056 7761804  www.dccoi.ie Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 10 Burlington Road, D4. ☎ 01 6140100  www.dias.ie Dublin Adult Learning Centre 3 Mountjoy Square, D1. ☎ 01 8743251  www.dalc.ie Economic and Social Research Institute Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 8632000  www.esri.ie

Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland Thomas MacDonagh House, Winetavern Street, D8. ☎ 01 6040160  www.asti.ie

Education Research Centre St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. ☎ 01 8373789  www.erc.ie

An Bord Altranais 18/20 Carysfort Ave Blackrock, Co Dublin. ☎ 01 6398500  www.nursingboard.ie

Engineers Ireland 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland ☎ 01 6651300  www.engineersireland.ie

Gorta The Freedom from Hunger Council of Ireland, 12 Herbert Street, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6615522  www.gorta.ie Honourable Society of King’s Inn Henrietta Street, Dublin 1. ☎ 01 8744840  www.kingsinns.ie Law Society of Ireland Blackhall Place, Dublin 7. ☎ 01 6724800  www.lawsociety.ie Accounting Technicians Ireland 47-49 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 649 8100 www.accountingtechniciansireland.ie Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland 8 Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6765991  www.iapi.ie

Institute of Public Administration 57/61 Lansdowne Rd, Dublin 4. ☎ 01 2403600  www.ipa.ie

Irish Fish Producers' Organisation 77 Sir John Rogersons Quay, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6401850  www.ifpo.ie

Institute of Industrial Engineers 1 Boeing Ave, Airport Business Pk, Co. Waterford. ☎ 01 5252527  www.iie.ie

Irish Institute of Training and Development 4 Sycamore House, Millennium Business Park, Naas, Co Kildare. ☎ 045 881166  www.iitd.ie

Insurance Institute of Ireland 39 Molesworth St, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6456600  www.iii.ie Irish Association of Social Workers 114 Pearse St., Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6774838  www.iasw.ie Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland 38 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6445500  www.scsi.ie

Irish Insurance Federation Insurance House, 39 Molesworth Street, D2 ☎ 01 6761820  www.insuranceireland.eu Irish Management Institute Sandyford Road, Dublin 16. ☎ 1800 22 33 88  www.imi.ie Regional Newspapers & Printers Association of Ireland Latt, Cavan, Co. Cavan.. ☎ 01 6779116

The Institute of Banking Ground Floor, Citibank, 1 North Wall Qy, Dublin 1. ☎ 01 6116500  www.iob.ie

Irish Congress of Trade Unions 31/32 Parnell Sq, Dublin 1. ☎ 01 8897777  www.ictu.ie

Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland 17 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 4251000  www.cpaireland.ie

Irish Council for International Students 41 Morehampton Road, Dublin 4. ☎ 01 6605233  www.icosirl.ie

Chartered Accountants Ireland Chartered Accountants House, 47 Pearse St, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6377200  www.charteredaccountants.ie

Irish Dental Association Unit 2, Leopardstown Office Park, Sandyford, Dublin 18. ☎ 01 2950072  www.dentist.ie

Institute of Guidance Counsellors 17 Herbert Street, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6761975  www.igc.ie

Irish Farmers Association Irish Farm Centre, Bluebell, Dublin 12. ☎ 01 4500266  www.ifa.ie

Irish Pharmacy Union Butterfield House, Butterfield Ave., Dublin 14. ☎ 01 4936401  www.ipu.ie

Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6785685  www.ipav.ie

Irish Recorded Music Association IRMA House, 1 Corrig Ave, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. ☎ 01 2806571  www.irma.ie

Irish Professional Photographers Association 38/39 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 401 6878  www.irishphotographers.com

Irish Medical Organisation 10 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6767273  www.imo.ie Irish National Teachers Organisation 35 Parnell Square, D1. ☎ 01 8047700  www.into.ie Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation The Whitworth Building, North Burnswick St, Dublin 7 ☎ 01 6640600  www.inmo.ie

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Careers Information (cont) Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists College of Surgeons St. Stephen’s Grn, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 4022148  www.iscp.ie Irish Taxation Institute South Block, Longboat Qy, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6631700  www.taxinstitute.ie Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) Piper's Hill, Kilcullen Road, Naas, Co Kildare Phone: 045-901070 / 045-901698  www.etbi.ie Marketing Institute of Ireland South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18. ☎ 01 2952355  www.mii.ie

Meet in Ireland Amiens Street, Dublin 1. ☎ 1890 525 525  www.meetinireland.com The Olympic Council of Ireland Olympic House, Harbour Rd, Howth, Co Dublin. ☎ 01 8660555  www.olympics.ie Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland PSI House, Fenian Street, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 2184000  www.thepsi.ie Irish Photographic Federation C/o 53 Thornhill Gardens, Celbridge, Co. Kildare  www.irishphoto.ie

Public Relations Institute of Ireland 8 Upper Fitzwilliam St, Dublin 2. ☎ 6618004  www.prii.ie Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland 8 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6761703  www.riai.ie Teagasc Oak Park, Carlow. ☎ 059 9170200  www.teagasc.ie Ashtown Food Research Centre Teagasc, Ashtown, Dublin 15 ☎ 01 8059500  www.teagasc.ie/ashtown Opticians Board 18 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6767416  www.opticiansboard.ie

The College of Progressive Education 8/10 Rock Hill, Main Street, Blackrock, Co Dublin. ☎ 01 4884300  progressivecollege.com Society of Actuaries in Ireland Clanwilliam House Clanwilliam Place Dublin 2. ☎ 01 634 0020  www.actuaries.ie Society of the Irish Motor Industry 5 Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6761690  www.simi.ie

Union of Students in Ireland Portview House, York Road, Dublin 4. ☎ 01 7099300  www.usi.ie USIT 19/21 Aston Quay, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 602 1906 Central Reservations ☎ 01 706 1071  www.usit.ie Veterinary Ireland 13 The Courtyard, Kilcarbery Park, Nangor Road, Dublin 22. ☎ 01 4577976  www.vetireland.ie

Teachers Union of Ireland 73 Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6. ☎ 01 4922588  www.tui.ie

Vocations Ireland St. Mary's, Bloomfield Ave, Donnybrook, Dublin 4. ☎ 01 6689954  www.vocationsireland.com

Department of Finance Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6767571  www.finance.gov.ie

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 23 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6312121 / LoCall 1890 220222  www.enterprise.gov.ie

Government Departments Dail Eireann Leinster House, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6183000 / LoCall 1890 337889  www.oireachtas.ie Dept of Agriculture, Food & the Marine Kildare Street, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6072000 / LoCall 1890 200510  www.agriculture.gov.ie Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 23 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6313800 / LoCall 1890 383000  www.ahg.gov.ie Department of Children and Youth Affairs 43 - 49 Mespil Rd, Dublin 4. ☎ 01 6473000/  www.dcya.gov.ie

Department of the Communications, Energy & Natural Resources 29/31 Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6782000 / LoCall 1890 449900  www.dcenr.gov.ie

Department of Social Protection Aras Mhic Dhiarmada, Store Street.

Dublin 1. ☎ 01 7043000  www.welfare.ie

Department of Defence Station Road, Newbridge, Co. Kildare. ☎ 045 492000  www.defence.ie

Department of the Taoiseach Government Buildings Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6194000 / LoCall 1890 227227  www.taoiseach.gov.ie

Dept of Education & Skills Marlborough St, Dublin 1. ☎ 01 8896400  www.education.ie Department of the Environment, Community & Local Government Custom House, Dublin 1. ☎ 01 8882000  www.environ.ie

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 80 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 4780822 / LoCall 1890 426700  www.dfa.ie

Department of Justice & Equality 94 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6028202  www.justice.ie

Department of Health Hawkins House, Hawkins St, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6354000  www.dohc.ie

Department of of Public Expenditure and Reform Government Buildings, Upper Merrion St, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 676 7571  www.per.gov.ie

Garda Siochana Phoenix Park, Dublin 8. ☎ 01 6660000  www.garda.ie

Ombudsman 18 Lwr Leeson St, Dublin 2. ☎ LoCall 1890 223030  www.ombudsman.gov.ie

Passport Office Molesworth Street, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6711633

HEAnet 5 George’s Dock, IFSC, Dublin 1. ☎ 01 6609040  www.heanet.ie

Ordnance Survey of Ireland Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 ☎ 01 8025300  www.osi.ie

Irish Prison Service IDA Business Park, Ballinalee Road, Longford. ☎ 043-3335100  www.irishprisons.ie

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport 44 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6707444 / LoCall 0761 001 601  www.dttas.ie

Government Services An Bord Pleanála 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1. ☎ 01 8588100 / LoCall 1890 275175  www.pleanala.ie

Courts Service 15/24 Phoenix Street North, Smithfield, Dublin 7. ☎ 01 8886000  www.courts.ie

Central Statistics Office Ardee Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6. ☎ 01 4984000 Skehard Road, Cork. ☎ 021 4535000  www.cso.ie

Data Protection Commissioner Canal House, Station Road, Portarlington, Co Laois. ☎ 057-8684800  www.dataprotection.ie

Met Eireann Glasnevin Hill, Dublin 9 ☎ 01 8064200  www.met.ie

Office of Public Works Head Office, Jonathan Swift Street, Trim, Co. Meath. ☎ 046 9426000 LoCall 1890 213414  www.opw.ie

Revenue Dublin Castle, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6792777  www.revenue.ie

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Educational Institutes in Ireland All Hallows College Gracepark Road, Dublin 9. ☎ 01 852 0700  www.allhallows.ie American College Dublin 2 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 676 8939  www.amcd.ie Athlone Institute of Technology Dublin Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. ☎ 090 6468000  www.ait.ie Burren College of Art Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare. ☎ 065 7077200  www.burrencollege.ie Church of Ireland Theological College Braemor Park, Dublin 14 ☎ 01 492 3506  www.theologicalinstitute.ie Cork Institute of Technology Bishopstown, Cork. ☎ 021 4326100  www.cit.ie CIT Cork School of Music Union Quay, Cork. ☎ 021 480 7310  cit.ie/csm CIT Crawford College of Art & Design Sharman, Crawford St, Cork. ☎ 021 4335200  cit.ie/ccad University College Cork College Road, Cork. ☎ 021 4903000  www.ucc.ie Church of Ireland College of Education 96 Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6. ☎ 01 4970033  www.cice.ie Marino Institute of Education Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9. ☎ 01 8057700  www.mie.ie Dublin Business School 13-14 Aungier Street, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 4177500  www.dbs.ie Dublin City University Dublin 9. ☎ 01 7005000  www.dcu.ie Dublin Institute of Technology 143/149 Rathmines Road, Dublin 6. ☎ 01 4023000  www.dit.ie

Dundalk Institute of Technology Dublin Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth. ☎ 042 9370200  www.dkit.ie Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design & Technology Kill Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. ☎ 01 2394000  www.iadt.ie Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education (NUIM) ☎ 01 2888520  www.nuim.ie/froebel Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology Dublin Road, Galway. ☎ 091 753161  www.gmit.ie Griffith College Dublin South Circular Road, Dublin 8. ☎ 01 4150400  www.gcd.ie Griffith College Limerick O'Connell Avenue, Limerick. ☎ 061-31 00 31  www.gcl.ie Hibernia College 2 Clare Street, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 6610168  www.hiberniacollege.com Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown Blanchardstown Road North, Dublin 15. ☎ 01 8851000  www.itb.ie Institute of Technology, Carlow Kilkenny Road, Carlow. ☎ 059 9175000  www.itcarlow.ie Institute of Technology, Sligo Ash Lane, Co. Sligo. ☎ 071 9155222  www.itsligo.ie Institute of Technology, Tallaght Tallaght, Dublin 24. ☎ 01 4042000  www.it-tallaght.ie Institute of Technology, Tralee Clash, Tralee, Co. Kerry. ☎ 066 7145600  www.ittralee.ie

Letterkenny Institute of Technology Port Rd, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. ☎ 074 9186000  www.lyit.ie Limerick Institute of Technology Moylish Pk, Limerick. ☎ 061 293000  www.lit.ie Mary Immaculate College South Circular Road, Limerick. ☎ 061 204300  www.mic.ul.ie Mater Dei Institute of Education Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3. ☎ 01 8086500  www.materdei.ie Milltown Institute of Theology & Philosophy Milltown Park, Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6. ☎ 01 2776300  www.milltown-institute.ie National College of Art and Design 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8. ☎ 01 6364200  www.ncad.ie National College of Ireland (NCI) Mayor Street, International Financial Services Centre, Dublin 1. ☎ 1850 221 721 www.ncirl.ie National University of Ireland, Galway University Road, Galway. ☎ 091 524411  www.nuigalway.ie National University of Ireland, Maynooth Maynooth, Co. Kildare. ☎ 01 7086000  www.nuim.ie Portobello Institute 43 Dominick Street Lower, Dublin 1. ☎ 01 8920000  www.portobelloinstitute.ie Queens University Belfast University Road, Belfast BT7 1NN ☎ (048) 90245133  www.qub.ie Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 123 St. Stephens Green Dublin 2. ☎ 01 4022100  www.rcsi.ie St. Angela’s College Lough Gill, Sligo. ☎ 071 9143580  www.stangelas.nuigalway.ie

Carlow College, College Street, Carlow. ☎ 059 9153200  www.carlowcollege.ie St. Patrick’s College Maynooth Co. Kildare. ☎ 01 7084700  www.maynoothcollege.ie St. Patrick’s College Drumcondra, Dublin 9. ☎ 01 8842000  www.spd.dcu.ie Shannon College of Hotel Management Shannon Airport, Co. Clare. ☎ 061 712210  www.shannoncollege.com LIT Tipperary Nenagh Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. ☎ 0504 28000 Cashel Court, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary ☎ 0504 28000  www.lit.ie/tipperary Trinity College Dublin College Green, Dublin 2. ☎ 01 8961000  www.tcd.ie University College Dublin Belfield, Dublin 4. ☎ 01 7167777  www.ucd.ie University of Limerick National Technological Park, Limerick. ☎ 061 202700  www.ul.ie

St. Nicholas Montessori College of Ireland 16 Adelaide Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. ☎ 01 2806064  www.snmci.ie The College of Progressive Education 8/10 Rock Hill, Main Street, Blackrock, Co Dublin. ☎ 01 4884300  www.progressivecollege.com Griffith College Cork Cove Street, Sullivan‘s Quay, Cork. ☎ 021 4507027  www.gcc.ie Stranmillis University College Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT9 5DY. ☎ (048) 90381271  www.stran.ac.uk BUSINESS COLLEGES Quinn School of Business, UCD Belfield, Dublin 4 ☎ 01 716 4833  www.ucd.ie/quinn Smurfit School of Business, UCD Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin, Ireland ☎ 021 716 8934  www.smurfitschool.ie The Ryan Academy for Entrepreneurship 3013 Lakedrive, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24 ☎ 01-7006786  www.ryanacademy.ie

University of Ulster Cromore Road, Coleraine. BT52 1SA ☎ (048) 7012 3456  www.ulster.ac.uk

The Kemmy Business School University of Limerick ☎ 061 202 700  www.ul.ie/business

Waterford Institute of Technology Cork Road, Waterford. ☎ 051 302000  www.wit.ie

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OTHER INSTITUTIONS Montessori Education Centre 41-43 North Great George's St, Dublin 1. ☎ 01 8780071  www.montessorieducation.ie Open University in Ireland Holbrook House, Holles Street, Dublin 2 ☎ 01678 5399 (ROI)  www.open.ac.uk/ireland St. Mary’s University College 191 Falls Road, Belfast BT12 6FE, ☎ 048 90327678  www.stmarys-belfast.ac.uk

Ballyhaise College Ballyhaise, Co Cavan, ☎ 01 4338108  www.teagasc.ie/training/ colleges/ballyhaise/ College of Amenity Horticulture National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin. ✉ john.mulhern@teagasc.ie  www.teagasc.ie/ botanicgardens College of Agriculture, Food & Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Northern Ireland ☎ 028 9442 6666  www.cafre.ac.uk Pallaskenry Agricultural College Co. Limerick ☎ 061-393100  www.pallaskenry.com

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Education and Training Boards Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) Piper's Hill, Kilcullen Road, Naas, Co Kildare, Ireland Phone: +353 (0)45-901070 / (0)45-901698  www.etbi.ie

Dublin & Dun Laoghaire Education & Training Board 1 Tuansgate, Belgard Square East, Tallaght, Dublin 24 01 452 9600  www.ddletb.ie

Cavan & Monaghan Education & Training Board Cavan Office - 049 4331044 HQ: Monaghan (sub-office in Cavan Town).  www.cmetb.ie  www.cavanvec.ie  www.monaghanvec.ie

Galway & Roscommon Education & Training Board City of Galway Office 091 549 400 County Galway Office 091 874 260 Roscommon Office 090 662 6151 HQ: Athenry (sub-office in Roscommon Town)  www.gretb.ie

Cork Education & Training Board City of Cork Office 021 427 3377 County Cork Office 021 466 5000 HQ: Cork (greater city area)  www.corketb.ie City of Dublin Education & Training Board Ph: 01 688 0614 HQ: Ballsbridge, Dublin 4  www.cdetb.ie Donegal Education & Training Board Administrative Offices Ard O’Donnell Letterkenny Ph: 074 916 1600  www.donegaletb.ie

Kerry Education & Training Board Riverside House, Dan Spring Road, Tralee, Co. Kerry Ph: 066 712 1488 HQ: Tralee  www.kerryetb.ie Kildare & Wicklow Education & Training Board Kildare Office 045 988 000 Wicklow Office 0404 60 500 HQ: Naas (sub-office in Wicklow)  www.kwetb.ie

Kilkenny & Carlow Education & Training Board Kilkenny Office 056 777 0966 Carlow Office 059 913 8560 HQ: Carlow Town  www.kcetb.ie  www.carlowvec.ie  www.kilkennyvec.ie Laois & Offaly Education & Training Board Laois Office Ridge Road, Portlaoise 057 862 1352 Offaly Office Castle Buildings, Tara Street, Tullamore, Co. Offaly 057 934 9400 HQ: Portlaoise  www.laoisoffalyetb.ie Limerick & Clare Education & Training Board Athenaeum Building, 30 Upper Cecil Street, Limerick.

Tel: 061 417688  www.lcvec.ie

Louth & Meath Education & Training Board Louth Office 042 933 4047 Meath Office 046 906 8200 HQ: Drogheda  www.louthvec.ie  www.meathvec.ie Mayo, Sligo & Leitrim Education & Training Board Mayo Office Administrative Offices, Newtown, Castlebar 094 902 4188 Sligo Office Quay Street Sligo 071 914 5025 Leitrim Office Administrative Offices, St. George’s Terrace, Carrick-onShannon 071 962 0024 HQ: Castlebar (sub-offices in Sligo & Carrick-on-Shannon)  www.leitrimvec.ie  www.mayovec.ie  www.sliogvec.ie

Longford & Westmeath Education & Training Board Longford Office 043 3334000 / 043 3346493 Westmeath Office 044 934 8389 HQ: Mullingar  www.longfordvec.ie  www.westmeathvec.ie

Tipperary Education & Training Board Nenagh Office Office - 067 31250 Clonmel Office Office - 052 612 1067 HQ: Nenagh (sub-office in Clonmel)  www.tippnorthvec.ie  www.tippsouthvec.ie Waterford & Wexford Education & Training Board City of Waterford Office 051 874 007 County Waterford Office 058 41780 Wexford Office 053 912 3799 HQ: Wexford (sub-offices in Waterford City & Dungarvan)  www.cowexfordvec.ie  www.waterfordvec.ie  www.wd-vec.ie

Under the terms of the Education and Training Boards Act 2013 the VECS were dissolved, being replaced by 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) on 1 July 2013

Education Centres Athlone Education Centre Moydrum Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. ☎ 090 6420400  athloneeducationcentre.com Blackrock Education Centre Kill Ave., Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. ☎ 01 2365000  www.blackrockec.ie Carlow Education Centre Kilkenny Road, Carlow. ☎ 059 9135404  www.carlowed.ie Carrick-on-Shannon Education Centre, Dublin Road, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. ☎ 071 9620383  www.carrickedcentre.ie

Connemara Education Centre Aird Thiar, Cárna, Conamara, Co. na Gaillimhe. ☎ 091 551145 ✉ imchonamara@hotmail.com Cork Education Support Centre The Rectory, Western Road, Cork Tel: +353 21 4255600  www.cesc.ie Dingle Education Centre An Chuillin, An Daingean, Co. Kerry.

Tel/Fax: 066 9151866  kerryetb.ie/centre_dingle

Dublin West Education Centre Old Blessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24. ☎ 01 4528000  www.dwec.ie Galway Education Centre Cluain Mhuire, Wellpark, Galway. ☎ 091 745600  www.galwayec.ie

Gort A Choirce Education Centre Gort A Choirce, Leitir Ceanainn, Co. Donegal. ☎ 074 9165556 ✉ inmr@eircom.net

Limerick Education Centre 1st Floor, Marshal House, Dooradoyle Rd Limerick. ☎ 061 585060  www.lec.ie

Tipperary Education Centre Slievenamon Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. ☎ 086 - 6008860  www.tippec.ie

Mayo Education Centre Westport Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. ☎ 094 9020700  mayoeducationcentre.ie

Tralee Education Centre North Campus, Dromtacker, Tralee, Co Kerry. ☎ 066 719 5000  www.edcentretralee.ie

Monaghan Education Centre Knockaconny, Armagh Road, Monaghan. ☎ 047 74000  www.metc.ie

Tuam Education Centre Chapel Place, Chapel Lane, Tuam, Co. Galway. ☎ 093 25877  tuamec.ie

Donegal Education Centre Floor 2/3, Pier 1, Quay Street, Donegal. ☎ 074 9723487  www.ecdonegal.ie

Kildare Education Centre Friary Road, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare. ☎ 045 530200  www.eckildare.ie

Cavan Education Centre Co. Cavan ETB Administrative Offices, Church View Square, Cavan.☎ 049-4332259  www.cavanec.ie

Drumcondra Education Centre Drumcondra, Dublin 9. ☎ 01 8576400  www.ecdrumcondra.ie

Kilkenny Education Centre Seville Lodge, Callan Road, Co. Kilkenny. ☎ 056 7760200  www.eckilkenny.ie

Sligo Education Centre Ballinode, Sligo, Co. Sligo. ☎ 071 9138700  www.ecsligo.ie

Clare Education Centre Government Buildings, Kilrush Road, Ennis. ☎ 065 6845500  www.clareed.ie

Dundalk Education Centre 1 Brickfield Gdns, Newry Rd, Dundalk, Co. Louth. ☎ 086 7707400 ✉ infodundalk@gmail.com

Laois Education Centre Block Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. ☎ 057 8672400  www.laoisedcentre.ie

Tarbert Education Centre Comprehensive School, Tarbert, Co. Kerry. ☎ 069-60005  www.tarbertesc.ie

Navan Education Centre Athlumney, Navan, Co. Meath. ☎ 046 9067040  www.ecnavan.ie

Waterford Teachers' Centre Newtown Road, Waterford. ☎ 051 311000  www.wtc.ie West Cork Education Centre The Square, Dunmanway, Co Cork ☎ 023 - 8856757  westcorkeducationcentre.com Wexford Education Centre Milehouse Road, Enniscorthy. ☎ 053 9239100  www.ecwexford.ie

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Reference Guide Briefing:

Calendars for 2014 and 2015 January 2014 M 6 13 T 7 14 W 1 8 15 T 2 9 16 F 3 10 17 S 4 11 18 S 5 12 19

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June 2014 M 2 T 3 W 4 T 5 F 6 S 7 S 1 8

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September 2014 M 1 8 15 22 29 T 2 9 16 23 30 W 3 10 17 24 T 4 11 18 25 F 5 12 19 26 S 6 13 20 27 S 7 14 21 28

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November 2014 M 3 10 17 T 4 11 18 W 5 12 19 T 6 13 20 F 7 14 21 S 1 8 15 22 S 2 9 16 23

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December 2014 M 1 8 15 T 2 9 16 W 3 10 17 T 4 11 18 F 5 12 19 S 6 13 20 S 7 14 21

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January 2015 M 5 12 T 6 13 W 7 14 T 1 8 15 F 2 9 16 S 3 10 17 S 4 11 18

February 2015 M 2 9 T 3 10 W 4 11 T 5 12 F 6 13 S 7 14 S 1 8 15

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April 2015 M 6 T 7 W 1 8 T 2 9 F 3 10 S 4 11 S 5 12

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August 2015 M 3 T 4 W 5 T 6 F 7 S 1 8 S 2 9

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June 2015 M 1 8 T 2 9 W 3 10 T 4 11 F 5 12 S 6 13 S 7 14

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October 2015 M 5 12 T 6 13 W 7 14 T 1 8 15 F 2 9 16 S 3 10 17 S 4 11 18

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