Career Guidance & Counselling Services
Dear Parents and Students,
Welcome to the Guidance and Counselling section of the school website. Here you will find some important information relating to the varied aspects of Guidance and Counselling in the school. I will also include important dates for your diary, including upcoming Open Days around the country and key application deadlines.
This is a new addition to the website and any feedback or suggestions would be most welcome.
Parents play a huge role in the choices their children make when they start looking for a career. They influence the level of education or training that their children achieve; the knowledge they have about work and different occupations; the beliefs and attitudes they have to working; and the motivation they have to succeed.
Most of this is learned unconsciously – children and teenagers absorb the attitudes and expectations of them as they grow up. Some of the key influencers are:
• The expectations parents have for their children's education and career;
• The examples they set for their children;
• The values they show to their family, friends and to society;
• The opportunities they offer their children to learn and develop; and
• The kind of parent-child relationship they develop.
To nourish a health and rewarding career for your child, the following factors are worth considering:
- Encourage your children to get the most education possible.
- Strengthen their self-understanding.
- Develop their knowledge about work.
- Teach them decision making skills.
- Value gender equality and cultural diversity.
- Become aware of career resources.
- Help them become skill-oriented
www.careersportal.ie
Open Days
Students are highly encouraged to attend some of the many college open days on offer. A college or university Open Day allows students and parents the opportunity to “get a real feel” for the place, attend presentations on courses and college life and speak to course lecturers. I would recommend visiting any of the colleges/universities that students are interested in.
Students at the University of Limerick Open Day
Upcoming Open Day Dates for your diary
November
10th Senor College Dun Laoghaire
American College Dunlin
12th Carlow IT
Athlone IT
Letterkenny IT
Tralee IT
13th St. Patrick’s College Thurles
17th National College of Ireland
18th Carlow College
IT Tallaght
19th Dublin City University
CIT Crawford College of Art and Design
20th Cork IT
20th S t. Patrick’s College Drumcondra
Colaiste Mhuire, Marino Institute of Education
Frobel College of Education
All Hallows College
Mater Dei Institute of Education
25th Sligo IT
St. Angela’ College Sligo
26th NUI Maynooth
DL Institute of Art and Design
December
1st National College of Ireland
Trinity College Dublin
4th Dublin IT
7th Waterford IT
10th University College Dublin
Important CAO Dates
3 November 12:00 noon
- CAO online application facility
opens
- Change of Course Choices (Free)
facility opens
20 January 5:15pm
- apply online by this date to avail
of the discounted application fee
of €30
31 January 5:15pm
- closing date for online Change
of Course Choices(Free)
1 February 5:15pm
- normal closing date for applications
5 February
- online facility to amend course
choices becomes available (€10 fee)
Before 15 February
- Statement of Course Choices sent to
all paper applicants. If not received,
you must contact CAO immediately.
1 March 5:15pm
- closing date for amending
course choices
Most tests and interviews for
Restricted Courses are held in
March and April
1 May 5:15pm
- closing date for late applications
5 May (expected date)
- online change of mind facility
becomes available
Before 15 May
- Statement of Course Choices sent
to all late paper applicants
Before End of May
- Statement of Application Record
sent to all applicants
1 July 5:15pm
- change of mind closes
Early July
- Round A offers for certain
Non-Standard categories of
applicant
22 July 5:15pm
- Closing date for late applications
for those already attending a
participating HEI (exception to
timetable)
Early August
- Round 0 offers for certain
Non-Standard categories of applicant
Mid August
- Leaving Certificate results issued
22 August (expected date)
- Round 1 offers
29 August (expected date)
- Round 1 Acceptances 5:15 pm.
- HEIs begin registration
31 August (expected date)
- Round 2 offers
7 September (expected date)
- Round 2 Acceptances 5:15 pm.
Early October
- Results of Leaving Certificate
appeals released
19 October 5:15 pm
- Offer Season Ends
Helpful Career Websites
qualifax.ie
careerdirections.ie
careersportal.ie
cao.ie
studentfinance.ie
ucas.com
skool.ie
scoilnet.ie
fas.ie
