Guide to: Choosing the right course

                                   

GUIDE TO: CHOOSING THE RIGHT COURSE:

CAO:

• The Central Applications Office is a government run facility that is the bridge between secondary school and college. 
• Applications open in November and there are several opportunities to make an application and amend it. 
• Students place their course choices in order of preference, split into level 7 and level 8 courses.
• In August then, a week after the Leaving Certificate results are released, the CAO begin making offers to students based on their preference.
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Choosing the right course:

• The most important tip is research.
• Websites such as; www.qualifax.ie, www.careersportal.ie are useful for searching, and looking into courses.  
  

  Courses at IT Carlow:

• IT Carlow has a huge variety of courses. 
• They have sports courses, media courses, science, social care, engineering.
• The college also run some niche courses such as Aerospace Engineering and Distillery courses.
• A list can be found at: https://www.itcarlow.ie/courses.htm