A round-up of education-related events taking palce around the country this week.
Lunchtime Lecture in the Hunt Museum, Limerick
“Intimate artifacts – their symbols, imageries and classification, studies of Coptic textiles in the collection of the National Museum of Ireland” is the title of this lunchtime lecture by Anna Kadzik at 1pm today. Admisssion is free. All welcome
Ballsbridge College of Further Education Enrolment Day
Ballsbridge College of Further Education, Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4 is holding an enrolment day tomorrow from 2pm to 4pm. The college offers a range of Fetac-accredited courses in the areas of business studies, marketing, credit management, auctioneering, criminology, multimedia, English (EFL), event management, human resource management, office systems, media, applied psychology, international aid and development, health sector studies,starting your own business and TEFL. For further information contact the college. TeL: 01-6684806. E-mail: info@ballsbridge.cdvec.ie. www.ballsbridgecollege.com
Public Lecture at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
Prof Richard R Gaillardetz, professor of Catholic Studies at the University of Ohio presents lecture entitled “Why Vatican II Did Not Fail” at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, tomorrow at 7pm. All welcome. Admission free.
Open Days at Race for Aspiring Jockeys
The Racing Academy and Centre of Education (Race) in Kildare is holding open days tomorrow and on the following two Tuesdays – May 19th and 26th – starting at 2pm. Find out more about the FÁS-sponsored trainee jockey course and racing groom traineeship programme. Full Fetac awards offered at Level 4. Candidates must be between 15 and 18 years of age and be under nine stone in weight for the trainee jockey course. Further information from enquiries@racingacademy.ie or tel: 045-522468.
Open Day at Senior College Dún Laoghaire
Senior College Dún Laoghaire, Eblana Avenue, is holding an open day tomorrow from 2pm to 8pm. The college offers morning study options in a number of courses with upskilling and retraining, progression pathways to degrees. Tel: 01-280-0385 for a college brochure. www.scd.ie
Adult and Continuing Education at NUI Galway
An information evening on adult and continuing education courses available from NUI Galway takes place in the Orbsen Building on Thursday, May 14th from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Over 40 part-time courses will be showcased at the event. Information will be available about a 50 per cent fees reduction for people who have recently become unemployed and wish to study programmes at NUI Galway which address the future skills of the “smart economy”. For further details tel: 091-492062 or visit www.nuigalway.ie/adulteducation.
Reading Association of Ireland Seminars
The Reading Association of Ireland presents three seminars: Monday, May 18th (7.30 to 9 pm), Cork Education Support Centre, Western Road, Cork on “Boys, Gender and School Literacy Achievement: Current Insights and Possible Ways Forward” by Dr Brian Murphy; Wednesday, May 20th (7pm to 9pm), Coláiste Mhuire, Marino Institute of Education Dublin 9 on “Teaching Vocabulary as Part of an Effective Literacy Programme” by Gene Mehigan and on Thursday, May 21st (7pm to 9pm) at Navan Education Centre on “Helping the Struggling Speller” by Brendan Culligan. All welcome.
European Industrial Relations workshop at UCD Smurfit School
The UCD Industrial Relations and Human Resources Group is hosting an international workshop on Monday, May 18th from 4pm in the Laurence Crowley boardroom, at the UCD Smurfit School of Business, Blackrock. “The conflicting aims of European Union” is the theme. All welcome. For further details e-mail: Roland.erne@ucd.ie
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