Best and Worst Jobs – Ireland
US based website CareerCast, a career guidance website, having recently published a report the best and worst jobs for 2012. So what was the top five: 1: Software Engineer 2: Acturary 3: Human...
View ArticleThe bleak future of the Irish university
There is an very good article extracted from Degrees of Nonsense: The Demise of the University in Ireland, edited by Dr Brendan Walsh of DCU (Glasnevin Publishing) It concerns the unfortunate push of...
View ArticleGirls put off exercise for life by PE lessons
SCHOOLGIRLS are being put off exercise and sport by their PE lessons, new research suggests. Many young girls feel self-conscious or unhappy at the activities on offer, according to a study by the...
View ArticleEurope’s top ten MBA schools favoured by employers
1. INSEAD: France’s INSEAD was last year ranked Europe’s number one MBA school by international employers. The average INSEAD graduate started the programme with six years of work experience and left...
View ArticleFacebook can impact Study Habits
Facebook can impact study habits The Irish Times recently published an interesting article on Facebook in relation to Education , please see below: Studies show students are spending between six and 10...
View ArticleProperty and law careers to ‘bounce back’
SCHOOL leavers are shunning construction, property and law courses — even though they are likely to offer the best job prospects in a few years. Industry and college experts now fear there won’t be...
View ArticleAngry families to meet fraud squad, minister and aviation authority
The families of students on a pilot training course which folded earlier this month are to meet the Garda fraud squad tomorrow. Representatives of the Pilot Training College Action Group, formed in the...
View ArticleRock on — it’s Michael D and our future chart-toppers
IRELAND’S first ‘School of Rock’ has received the official seal of approval from the President. The Academy of Popular Music in CIT’s Cork School of Music hopes to mirror the success of the BRIT...
View ArticlePsychology Taster Day
Psychology Taster Day Have you always been interested in Psychology? Would you like to find out more about it? Join Dr. Derek Dorris for a Taster Day where he will introduce you to the many strands of...
View ArticleConsidering a career in the care sector?
If you are working in, or considering a career within the care sector, you may be interested in the FETAC accredited courses offered by Galway based company, HealthSET. HealthSET offers a range of...
View ArticleNew Leaving cert Subject: Politics and Society
The Minister for Education says he has written to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment for their advice ahead of introducing the subject. Ruairí Quinn has announced that ‘Politics and...
View ArticleIreland’s secondary schools slow to give up vending machines selling ‘junk food
Secondary schools are slow to give up vending machines selling “junk food”, according to a study. And Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn plans to intervene to change the situation. Results from the...
View ArticleHow does the colleges comapre?
Which has the highest dropout rate, the best job prospects, the liveliest social mix? Higher education has been crying out for performance indicators, but authorities in Ireland have been wary of the...
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