For Leaving Cert students across Ireland, CAO Round 1 offers represent that long-awaited moment. Now that the results are in, it’s time to carefully weigh your options. Here’s some advice on navigating Round 1 offers: Options Don’t panic if you didn’t get your first choice course. Look objectively at the offer(s) you did receive. Could […]
Have you ever thought about becoming a teacher? Maybe that could be at primary or secondary level? No matter what level you’d like to work at, one thing is for sure in all cases, teaching brings with it a number of terrific benefits that make it one of the most rewarding and fulfilling jobs. If […]
What is Accountancy? Accountancy, in a nutshell, is the process of managing all of an entity’s income and expenses. This definition can be broken down as the systematic process of measuring, summarizing, and communicating financial information generated by bookkeeping to classify and explain account information to relevant parties such as shareholders and managers for them […]
What is QQI? QQI stands for Quality and Qualifications Ireland. It is the national agency responsible for quality assurance and qualifications in further and higher education and training in Ireland. What is QQI? QQI was established in 2012 under the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act. It brought together four predecessor organizations – […]
What is Early Childhood Education? Early childhood education generally refers to education before the start of formal schooling or before the age at which children are required to attend school. It covers the period from birth to 6 years. Legislation on school attendance requires children to be at school (or receiving an education) from the […]
The CAO online application facility has opened for 2023 and applicants must register with CAO before 5pm on 1st February. It is important to register on the CAO system in advance of the closing date to obtain your CAO application number. Below we take a look at CAO 2023 Timetable of Events. The purpose of […]
This week a significant increase in the number of third level places available in healthcare courses was announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD. Read more here. The announcement seeks to create additional capacity in medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and […]
Are you having doubts when it comes to your CAO selections? Have you had a change of heart since the last deadline? Then not to worry. You can still avail of the ‘Change of Mind’ facility any time before the 1st July at 17:15. When it comes to changing your mind, we’ve compiled our top […]
As this year’s Leaving Certificate exams start to wind down, it’s important that students now turn their attention to the CAO change of mind facility. The option will close on July 1st, so make sure you take this time to look over your choices and make sure you have laid out all your options […]
What is Quantity Surveying? Quantity surveying and construction management is a varied and interesting career. All construction projects must be carefully planned. That’s true whether you are building a house or a Luas line. Quantity surveyors formulate a budget and ensure project costs don’t spiral. They assess each stage of the process and examine costs […]