Great to see this in today's Irish Times. The work done by guidance counsellors is often invisible by its nature.

In a role often misunderstood by the public, the following letter in today’s Irish Times  (1st May 2024) highlights the crucial role of school guidance counsellors who provide essential services to our students yet are largely under-resourced.

GTI's Applications System closes this Friday, 3rd May at 2pm for 1st Round Applications!

Simply visit gti.ie/applications & APPLY NOW for full-time programmes commencing Autumn 2024.

The Applications System will reopen on Tuesday, 4th June, for 2nd Round Applications. #GRETB

Just two days to go to the MIC Limerick Student Experience Day! 🙌

On the day, MIC students Katie, Nhlanhla, Anna & Wayne, & MIC graduate & president of Mary I Students' Union (MISU), Cillian, will each share their experiences of student life at MIC.

They’ll be chatting about why they chose MIC…

#NewCourse Creative Craft QQI Level 5 starting September 2024 at Cork College of FET - Douglas Street Campus. Apply now via: douglasstreetcampus.ie Interviews take place in May. CorkETB Denis Leamy thisisFET QQI IGC Cork Learning City CareersPortal Elmarie Mawe 🎙 #FET

Exciting announcement 📣

We are expanding our postgrad diploma in #GuidanceCounselling thanks to funding from Department of Education

Cycle 1 of expanded programme to commence Jan 2025 Education Department Maynooth University Maynooth University

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⁦The Irish Times⁩ -more skills gaps,this time in biopharma. Big shortages in public & private sectors while €1.5bn+ sits unspent in the Nat Training Fund. Govt must take action to spend the NTF. ⁦Irish Universities Assoc.⁩ ⁦Ibec⁩ ⁦Simon Harris TD⁩ ⁦Department of Further and Higher Education⁩

'Access College' has everything you need to know about DARE, HEAR, and the 1916 Bursary! From application tips📝 to information on participating colleges, learner testimonials and much more🤔 Visit accesscollege.ie

Thrilled to see this article from PhD student Chris Shum which also mentions our research on children transitioning successfully from primary to secondary school. Such a pivotal time for children. 👏🏻👏🏻

This week saw the publication of six reports which explore the identity and ethos of Catholic primary and secondary schools in Ireland.

The body of research, which includes feedback from 4,000 members of Boards of Management, Principals and Teachers in Catholic schools, was…

Here’s another date for the diaries! Don’t miss out on meeting the dedicated team in Monaghan Institute on May 8th from 4-7pm who will happily show you around the campus and answer any questions you may have regarding your upcoming course! #furthereducationrocks

Some excellent advice and tips under each section! This may support 6th class students as they commence their transition 🙏🏻

Last chance! Please consider responding to this short survey on professional identity amongst guidance practitioners! We have had a great response to date but would love to hear from even more guidance practitioners in ALL sectors!

Applications for our PME (Primary) will reopen shortly for a limited period of time. The deadline to apply for TEG is 24 April. Apply now for Sept intake teg.ie

Interested in Poverty & Social Inclusion in Education? Join us on the MEd in DCU where you can develop the conceptual tools for policy and practice in this area. Be an agent of change in DEIS schools and beyond. For more: dcu.ie/DC984

Amazing opportunity for all education professionals and parents to find out more about careers in tech from CodePlus and Claire Conneely #growwithgoogle for #CSweek

IGC CESI National Parents Council Post Primary - please support!!
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Julianne Duffy Gillen, Ireland's first qualified Deaf Guidance Counsellor starts the second session at the IDS Deaf Career Project conference talking about her career path! Inspiring! #deafcareerproject
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Carmel O’Sullivan School of Education speaking at todays Irish Deaf Society #FutureLearningAndEmploymentSignedAndSpoken conference Mary Quirke - Career Confidence 🌻

The Apprenticeship Irl team delighted to participate in this important & really interesting conference hosted by QQI and AHEAD Ireland on inclusive assessment & standards.

Great to hear from Carmel O’Sullivan at the event today exploring Career Guidance and Inclusion. So much can be done to assist marginalised people into meaningful careers School of Education Irish Deaf Society