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Unions contradict each other on strike
Thursday November 19 2009
SCHOOL managers are angry over conflicting advice given to principals by their unions about Tuesday's national strike.
School-leavers, jobless in scramble for courses
Thursday September 03 2009
SCHOOL-leavers and redundant workers are scrambling for places on post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses.
Apply for a grant to help with costs
Monday August 17 2009
The tuition fees of eligible first time undergraduate students are automatically paid by the Department of Education and Science. There are a number of student grant schemes to help eligible students with costs such maintenance, registration and exam fees, and student services.
PLC courses still available
Wednesday August 12 2009
Places are still available on some Post Leaving Certificate /Further Education (PLC/FE) courses in colleges of further education. PLC programmes are an end in themselves, leading directly to employment in many cases, although they are also a platform for further study at third level.
Basic revision steps
Wednesday May 27 2009
With just a week to go to the start of the Leaving and Junior Certificate examinations, most students are working through the final elements of their revision programme. Even at this late stage, some basic steps can improve the exam results.
Public jobs ban hurting second-chance students
Wednesday May 06 2009
SECOND-CHANCE education courses for early school-leavers and other marginalised students are taking a bigger hit than mainstream schools under the Government's public service jobs embargo.
Round One acceptance cut-off point here
Tuesday August 26 2008
Although the deadline for acceptance of CAO's round one is 5.15pm today, the vast majority of those intending to accept their round one offers have done so by now. Round Two offers will be posted on Thursday and cut-off points will be published in CAO's website by 6am on Friday morning.
Range of options still open
Sunday August 17 2008
There are still some opportunities to apply to CAO, private colleges, and throughout the whole PLC/FE college sector.
Your future is in your hands, so hold steady
Sunday August 17 2008
This weekend in August finds many school leavers in a state of suspended animation, as it were. Their schooldays are in the past now, and they are ready to get on with the rest of their lives. But they are still uncertain where their first step into this future may be.
Protest over language centre closure
Saturday June 21 2008
STAFF and students from Integrate Ireland Language and Training (IILT) marched to the Department of Education yesterday to protest over the proposed closure of its centres.
