While it might feel like Summer has just started it won’t be long until the next school year is upon us. Many students can feel overwhelmed by the scope of different opportunities available to them during transition year and as a result can miss out on valuable experiences. At TY.ie we believe that the key…
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An Interview with Flashback Inc. Q1. Describe the company We are a Transition Year Mini-Company from Coláiste An Spioraid Naoimh in Bishopstown, Cork. Our company name is Flashback Inc. Our product is old newspaper articles of historic or significant events, nicely framed to make a presentation worthy of the event being displayed. They make an…
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It’s no secret that you have lots of spare time during Transition Year, however, this time can be spent on engaging in extracurricular activities, competitions and projects as well as doing a hobby that you may not have had time to do in 3rd year or may not have time to do in 5th and…
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Writing a work experience review is a great way to share your experience with other students that are currently in transition year or that will be going into transition year. Your review will help students decide where to go for work experience and what to expect from the placement. Some students don’t really know what…
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TY.ie started off as a mini-company in October 2016. At the start of transition year we were given different modules to pick from and we decided to start a mini-company. We didn’t come up with the idea straight away, in fact it took us three weeks to come with what is now TY.ie. Every Tuesday…
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What is it? Every year Hospitality Skills Ireland run training workshops for transition year and LCA students. The workshop gives participants an insight into a career in hospitality. The programme takes place in your school or one of Hospitality Skills Ireland’s many partnered hotels. If it’s organised in your school they will set up a…
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Entries are now open The Mental Health Art and Photography Competition is a competition organised by Mental Health Ireland every year for students aged 12 -18 (post-primary students). As the name entails the competition is about expressing mental health through art and photography. There is a theme every year and this year’s theme is “Mind…
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A Step by Step Guide Sometimes it can be more beneficial to phone a company rather than email them when looking for work experience. When you make a phone call to a company you are often redirected to the work experience coordinator where you can organise your work experience in real time while an email…
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