City Colleges
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| Motto | Professional Education |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Location |
Dublin, Ireland Coordinates: 53°20′39″N 6°15′48″W / 53.344184°N 6.263360°W |
| Campus | Urban & Online |
| Website | www.citycolleges.ie |
City Colleges is Irish provider of professional and academic education, based in Dublin. It runs courses in Accounting (ACCA), Business, Childcare, Computing, Professional Law and Psychology, in Templeogue and Dublin City Centre.[1] The college is aimed mainly at graduates and people returning to education.[2] The City Colleges group also includes the secondary school Ashfield College in Templeogue in Dublin.[3] Its courses are run from Dame St., in Dublin city centre and Templeogue, some course such as the FE1 course is available online.[4]
The Law Society of Ireland entrance exams (FE1's) preparatory course,[5][6] and ACCA professional accountancy courses commence in Autumn 2011. Other courses include for the King's Inns Preparatory Course,[7] a Diploma in Law(ICM), ACCA Certified Accounting Technician course also a number of courses in Childcare, Montessori Education, and Psychology, as well as a number of short courses in Business and Computing accredited by ICM, and CompTIA, courses in Human Resources Management, Sage Payroll, Bookkeeping, Office Administration, Project Management, Event Management, Journalism, Sales, and Computing ECDL and Networking.[8]
The College has a number of new diploma courses starting in Psychology, Criminology & Criminal Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Cognative Behavioural Therapy, Motivational Interviewing[9] Digital Marketing, and Family History(Genealogy). Three diploma courses in Psychology are recognised by the Psychology Society of Ireland for Continuing Professional Development credits.[10]
City Colleges run an examination techniques seminar in association with Premier Exam Techniques aimed at students of sitting university and professional law exams.[11]
Prior to the biannual Law Society examination sittings the college runs intensive revision courses.
A diploma in Irish history and family history is delivered by RTÉ broadcaster and historian Myles Dungan, also the diploma in journalism is delivered by the writer, journalist and broadcaster John Waters.
A number of diploma courses in finance and insolvency are run by the School of Finance which is headed by the financial advisor, author and television presenter Eddie Hobbs.
City Colleges is the venue of a number of Childcare and Montessori Education training courses run by the College of Progressive Education.
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References
- ↑ City Colleges Night Courses profile
- ↑ Ashfield to reopen under new owner by Martha Kearns, Sunday Business Post, 28 August 2011.
- ↑ Ashfield College website
- ↑ City Colleges Profile www.learning.ie
- ↑ Institutions Holding Themselves Out as Preparing Candidates for the Final Examination - First Part (FE-1) Law Society of Ireland website.
- ↑ City Colleges launches its new FE1 Programme Irish Press Releases, 19 Oct. 2011.
- ↑ School of Law Brochure - King's Inns and FE1's
- ↑ City Colleges Profile www.gotocollege.ie
- ↑ Psychology Courses commencing in February 2012 at City Colleges Irish Press Releases, January 2012.
- ↑ Psychology Society of Ireland - CPD Official Website
- ↑ Exam Techniques Seminar Irish Press Releases., 5 December 2011.