Happy Christmas from Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education
Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education (CDCFE) would like to wish all their prospective students a Happy Christmas. They look forward to meeting you at their open day in the new year. Dates to be announced.
The first term has been busy at CDCFE. College Awareness Week in November saw a series of events happening across the three campuses in Coolock, Raheny & Kilbarrack.
TV architect Dermot Bannon gave a guest lecture to the Architectural Technology and Interior Design students. The Media Production students attended a seminar with RTEJr Radio producer, Nicky Coghlan, who has won awards for his children’s radio programmes Cereal and The Emperor’s New Duds. TV Producer Grainne O’Carroll from Coco Content also spoke to the Media & Film Production students about how to pitch ideas to TV executives.
The hairdressing department in the Kilbarrack campus hosted groups from local schools to their state-of-the-art hair salon Cabello, giving demonstrations to the hopeful hairdressers of the future.
CDCFE’s Ukranian ESOL students attended an address by President Zelensky which was livestreamed from DCU. They spoke to the press afterwards about their experience. Ukranian Student Maksym Drozdovsky speaks to Virgin Media news.
IBM staff visited Coláiste Dhúlaigh in November to deliver a cyber hacking seminar to Computer Science Students as after technology company IBM announced a $500K in-kind Cybersecurity Preparedness Grant to the City of Dublin ETB. This partnership aims to help the CDETB to protect their educational services and learners from cyber-attacks.
This term, Animation course students visited Dublin Zoo to get some inspiration for their drawing skills module. The Pre-University Sports Science also visited the zoo as part of their biology module, and as a team building exercise.
The Health Science department was busy with their care skills demonstration week in early December. The Pre-Nursing course were assessed on their basic skills, while the Physiotherapy Assistant course visited The Irish Wheelchair Association facility in Clontarf for a disability awareness session.
Fashion Design students worked behind the scenes at The Shelbourne hotel as the dressing team for the models at the Paul Costello fashion show in aid of Jack & Jill in December. This course are frequently requested to assist in similar events, giving the students invaluable work experience.
The Professional Floristry students experienced a very busy time in December preparing Christmas wreaths, which were in high demand. To celebrate Christmas, students on CDCFE’s Entrepreneurship – Start Your Own Business course had stalls at the Eco Christmas Craft Fair in the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin.
Outdoor Adventure Management (Shakleton) trainees also braved the cold snap as they began their powerboat instructor course in Malahide. The Horticulture course were similarly outdoors, with a trip to Tully’s Nurseries to celebrate World Soil Day on the 5th December.
The Performing Arts students took to the Sean O’Casey theatre for their show “The Holly, They Ivy & The KGB”. They also gave their own Panto performance of an original play “Cinderelsa”.
Image by graphic design student Corinne Richards Scully
If you would like to know more about the range of courses and activities at Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education, follow CDCFE on social media and see more information at www.cdcfe.ie.
Coláiste Dhúlaigh College Of Further Education (CDCFE)
Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education (CDCFE) offers over sixty Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) Courses at QQI levels 4, 5 and 6 and Higher National Diplomas(HND) in a wide range of disciplines. We also offer apprenticeships, traineeships as well as BA Honours degrees.
There is a course to suit everyone at Coláiste Dhúlaigh CFE. We welcome school leavers, mature students and those without a formal education. Most of our courses enable progression to a range of Higher Education Institutions such as Universities and ITs, with some courses offering advanced entry. We want you to succeed, therefore our courses are designed to help our learners achieve their full potential either by progressing to Higher Education, or straight into industry.
CDCFE is located across four campuses, Coolock, Raheny, Kilbarrack and Malahide and provides programmes delivered by a team of tutors dedicated to the highest standards of teaching and learning in a caring, supportive and friendly atmosphere. CAO points are not required and our courses are generally free of charge for applicants who are in receipt of social welfare.
Start your route to success with Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education, your future starts here.
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