Open Days

03/12/2009 National College of Art & Design
04/12/2009 University College Dublin
05/12/2009 Dublin Institute of Technology
Open Evening 5 - 7 pm 08/12/2009 Dublin Business School
09/12/2009 Trinity College Dublin

A clip to give you an idea what is involved in a day in the life of a zoologist

Another interesting link in relation to subject choice answers many questions students ask when choosing subjects.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/education

The Leaving Cert

The Leaving Certificate (Established) programme offers students a broad and balanced education while allowing for some specialisation. The certificate is used for the purposes of selection into further education, employment, training and higher education.
The examination is the terminal examination of post-primary education. It is held at the end of the Senior Cycle in post-primary schools. The Senior Cycle caters for students in the 15 to 18 year old age group. The majority of candidates who sit for the examinations are recognised students in post-primary schools, are 17 or 18 years of age and have completed 5 or 6 years of post-primary education.

However, candidature for the examination is not limited to post-primary school students. A candidate following an approved course of study outside the State or who is attending an approved course of study organised under the Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme , Adult Literacy and Community Education Schemes, the Department of Social and Family Affairs second-level scheme for the unemployed or an analogous scheme, may be admitted to the examinations on payment of the appropriate fee.

Subject Choice. The examination is offered in the following subjects and levels. For curriculum information for each of these subjects please click on this link to the website of the Department of Education and Science.

I discovered a website called TheLeaving Cert.com put together by a former Leaving Cert student it has several guest writers in the form of students, past students and professionals who train, help with or teach leaving cert material.Have a look it may be helpful! http://www.theleavingcert.com/

In a two-part series, the Irish Examiner looks beyond the doom and gloom and highlights ten career paths that, while not recession proof, have weathered the economic storm better
than most and which are worth considering
for the future.

Careers for the future starts
Thursday, November 19

Study tips website

Hey,
Just checked out those websites and they really give some practical achievable advice!!
Really worth checking it out if your feeling overwhelmed with study.

Open Days

A reminder of the following open days
19/11/09: Institute of Technology Sligo
Institute of Technology Tallaght
Sligo College of Further Education
St.Angela's College Sligo

20/11/09: Dublin City University
Galway-Mayo IT - Letterfrack
Institute of Technology Carlow

I found a clip which gives a general idea of what a career in biomedical engineering entails let me know what you think

Hi to all and I hope you aren't too busy getting ready for your Christmas exams. I have found two good websites in relation to study skills.
http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/
www.studentenrichment.ie/index.php/study-tips
Everthing helps

Great Idea

Hi,
great idea for a blog its difficult to make the decision regarding what subjects to pick for the leaving cert I think its great to get exposure to all subjects if possible before making a final decision. This blog will be beneficial because students can share their experiences and questions. If anyone needs to know anything about the following I did Geography, Biology and Chemistry for my leaving cert.

Breda :o)