Investigating Careers

• My Action Plan• Career Analysis Forms• MyCareersRoom• Allows you to

compare and contrast alternative careers

• Encourages you to acquire valuable skills

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• Enables you to summarise details of a given career

• Ideal means of making career comparisons

• Laid out using WORKBRIEF headings

• Synchronised with The Careers Directory

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• Provides a clear structure for research

• Stage 1: Understanding your careers workbook

• Stage 2: Investigating some suitable careers

• Stage 3: Selecting suitable subjects

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• Research facility• Additional information on

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• Outside links for further research

• Portfolio area for note making

• Preparation for CV and personal statements

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INTEREST

APTITUDE

WORK ETHIC

Enter the world of entry requirements….

Minimum General

Entry Requirements

Specific Subject Requirements

Additional

Grade/Level Requirements

Further

Requirements

Minimum General

Entry Requirements

Number of Subjects

Number of Honours and Pass Subjects

General set of Subjects required

Post Leaving Cert Colleges (PLCs)• Any 5 subjects

at Higher or Ordinary (most, not all)

Institutes of Technologies (ITs)• Level 8s• 6 subjects• Irish OR

English, Maths• 2 HC3s and 4

more at O or H (most, not all)

ITs• Level 7/6s• 5 subjects• H/O in Irish OR

English, Maths (most, not all)

Colleges, Universities• Level 8s• 6 subjects• 2 HC3s + 4 H/O• Irish? English?

Maths? A Language?

Specific SubjectEntry

Requirements

A requirement to have particular subjects

Additional Requirements

Additional Grade Requirements in certain subjects

Additional Level Requirements in certain subjects

Further Requirements

Proof of ability, other than academic

Restricted Courses

Music, Art, Theatre, Dance

Minimum General

Entry Requirements

Arts DepartmentUCC

15 Degree courses6 LC subjects

Irish, English, Language + 3 othersHC3 in 2

Passes in 4 at H or O

Commerce DepartmentUCC

11 Degree courses6 LC subjects

Irish, English, Language, Maths +2 othersHC3 in 2

Passes in 4 at H or O

Level 8 Honours Degrees CIT

40 Degree courses6 LC subjects

Maths, Irish OR English +4 moreHC3 in 2.

Passes in 4 at H or O

Level 7/6 Ordinary Degrees & Higher Certificates

CIT36 Degree/Higher Certificate courses

5 LC subjectsMaths, Irish OR English +3 more.

Passes in 5 at H or O

Specific SubjectEntry

Requirements

Beauty Therapy

• General Entry Requirements• BIOLOGY

Dietetic

s

• General Entry Requirements• CHEMISTRY

Law with

French

• General Entry Requirements• FRENCH

Theoretical

Physics

• General Entry Requirements• PHYSICS

Beauty

Therapy

• General Entry Requirements• BIOLOGY

Dietetics

• General Entry Requirements• CHEMISTRY

Law

with

French

• General Entry Requirements• FRENCH

Theoretical

Physics

• General Entry Requirements• PHYSICS

Primar

y Education

• General Entry Requirements• HONOURS IRISH

Occupational

Therapy

• General Entry Requirements• A SCIENCE SUBJECT

Pass in H / O Biology

HC3 in Chemistry

HC1 in French

HB3 in Physics and H. Maths

Additional Requirements

HC3 in Irish

HC3 in a Science Subject

Most Common Pitfalls!

Exemption

•Radiography•Occupational Therapy•Food Sciences•Horticulture•Education•Environmental Sciences•Nursing•Equine Science•Engineering•Agriculture•Computer Sciences (only some)•Geological Sciences

•Physical Sciences/Astronomy•Sports Science•Public Health•Laboratory Sciences•Physiotherapy•Optometry•Industrial Design•Podiatry•Speech & Language Therapy•Genetics•Beauty Therapy (some)•Human Health & Disease•Theoretical Physics•Dietetics•Medicine (sometimes 5/6 - NUIG, RCSI, UCD = 6)•Dentistry•Veterinary•Pharmacy (RCSI!)

Examples of areas that a Science Subject is needed for...

2 X 4

Further Requirements

Design Communications in CITPortfolio

Drama and Theatre Studies in UCCTheatre Audition

Dance in CSNDance Audition

Music / Arts with Music in UCCAny of the 6 Music Degrees in CITMusic Performance Audition / Ability Test

MedicineHPAT

www.qualifax.ie

Other helpful websites...www.nui.ie Entry Requirements

www.ncca.ie Curriculum

www.careersportal.ie Career Information

www.cao.ie Course Lists and Points

Jenny!

Wants to do Medicine, or something like

that...definitely something in Health..

Irish, English,

Maths & a Language

Looks into Medicine Graduate

Entry

Wants to keep all Medicine college options open, so takes a Second

Scienceie. Biology or

Physics

Starts practicing

for the HPAT

Chemistry (HC3)

Aims to keep up Honours

Maths and get an extra 25

points.

Looks at all course options in

Health. Knows she has the entry requirements for

all options

Knows she has the best LC

subject choice as a foundation

for Health

Kate!

Really wants to work with children.. Maybe Primary

School Teaching, Montessori, Play Therapy...

Has looked at UCC, CIT, College of

Commerce and Primary Education

Colleges X 4

More Work Experience might be a good idea

Did well at Verbal Reasoning,

Language Usage, Abstract Reasoning

and Spelling

Irish, English, Maths and a

Language keeps all

options open

HC3 in Irish

Finds out about the Links Scheme

between FETAC courses and Third Level

Will keep in mind subjects taught in

Primary School when making her TY subject choices

Ruth!

Is really interested in Music and Art..but isn’t sure what jobs she’d like

in these areas...

Irish, English, Maths and a

Language

LC Art not always a

requirement Crazy not to

take LC Music and

Art!

Need to start

thinking about a Portfolio

LC Music not always a

requirement

Need to work on

my Music Practical.

50%

Did well on Space

Relations and Abstract

Reasoning

Need to check out

Music Audition

requirements

Might consider doing a FETAC

Portfolio course

Róisín!

Would maybe think about doing something in Science

or Engineering.....

Reckons she will take 2 Sciences to prepare her

best

Reckons that the Sciences

and Maths are her strongest

areas of interest

Liked JC Science

Having looked at

some of the Engineering

courses, she reckons

Physics is the most

sensible to take

Sees that Engineering or

Science courses require 1

Science subject

Knows that there are back up

‘Second Chance Maths Exams’ she

can takeWill do LC Honours Maths

Did well in Numerical

Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning, Space Relations 2D/3D

Eva!

Has become interested in Business or Law after her

Work Experience.....

Did well at Numerical Reasoning,

Verbal Reasoning and

Speed & Accuracy

Interested in History. Will take it

for LC.

Reckons it would be a

good idea to take at least 1

Business, if not 2

Will take Irish,

English, Maths and a Language

Likes writing English essays

Sees a Business

subject is not a

requirement

Reasonably good at Maths

but not an Honours

Maths studentDidn’t do JC Business, but

liked the Accounting

and Business Tasters in TY

Will try to keep her Language to Honours

level and keep options open

Emer!

Kinda likes a lot of subjects...nothing in particular stands out. Doesn’t

hate any subject....No idea what she wants to do after school....

IrishEnglishMaths

A Language

1 Science?

Keep Aptitude in mind

A Second Language?

1 General - Social & Scientific,

Geography, History, Music,

Art

1 Business?

Practical or Academic?

How best does she like to

learn?

THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS OF

SUBJECT CHOICE

“You have to be really smart to do that

subject”

“I’ll just do that subject because

every says it’s really easy so I’ll get really

high points”

“None of my friends are doing that subject so I’ll be on my own”

“I’m going to do that subject even though I

really have no idea what it’s about”

“I didn’t like it for JC but it

will be fine for LC”

“ My sister did it and hated it,

so I’ll hate it too!”

“Even though I don’t like that subject at all, I’ll do it just in case I need it

later on”

Myths about Subject Choice...

Fail Irish, English or Maths and you’ll fail your LC!

You must have a foreign language to get into college!

You have to take a

Science Subject!

If you don’t get the Points, there is no

other way into your chosen area!

The same course in different colleges, asks for the same

entry requirements!

I didn’t do it for JC, so I can’t do it

for LC!

Social and Scientific and Agricultural

Science are always considered as Science Entry

Requirements!

Entry Requirements

always stay the same!

Some LC subjects are easier than

others!

Any combination of LC subjects is accepted to

meet entry requirements!

CLOSING DATE IS FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH