During Skills Fest 2017, Blackrock Further Education Institute (BFEI) is offering a number of demonstrations and workshops. We are linking with local schools and centres to offer students an opportunity to visit the Institute and get a taste of being a student on a range of different courses.

Download DFEi College awareness week schedule 13th November 2017 in PDF Format

These taster sessions provide students with:

· the chance to speak to current students

· the chance to chat with teachers and get their questions answered

· practical experience of the skills lab environment

· useful tips on applying for the course.

Monday 20th

9 – 10am
How to apply to the CAO.  Learning Centre

11 – 12
Official Launch of CAW Week – The Hive:  Music by Leon van der Grijn

11- 12
Margaret Madden  FE links to Maynooth  College  Room F1
DIT Michael O’Sullivan

11.15 – 12
FE links to DIT  Room F1

12 – 1
HND2 Music performance in Canteen All morning

Tuesday 21st

9 – 10am
Mental Health Ireland Michael Noble.
Your Mental Health how to mind it.
Room F1

10 – 11
Eoghan O’Grady – FET links
DIT Business  Courses
Room F1

11.15 – 12
Spectroscopy in a Suitcase Workshop: John O’ Donoghue, Royal Society of Chemistry Education Coordinator, Trinity College. Students get the chance to learn about spectroscopy through the forensic application of a ‘crime scene’ scenario.
Room F3

Wednesday 22nd

Dog event all day (from 9am)

11.15 – 12
STEM Talk:  Dr. Claudia Gomes da Rocha, Trinity School of Physics.
Room F3

Evening
HND2 Gig Underground Dame St to promote DFEi’s Music Album 2017/2018

Thursday 23rd

9 – 10
CAO Workshop

10 – 11
Katherine Tornney UCD
FE links to UCD
Room F1

11.15 – 12
Sean Reynolds Information Security Specialist. Founder and CEO of RITS
Room F1

12 – 1.00
UCAS Workshop
Room F1

1pm
Intercultural Day – The Hive

Friday 24th

10 – 11
IADT Ronan O Muirthile  Film and Media.
Room F1

12 – 1.00
Visit from Nessa Childers (MEP)
Apprentice Section
AH6
TV Editing S5
N5A – Nursing Suite

Lunch and discussion