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Choosing the right college course: a handy tool called CourseHub.ie
“Deciding whether you want to pursue higher education is an important, life-changing decision. If you do decide to go ahead, you face the daunting task of choosing which course is right for you …”...
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Don’t make the same mistake I did when choosing your college course
“I picked the wrong course in the wrong college. Sixth year was hectic. I could focus only on getting the points and, with some luck, getting into college …” (more) [Independent, 23 May]
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The early morning specialist
“For reasons I won’t bother you with, I recently looked at the degree courses on offer at a respected English university; I won’t name it, this isn’t about that university …” (more) [Ferdinand von...
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Students: pick IT or business language courses, says IDA
“The head of IDA Ireland has called on students filling out their CAO forms to prioritise courses with the best job prospects: information technology, digital media and language-based business …”...
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31% of students would change courses
“Just under a third of students would change their course if they could fill out their CAO application again, according to a new survey …” (more) [Conor McMahon, Campus.ie, 18 June]
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The Future of Third Level Education in Ireland – 2. Duplication
“The Minister has mentioned the problem of duplication on a number of occasions and has confused it with the proliferation of courses available through the CAO system …” (more) [educationandstuff, 16...
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Moves to slow down CAO points race
“Most universities have reduced the number of courses available to Leaving Certificate students through the Central Applications Office (CAO) in a first significant move to help slow down the college...
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‘Don’t knows’ may be lacking support they need
“Some 6,000 CAO applicants have registered with the centralised college admission service, but have not indicated their course preferences. They represent 8.1% of the record 74,424 CAO applicants, a...
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CAO students bank on boomtime careers
“School leavers are putting their faith in economic recovery as this year’s CAO applications reveal a bounce for courses in business, construction, engineering and technology. Traditional professions...
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CAO statistics show increased demand for construction courses
“Law, dentistry and business courses also see a significant rise in the number of applicants. That well-worn political slogan ‘it’s the economy, stupid’ seems to have been taken to heart by this year’s...
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Number of college courses continues to rise
“The number of courses being offered by third-level colleges continues to rise despite plans in 2011 to cut them and help end the Leaving Certificate points race. For more than 74,000 people who have...
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UCD only college to significantly cut course options
“Latest figures on CAO entry-level courses show the slow pace of change, but should not come as a shock. A similar comparison a year ago by the Irish Examiner, which counted only courses open for...
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O’Brien calls for closer examination of cuts and impact on CAO choices
“Following news that 6,000 applicants have registered with the CAO but not indicated preferences for a course, Sinn Féin TD and Education Spokesperson Jonathan O’Brien said that there was a clear...
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Reforms for Broader-entry Degrees as IUA Pressure
“Trinity College Dublin is under increasing pressure from the Irish Universities Association (IUA) to reduce its number of course codes, documents from a meeting of Trinity’s University Council...
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Universities should offer broader course choices for students
“The Government has established an expert group, chaired by Peter Cassells, which is ‘to identify and consider the issues relating to the long-term sustainable funding of higher education in Ireland...
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The fallacy of broad course choices at third level
“A few years ago the then Minister, Ruari Quinn, got it into his head that there were too many programmes within the CAO system. The basic idea was that institutions were deliberately manipulating the...
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Colleges fail to cut course numbers
“Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan is satisfied with third-level colleges’ changes to entry systems, despite most having failed so far to significantly reduce course numbers from which Leaving...
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Demand for engineering and technology degrees grows
“College applicants are opting in greater numbers for engineering and technology degrees but science courses are waning in popularity, latest figures show. The Central Applications Office (CAO) has...
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Wrong course choice by half of drop-outs
“Half of students who drop out of their college course do so because they have made the wrong choice. A lack of career guidance in school and general pressures on students in sixth year have been...
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Why are girls not choosing IT courses at third-level?
“With fears that we won’t be able to fill tech vacancies unless more women start studying engineering and IT, Áilín Quinlan went to a girls’ school to ask young girls why they aren’t putting these...
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