For many students, writing their first college essay can seem a daunting task. Often simply reading the title can make you feel like the Leaving Cert was a doddle! You’re not in Kansas anymore. But don’t worry – it’s not as difficult as you might first imagine. This is your first year in college and […]
An Instrumentation Engineer is a professional who specializes in the design, development, installation, and maintenance of systems that measure, control, and automate various processes. These processes can be found in industries such as manufacturing, oil and gas, petrochemicals, power generation, pharmaceuticals, and more. Becoming an Instrumentation Engineer in Ireland involves a combination of education, practical […]
Blended learning is widely regarded as a method of education in which students learn via a combination of electronic and online media as well as traditional face-to-face teaching. While it has been around as a concept and an educational method for some time, it is only really now in light of Covid-19 that blended learning […]
You’ve done all the shopping but you’d like to give the student in your life an extra present, one that will be perfect for college life. It’s too late at this stage to add to Bezos’ bank account and order online so we take a look at some last-minute gifts for students that you can […]
Here is the most important career planning question: What do you want to be when you grow up? It is not an easy question to answer. Careers are not what they used to be. Neither is studying. In the 21st century it is not unusual for people to change careers in midlife. Studying does not […]
Third Year Social Care student Linda Cassidy explains the variety of supports available to students at Open Training College. As a third-year student, the Student Support Service has been a welcome addition to the overall suite of supports offered by the Open Training College (OTC). The Student Support Service offers a variety of […]
Open Training College tutor Joe McDonald explores How Managers Improve Team Performance through Leadership Learning As a manager, or aspiring manager, what can you do you each and every day to improve team performance? Well, remember that truly effective leaders always have absolute clarity in terms of their own role and objectives. This in turn […]
SQL is a vitally important skill for anyone looking to work in a professional environment with databases, either as a part of programming or in a data management context. What is SQL? SQL stands for ‘Structured Query Language and is a language used in programming as a domain specific language. It offers a significant evolution […]
Fix up the future with a Car Mechanic Course! Fixing a car is expensive. As if the cost of insurance, tax and buying a car wasn’t high enough (not to mention having to qualify in the first place), there is also the added cost of trying to keep your vehicle in working order. Luckily, if […]
Open Training College answer the question “How will I fit a Social Care degree into my busy life?” This is a question that we get asked all the time, and rightly so, because it helps the potential students to get their heads around the level of commitment required when studying a third level degree course. […]