CAO

Skills are typically acquired over time through work and experience, but what skills do employers look for?

Focus on business and management: hundreds of courses available with every higher education institute offering a range of programmes

CAO sees a surge in activity at this time of year as the change of mind deadline approaches

It happens to more people that you might think. But what should you do if you made the wrong decision when selecting your third-level course?

International Business, University of Limerick 2022

Starting college in the autumn? Do you know what a fresher is? Have you ever stood under the Campenile? Where’s the Quad? What does a students’ union do? The following is a selection of words and terms relating to third-level in Ireland that you may or may not be familiar with...

You still have a chance to change your mind so if you want to consider a change of tack why not consider some of the following options

The course you choose now will not necessarily define your future career

Taking time to do some groundwork before settling on your course will pay off in the end

A degree in communications can provide students with skills such as critical thinking and clear expression that are vital far beyond the world of media

There is still time to improve your grades if you approach the coming weeks calmly and strategically

If newly created institutions shift their focus too much in striving to be academic like the traditional universities then students and vocational education will suffer

Both technological and traditional universities are required to meet specific standards and criteria

TUs have a focus on vocationally and professionally oriented science and technology programmes, from engineering to agriculture

University, college, technological university, institute of technology: what are they, what difference does it make - and why should CAO applicants care?

Several hundred of last year’s applicants failed to receive an offer in round one of the CAO offers due to ‘errors or omissions’ in their applications.

Studying abroad is growing in popularity due to a combination of factors such as accommodation costs and lower entry requirements

Free speech on college campuses has become a major international issue amid rise of ‘cancel culture’

Late release of grades sparked last-minute scramble for accommodation and delayed start of academic year

Move is part of a drive to create other ways into third level without the pressing need to secure high points

Survey shows almost half of secondary schools do not have enough teachers

‘Grind school’ has been in operation for 53 years, over which time it has become one of the State’s largest private educational facilities

Caraíosa O’Farrell was one of three Leaving Cert candidates to secure nine H1 grades last year. Here, she shares her tips for exam success

University of Galway president says college is to reduce rents across hundreds of beds in response to affordability concerns

Interest in nursing and medicine courses falls while technology, law, business and engineering grow in popularity

Moving exams to fifth year meant to be ‘easy win’, but critics likely to ask if more ambitious reform is feasible

Colleges say grade inflation must end call for results to be restored to pre-Covid levels

Avoid reading too much into the results. Much can change between now and exams in June

High rents and travel costs cited as factors behind dip in numbers for traditional universities

Factors such as family background, gender and school type ‘minor and marginal compared to individual variation in ability’

Caraíosa O’Farrell (18) matches joint-highest result any Leaving Cert student is known to have achieved

What’s love go to do with choosing the right career? Quite a lot, actually

Delay set to result in later college start and last-minute scramble for college accommodation

He is right to aim high - but Leaving Cert students should keep all their options open

More than 78,000 applications for higher education courses this year

Surely it is time to ringfence places for under-represented groups in high-points disciplines in a way which reflects their representation in wider society

Applicants for the majority of courses on offer still have five months to make a final course selection

Consider these questions to help you determine your career path and how to get there

Attitudes to education have changed in recent years with the understanding that one size does not fit all

Profile: Cormac Murray is working as an architect at O’Mahony Pike Architects and is a part-time lecturer at TU Dublin