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PLC Courses - Further Education

Find out all you need to know about PLC courses run throughout Ireland, including how to apply, how to use a PLC course to get into a CAO course, and lots more...

CAO Courses - Higher Education

CAO courses are the most popular courses that lead to Degrees in a wide variety of subjects. Learn all you need to know about applying to the CAO for the courses you want...

Direct Entry Courses - Higher Education

Provided mostly by fee-paying colleges, these courses lead to the same qualifications as CAO courses but do not use the Points system to select students.

Studying Abroad

There are endless opportunities to study abroad, in the UK, Europe and other English speaking countries around the world.

Leaving Certificate

The Leaving Certificate (Established) - LCE is the most common Leaving Cert Programme. The three core subjects of English, Maths and Irish are generally compulsory for LCE. Students usually take between six to eight subjects.

The Leaving Cert (Vocational Programme) - LCVP has extra career preparation and enterprise subjects. Students take at least five subjects. These include English, Irish and two subjects from specified subject groupings, and a Modern European language. LCVP students also take three Link Modules on Enterprise Education, Preparation for Work and Work Experience.

The Leaving Certificate (Applied) - LCA is strongly 'vocational' and therefore places a stronger emphasis on jobs and employment. It is designed for students who may wish to proceed directly to the wolrd of work or continue their education using the Further Education & Training (FET) route.