TYs are making badges and signs of the colleges that all the staff have attended. These will be displayed by the staff on 21st and 22nd November. 5th and 6th years will have a quiz about colleges and careers with prizes given out. We have a guest speaker coming in to talk to students about...
Carndonagh Community School celebrates #CAW2024!
Various events to promote college & further education awareness with the whole school.
This year we are trying a new approach. Colleges will present mainly online, with some onsite visits meaning that all sites in Wicklow, Kildare can come together to meet colleges. This is also to support our green agenda by cutting down on the corban footprint of travel
Various events and activities for all year groups throughout CAW promoting colleges and further education routes.
During College Awareness Week, we will be hosting speakers, workshops, a past-pupil panel, mock interviews and a careers fair with 20+ exhibitors attending. The speakers, both from industry and academy, will give talks on college courses, businesses and career paths, Motivational talks will also be given to classes from across all year groups.
The TY CAW team have organised various events and activities that will happen throughout the week such as college guest speakers, career talks, and the 6th years will attend the Maynooth Open Day on Friday 22nd.
A variety of events over the course of the week 1st Years - My Dream Job. 2nd Years - Research College Prospectuses 3rd Years - Talk with 6th Years - Subject Choice & CAO TY - Make Graduation Hats/College research. Trip to TUD Open Day 14th 5th years - Trip to Maynooth University Open Day...
Professor Fluffy is an initiative aimed at increasing awareness and engagement with further and higher education. Delivered through the PLUS Programme (Providing Links to Underrepresented School Leavers), the Professor Fluffy Programme reaches linked DEIS Primary Schools via classroom workshops and campus visits. The Bookmark Competition serves as a way to engage all 28 DEIS primary...
During the week, Longford College of Further Education will be focusing on wellbeing, guest speakers, celebrating past and present learners and preparation for the future of our learners. Each day we will have something different to focus on. We will also celebrate via Social Media.
Whole School If I wasn't a Teacher.... - Video in which teachers tell students what career path they'd have taken if they weren't a teacher! 6th Year Past-Pupil Role Models - Current 6th Years students will meet with a panel of past-pupils, to learn about their diverse career paths in Accounting & Auditing, Education, Engineering...
CAO Information Workshops for learners who are interested in progressing to Higher Education
Ty teams if students will showcase different colleges in exhibition format and will go round to junior classes also.
Competition CVs for 1st Years in English Class Door signs
Schedule of Events to celebrate College Awareness Week 2024
Lunchtime quiz for Junior Cycle students Vlogs of former students Hall of Fame in the main area for the school College of the Day announcement In class activities
A Variety of class activities and role model activities for ALL YEARS AND TEACHERS
"My College Story" Teachers: Teachers take 10 minutes of their class time to speak about their college experience and share some advice with students about college, sharing something that they wish someone had told them before they started college. Display: A wall display where teachers and staff share their own college journeys, degrees, and career...
College Awareness Week 2024 Sandford Park School
Speakers from Universities, Careers in series of talks in every subject area delivers by teachers, find the teacher who… college and qualification quiz for 1st years , 1st and 6th year sit down (1st years interview 6th years about future plans) morning.talk on future pathways including FET, Higher Ed, Tertiary Degrees, and apprenticeships. Key Word...
Parents and local industry (e.g. Sure Tank, Dunleer, St John Of God's Dumcarr) are presenting their college experience, and opportunities to students from Junior and Senior cycle school. During tutor time and Wellbeing time students are presented with a short video on staff's college experience etc. Display fo various staff members college experiences.
Event Time Table for Coolmine Community School
Tallaght Community School Calendar of Events: Monday, November 18th TUD Tallaght Science Taster Workshop (5th years) – 10am-12pm (16 students) Business & Accounting Legal & General Investment Management Talk (5th-year students) – 10.55am-11.55am.1 TUD Talk (All 6th years) – 11.55am-12.55pm. ETB/Apprenticeships Talk (LCA 5 & 6) – 1.55pm-2.55pm. Trinity / HEAR / TAP Talk (All...
We have a number of guest speakers coming throughout the week.
Displaying staff college information, advice and highlights on the general screen during the week for all students.
Our classroom door poster detail where staff went to college. Updated or created as necessary each year during this week.
Our annual display of where the Leaving Certificate class in 2024 went to college
A range of activities throughout the week including: mature entry talk from ATU and visit to ATU Sligo campus webinar on Women in Tech. visit to Sligo Training Centre and Sligo College of Further Education industry talk from Lee hotels regarding careers in hospitality.
Various Events for all Year-groups. All Junior Cycle and TY students will complete a Dream Job worksheet, which will be displayed in school. All teachers will talk about their college route with their classes, A college talk - St. Patrick's Pontifical University A college visit - DKIT
College Awareness Week
Throughout College Awareness Week, TUS, UL, and MIC Access Services will partner with a number of secondary schools across Limerick City and County to facilitate information sessions to support parents/guardians of students in senior cycle. These sessions are in conjunction with partners and not open to the public.
This year, College Awareness Week aligns with the inaugural National Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Month, which emphasises the potential of RPL to recognise prior experiences and skills. The National RPL Project is partnered with 14 Higher Education Institutions nationwide. Many of the institutions are hosting a variety of events to highlight RPL and support...
Teachers' and SNA's classroom doors will highlight their Alma Maters and the title of their degrees/ qualifications. Students will be encouraged to ask their teachers about theri college experiences. There will be a quiz at breaktime with small prizes for students if they can name who went where? What a specific teacher studied etc
A week long whole school programme with various events to promote college awareness among our students.
Scoil Uí Mhuirí staff and parents/guardians create short videos on college experience based on the following guidelines 1. Your name 2. What is your job now? 3. What was your major or field of study? 4. Why did you choose that particular major? 5. What institute, apprenticeship, university etc. did you attend? 6. Did you...
Our college awareness week focuses on the many pathways available to our students when they finish their post primary education. Junior Cycle will focus more on the language around college and their future hopes and dreams.
Our College Awareness Week is focussing on post-secondary opportunities and will have 4 display stands in the lunchrooms - one for each pathway post Leaving Cert. Our 2nd year and...
Trinity Access Programmes Ambassadors will be visiting TAP Linked and DEIS secondary schools in Dublin to meet students and provide information on the alternative entry routes to third level education.
Closed Event for Students Only
Closed Event for Students Only
Closed Event for Students only
Closed Event for Students
Private Event
Cathal Brugha FET is visiting Marino College
Cathal Brugha Fet is visiting Ardscoil de la Salle
An information session provided by the guidance counsellor in the school, outlining CAO application procedures as well as information on Grants, further education courses, Accommodation, DARE/HEAR schemes, Apprenticeships.
Visit to ATU Galway campus by group from Roscommon Local Area Employment Services.
The TUS Athlone Campus is excited to welcome over 100 students from St. Joseph's, Rochfortbridge, for an engaging Taster Day! Students will have the chance to explore and experience sessions from a range of faculties based on their areas of interest. In addition to these hands-on learning opportunities, they'll participate in a team-building activity designed...
CDCFE invites you to their Open Day on Thursday November 21st from 10am-3pm, Coolock campus. All are welcome to attend. The Coláiste Dhúlaigh Open Day takes place from 10am-3pm on Thursday 21st November, during College Awareness Week in CDCFE’s Coolock campus, Barryscourt Road. The day promises an action-packed programme of events, with interactive workshops and...
HEAR/DARE Information session for St. Patrick's Community College delivered by Access UCC allows for students to learn about the different pathways to UCC and the various supports available while in university.
An information session will be held by the MTU Cork Campus Mature Student Officer in Cork College of FET Douglas Street Campus for current level 5 & 6 QQI students wishing to progress to MTU as Mature or QQI applicants for entry in September 2025. Recognition of Prior Learning as well as Student Finance will...
Class with 2nd years using some resources from the events toolkit, led by GC
The access information evening supports provide students with information on the various pathways to university such as HEAR/DARE, QQI and Mature. Students would receive the opportunity to meet staff for...
Closed Event for Students Only.
Closed Event for students only.
Private Event.
Maynooth University Undergraduate Open Days Join us on campus for our Open Days: Friday 22nd Nov from 9am-1pm / Saturday 23rd Nov from 10am-2pm Sample the uniqueness of MU and find answers to all your questions about our degrees, supports, student life and more. Free buses to Saturday's Open Day from a range of locations....
This event is being held to celebrate the official launch of our promotional video for the 'WalkWays with City of Dublin ETB' programme. 'WalkWays with City of Dublin ETB' is a collaborative programme from WALK and South Inner-City Adult Education Service, City of Dublin ETB, which aims to support young adults with intellectual disabilities to...
Sample the uniqueness of MU and find answers to all your questions about our degrees, supports, student life and more. Hear from the Maynooth University Access Programme about DARE and HEAR.
As part of the National College Awareness Week across Ireland we are excited to announce a series of events aimed at helping students explore the opportunities that further education can offer. This initiative is particularly geared toward students from diverse backgrounds who may not have previously considered college as a pathway ensuring they gain valuable...
As part of Careers Week at Marino College, Trinity College Dublin's TAP Ambassadors will host an insightful session on the HEAR (Higher Education Access Route) and DARE (Disability Access Route to Education) programs. Aimed at Leaving Cert students, this talk will explore pathways to higher education. TAP Ambassadors will share valuable information on eligibility, application...
A Whole School Table Quiz with 5 rounds. Questions based on college courses, entry requirements, acronyms of universities, famous irish celebrities and where they studied
Students will watch a variety of pre recorded videos of people explaining their jobs and day to day duties, their pathways. benefits and what can be difficult. it is to promote diversity and get students thinking.
15-20 past pupils represent the college they went to. Students walk around and chat with past pupils about their college experience and their experience of the course they studied. We have past pupils lined up that went to DCU, UCD, MU, IADT, NCI, TCD, Queens University etc and from disciplines as varied as Pharmaceutical Science,...
Many past pupils will return on Friday, November 22nd to talk to as many students as possible about their college courses.
Physics Master Revision delivered by the UCC's school of education for Leaving Cert students from DEIS schools.
Maynooth University Undergraduate Open Days Join us on campus for our Open Days: Friday 22nd Nov from 9am-1pm / Saturday 23rd Nov from 10am-2pm Sample the uniqueness of MU and find answers to all your questions about our degrees, supports, student life and more. Free buses to Saturday's Open Day from a range of locations....
Join us for our CAO Open Day to find out what makes IADT unique. o Explore our growing campus of the Creative Industries o Visit our studios and take a tour of the National Film School o Chat to our Student Ambassadors and find out what studying at IADT is really like o Attend talks,...
Quizzes, talks and a week full of events.
The TUS College4Kids programme invites students from our partner schools on to our TUS campuses to embark on a experiential visit that allows the students to sample the university environment. The main objectives of the College4Kids programme are: To introduce participants and their families to the higher education environment To provide young people with a...
Promoting opportunities for after school.
Talks from UL and TUS for Senior Cycle students
A number of local Universities, PLCs, Technical Universities are visiting our Creagh College for a Colleges Fair. They will spend the afternoon speaking with our Senior Cycle students giving them information about their college.
NYCI are delighted to announce the upcoming STEAM in Youthreach Expos as part of the Full STEAM Ahead! programme this autumn/winter! This is a great opportunity for students in Youthreach and Community Training Centres to experience and get hands-on with STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Maths) activities and workshops they may not have had a...
NYCI are delighted to announce the upcoming STEAM in Youthreach Expos as part of the Full STEAM Ahead! programme this autumn/winter! This is a great opportunity for students in Youthreach and Community Training Centres to experience and get hands-on with STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Maths) activities and workshops they may not have had a...