Galway Technical Institute (GTI) Open Day was held on Tuesday 5 March. See here for photos of the event. GTI welcomed both school leavers and mature learners who wished to learn about opportunities for retraining or up-skilling. Open Day activities and talks were arranged to show how learning takes place at GTI.
Full-Time Courses
Full-time QQI-certified day courses in business, health, beauty, computing, engineering, art/design, and sport/leisure.
Part-Time Courses
Part-time QQI-certified courses in Applied Health & Social Sciences, Art & Design, Business, Media, Fashion, Hairdressing & Beauty, Computing & Engineering and Sport & General Studies.
APPLICATIONS FULL-TIME COURSES 2019 -2020
Early Interviews were in May. Applicants will receive notification by post/text/email in late June on interview results. For those that have not already applied for courses for 2019-2020, a second round of applications will open from 10th June. Click here for all terms and conditions.
Hairdressing and Beauty Students Success
Congratulations to our Year Two Beauty and Hairdressing students who graduated recently. Well done to all our fantastic students on your achievements this year and thanks to everyone involved in organising the event. Students from the Diploma in Beauty and Body Therapies programme completed their CIDESCO practical examinations with 100% success. Congratulations to all students pictured here with their international examiner Ronelle Iten.
Film and Media Students Awards
The GTI Annual Film and Media Awards show took place on Friday, May 17th. You can view pictures of the event here. Well done to the GTI Film students who produced some fantastic promo videos for local Galway businesses, including the
Art and Design Exhibition May 2019
Our Annual End of Year Art and Design Exhibition took place from May 24th - May 28th. The opening reception was held at GTI with guest speaker artist and writer Meadhbh McNutt, Co-Director at 126 Gallery and Recipient of 2016 Aesthetics & Art Theory Award from Kingson University London. The exhibition featured work from Art/Animation/Furniture students at Level 5 and 6.
Student Self Care Event
GTI Care Team hosted a Student Self Care event at GTI on April 3rd. The main activities took place at Grubhub canteen and we are very grateful to students, GTI care team and all staff who generously gave of their time and resources at such a busy time at GTI. Guest speakers talked to students about self care, stress management and techniques to cope with life's challenges. Level 6 Sports students have produced an excellent booklet entitled 'A Student Guide for General Health and Well Being' for student use which they distributed.
GTI Fashion Showcase
Our talented fashion students from Level 5 and Level 6 Fashion department along with their dedicated teachers, presented the annual Fashion Showcase on Wednesday and Thursday April 3rd and 4th. On Wednesday April 3rd there was a Live Window display in Anthony Ryan's from 12pm to 3pm showing the students' creative designs. On Thursday, the Fashion showcase took place at 1pm in GTI and at 2pm the Model Walk took place from GTI along Shop Street to Edward Square in lovely sunshine.
Beauty student award winner
GTI Beauty graduate Student of the Year, Shauna Callanan recently travelled to Paris to visit the headquarters of international skincare brand MATIS. This trip was a result of her achieving an outstanding performance in ITEC, CIBTAC and CIDESCO examinations.
KA1/KA2 Erasmus+ Work Placements
14 students from across the GTI Legal Studies, Office Administration, Business, Gaming, and Film programmes were on Erasmus placements in May in Ceuta Spain, Cantanhede Portugal and South Devon College in the UK. 31 GTI students were on Erasmus+ work placements during the month of April. IT Level 5/6: Poland (4 students) Film Level 5/6: Turkey (4 students ) Film Level 5/6: Finland (5 students ) Furniture Design: Finland (4 students ) Security Services/ Emergency Care Services / Beauty Therapy / Sports & Physical Therapy / Office Administration / IT / Business: (10 students).
Further Education Graduates Rated Highly By Employers
In a recent article in the Irish Times - Graduates from apprenticeships and Post-Leaving Cert (PLC) courses are rated as highly as graduates from universities and third-level colleges, according to a major new study.
The findings are contained in a survey of more than 700 employers carried out last year by education authorities, which is due to be published soon.
The Irish Times understands that, overall, satisfaction levels with the quality of higher education graduates, at 86%, and further education and training graduates, at 84%, are virtually neck-and-neck.
