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CAO 2024 calendar: Timeline for this year’s college application process
The traditional pathway to third level is not the only route you can take to achieve your career advancement goals.
You still have time to revisit your CAO courses in case you need to make changes before the July 1st deadline.
Final list of course choices has to be submitted to the CAO by 5pm on July 1st
Grants are now available for undergraduate students where household income is under €100,000
Make sure your child’s correct Leaving Cert number is recorded when the CAO email arrives
A new model of progression linking further education and higher education
Programme offerings and convenient locations has made technological universities the preferred choice for many students
Norma Foley is planning new supports to help schools. Whether it will be enough is another matter
Third-level institutions welcome people at all stages of life; they add to the richness and diversity of the college experience
Grants for postgraduate courses were axed during the recession, but have been restored in recent years
Simon Harris has left his successor Patrick O’Donovan with a series of complex challenges
There are good job prospects in creative industries, especially in the film and audio-visual sector
The points race is no longer the be-all and end-all thanks to the growth of alternative routes
It is likely to be some time before we see a second veterinary faculty on the island of Ireland