The goals of your appointment
As a secondary school student you need to make choices at the end of 6th year about what you wish to do next. Your appointment with Career Connex will give you clarity about your option and will help you identify potential and suitable courses available through the CAO process or through further education.
6th Year students
In 6th year you tend to be really thinking about specific courses and /or universities – but often still need clarity on the differences between courses/career areas.
6th year can be a difficult and stressful time for many students. Often this is because students are still unsure of what they would like to study after they leave school.
Here at Career Connex we make it our priority to ensure you find the courses that are best suited to your interests and needs.
Outcomes of an appointment for 6th Year Students:
To narrow down the possible career areas of interest for you
To explore the outcome of your Career Interest Profile.
To help you select your top third level courses with codes and points.
To help you and your parents understand the different options for Irish colleges and Universities - Levels 6/7/8 – if you do not already understand it.
To discuss college options in Europe and the UK if of interest.
To give you the resources to help you do further research so you know that you are ultimately in charge of the courses that you finally select.
5th Year students
In 5th year you still have the time and opportunity to reflect on all the possible careers and courses that you might like to do – and you are in the wonderful position of being able to do further research and to attend Open Days of possible Colleges and Universities.
The outcomes of a career guidance appointment for a 5th years student are::
To help you and your parents understand the different options for Irish colleges and Universities - Levels 6/7/8 – if you do not already understand them.
To narrow down the possible career areas of interest for you, including exploring the results of your individual Career Interest Profile.
To explore a variety of Irish third level courses which may then be of more specific interest to you and to plan what Open Days to attend during 5th and 6th year.
If you are ready, we can then start to identify the specific courses including CAO code and points, which are of most relevance to you. You may or may not be ready for this level of detail yet.
To discuss college options in Europe and the UK if of interest.
To give you the resources to help you do further research for colleges in the UK and Europe if of interest..
4th year (TY) students
In 4th Year (transition year), most students are often just beginning to think of their future study and /or career options.
The goals of the appointment for any 4th year student at this stage are:
1. To explore those ideas and preferences around career areas and to get an idea of the type of areas you might like to work in in the future. The Career Interest Profile that we use will help with this discussion
2. To help suggest and select suitable subjects for 5th year which reflect and support access to those career areas.
3. To inform students and their parent(s) about the different options for Irish Universities and College - Levels 6/7/8.
4. To provide students with the relevant tools and information for assisting in future research around possible courses in the UK and Europe during 5th and 6th year.