Institute of Guidance Counsellors

After Christmas – and particularly coming into April – the demands of the Leaving Cert have a sneaky habit of creeping up on you, leaving you with a l(...)

Students will be able to choose between university and further education courses through a single CAO portal for the first time from next month. Mini(...)

You might only have an hour for a one-on-one session with your guidance counsellor. You might not have a clue what course or career you want. Or you m(...)

Representatives from the CAO, universities, colleges, further education institutions, Solas and educational bodies will be available to discuss career(...)

My son is sitting the Leaving Cert next June. He has a shortlist of dozens of potential courses, but has no idea what to focus on. I’m worried that he(...)

Almost 40 per cent of Leaving Cert grades achieved in the written exams last year were higher than those given through the calculated grade process, f(...)

Open days have always been a feature of choosing a course, but the threat of Covid-19 has effectively closed campuses to visitors, with third levels m(...)

Would you welcome your parents tagging along to an open day? Or would you be more likely to say: “please go away, you’re embarrassing me”? Over the (...)

What will college be like in 2021? The class of 2021 – who may or may not sit the traditional Leaving Cert exam next June – are, along with the rest o(...)

Choosing a college course is one decision – where to do it is a whole other question. But, with Covid-19 upending so much about further and higher edu(...)