Logistics Associate Apprenticeship - a new Generation of Industry experts The Logistics Associate Apprenticeship (LAA) is Ireland’s first logistics apprenticeship for the freight distribution and logistics sector developed and led by industry experts and professional representative bodies aimed at addressing the skills gap in the industry. The apprenticeship has played a key role in helping […]
#ThinkLanguages 2020: The new ‘Think Global, Act Local’ format a great success in 70 schools nationwide #ThinkLanguages gives TY students the opportunity to experience and understand how learning foreign languages can have a tangible, real-life impact socially, culturally and professionally. In 2020, the team at Languages Connect reimagined the event and supported 70 schools nationwide […]
Apprenticeships Apprenticeships have been transformed since 2016, offering new learning and career opportunities in a range of professional areas, offering a real alternative to the college route for so many people with the added bonus of earning a salary while you learn. Cork College of Commerce offers two professional apprenticeships which provide flexible, paid and […]
Ireland’s Premier Campus for Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts We invite you to be apart of our success story The Department of Tourism, LYIT is located in the oldest campus outside Dublin dedicated to education and training in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Operations and Management, and Tourism. Since its establishment in 1969, the Department of Tourism […]
The New Europass platform was launched in July 2020 and is emerging as a significant career planning tool combining an individual personal profile alongside with access to key information sources on learning and working in Europe. Euroguidance Ireland created a short video to assist students / Guidance Counsellors through the steps required to complete their, […]
Record graduate success for Dunboyne College Over 900 students graduated in December from Dunboyne College in a unique graduation ceremony. The virtual online event took place as the record figures for graduate progression and employment were announced by the college. Dunboyne College Principal Denis Leonard revealed that CAO figures show that over 90% of students […]
Video examining the life cycle of soap claims top prize in the EPA's The Story of Your Stuff 2020 competition. A video that creatively examines the environmental life cycle of soap has won this year's Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 'The Story of Your Stuff' competition. The project, entered by Caoimhe Higgins and Katherine Mooney from […]
The Camino Provides A great tool for your students to develop soft skills The Camino de Santiago is a great tool for you as an educator to help your students to develop soft skills like team working and empathy. By learning how to support each other and to walk together as a group they develop […]
Tomorrow's IT Professionals The 'Choose Tech' Programme ICT is an exciting, well paid and varied career which offers fantastic opportunities for travel, lifelong learning and has a positive impact on the world. From artificial intelligence, smartphones, the internet, digital media to virtual reality use in student medicine, IT touches every aspect of our lives. For […]
Encouraging students to retain and develop their heritage language skills is an important goal for Languages Connect. This summer we held two heritage language camps – one for Polish in Cork and one for Romanian in Dublin. Our annual summer camps give students an opportunity to connect with their heritage, boost their language skills and […]
