A paper by the Department of Education is due to be published on the issue shortly.

Students hoping to begin an undergraduate course at a higher education institution this September are reminded that the deadline to apply is fast approaching.

WIT Try events differ from college open days as it’s all about giving students a real-life sense of what it’s like to actually study on the course.

Institutes of Technology have their own autonomous award making powers for the first time ever, with the exception of doctoral awards.

Students applying to the CAO for the coming college year have a greater choice available to them than in previous years.

Ireland's tech giants are continuing to find creative ways to address the gender imbalance in the STEM sector, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

With the CAO deadline looming, choosing the right course really is at the forefront of everyone’s mind.

In the months ahead, there are two schemes specifically designed to help broaden access to third-level for students who have a disability, or who are from a disadvantaged background.

John Daly looks at resources students can use to develop good habits that will stay with them all their lives

While the CAO application process is relatively straightforward, prospective applicants might find that getting the relevant details together may take more time than they would have anticipated.

Completing your CAO form can seem like an overwhelming task when you are still deciding on what avenue to pursue.

Laurie O’Flynn takes you through the essential CAO deadlines for 2020.

Ciara O'Donovan is delighted she chose to attend a post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) course in science and laboratory techniques at St John’s Central College, Cork.

Students have nothing to be anxious about with their CAO 2020, just follow this easy video guide with Trish McGrath, Principal of Hewitt College

Online CAO applications open at midday today for students looking to attend third level next year.

We are now five weeks into the school year and filling out their CAO form to decide their future is becoming a reality for sixth-year students.

More than 2,700 college places have been offered to students this Wednesday as the Central Applications Office (CAO) issued round two offers.

With more students opting to pursue careers in engineering, science and tech, the first round of college place offers also brought a drop in the demand for nursing.

Demand for teacher training courses has risen for the second year running while the number of students wishing to pursue a career in journalism has fallen by up to 51%. There has also been an increase in demand for honours degree courses, according to the latest CAO figures.

College places have been offered today to 349 students who received an upgrade of one or more Leaving Certificate results this week.

The student who was forced to take a High Court action over a Leaving Cert marking error has said she is “overjoyed” to have been given a veterinary medicine course at UCD.

It is believed a drop in points for college courses in round two of the CAO offers may be down to the housing crisis.

The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today issued 2,337 offers to applicants in Round Two of the CAO offers process.

More than 38,000 places have been taken up by students offered college courses last week, as thousands more wait for a better — or first — offer tomorrow.

Engineering and construction are among the courses that have seen the biggest rise in points in this year's CAO.

The colleges may administer the Central Applications Office system but students themselves once again have ultimately decided where and how places on courses are offered.

Based on previous years, fewer than 2,000 people who have not yet received an offer from CAO will do so in subsequent rounds.

As in other years, most of around 48,000 college places eventually filled through the CAO system will go to this year’s school leavers.

The fall in this year’s student applications has allowed colleges to offer fewer places without raising the points needed for most courses.

Leaving Certificate students hoping to begin college courses have until this evening to submit any changes of their choices.

More than 3,000 students are being offered third-level college places by the Central Applications Office (CAO) today.

Fewer Leaving Certificate students than last year received college offers last week, despite nearly 800 more school leavers applying for places than in 2015.

Students who are moving away from home to go to college are being advised they could end up paying between €600 and €1,500 a month for a flat.

Students and parents can get some expert tips on the CAO process, points queries and everything else to do with higher and further education.

The opening of broader entry routes to third-level courses instead of expecting Leaving Certificate students to decide on specialisations appears to be having some moderate effects on the points race, writes Niall Murray of the Irish Examiner.

Around 15,000 Leaving Certificate students were already approved for college grants this year before the main business of courses being offered began today, writes Niall Murray of the Irish Examiner.

Around 15,000 Leaving Certificate students were already approved for college grants this year before the main business of courses being offered began today.