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1000 State funded postgrade places

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  • 22-06-2009 12:52pm
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    ramblingcelt
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    The Minister for Education has announced 2,500 new places on part-time college courses for unemployed workers (1000 of which are postgrad). They will be in sectors such as medical devices, biopharmaceuticals, international financial services and the food sector.

    Rang the Department of Education this morning and as usual details are no available when the announcement was made (politicians!!)

    Civil Servant thought that registering would be through Fas. (Fas had no information either.) If anyone has any information please post it. I will keep ringing around.

    Thanks :)
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    pablodunlop
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    2500....that'll be enough :rolleyes:


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    blucey
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    Sigh...so much problematic with this ; chief amongst them is that many courses have already closed applications.....


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    pablodunlop
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    http://www.education.ie/home/home.jsp?maincat=&pcategory=10861&ecategory=10876&sectionpage=12251&language=EN&link=link001&page=1&doc=45775


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    Time Magazine
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    blucey wrote: »
    Sigh...so much problematic with this ; chief amongst them is that many courses have already closed applications.....

    Chief among them it's a drop in the ocean.

    Next it's that it's restricted to medium-term unemployed. That's it lads, incentivise spending a year on the dole rather than getting kids into postgrads. F*cking great idea.


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    ramblingcelt
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    Was on again to the Department of Education. The HEA have only just asked for proposals from the 3rd level institutions and they hope to have first proposals by July. No idea as yet whether people who already have a masters can take one of these conversion courses.

    The HEA expect to have details of courses available by July 20th. (+353 1 231 7100). Application will be direct to the institutions themselves.

    http://www.hea.ie/en/node/1262

    DATE OBJECTIVE

    10 June 2009 Call for proposals issued
    17 July 2009 Closing date for receipt of proposals
    31 July 2009 Notification of Outcome


    Institutions invited to submit proposals

    University College Dublin
    University College Cork
    National University of Ireland, Galway
    National University of Ireland, Maynooth
    Trinity College Dublin
    University of Limerick
    Dublin City University
    Dublin Institute of Technology
    Athlone Institute of Technology
    Institute of Technology Blanchardstown
    Institute of Technology Carlow
    Cork Institute of Technology
    Dundalk Institute of Technology
    Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
    Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology
    Letterkenny Institute of Technology
    Limerick Institute of Technology
    Institute of Technology Sligo
    Institute of Technology Tallaght
    Institute of Technology Tralee
    Waterford Institute of Technology
    Mary Immaculate College
    St. Patrick's College
    National College of Art and Design
    St. Angela's College Sligo
    Mater Dei Institute of Education
    National College of Ireland
    Tipperary Institute


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