Choices for midlands students transitioning from post-primary into third level education were plentiful at Portlaoise College’s fifth annual Career and College exhibition recently.
Parents and guardians from Laois and surrounding counties accompanied hundreds of students to the college in preparation to making decisions on their future career paths.
The event was run in association with People First Credit Union and had over 50 exhibitors including major universities, institutes of technologies along with post leaving certificate and agricultural colleges. Every stand was busy with queues to get information on careers and college courses.
In addition, information on adult education, apprenticeships and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) was also available.
The exhibition provided students with an opportunity to meet representatives from the various colleges and to gather information about their career choices.
Financial advice was available from the People First Credit Union.
Portlaoise College’s Guidance Counsellor Daryl Egan was very pleased with the outcome.
“There was a fantastic turn out and we are delighted with the support of all of the secondary schools in the locality,” he said.
He said the event was a great opportunity for students to get as much information as they can in relation to their career choices.
“There is a great display of colleges and universities here tonight which open many doors for students at all levels,” he said.
Exhibitors included:
- National Learning Network
- The maths tutor.ie
- Laois tutorial
- UCC
- GMIT
- IT SLIGO
- IT CARLOW
- Carlow College
- UCD
- DCU
- NUI Maynooth
- Ulster University
- Griffith College
- DBS
- Limerick IT
- St Patrick’s College Maynooth
- NUI Galway
- Mary Immaculate College
- Dundalk IT
- NCI
- NCAD
- UL
- Athlone IT
- Trinity College
- TU Dublin
- Waterford IT
- Portlaoise Institute
- Careers News
- Laois GAA
- SUSI
- Credit Union
- Portlaoise Library
- LOETB Apprenticeships
- Gardai
- Defence Forces
- Nua Health Care
- Med Entry
- CJ Fallon
- Atlantic Flight Training Academy
- Projects Abroad
- Teagasc Kildalton
- Gurteen College
- Construction Federation
- The Learning Academy
- Sherry Fitzgerald
- Fingelton White
- Prison Services
- ESB
- Portobello Institute
- Accounting Technicians Ireland
- Martleys Buses
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