What next after you have graduated?
From volunteering to graduate trainee schemes, from internships to conversion courses, there are plenty of options
Didn’t get your first preference? Consider these options
There are plenty of opportunities available to you – even if you didn’t get the points you needed
How to adapt to a third-level study regime
A student’s first year in college largely determines their academic success
Construction-related courses show increase in interest
Positive economic indicators likely to lead to increase in applications to skills courses
Funding and sponsorships for business courses: what to know
A look at the many options that can help students finance their business course
You have finally got your college degree – now what?
From further study to voluntary work, there are plenty of options after university
My Leaving Cert results don’t make the grade – but I don’t want to repeat
Don’t panic if you didn’t get the points – there are other routes to third-level
How other countries do it: international equivalents to the Leaving Cert
The types of final-year examinations pupils take at schools in France, the UK, Germany, Spain, the US and elsewhere
Cultivation of company’s culture essential for united workforce
It pays to spend time developing real values to support an aspirational company culture
Arts for arts’ sake but many careers beckon
Arts and humanities: Courses promote a range of skills that are useful in a wide selection of jobs
Industry now generating up to 1,000 jobs per month, says CIF
Construction and Architecture: Transferable building industry skills key to ensuring job security at home and abroad
World is your oyster with a good business qualification
A business degree opens up a wide range of career options along with the best prospects for financial reward and international travel
Innovation key to recruiting top graduates
Companies are increasingly looking at new ways to ensure they attract the brightest and best
When paying their way is not an option for graduates
University scholarships and bursaries can make further study a possibility for many
Communicating by example
Listening, and giving people the opportunity to contribute, is as important as talking, believes Julian Yarr, this year’s Most Trusted Leader
‘You have to realise the bar is rising all the time’
Jim Barry, Most Trusted Leader 2015, reflects on the year in business
Take 2: Things to consider before you repeat the Leaving Cert
If you didn’t get what you wanted in the Leaving, think hard before repeating
How to choose a business course
Performing due diligence is a crucial step in business course selection
St Mary’s signing choir in Dublin: ‘For deaf people, their voice is their hands and their bodies’
The conductor of St Mary’s signing choir in Cabra set out not to form a ‘cute deaf choir’ but one that would be respected as a choir in its own right – and she has succeeded
Open Days: Smoothing the way to third level
The Better Options fair in Dublin aims to be a one-stop shop for would-be students with disabilities, with all the information they need about facilities, supports and navigating a path to a college of their choice
Lessons in equality for parents and teachers
All parents want the best for their children, but who knows what’s best when it comes to educating a child with special needs?
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