All You Need to Know About the CAO Change of Mind Facility The CAO Change of Mind Facility opened on May 5th and will remain open until 5:00pm on July 1st. The Central Applications Office (CAO) has begun emailing all applicants who applied to CAO by 1 February this year. The email instructs applicants to […]
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Major Changes in the Irish College System.
Over the past 12 months, there has been major overhaul and significant changes in the Irish College System. As a result, 12 major IT Colleges across Ireland have amalgamated into 5 large Technological Universities. The 5 new entities are as follows; New College Name Former Name Technological University of Dublin – TUD […]
Will the Leaving Cert Points rise again next year?
This is a question we at Whitney Career Guidance are being asked a lot of late. Before I answer that question here is a brief overview of what has been happening with Leaving Cert points over the past 5 years. During the period 2017-2019 Leaving Cert points held steady, but there was the usual amount […]
What’s the most satisfying job in the world? You’d be surprised.
© Psychologist Barry Schwartz (2015) – Why We Work Psychologist Barry Schwartz explores the meaning and engagement that some workers feel about professions you might not expect to be fulfilling. Why do we work? Why do we drag ourselves out of bed every morning instead of living lives composed of one pleasure-filled adventure after another? […]
CEO – Chief Everything Officer (also known as a stay-at-home parent)
What do you do for a living? I am a stay-at-home parent From my work through Griffin Career Consultancy and from speaking to friends, I am aware that many stay-at-home parents feel somewhat inadequate when answering this question. After putting their career on pause to care for their children whether that decision was made […]
Spotlight on Students entering 6th Year in 2020.
©2020 Mary Hickey and Seamus Whitney Seamus recently spoke on South East Radio about the stress and uncertainty that students entering 6th year in 2020 are currently experiencing. To address this I have compiled a short blog that should be of interest to students and parents of this cohort. The theme that is arising from […]
What do I want to be when I Grow Up?
Timeline for Leaving Certificate 2020
There are many queries coming in from parents and students regarding the timeline for CAO 2020. So to give some clarity on the situation I have put together this short blog. The most immediate and important task for Leaving Certificate Students to complete now is to confirm or opt in to receive Calculated Grades. Even […]
LEAVING CERTIFICATE & JUNIOR CERTIFICATE STUDENTS – WHAT HAPPENS NEXT ?
Following on from the most recent Government announcements re Covid 19, there still seems to be a lot of uncertainty in the country surrounding the Leaving Certificate examinations for 2020. To help clarify some of the related issues, we decided to put to put together a brief summary of how we think the remainder of […]
Considering an Apprenticeship
An apprenticeship is described as providing an individual with “The “Professional Ability to Act” by equipping the individual with the ability, knowledge and skill to work in an ever changing labour environment (2019, Apprenticeship Toolbox). The two stage process to the apprenticeship ensures that this “Professional Ability to Act “is based on real work […]