Upcoming Events

An in school Careers Exhibition, including exhibitors from third level and further education colleges throughout Munster and the Kilkenny/Carlow region as well as representatives from various career sectors and civil service including: SOLAS, The Gardai, The Irish Army, Agriulture, Healthcare, Engineering, Science and Research, Business/IT, Journalism/Media

We will host a number of activities as part of college awareness week some of which include: TY Poster competition 3rd year Scavenger hunt Whole school quiz College talks 6th year college booklets Staff quiz Design a campus competition

TYs will interview staff in relation to their college courses and posters will be placed around the school and a short video will be made.

Work experience exit entry talks for TY/Radio panel_Careers discussion for Form 5/Raise the game_study skills F3 and F6/1st year English my future, my career and numeracy calculations of CAO points/subject themed careers/CAO parents night

Colaiste Bride hosts interesting talk to 6th year students to explore Courses in UCD

College Awareness activities will take place each day. These will vary across the Year Groups. For example - 1st Years will research a chosen career and present to the class. 6th Years - Will take part in a 'College Panel' with opportunity to ask returning students about their experiences of college life. All year groups will be involved in producing college decoration for the school to put on display during the week.

Industry Presentations re how to get into Career through college courses. Past Pupil Presentations College Presentations Class activities

Staff wear badges of the colleges attended and discuss with students their college experience

1:Guess the teacher based on their college course, college attended and years of study 2: HEI speakers 3: Designing a college awareness notice board

A variety of activities across year groups in the school- E.g. My Dream Course, College Speakers, Where are they now? Teachers Colleges and Pathways.

We here at Colaiste Naomh Cormac feel it is very important for all students to understand the benefits of going to college. Over the course of the week we would hope to inspire the students in our school to understand the different pathways available to them in order to peruse the career of their choice. 1. Like previous year we would hope to bring back past pupils to speak to the students. 2. Have the school library display college catalogues,…

2nd year students will compile a regional map of the county at the main foyer notice boards with a detailed list of key employers in our local town and the wider county categorised by qualification level.

Teams calls from past pupils and local business people describing their pathway and offering tips/advice.

We host an array of activities to highlight College Awareness Week including podcasts, Zoom presentations, career related discussions and activities, including quizzes and a mini career fair with an array of Further and Higher Education Institutes and access to live Q and A sessions. Junior Cycle workshop on Careersportal and subject specific career related presentations. The events will be held throughout the week and will be offered to all year groups from 1st to 6th year.

Teachers across the school and other staff in the school invited to have college life / work life talks with their classes about their experiences and lessons learnt in life and future goal setting

Information from Higher and Further Education Institutes to our 3rd, TY, 5th and 6th year students. The event will be delivered virtually by the contributors during Guidance classes. In the school, information and research opportunities will be held in our Guidance classes (1st - 6th year students). It is our intention that all students will avail of and benefit from these information sessions in order to assist them in their decision making for their future education.

Students dancing. We are including a clip of the Guidance Office and the CAO Handbook 2022, HEAR & DARE Handbooks, UL & Mary Immaculate Prospectus.

MTU Present to Senior Cycle students on the courses in Cork and Tralee

Inchicore College will be giving a talk on going to college to the learners in Kylemore Community Training Centre

We have invited the Irish defence forces into our school to speak to our students. We are so excited to have an in-person chat with a member of the defence forces as many of our current students are interested in exploring a career in this area.

Emma Daly the School Liaison Officer for Shannon College of Hotel Management will give a presentation to 5th year students at 2:20pm on Monday 22nd November. Then she will give the presentation at 3:00pm to 6th Year students.

Leaving Certificate Applied students in Colaiste Iosaef, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick will visit the LCETB Further Education and Training Centre, Kilmallock Road Campus on Tuesday 23rd November 2021. Ms. Phil Roche has very kindly agreed to give students a tour of the campus and explain the various courses they have on offer. They will then go across the city where they will get a tour of LCETB Further Education and Training Centre in Raheen. Mr. Kevin Bartley has very kindly agreed…

Access Routes to Higher Ed - HEAR DARE Presentation

Inchicore College speak to Youthreach learners in Ballyfermot about ICFE courses

Speakers in with regard to HEAR / DARE and CAO information on frequently asked questions with regard to the same for Leaving cert students

We hope to have four rooms on rotation going with speakers in each. Each talk will last 1 hour. The talks are from NUI Maynooth, UDC, DCU, Dunboyne college of further ed, DKIT and LMETB regional skills and training center. We also hope to have many more speakers who I am in the process of organising.. This event will be for all our 6th year students.

Our Transition Year and fifth year students will host a carrers expo in school for fifth and 6th year students. There will be different groups repenting different representatives of institutions and organisations offering students information on a wide arrange of educational progression opportunites available in Ireland and abroad.