Dear Parent/Guardian

I enclose a list of College Open Days for 2022/23. This is not an exhaustive list but it should
provide a good starting point for your child's research. I’ve included links to prospectuses
and online facilities where available. Some colleges have a Chat With Students option
where you can ask questions about a particular course from a student who is currently
enrolled in that course. This is a great facility to help students see exactly what a course
entails from a students perspective. Many colleges also have recordings of past (virtual)
open days.

I’ve added a link to the Generation Apprenticeship website which has over 80
apprenticeships available. The apprenticeship route combines work with training and has
expanded to include areas such as Biopharmaceutical, Logistics, Accountancy, and much
more.

The Coláiste Chiaráin careers website is here and is updated daily.

ccguidance.weebly.com

I encourage all senior students to attend the open days, many of which are on Saturdays. It’s
a great opportunity to meet students and staff and gain more insight into the courses that
they offer.

Kind regards

_____________
Barry McGettigan
Guidance Counsellor

Coláiste Chiaráin Careers Website www.ccguidance.weebly.com

 OPEN DAYS 2023

Open Days and Live Q&As are all about you. They are your opportunity to ask students and
staff questions about life at the college. Delve into the facilities and services and the overall
student experience. Picture yourself at college and see if you'll be happy there.

Get the most out of Open Days

1. Establish your interests

2. Make a shortlist
3. Think about your interests outside the classroom
4. What questions do you want answered? Write them down.
5. Plan your time for the day. Identify what booths you want to visit.
6. Explore the subject talks and sample lectures to get a feel for the course.
7. Use the Q&A to get answers to your questions and see what questions other
students have.

Central Applications Office has a list of Open Days which is updated regularly
(Home/Important Dates/College Open Days).

UCG

7th and 8th October on campus

https://www.universityofgalway.ie/caoevents/

You will have the opportunity to attend live presentations and Q&As, speak to staff and
students in live text chats and find out all you need to know about studying at NUI Galway.

UCC
8th October on campus
https://www.ucc.ie/en/study/undergrad/events/opendays/

MIC Mary Immaculate College

Open days 20/21st (Thurs/Fri) October 2022, Saturday 21st January 2023

Coláiste Chiaráin Careers Website www.ccguidance.weebly.com

TCD
Saturday 5th November 2022
https://www.tcd.ie/openday/undergraduate/

Students can also continue to view all of the presentations from last year’s open day as
well as Q&A sessions, virtual tours and you can also chat to students.

Please click here to view a copy of the 2023 undergraduate prospectus

UCD
12 November 2022 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM on campus

UCD Open Day takes place Saturday 12th Nov on campus. Further details are
available here: https://www.myucd.ie/visiting-ucd/events/ucd-open-day-2022/

MYUCD Sign up for alerts for courses that are of interest to you here
https://www.myucd.ie/sign-up/
(UCD have open evenings throughout the year for individual departments, signing up
for MYUCD means you’ll be alerted when these are coming up).
Chat with UCD students

2022 Prospectus

Past Open Day talks from 2020, brochures and videos can be viewed here: UCD Open Day
2020

NCAD (National College of Art and Design)

Portfolio Information Sessions 24th/25th October

Open Day 23rd November

Prospectus

IADT (Institute of Art Design and Technology)

Open Day no information as yet

Prospectus

Coláiste Chiaráin Careers Website www.ccguidance.weebly.com

Maynooth Open Days

Friday 25th & Saturday 26th November on campus

Maynooth University Open Day: CAO Information Hub

Course presentations and past Open Day content are available online as well as archived
Q&A. Maynooth have an Ask A Student facility where you can ask current students about
their course.

Open Day Booking

Prospectus (2022)

Ask A Student Chat with our student ambassadors about life at Maynooth
University, degree programmes & subjects.

MU Live Your opportunity to interact with MU experts via Zoom webinar. Watch back
at this link.

TU Dublin

No information yet if this will be a virtual or live event.

TUD (campuses in Dublin city, Blanchardstown and Tallaght)

Open Days information not available at this time

Chat with Students

TUD CAO Hub (digital prospectus)

Dunboyne College

● Open Evening: Wednesday January 18th

● Open Day: Thursday March 30th

https://dunboynecollege.ie/

Coláiste Chiaráin Careers Website www.ccguidance.weebly.com

Apprenticeships

More and more careers have apprenticeship routes being added each year. The
apprenticeship route is an attractive career path as it combines work and study. You may be
familiar with some of the more traditional apprenticeships such as electrician, carpentry,
plumbing etc. New apprenticeships are running in areas such as Biopharmaceutical,
Logistics, Accounting, Insurance, Real Estate, ICT, Hospitality and much more. There
are 83 apprenticeships now on offer.

Here’s the Generation Apprenticeship website where you can get more in depth
information on each career.

**** Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this information, students
should double check this information themselves.

Coláiste Chiaráin Careers Website www.ccguidance.weebly.com