Demand for college places to exceed supply by 2015

Demand for college places to exceed supply by 2015

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  According to the Higher Education Authority’s Chief Executive Tom Boland, this year’s crop of Leaving Certificate students may be the last to avail of the approximate equality between the…
CAO to extend its services

CAO to extend its services

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The CAO recently announced (in its Strategic Plan 2013-2017) aims to extend its services to cover applications to all courses in further and higher education, including all post-secondary part-time programmes.…
Building our digital capital

Building our digital capital

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It’s probably true that at this particular moment in time, we are a little bit guilty of over-emphasizing the positives when it comes to new job announcements. However, it is…
Grants go down as value of education goes up

Grants go down as value of education goes up

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Getting to college has always been a commendable achievement in an academic sense, but the funding challenges faced by students now makes it a financial one too. The value of…
CAO Course Changes

CAO Course Changes

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  Readers should take note that the CAO has recently listed some course changes. Some have not been included in the 2013 Handbook, while others that appeared in the Handbook…
Learning about learning – the Gotocollege blog!

Learning about learning – the Gotocollege blog!

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Education is a hugely valuable commodity. It provides us with challenges and, in so doing, it furthers our personal development. Along with this is the indisputable boost it gives to…
Deferring A Higher Level Course Place

Deferring A Higher Level Course Place

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  If you are contemplating taking a gap year immediately after finishing your Leaving Cert and are planning on deferring a higher level course there are certain things you will…