Education, including teacher supply, has been neglected in Ireland for years

What you need to do to make a well-informed decision about your future

Open days let you gauge how good a fit your course and college choice will be

Event has the potential to be the most valuable six hours you will spend this year

Online event gives students a taste of third level and study opportunities on offer

There are alternatives to the traditional route to further your education

Government signed off on system which left students with a 100 per cent score without a place on their first-choice programme.

Dozens of students with more than 600 points miss out on preferred programmes

Further education programmes, apprenticeships and traineeships offer career progression and skills enhancement outside the traditional CAO system

Moment of truth for thousands of applicants as first college offers are issued

Average grades across all subjects and levels increased by 2.6 percentage points

Students benefit from choice between exams and accredited grades but CAO points will rise

The first step for many will be to convert your results into CAO points

Points requirements are determined by a combination of factors

Association hopes Government plan will dampen potential rise in college points

Harris plans to provide 4,500 additional third-level places as demand increases

Impact of deferred applications means places in top-points courses likely to be reduced

Timeline for this year’s college application process

Reopening our higher and further education institutions in a transformed online world

Should you change your choice? Review your courses now and reap the rewards later

Now is the time to review your CAO course selection in order to get them right by the July 1st deadline.

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Ask yourself what type of programme you wish to follow: research or taught

A postgraduate programme may help you gain stills to match the needs of employers

Martin says ‘inflexible’ Leaving Cert must change to encourage independent thinking

The transition from school to third level can be a challenge. This is what you have to do

The points for any given third-level course can rise or fall each year

Despite uncertainty, CAO applicants have to assess which courses to apply for in 2021

Questions to help determine your career path

Deis schools see higher numbers progress to third level in 2020

College data accounts for current and previous students who register in the same year

Ancestors lived happy, healthy lives with a 15-hour working week, says anthropologist

We asked Janet Stafford of Higher Options what the expo will look like this year

Online events give students a taste of the lifestyle and study opportunities on offer

What you need to know to make sure you take full advantage of your online open day opportunity

Representatives from the CAO, universities, colleges, further education institutions and educational bodies will be available in a virtual exhibition hall

The 2020 Higher Options is a great opportunity to learn more about what university you might end up attending

Brian Mooney: The CAO’s Available Places facility has almost 200 courses advertised

By creating additional college places the Government has kept down the CAO point requirements

Guidance counsellor Brian Mooney and Irish Times education editor Carl O’Brien will answer all your college offers and further education queries