Make education your passion and boost CV with evening learning
THE evenings are getting shorter and there is a noticeable nip in the air — yes, it’s that time of year again and, as thousands of children up and down the country are preparing for a new term at school, quite a number of adults will be following suit.
In every major town, and quite a few villages too, night classes are beginning in earnest and people are enrolling in courses to further their career path, to learn a new skill or to simply get out of the house and meet people.
There is a huge variety of courses to choose from including the traditional business, childcare and computer skills programmes to the more obscure astronomy, bee keeping and basket weaving.
Career psychologist John Deely of Pinpoint says night classes are a fantastic way to make friends and boost self-esteem.
“One of the key sources of satisfaction in a career is being on a learning curve,” he says.
“Sometimes the job gives you that but sometimes you need to seek out formal learning yourself to achieve mastery in something or to progress your career.”
“For some careers, you need to have qualifications that are a requisite for progression. In other cases, taking a course is purely a source of passion and you are not really sure where it will lead you but the subject matter fires you up. This is also good for your career as you are learning and possibly creating a platform for doing something different.”
He says the benefits of doing a night course can be seen in personal development as well as in the workplace.
“A course can contribute to confidence if it ticks certain criteria for you,” he explains. “Studying something you are passionate about boosts confidence. And the decision about what to study is very individual, as studying something for the sake of it will drain energy and possibly confidence. So if a course is not the solution, then think about what else you could do with your time.”
John Fitzgerald of Harmonics career coaching also says that taking on a course can be a very useful way to boost a career.
“Doing a course is a way to develop as you work and it creates a currency on your CV,” he says. “I always say to people the last three to five years are the most important on a CV, and having a current course of study sends out the message that you are keen to learn to develop in your own time. It says that personal development is important to you and this is a must for any current or future employer.”
The career coach says while learning another skill can help future job prospects, it is also a great way to meet new people which can be a further enhancement to your career.
“Meeting new people on night course can be a great eye-opener for lot of people,” he says. “I encouraged someone I was coaching to go a particular course where he met a HR manager who was also a participant on the night course. He was trying to change sectors, as he was job seeking. She liked him and a role become vacant in her company so he applied and she filled the role without having to engage a recruitment consultant.
“Night courses also open your minds to different people outside your own organisation. You begin to learn what it’s like to work elsewhere and, with the advent of Linkedin, become connected online to them. Again, this may be a link to a new employer.
“But I would advise people to only choose a course they would truly like to do, not one they feel the need to do. This will never add value in the long run.
“Learning needs to enthuse you or else it will be a noose around your neck each week. So do your research and speak to people who have completed the course in advance of signing up.”
Joe Coleman has done more than his fair share of extra-curricular education and, over the past 11 years, has completed a total of 46 night courses. The Limerick man, who works as a supervisor for Bus Éireann, says he enjoys the challenge of learning something new and some of the classes he has undertaken over the past decade have helped him to further his career.
“Eleven years ago, I was working as a relief trainer and someone mentioned that it would be a good idea to get another qualification, so I looked into the options available at the Limerick College of Further Education,” he recalls. “There were a number of managerial and business courses which looked interesting so I signed up and have been hard at it ever since.”
Over the years, the 53-year-old has completed a whole range of courses, including business, human resources, sales and marketing, management, teaching and training. And to balance all the extra academic qualifications he has amassed, Joe has also attended a number of more relaxed evening classes which introduced him to new hobbies, such as creative writing. At the peak of his learning, he was attending classes up to four nights a week.
“For the most part, there has been a pattern to my learning and one course was a stepping stone to the next,” he says.
“Over the years, I have obtained a long list of qualifications which have given me recognition within the company I work for. Completing each course has also helped to boot my confidence and each achievement is self satisfying.
“I find the whole process of attending a new course really enjoyable and while on average, I would do three evenings a week, at my peak I was at college for four nights every week. Luckily my wife Adalean is very supportive, but she does refer to herself as a course widow sometimes, so I guess that says it all.
“Having said that though, there is still so much to learn so I won’t be putting down my pens for a while yet — in fact, there is a good course on training development coming up, so I think I might enrol for that.”
Margaret Bowen from Kilkenny has been attending night classes in Waterford for almost seven years and says the combination of acquiring a new skill with the benefits of meeting people is part of the reason why she returns to school year after year.
“The appeal of night classes is different for everyone but for me and other parents, the social aspect combined with a learning environment ticks all the right boxes,” says the 42-year-old mother of three.
“I have done quite a few courses over the past six or seven years with most of them focusing on subjects like psychotherapy and substance addiction as I have a keen interest in people and the best ways of communicating with those in difficulty. Eventually I hope to use these qualifications to find a suitable job.
“It’s not easy to get free time when you have children, so night classes offer the perfect solution to getting out and about and developing your portfolio for when the opportunity to return to work arises.”
* For career advice visit www.harmonics.ie and www.pinpoint.ie
Learning the skills needed to care for children, as well as all the tricks of the beauty trade, and essential skills such as sewing and needlework are available this year.
We’re renowned for being friendly and warm, and if the night class applications this term are anything to go by, it seems we are indeed a nation of carers. Looking after children is high on the agenda of students this term, with many colleges across Munster offering a range of options in this field:
Venue: Limerick College of Further Education
Course: Early Childhood Education and Play/Child minding practice FETAC Level 5
Date: Sep 19 — Wednesdays from 7pm to 9.30pm
Location: Musgrave St, Limerick
Cost: €270
Contact: 061 414 344
Venue: Waterford College of Further Education
Course: FETAC National Vocational Certificate Level 5 Childcare
Date: Oct 1 — Monday and Wednesday 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Location: Parnell St, Waterford
Cost: €385 per module to a total of €3080, plus €250 fee for occupational first aid course.
Contact: 051 874 053
Venue: Tralee Training Centre
Course: Play and Early Education
Date: Sep 19 2012 — Wednesday from 7pm to 10pm
Location: Fas Training Centre, Monavalley Industrial Estate, Tralee, Co Kerry
Cost: N/A
Contact: 066 712 6444
We are well and truly entrenched in a technological age, and knowing how to use a computer has become an essential life skill. For many colleges around Munster, adults are applying in their droves to learn how to get to grips with technology and achieve a ECDL. Venues include:
Venue: Portal House
Course: ECDL Procad Training
Date: Sep 27 — weekdays 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Location: Portal House, Raheen Business Park, Limerick
Cost: €495
Contact: 061-498900
Venue: Future Kids Computer Learning Centre
Course: ECDL
Date: Sep 18 — Tuesdays from 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Location: South Douglas Rd, Cork
Cost:
Contact: 021 4893800
Venue: Lifelong Learning
Course: ECDL
Date: Oct 1 — Mondays from 7pm to 10pm
Location: Lifelong Learning Office, Limerick
Cost: €450
Contact: 061 208802
Learning a foreign language never goes out of fashion and with the new term upon us, many adult students are dreaming of warmer climes as they attempt to get their tongues around a new language. Most of the colleges around the Province offer a variety of modern languages including:
Venue: Douglas Community School
Course: Spanish for Beginners
Date: Sep 25 — Tuesdays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Location: Clermont Ave, Douglas, Cork
Cost: €110
Contact: Felix Monje on 021 429 4208
Venue: Cork Italian Society
Course: Italian for Beginners
Date: Sep 17 — Monday from 7pm to 8pm
Location: Ursuline School Blackrock, Cork
Cost: €120
Contact: 021 435 8012
Venue: LIT Tipperary
Course: French
Date: Sep 24; time TBC
Location: Nenagh Rd, Thurles, Co Tipperary
Cost: €400
Contact: 0504 28111
There was a time when knitting and sewing were considered essential life skills but, over the years, interest in these traditional crafts has been in decline. Nowadays however, all sorts of needlework are making a comeback with most colleges offering at least two different options, including:
Venue: Douglas Community School
Course: Knitting for Beginners
Date: Sep 25 — Tuesdays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Location: Clermont Ave, Douglas, Cork
Cost: €110
Contact: Bernadette Spillane on 021 429 4208
Venue: Templemore College of Further Education
Course: Fashion Garment Making
Date: Sep 27 — Thursdays from 7pm to 9pm
Location: TCFE, Templemore, Co Tipperary
Cost: €130
Contact: 0504 31007
Venue: Salesian Convent Limerick
Course: Knitting classes for all levels
Date: Sep 11 — Tuesdays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Location: Fernbank, North Circular Rd, Limerick
Cost: €50
Contact: 089 431 5910
One of the most popular evening courses across the board over the past few years has been basic accounting. Whether it’s the recession prompting people to get their books in order or a renewed love of finance, there is a wealth of accounting options to choose from in colleges all over Munster, including:
Venue: LIT Tipperary
Course: Certified Accounting Technician
Date: Sep 17— weeknights from 7pm to 10pm
Location: Nenagh Rd, Thurles, Co Tipperary
Cost: €300 per module over 2 ½ years — other outside charges will also apply
Contact: 0504 28111
Venue: Griffith College Cork
Course: Accounting Technician
Date: Mid-September — weeknights from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. Commencement date TBA
Location: Cove St, Sullivan’s Quay, Cork
Cost: €320 per subject
Contact: 021 4507027
Venue: Limerick City College
Course: ACCA Certified Accounting Technician
Date: Sep 11 — Weeknights 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Location: Limerick City College, Arthur’s Quay House
Cost: €975
Contact: 061 748 005
The popularity of programmes such as Who Do You Think You Are? has given rise to an interest in genealogy. Tracing the family tree has become very popular with many adult students keen to discover how to get the most out of their research. Courses include:
Venue: University of Limerick
Course: Certificate in History of Family and Genealogical Methods
Date: Sep 13 — Thursdays from 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Location: University of Limerick or Online
Cost: €684 on campus and €784 online
Contact: Deborah Clifford on 061 518355
Venue: Waterford College of Further Education
Course: Genealogy — Tracing the family tree
Date: Oct 2 — Tuesdays 7pm to 9pm
Location: Waterford College of Further Education, Parnell Street, Waterford
Cost: €385 per module to a total of €3080, plus €250 fee for occupational first aid course.
Contact: 051 874 053
Venue: University College Cork
Course: Diploma in Genealogy Studies
Date: Sep 11 — Tuesdays from 7pm to 10pm
Location: University College Cork, Western Rd
Cost: Two-year course, €1,360 per annum (€1000 per annum if retired/unwaged), flexible payments in instalments.
Contact: Dr David Butler at d.butler@ucc.ie
Some subjects are popular year after year, and learning the tricks of the beauty trade is always going to be a winner. From hairstyling, waxing, and tanning to learning how to manage a salon, many colleges are offering a selection of courses from beginners to fully accredited qualifications. These include:
Venue: Classic Beauty Training Tipperary
Course: Beauty Specialist — ITEC and CIBTAC
Date: Sep 11 — Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7pm to 10pm
Location: Kilmanahan, Clonmel, Co Tipperary
Cost: €1950 — including kit and books. Easy payment options available
Contact: 052-6136433
Venue: Central College Limerick
Course: Beauty, Make-up and Skin Care
Date: Sep 24 — Thursdays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Location: Sexton St, Limerick
Cost: €150
Contact: 061 416 556
Venue: Tipperary College of Further Education
Course: Introduction to Beauty Therapy
Date: Sep 27 — Thursdays from 7pm to 9pm
Location: TCFE — Templemore, Co Tipperary
Cost: €140
Contact: 0504 31007
Learning to interpret behaviour and understand how we interact with each other can be fascinating. And if the rise in popularity of psychology subjects is anything to go by, we have become a nation intrigued by the human mind. Most colleges in Munster offer at least one psychology course — some of these include:
Venue: Griffith College, Cork
Course: Diploma in Psychology
Date:Oct 2 — Tuesdays from 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Location: Cove St, Sullivan’s Quay, Cork
Cost: €1,000
Contact: 021 450 7027
Venue: Limerick College of Further Education
Course: Introduction to psychology
Date: Sep 20 — Thursdays from 7pm to 9pm
Location: Musgrave St, Limerick
Cost: €250
Contact: 061 414 344
Venue: University College Cork
Course: Introduction to psychology
Date: Sep 27 — Time TBA
Location: Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, Room 242, UCC
Cost: €190
Contact: 021 490 4717
There isn’t an evening a week when the TV schedule doesn’t feature at least one cooking programme, and most of us find the combination of selecting, preparing, cooking and finally presenting a delicious meal enthralling to watch. So it is hardly surprising that cookery courses are doing a roaring trade across the province. From everyday meals to sumptuous banquets, there is something for everyone — some of the courses on offer include:
Venue: Fiacri Cookery School, Tipperary
Course: Five week cookery class
Date: Sep 25 — Time TBA
Location: Boulerea Knock, Roscrea, Co Tipperary
Cost: €160
Contact: 050 543017
Venue: Just Cooking, Kerry
Course: Introduction to Cooking
Date: Sep 19 — Time TBA
Location: Killahane, Firies, Killarney
Cost: €200
Contact: 066 979 3660
Blue Haven Cookery School
CourseBlue Haven Cooking Course
Date: Oct 9 — Tuesdays at 7pm
Location: Blue Haven Hotel, Pearse St, Kinsale, Co Cork
Cost: €25 per class or €90 for a block of 4. The course runs for 8 weeks in total
Contact: Louise McDonnell on 021 477 2209
With colleges all over the country full of enthusiastic students, many people are realising the potential benefits of becoming a course tutor. Train the Trainer classes allows people to learn the skills required to teach adults and use it to impart their own specialised subject. Venues offering this course include:
Venue: Cork City
Course: Trainer Skills Certificate
Date: Sep 6 — Time TBA
Location: Cork City — venue TBA
Cost: €675
Contact: 045 881166
Venue: SMT Consultants
Course: Train the trainer — FETAC Level 6 accreditation
Date: Ongoing
Location: SMT Consultants Ltd., Cooraclare, Kilrush, Co Clare
Cost: €500
Contact: Claire O’Gorman or Geraldine Keane on 065 9059187
Venue: Limerick College of Further Education
Course: Training the Trainer
Date: Enrolling Sep 4 — classes Thursdays from 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Location: Musgrave St, Limerick
Cost: €290
Contact: 061 414 344
Beekeeping, basket weaving, astronomy, and coppersmithing are just some of the unusual courses offered in the next few weeks and months.
When it comes to evening classes, the majority of people will opt for the more traditional course. Whether it’s an intense programme which will enhance their career or a short course on a favourite hobby, there are certain courses which will always have a following.
But some people like to be a little different and, to this end, will chose a class which offers either an obscure skill or the ability to turn their hand at a dying art. We look at 20 of the most unusual classes on offer around around the country this coming academic term.
Sideline refs can put the boot on the other foot now by learning to become a coach themselves. And while this is unlikely to lead them to Old Trafford, it may help them to show the ropes to the next generation of football stars.
Venue: Ballincollig Community School
Date: Sep 24 — Mondays from 7pm to 9.30pm
Location: Inishmore, Ballincollig, Co Cork
Cost: €95
Contact: Martin Coleman on 021 4875401
Course Content: To train coaches on best practice for coaching youths and adults. On completion, participants receive a certificate and are qualified to coach youths and adults up to senior standard.
For those who are interested in learning how to work with clay, this course in St John’s College is a great place to start.
Venue: St John’s College
Date: Oct 2 — Tuesdays from 7pm to 9pm
Location: Sawmill St, Cork
Cost: €120
Contact: Jim Kelleher 086 108 9899
Course content: Topics include design-appreciated handbuilding techniques, glazing and kiln firing.
Once seen as an essential life skill, basket weaving has long been out of fashion. But learning how to put together a traditional woven basket seems like it would be rewarding, therapeutic, and useful.
Venue: Limerick College of Further Education
Date: Sep 17 — Mondays from 7pm to 9pm
Location: Musgrave St, Limerick
Cost: €130
Contact: 061 414 344
Course Content: This course is suitable for individuals with no previous knowledge or skill in basket weaving who wish to develop the basics required to weave a traditional Irish basket from start to finish.
Culture buffs will delight in the opportunity to enjoy a night at the opera with this unique course in Ballincollig. As well as learning all about the art, students will also have the chance to get their glad rags on and watch a couple of acclaimed performances on the silver screen.
Venue: Ballincollig Community School
Date: Sep 24 — Mondays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Location: Inishmore, Ballincollig, and Mahon Point, Co Cork
Cost: €95 plus additional cost of cinema tickets
Contact: Jim Walsh on 021 4875401
Course Content: The informal course includes nine classes and two performances, and delves into the stories, stagings, and sounds of opera repertoire.
There is something romantic about the notion of looking after these noble insects and reaping the rewards of an active hive. And with the downturn in the global economy leading many people to look at ways of producing food at home, learning about the intricacies of keeping a hive of bees could prove to be very bountiful.
Venue: Irish Seed Savers Association, East Clare
Date: Various dates throughout September
Location: Capparoe, Scariff, Co Clare
Cost: €60
Contact: 061 921 866
Course content: Getting started, sourcing bees, the importance of pollination, and a trip to an apiary.
Adults with an interest in our ancient history can discover more about our ancestors, our country, and factors which helped to shape the way we are today.
Venue: St John’s College
Date: Oct 1 from 7pm to 9pm
Location: Sawmill St, Cork City
Cost: €110
Contact: 021 425 5500
Course Content: How science has shaped modern archaeology, the first inhabitants of Ireland, Christian and Viking archaeology, and some of the most popular sites in Cork.
Not a night goes by when there isn’t a gripping drama involving a gritty crime scene on our television screens and most of us are intrigued by the ‘whodunnit’ genre. So it is hardly surprising that colleges are beginning to offer courses in criminology to satisfy the curious mind and provided accreditation for anyone wishing to pursue a career in this field.
Venue: Waterford College of Further Education
Course: FETAC Level 5 Criminology
Date: Oct 2 — Tuesdays from 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Location: Waterford College of Further Education, Parnell St, Waterford
Cost: €385
Contact: 051 874 053
Course Content: The Irish justice and penal system, types of crime, and an introduction to the science of crime scene investigation.
Whether it’s the production or the consuming, everyone loves baking, but most of us can only gasp in awe at some of the finished creations on offer in professional bakeries. This course at Villiers school in Limerick offers budding pastry chefs the chance to amaze their friends or customers with a hands-on practical course in cake decoration with a difference.
Venue: Villiers School Limerick
Date: Sep 27 — Thursdays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Location: Villiers School, North Circular Rd, Limerick
Cost: €120
Contact: 061 451447
Course Content: Learn how to impress your friends with the most intricate designs spun out of sugar — the perfect topping for all baked treats.
While many of us like the idea of learning a new language, whether to improve our cultural experience on holiday or get a leg up the career ladder, there are thousands of people at home and abroad who want to learn how to speak English.
Accredited with an internationally recognised qualification, students with a certificate in English language teaching can teach English in all parts of the globe.
Venue: Clare Language Centre
Date: Oct 4 — Monday and Thursday evenings
Location: Erasmus Smith House, College Road, Ennis, Co Clare
Cost: €1,200
Contact: Muireann Neylon on 065 684 1681
Course content: Recognised by the Irish Department of Education and Skills and the British Council, this is an entry-level qualification to teaching English as a foreign language in Ireland and worldwide.
With global trade and economy leaning heavily towards the Far East, Chinese is a very useful language to know. And whether students plan to use it to further their career or simply prove to themselves that they can master an ancient tongue, this class promises to be nothing if not interesting.
Venue: School of Asian Studies, UCC
Date: TBA: Mondays from 7pm to 9pm
Location: O’Rahilly Building, UCC
Cost: €120
Contact: 021-4902825
Course content: Basic skills in speaking, reading, and writing Chinese. By the end of the course, students will have acquired a vocabulary of around 100 Chinese characters which will enable them to read, write, and converse in Mandarin
Students will learn how to harvest apples and turn the haul into the age-old but most certainly not out-of-fashion drink we know and love as cider.
Venue: Irish Seed Savers Association
Date: Oct 7 and various other dates throughout the year
Location: Caparoe, Scariff, Co Clare
Cost: €60
Contact: 061 921 866
Course content: Making cider on a small scale, an outline of brewing principles and techniques, and hands-on experience of pressing apples and starting fermentation.
None of us like dealing with awkward situations or hot-headed people but some seem to be better equipped at diffusing problems than others. Dealing with difficult people might sound like a strange subject, but there are times when we could all use a technique proven to diffuse stress — if only we knew what it was. Perhaps this college in Tipperary will let us in on the secret.
Venue: Tipperary College of Further Education
Date: Sep 24 — Mondays from 7pm to 9pm
Location: TCFE — Templemore, Co Tipperary
Cost: €130
Contact: 0504 31007
Course Content: Students are taught how to use a range of simple yet effective techniques to deal with difficult people or situations.
On a clear night, many of us fancy ourselves as astronomers as we gaze into the night sky and try to point out the major constellations. Chances are, we often get them wrong, but it doesn’t stop us from having a fascination with the world around us.
Venue: Cork City — venue TBA
Date: Oct 11 — Thursday from 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Cost: €180
Contact: 01 890 1111
Course content: Introduction to the night sky, the planets, and the stars, as well as telescopes and cosmology.
We all want to be happier, and wish nothing but happiness for our children and loved ones. So the idea of attending a course on how to live a happier life might be unusual, but the subject matter is something we have all thought about at some point in our lives. This programme offers students the opportunity to make the most out of their lives.
Venue: Limerick VEC
Date: Sep 12 — Tuesdays (time TBA)
Location: The Strand Hotel, Ennis Road, Limerick
Cost: €80
Contact: Martin Burke — 087 190 7261
Course content: Discover how to live a happy, fulfilling, and flourishing life with the help of the findings of Positive Psychology research.
Life is full of questions, and many of them are unanswerable. And while we all delve into amateur philosophy at some point or other, our musings over a glass of wine are usually unfounded. But an introduction into the subject could be a great outlet for budding philosophers.
Venue: Villiers School
Date: Sep 27 — Thursdays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Location: North Circular Rd, Limerick
Cost: €120
Contact: 061 451447
Course content: A series of lectures that study the general and fundamental issues connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.
Learning how to navigate a boat might seem like an unusual subject for most of us landlubbers but anyone with an interest in sailing or a career on the ocean will find this course fascinating and informative. Learn about the sea while staying on dry land.
Venue: Blackrock, Cork
Date: Sep 25 — Tuesdays from 7.15pm to 10pm
Location: Acorn Business Campus, Blackrock, Cork
Cost: €140 for course plus an additional €120 for equipment
Contact: Eddie English on 021 481 1237
Course content: Basics of seamanship, essentials of coastal navigation, chart work, weather forecasting and meteorology, tides, collision regulations, parts and equipment of a cruising boat, and emergency and safety procedures.
The word art covers a multitude of topics with some of the modern etchings raising more than a few eyebrows. But anyone with a passion for period paintings, architecture and sculpture will enjoy this course on the history of Baroque art in Limerick.
Venue: Limerick School of Art and Design
Date: Sep — night TBA
Location: Clare St, Limerick
Cost: €90
Contact: 061-208870
Course content: Participants will have the opportunity to study the visual arts from Italian Baroque sculpture, painting and architecture to the Baroque in England and the US over a period of six weeks.
We live in a busy world and it is often very difficult to take time out from the frantic pace of life. And with everyone permanently attached to electronic devices, simply sitting still and letting the mind wander doesn’t seem to be an option any more.
Venue: The Meditation Centre, Ennis
Course: Tri Run — Premier Meditation Coaching Programme
Date: Sep — Time and day TBA
Location: Cronin’s Yard, The Market, Ennis, Co Clare
Cost: €200 (can be paid in installments)
Contact: Simon Thomas on 087 7383938
Course content: The course aims to coach people of all levels of meditation experience from beginners to the more experienced through the various stages of both sitting and moving meditation. The course is designed to appeal to everyone, regardless of religion or beliefs.
There was a time when trades such as coppersmithing were plied in every town and village across the land. And although coppersmiths are few and far between nowadays, the traditional skills can still be learnt and students can experience the thrill of discovering how to make a copper jug under the watchful eye of the CELT tutor in Clare.
Venue: Centre for Environmental Living and Training
Date: Oct 13
Location: CELT/Imecofarm, Island McGrath, Clarecastle, Co Clare
Cost: €120
Contact: Bob Wilson or Sarah Thompson on 061 640 765
Course content: Learn the skills of a master craftsman and make a jug or other container (to take away) using simple hand tools and recycled materials.
Ireland is the Land of Welcomes and the rugged nature of our countryside is also renowned as a great destination for adventure holidays. So a course in Clare is offering students the opportunity to learn how to combine our natural hospitality with the ability to take tourists on exciting adventures around the country.
Venue: Various locations in West Clare
Course: Introduction to Adventure Tourism — FETAC Level 5
Date: Course begins in September but commencement date and time of course TBA
Cost: Free tuition is available to anyone who has not completed their Leaving Certificate, those in receipt of unemployment payments or means tested social welfare benefits, holders of medical cards and their dependents. All others should make individual enquiries.
Contact: Aisling Halpin on 065 686 6800
Course contact: Outdoor leadership skills, adventure tourism as a business, adventure activities in West Clare and its environs.
Located in Dublin, this course is a trek away from Munster but for anyone who wants to learn how to look and feel Absolutely Fabulous, then it might just be worth the trek.
Venue: Cabinteely
Course: How to be absolutely fabulous
Date: Sep 24 — Wednesdays from 7.30pm to 9.45pm
Location: Cabinteely Adult Education centre, Dublin
Cost: €115
Contact: 01 285 7455
Course content: Learn how to dress with style and confidence making the most of your body shape. Course includes a shopping trip. Use of accessories. Wardrobe decluttering. Lots of tips from the experts.
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