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
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
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
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
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
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
Take action to empower your lifeEMPOWERMENT and Action is the title of a two-day conference on adult, community and development education being held on October…Tue Oct 15 1996 - 01:00
Don't shy away from retiringWE HAVE all heard stories about people who retire from their jobs and are dead a matter of months laterTue Oct 08 1996 - 01:00
Evening classes in Cork, decorative arts in DublinTHE first aid course being run by the St John's Ambulance Brigade, which was referred to in this column on September 17th, is…Tue Oct 01 1996 - 01:00
Lights! Camera! Teach!THERE IS intense activity at the Audio Visual Centre in University College Dublin where an "interactive" classroom is currently…Tue Oct 01 1996 - 01:00
Students offered food for thoughtTHE Dublin Institute of Technology offers the only specialised course in retail and wholesale management designed for those in…Tue Sept 24 1996 - 01:00
Looking at things from the bottom upSEVEN YEARS AGO Carmel and David Jennings, and their six children emigrated to PerthTue Sept 24 1996 - 01:00
Mastering business at a distanceIN A business climate where an MBA has become an important stepping stone to success on the career ladder, the problem for many…Tue Sept 17 1996 - 01:00
Change your home and your lifeDURING the month of September the Community and Youth Information Centre (behind Clerys department store) in Sackville Place, …Tue Sept 17 1996 - 01:00
Class guides: don't miss these listsTWO INVALUABLE guides for those gearing up for the night class season in the greater Dublin area are the Wolfhound Guide to Evening…Tue Sept 10 1996 - 01:00
Profiting by the hair of the dogTHE RECEPTIONIST at Muriel Jennings' dog grooming parlour in the Dublin suburbs is Pogo, an outgoing Australian silky terrier…Tue Sept 10 1996 - 01:00
It's never too late to learnTHERE can be any number of reasons why people drop out of the formal education system before achieving a higher education qualification…Tue Sept 03 1996 - 01:00
Advice on offer for adult studyTHE annual AONTAS adult learning exhibition will be held at the RDS from September 5th-7th inclusive and it will provide advice…Tue Sept 03 1996 - 01:00
Moving out and moving upTHE INCREASINGLY global nature of the working environment is making it more and more difficult for companies to confine their…Tue May 21 1996 - 01:00
Breaking through to basic skillsBREAKING THROUGH is a new publication from the Dublin Institute of Adult Education aimed at teachers and tutors of those in the…Tue May 21 1996 - 01:00
Catering: recipe for big businessTWICE A YEAR Darina Allen's three month cookery course at Ballymaloe House is booked solid, as would be professional cooks from…Tue May 07 1996 - 01:00
Get access to your fair shareAHEAD, the Association for Higher Education Access and Disability will host a seminar on Friday, May 10th, on the topic of education…Tue Apr 30 1996 - 01:00
The science of managing scienceDR CATHAL BRUGHA does not guarantee jobs for all the students signing up for UCD's Master's programme in management science (…Tue Apr 30 1996 - 01:00
Trading places, from home to officeWOMEN considering a career change (or returning to the work force) during 1996 may be interested in the weekend course being …Tue Apr 23 1996 - 01:00
Managing the challenge of the voluntary sectorTHE LACK of formal management training for those work voluntary/community sector is essentially a problem of resourcesTue Apr 23 1996 - 01:00
Re arrange your career and your living roomTHE MICHAEL Smurfit Graduate School of Business at UCD will hold an open day for prospective students on tomorrow, April 17th…Tue Apr 16 1996 - 01:00
A warm glow as industry and academia uniteWITH OVER 2,200 people on its payroll, Bord na Mona is a major employer with significant training needsTue Apr 09 1996 - 01:00
The art of work safetyOVER Easter, the Liberties College in Bull Alley, Dublin is offering a four-day intensive art and design course covering colour…Tue Apr 09 1996 - 01:00
In the fast lane to switch off stressAUTOGENIC'S IS A self-induced method of relaxation developed by German doctor Johannes Schultz in the 1920sTue Mar 12 1996 - 00:00
Skills out for summerTHINKING AHEAD to a productive summer? An Grianan, the adult education college in Co Louth, has vacancies on a number of courses…Tue Mar 12 1996 - 00:00
Ireland keeps going ape for the grapeOver the past two decades Irish consumers have discovered wine in a big wayTue Mar 05 1996 - 00:00
Businesses too small to count?QUICK FLICK through some of the brochures offering professional and ongoing education courses leaves one in little doubt that…Tue Feb 27 1996 - 00:00
Open Uni does the business in DublinTHE OPEN University Business School has opened a enquiry and advice centre in Holles Street, DublinTue Feb 27 1996 - 00:00
Back from the drawing board"FOR THE FIRST few weeks of the course I wondered if I was ever going to get to grips with what was going onTue Feb 20 1996 - 00:00
Training to run the health sectorTHE ROYAL College of Surgeons in Ireland and UCD have launched an MBA in health services management, aimed at doctors, nurses…Tue Feb 20 1996 - 00:00
UCD's adult night degree placesTHE MODULAR BA programme at UCD has opened up an opportunity for those interested in reading for a degree at nightTue Feb 13 1996 - 00:00
No credit for services renderedBETWEEN THEM, Babs Davidson and Margaret Lawrence have many years of experience in community workTue Feb 13 1996 - 00:00
It's good to talk, boom suggestsFOR THE PAST 11 years the Centre for Adult and Community Education at Maynooth has run a foundation course in counselling skills…Tue Feb 06 1996 - 00:00
Land of money and honeyAPPLICATIONS are now being accepted by UCD for its 1996-97 postgraduate diploma in marketing practiceTue Feb 06 1996 - 00:00
Of course a course is a good idea - or is it?WITH colleges reporting more people than ever signing up for evening classes, day courses professional qualifications, it would…Tue Jan 30 1996 - 00:00
