As part of its celebration of this year’s College Awareness Week our College of FET, Mulgrave Street Campus in Limerick City took the opportunity to officially launch its new FET Taster Series.
College Awareness Week promotes the benefits of post-second level education for all, supports students to become ‘college-ready’, and showcases local role models. Throughout the week our Mulgrave Street Campus hosted events demonstrating the many positives of Further Education and Training, featuring the themes of Progression and Career Options, FET The Smart Choice, The FET Journey and The Learner Experience.
Other key events included visits to local schools, CAO information sessions and talks about progression routes to higher education. Other activities included past learner role model podcasts, industry presentations on career options and various activities organised by the campus Student Union and Learning Hub, which enhance the learner experience.
Students from Thomond Community College taking part in one of the FET Taster Sessions in the Beauty and Hair specialist rooms at our College of FET, Mulgrave Street Campus.
This year’s week-long celebration also proved the perfect time to launch a new and innovative FET Taster Series which has been created especially for second-level schools.
The aim of this series is to provide second-level students with an insight into the importance, relevance and excitement of Further Education and Training programmes at the campus. The series is designed for Transition Year and Leaving Cert Applied students and Fifth and Sixth-Year students.
Speaking about the new FET Taster Sessions, Shane Cullinane, Principal said: “Here at College of FET, Mulgrave St Campus, we are looking forward to working with second-level schools throughout the Mid-West region and to strengthening our working relationships with them.”
Shane Cullinane, Principal at our College of FET, Mulgrave Street Campus speaking at the launch of the FET Taster Series
Those taking part in the new FET Taster Series will experience first-hand, through practical, interactive sessions just how much you can benefit from a Further Education and Training programme.
Some of the Taster Sessions available to try include Sports, Exercise and Recreation, Beauty, Hairdressing, and Creative Media and Visual Arts.
These sessions offer a practical and interactive insight into each programme, giving students the power to make informed and relevant choices regarding their future.
Paul Patton, Director of Further Education and Training at Limerick and Clare ETB speaking at the launch of the FET Taster Series.
Further Education and Training is designed to be part of a person’s life-long education and many benefit from using their time in FET to explore a subject or to use a pathway to a degree course.
For more information on our College of FET, Mulgrave Street Campus click here.
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