Ballet, who? THE Irish Junior Ballet Company, Dublin, is holding its annual auditions for dancers aged 10 to 18 years next Sunday. For application forms and information on times and venues phone (01) 454 3355.
Music note: THE Cork School of Music will open its door to intending students this Saturday between 2.30 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. Some instruments will be on display and teachers will be present to answer queries. Everyone is welcome. Phone: (021) 270076.
UCD open days: UCD will hold its annual open days tomorrow and Thursday. All faculties and services will have displays, talks and special programmes for visiting students and teachers. Phone: (01) 706 1375.
Saturday date: THE National College of Industrial Relations will hold an open day next Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Information stands will be provided on all courses, both full-time and part-time/evening. The day will also include seminars on exam and study skills for CAO applicants as well as seminars for mature students returning to education. Phone: (01) 406 0501.
Business date: AN open day will be held by the Ballsbridge College of Business Studies in Dublin next Tuesday from from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. All are welcome. The college offers a variety of courses including computerised business studies, auctioneering, estate agency and valuation as well as rugby, recreation studies and marketing. For a full list of courses and more information phone (01) 6684806.
Dundrum day: THE College of Commerce, Dundrum, Dublin, will have its annual open day on Friday from 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students, guidance counsellors, parents and mature students are invited to attend. Phone: (01) 2985412.
Rock rates: AFTER our recent career focus on geology, some further information on salary scales: Peadar McArdle, director of the Geological Survey of Ireland, points out that the GSI start-up annual salary is about £14,000 for graduates with little or no experience. "We do take on temporary field assistants, who may not necessarily be graduates, for short periods and in such cases the annual salary would be £8,000," he says.
