Students tell their VTOS storiesAnyone considering a return to full-time education under the VTOS programme which caters for long-term unemployed adults would…Tue May 05 1998 - 01:00
Stay-in-school message of Variety showThe Variety Club of Ireland is probably best known for its donations of Sunshine buses to children's charitiesTue Feb 10 1998 - 00:00
For directors who are seeking directionRapid and dramatic changes in Irish and international business are putting intense pressure on directors and senior managers, …Tue Jan 20 1998 - 00:00
Calling all couch potatoesWith the festivities all over for another year, thoughts inevitably turn to summer holidaysTue Jan 13 1998 - 00:00
One women's victory over manic depressionManic depression can be a savagely destructive illness which causes havoc in the lives of sufferers and those around themTue Dec 02 1997 - 00:00
Tax relief is an option for some mature studentsFunding is a sore subject for many mature students who have to foot the bill for courses without the benefit of State subventions…Tue Nov 04 1997 - 00:00
Disability should be no block to developmentAhead (the Association for Higher Education Access and Disability) is managing a twoyear pilot training and employment programme…Tue Oct 28 1997 - 00:00
Wine and PR in vino veritas?Beginners and advanced students are catered for on two wine appreciation courses being run this autumn by Julie Verling.Tue Oct 07 1997 - 01:00
Just the place to get the creative juices flowingThe Busherstown Creative Centre, outside Birr, Co Offaly, has a range of courses between now and December designed to stimulate…Tue Sept 30 1997 - 01:00
Useful off-campus choices from NCIRThe National College of Industrial Relations in Dublin runs a number of off-campus mainstream management and industrial relations…Tue Sept 23 1997 - 01:00
Just the place to get the creative juices flowingThe Busherstown Creative Centre, outside Birr, Co Offaly, has a range of courses between now and December designed to stimulate…Sat Sept 06 1997 - 01:00
The call of music and danceTHE Irish World Music Centre at the University of Limerick is offering three post-graduate courses in music and dance in the …Tue May 13 1997 - 01:00
The air necessitiesTHERE are no comprehensive statistics on women's employment independent radio but we know that they are under-represented in …Tue May 13 1997 - 01:00
Get young again for the month of MayBEALTAINE is the name of a four-week arts festival running this month aimed at celebrating the creativity of older peopleTue May 06 1997 - 01:00
Making a joy out of a dramaIF you want to learn how to act, then the MA in drama studies at UCD is not for youTue May 06 1997 - 01:00
The learning never stopsPATTIE DUGGAN'S enthusiasm for life and her mischievous sense of fun are infectiousTue Apr 29 1997 - 01:00
Union of theory and practiceTHROUGHOUT the 1980s and `90s, Irish business has been coping with the radical changes brought about by the development of a …Tue Apr 22 1997 - 01:00
Beyond day-trips and jamFOR MANY PEOPLE, the Irish Countrywomen's Association conjures up images of delicious home-made jam, perfectly risen hand sponge…Tue Apr 15 1997 - 01:00
They're the topsMODESTY prevented the three students interviewed by E&L from being too ebullient about their exam successTue Apr 08 1997 - 01:00
Visit an island of varietyINISHBOFIN, Co Galway, is the venue for a weekend of painting, drawing and walking to be held on the island from April 11th to…Tue Apr 08 1997 - 01:00
So many ways to make musicIRELAND is one of the few countries in Europe without professional training for a career in music outside the classical genre…Tue Mar 11 1997 - 00:00
Information sessions for `matures'With the numbers of mature students on the increase all the time, several colleges are now running information evenings on courses…Tue Mar 11 1997 - 00:00
Getting a grip on moneyTAKING ON A JOB with management responsibilities often demands a good working knowledge of financial matters, and this can be…Tue Mar 04 1997 - 00:00
Age has its edgeIT'S often difficult for those who have taken time out to be with a growing family to decide how best to reintegrate themselves…Tue Feb 25 1997 - 00:00
Beating around the BusherstownBusherstown Creative Centre is between Roscrea and Nenagh on the Limerick roadTue Feb 25 1997 - 00:00
Boldly goingSHE might be new to the job as dean of Trinity's school of engineering and systems sciences but Dr Jane Grimson had a good idea…Tue Feb 04 1997 - 00:00
CHIC! It works for the companyUNIFORMS are out, corporate wardrobes are in and the whole style of dressing for work has changed dramatically over the past …Tue Jan 28 1997 - 00:00
Muscle in on stressMENTION the word fitness in the presence of the average couch potato and he or she will recoil in horror at the thought of lycra…Tue Jan 21 1997 - 00:00
Building bridges, breaking barriersA SERIES of six weekly lectures on the theme of "bridges and barriers" begins on January 30th in Butler House, KilkennyTue Jan 21 1997 - 00:00
A Wednesday evening date for teachersTHE school of education at Trinity College Dublin is holding a series of weekly lectures aimed primarily at teachers on Wednesday…Tue Jan 14 1997 - 00:00
Night students show staminaTHE prospect of heading out to sit on hard seats in a lecture theatre four nights a week will strike many people as either madness…Tue Jan 14 1997 - 00:00
Book helps adult students over the system's hurdlesTAKING THE PLUNGE back into the education system as an adult is not easy, and support structures for mature students are thin…Tue Dec 10 1996 - 00:00
A taste of the grapeIF THE TAKE-UP of wine courses is anything to go by, the Irish are fast becoming a nation of wine enthusiastsTue Dec 10 1996 - 00:00
How-to guide for starting your own education groupSTARTING AN ADULT or community-based voluntary education group involves a lot of organisationTue Dec 10 1996 - 00:00
Making the most of your mindCONCENTRATION, says Dr Aidan Moran, refers to the ability to focus on the job at hand while ignoring distractionsTue Dec 03 1996 - 00:00
A mini medical school open to publicA GREAT MANY PEOPLE are interested in medical matters and in January the Royal College of Surgeons is offering mini medical school…Tue Dec 03 1996 - 00:00
Due credit for learning in the communityOVER THE PAST 15 years, much of the pioneering work in Irish education has been carried out by community-based women's groups…Tue Nov 26 1996 - 00:00
Book of musings on the way we wereOLDER READERS with a flair for creative writing who need encouragement to put pen to paper may be interested in adding No Shoes…Tue Nov 26 1996 - 00:00
Get experience - and get it recognisedAN GRIANAN adult education college in Co Louth has a small number of places remaining on five of its courses which begin on the…Tue Nov 19 1996 - 00:00
Yearning for lifelong learning stronger as Europe withdrawsBERNI BRADY is under no illusions about the difficulties her job entailsTue Nov 19 1996 - 00:00
Get ready for a unique Christmas in the kitchenIF cooking for Christmas fills you with anticipation or dread, then a festive cookery course may be timelyTue Nov 12 1996 - 00:00
Plotting a different courseFOR many people, the notion of serving in the Defence Forces suggests being locked into one service for lifeTue Nov 05 1996 - 00:00
Learn to defend yourself in the street and in your carHAVING to defend oneself against attack is not a pleasant prospect, but a little preparation can go a long way according to self…Tue Nov 05 1996 - 00:00
Leaving the door open to educationTHE Open University is one of the longest established and most respected providers of distance learning courses in the worldTue Oct 29 1996 - 00:00
Visions on leadership, pluralism and gardeningTHE National College of Industrial Relations in Dublin is running a lunchtime lecture series under the title Leadership: Making…Tue Oct 29 1996 - 00:00
Cross the boundary to a stress-free lifeThere are a couple of places left on the full-time one-year diploma in financial services at Waterford RTCTue Oct 22 1996 - 01:00
Ill winds must blow somebody goodPAUL has been a senior manager with a large multi-national corporation for the past 15 yearsTue Oct 22 1996 - 01:00
Practical tips for job successTHE good news for home-birds who do not relish the thought of moving abroad in order to advance their careers is that Irish companies…Tue Oct 15 1996 - 01:00
