Tusla to offer Careers to all Final-Year Social Work Students before Graduation

 Tusla has today announced that it is to offer employment to all final-year social work students who wish to work in the child and family sector.  While focusing on graduates in recent years, this is the first offer of its kind in the sector.  It is one of a number of steps to improve recruitment […]

UCC Springboard Courses Re-Energise Careers

Graduates of the Springboard+ adult education course have their lives “transformed” by the skills and expertise they acquire over their year-long programme, according to Dr Séamus Ó Tuama, Director of Adult Continuing Education at UCC.   Dr Ó Tuama says the Springboard+ initiative has helped countless people restart or re-energise their careers.   “I have […]

CIF Encourages A Future In Construction For Students

“The construction industry is recovering strongly and is worth more than €14 billion to the Irish economy. So there are plenty of high quality careers in the sector, stated Tom Parlon, Director General of the CIF.  In fact, applications for construction related courses have been on the rise for the past number of years, reflecting […]

Women Urged To Favour ‘Portfolio Career’ Over Career Ladder

Irish women should forget about a neat linear progression up a career ladder and instead focus on maximising their flexibility and multi-tasking skills to carve out a portfolio career. That was the message delivered by Julie O’Neill at a special event held in Dublin on Tuesday evening to celebrate International Women’s Day. The event in […]

AA Roadwatch looking for part-time researcher/broadcaster

AA Ireland is currently seeking a temporary part-time Researcher/Broadcaster for our Roadwatch department. The position, will be primarily research based and will involve approx. 80 hours per month and will involve shift work. Shifts will mainly be during rush hour (6-9:30am and 4-7pm) Monday to Friday, but will also involve night time (7-11pm), weekend and […]

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