Mr Eddie Green Guidance Counsellor 22 October 2012 There are three - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Mr Eddie Green Guidance Counsellor 22 October 2012 There are three main options available to students: Higher Education University, IT College Further Education Local Institutes, eg. Beaufort College, Cavan Institute, OFiaich
Higher Education – University, IT College Further Education – Local Institutes, eg. Beaufort
Employment/Apprenticeships
Honest and realistic assessment of:
Interests Aptitudes Personality
Acknowledge strengths and weakness:
Do what you enjoy doing! Do what you are good at! Quality of a Degree is important
HEAR (Higher Education Access Route) DARE (Disabilities Access Route Education)
Dublin City University
P21 or Notice of Assessment for 2011 Medical Card Form Signed and Stamped by Local
Social Welfare Form for 2011 Signed and Stamped
RP50 Notification of Redundancy or Retirement
Letter from Health Service Executive for Children in
1. Not filling in your HEAR application with your parents or guardians. 2. Giving incorrect answers about your family financial circumstances and parent or guardian’s job. 3. Not printing off your checklist. No checklist means you don’t know what documents you need and you don’t have evidence you submitted an
4. Not submitting ANY supporting documents. 5. Submitting the wrong documents like a P60 instead of a P21. 6. Submitting the right type of document but for the wrong year. We want documents for 2011. 7. Submitting the right documents but only submitting 1 page of a 3 page document. 8. Submitting all the correct documents but not checking to make sure the Local Health and/or Social Welfare Offices signs and stamps your forms correctly. 9. Submitting all the right documents but not keeping proof of postage or a photocopy of what you sent.
Athlone Institute of
Cork Institute of
Dublin City University Dublin Institute of
Mater Dei, Institute of
National College of
NUI Galway NUI Maynooth Pontifical University,
Trinity College,
University College,
University College,
University of Limerick
Disability Accepted Evidence Age of Report Disability: Blind, Deaf, Orthopaedic, Speech and Language and Aspergers Medical Consultant’s Report No age limit on Report Mental Health Psychiatrist’s Report Not less than 3 years
Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Psychologist’s Report Not less than 3 years
Dyspraxia Psychologist’s and Occupational Therapist’s Report Not less than 3 years
Ongoing Illness, ie Cystic Fibrosis, Gastroenterology Medical Consultant’s Report Not less than 3 years
Popular choice for Irish students – in 2010 almost
Hugh variety of courses/colleges to choose from 300 + institutions Back up to CAO application Lower entry requirements in many areas of study Applications admitted to courses on the basis of
Specialist courses that are not available in Ireland
Progression to Higher Certificate, Ordinary Degrees, and Honours
Degrees
Under this initiative, most college courses are open to FETAC applicants
along with Leaving Cert students
Courses can be taken at all the Institutes of Technology, Independent
Colleges, NCI, and St Patrick’s College, Thurles
FETAC applicant can score a maximum of 400 points with award Best 8 components are counted:
50 points Distinction
35 points Merit
20 points Pass
www.cao.ie www.fetac.ie
FE Colleges N.Ireland Students may opt to study for a Higher National Diploma (HND) and Foundation Degree Courses in one of the many colleges of Further Education in Northern Ireland. A popular choice in recent years has been Belfast Metropolitan College but there are 18 further education colleges in the North offering a wide range of courses. It is often possible to progress to a degree level course at a university on successful completion of a HND. Students who choose courses at FE colleges apply directly to the college.
Apprenticeship is a method by which a person works for an
employer in a chosen occupation and learns the necessary skills, knowledge and attitudes to become a qualified craftsperson
Follow a specific course of training and undergo a series of
assessments
Entry requirements: aged 16 and 5 passes in Junior Cert Sponsorship: must be obtained with a registered employer Training: 4 yrs duration, 7 phases of training Training allowances paid for duration of training FAS currently offer 23 standard based apprenticeships Qualification: Level 6 (NFQ)