Archived News Items
01-January-11 to 31-December-2011

16-12-2011

• The youth charity Headstrong has launched a new mental health guide for youth workers and volunteers.Visit www.headstrong.ie to download.

13-12-2011

• Visit www.breakingthrough.org to read their recent Newsletter (Issue 12).

09-12-2011

• "Pavee Pathways – good practice guidelines for drug & alcohol services working with Travellers" was published recently. These guidelines were developed following a year-long piece of research carried out with 30 drug misusing Travellers from across Ireland to see what works for them when engaging in support services. Visit www.drugs.ie to view.

05-12-2011

• The Department of Education and Skills recently launched the report "The Evaluation of the Labour Market Activation Fund (LMAF) 2010". Click here to view.

27-11-2011

• The National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) recently launched a report that profiles adult literacy learners in Ireland from 2000-2009 - visit www.nala.ie to find out more.

21-10-2011

• Congratulations to everyone involved in the "Step-by-step Cooking Guide" - an easy to follow, step-by-step cooking guide perfect for literacy students and emergent readers. All the recipes have been written in plain English and include lots of helpful pictures to guide the cook through every stage. It costs €2 plus postage and packaging. To order your copy call Riverside Training Centre at 069 63077.

15-10-2011

• Click here to access the full reports of the All Ireland Traveller Health Study which was published in 2010.

19-09-2011

• NALA have launched a new website www.takethefirststep.ie that allows people to see that improving their literacy is not going to be the daunting challenge that they thought it might be, and, share the idea with their friends and family on email and facebook.

05-09-2011

• JobBridge is a new National Internship Scheme that will provide work experience placements for interns for a 6 or 9 month period.The aim of this scheme is to assist in breaking the cycle where jobseekers are unable to get a job without experience. Visit www.jobbridge.ie for more information.

16-08-2011

• The Third Annual Traveller Pride Awards will take place in December in Dublin. The awards are judged in seven separate categories, from which one will be chosen to receive the overall Traveller Pride Award for 2011. Visit www.itmtrav.ie for more information

28-07-2011

• The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., has announced that a new further education and training authority called SOLAS (Seirbhísí Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna) is to be established... visit www.education.ie for more information.

26-07-2011

• A judge has ruled in favour of a secondary school in relation to its admission policy and the enrolment of a Traveller boy there - visit www.rte.ie/news to find out more.

23-07-2011

• "Access All Areas" is a free diversity toolkit for the youthwork sector and includes a series of interactive chapters which will enable an individual or a group to see the level of access they are providing to all young people, especially those from minority ethnic communities, including young Travellers, early school leavers, young people involved in the juvenile justice system, young parents, etc. Click here to view.

15-07-2011

• Ms Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs launched Children First 2011 – National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children. Visit www.dcya.gov.ie to read more.

08-07-2011

• "Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life" the National Strategy to Improve Literacy and Numeracy among Children and Young People 2011-2020 is published by the Minister for Education and Skills - visit www.education.ie for more information.

22-06-2011

• Education Interviews created by young people from Dublin are now available on YouTube. The topic was Education and various people were interviewed including students and teachers. The interviewees gave their frank opinions on education in Ireland.

13-06-2011

• The Minister for Education and Skills has opened the way for an overhaul of the enrolment policies in all schools. Minister Quinn published a discussion document on admissions policy aimed at leading to changes in regulations and legislation on how primary and post primary schools allocate places to students. Click here to view.

30-05-2011

• The Blood of the Travellers - a documentary investigating the origins of the Travelling community is now available to watch on RTE player.

23-05-2011

• The Department of Education and Skills have recently published the following report: Retention Rates of Pupils in Second Level Schools 1991 to 2004 Entry Cohorts.

19-05-2011

• The Equality Authority, in collaboration with the IVEA, FESS and the Department of Education and Skills will host 'Mainstreaming Authority in the VEC Sector: New Tools for Embedding Equality into Education Plans, Programmes and Policy Making' on Friday 28th May. Click here for more information.

14-05-2011

• The FÁS Work Placement Programme offers an alternative for people who have been unable to find paid work - click here to find out more.

04-05-2011

• Mental health is something we all have and it is something we should take steps to protect in the same way we guard our physical health. Visit www.yourmentalhealth.ie to find out how to mind your mental health.

16-04-2011

• Visit a new website: MakingCents.ie The aim of this website is is to help people understand and learn about financial terms and procedures.

03-04-2011

• There is a new bank of resources for adult literacy tutors and students in Dublin - Dublin City Central Library - you can loan or view books there. For further information ring 01 8734333 or email centrallibrary@dublinclity.ie
  

26-03-2011

• "The Turn of the Hand": A Memoir from the Irish Margins by Mary Warde can now be ordered on www.amazon.ie. Alternatively contact Mary Warde for a copy of the book - email: marymoriarty@live.ie, phone: 0868230552 or send a cheque for €30 (incl P&P) to Mary Moriarty, 11 Lissadyra, Ballygaddy Rd., Tuam, Co. Galway.

16-03-2011

• The love of music and how it impacts on people's lives has earned Carlow Education and Training Centre a prestigious Aontas Star Project Award. Click here to find out more.
• The Further Education Support Service (FESS) has a new updated website www.fess.ie which now provides enhanced support to the Further Education Sector.
• The Carlow Education and Training Centre has a new website: visit www.carlowetc.com

20-02-2011

• Read a report by Anna Fiona Keogh on the value of participation in the arts for young people: Young People, Creative Action and Social Change 2008
  

08-02-2011

• SOSAD is a new charity aimed at increasing awareness of suicide in Ireland. If you would like to pay tribute to someone you have lost through suicide, contact info@sosadireland.ie. You can email a small photograph and some information on the special someone you have lost. SOSAD will then post this information on the website as a memorial.
  

23-01-2011

• The Further Education Support Service (FESS) have a presentation on work experience available on their website. This is a resource for the FETAC Level 5 Work Experience module.

11-01-2011

• The Sunday Independent (10th January 2010) published an article about Traveller women entitled: Young traveller women talk fashion, love, sex and reputations. Click here to read the article.

Be notified of page updates

it's private

powered by ChangeDetection

See our Archived News Pages - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 for Other Items of Interest.

Disclaimer: The information contained in these Web pages is, to the best of our knowledge, true and accurate at the time of publication, and is solely for information purposes. We accept no liability for any loss or damage howsoever arising as a result of use or reliance on this information

Check out our Visitor Statistics
 
All content © National Co-ordination Unit for Senior Traveller Training Centres - Email gerard.griffin@sttc.ie
Site Maintenance Deirdre Moynihan webmaster@sttc.ie