DCFEwww.dunboynecollege.ie TRIBUNEDUNBOYNE COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION Issue 10 May 2021 Follow us on @dunboynecollegefe Welcome! You are atmosphere which gives students a wealth students, the majority of the students who welcome to of learning, enabling, communicating, studied on the vocational skills courses the tenth collaborating, and inspiration each day. We obtained employment, this is particularly edition of are proud of our staff, our students and their relevant in the service and leisure courses. our college achievements. Dunboyne College, since Thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter, the 2003, has seen thousands of students pass newsletter and share in the many activities DCFE Tribune, through, gaining qualifications in a diverse and events of recent weeks. Please keep an which brings range of areas, and progressing either to eye on our website, www.dunboynecollege. you some further studies at higher level, or going ie, and our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter highlights of directly into the world of work. This year, in pages, which will keep you informed of the college September, we welcomed 1,005 students, events as they happen. We will be taking Denis Leonard year 2020- the first time we went over the 1,000 mark. Principal applications right through the year until next 2021. It was a Many are represented in this edition. September, given the year that is in it, and year curtailed by Covid but we still managed This year has seen record numbers we hope many students will continue to join to fit in many wonderful experiences, trips progressing from our college to third level in the experiences of Dunboyne College, and achievements. We are delighted courses and directly to industry. Three some of which you will find recorded here. that through the hard work of our staff hundred and seventy-four (374) students and students, Dunboyne College has If you are thinking of coming to us next received honours degree, Level 8 offers and always been a safe place to attend each year, feel free to call in at any stage for more two hundred and forty-eight (248) received day. Special thanks to everyone that has information on our courses and activities. a Level 7, ordinary degree offer. These contributed to this edition and to our editor, You can always phone us on, figures do not include the many mature Eilish Lavin, who produces and edits this 01 802 6577 or email; dunboynecollege@ students who received early offers and those publication. lmetb.ie; we are delighted to hear from you. who took up offers in the UK for Nursing, Dunboyne College is a college with a family Law or Sports degrees. In addition to these College News and Events get a cheque at the graduation! • Kelly O’Reilly Accounting, Enfield; Students Win • CTK Graphics, Dublin; • Stereosonic, Ten companies took part in the programme Dunboyne; • Coffee Perfection, Scholarships in Second this year offering twelve scholarships for Dunboyne; • Shannonside Aviation, which students competed to win. The Year of Scholarship Dunboyne; • Synoptix, Celbridge; successful students were: • Central Entertainment Bureau, Programme • Pamela Ryan, Nursing; • Katie Wheeler, Dunboyne. By Irene Togher Nursing; • Bernie Ennis, Office Accounts; Deputy Principal The programme offers so many advantages • Stephen Collins, Graphic Design; • Juan to students like the opportunity to have their Eleven DCFE students are the happy Manual Hernandez Sanchez, Film and fees reimbursed for the academic year; the recipients of scholarships to reimburse their Media; • Anastasia Enciu, Journalism; opportunity to form a relationship with a fees in the second year of the scholarships • Sadhbh Reilly-Tuite, Science; • Ciara Quid, company or organisation in their vocational programme with local businesses and a Equine Business Level 6; • Sophie McEntee, area and this may also translate into an twelfth student is still to receive an award for Tourism; • Daragh Daly, Music Performance; opportunity for work experience or an attendance at the end of the year. • Erin Quinn, Science. internship and/or a reference for their CV. The scholarships programme matches A final student will be awarded a part Prospective students can find out more up a current Dunboyne College student scholarship for excellent attendance at the about our scholarship programme on our with a company or organisation as that end of the year. student’s sponsor. The sponsor commits to, website and new application processes will usually, reimbursing the college fees to the The ten companies involved are: be flagged in the new academic year. student upon successful completion of the • Alltec Ireland, Dunboyne; • Lyons Financial academic year. Basically, each student will Services, Dunboyne; • Bluebird Care, Navan; WWW.DUNBOYNECOLLEGE.IE 1 DCFE TRIBUNE Issue 10 May 2021 College News and Events Set within 120 acres of parkland in Co Embedding a Training Meath, the 4-star luxury resort has used Daffodil Day and Learning Culture the time during Level 5 restrictions to Fundraiser deliver the Training Needs Identification By Susan Clarke in the Workplace and Design and Training Delivery and Assistant Principal I By Catherine Fox Evaluation Level 6 modules to Heads of Deputy Principal On Wednesday, 24th March this year, Departments in the hotel. DCFE had their first ever online quiz. The A new type of student has joined “We opted for both modules after close quiz was organised by the student union Dunboyne College this year. Full-time consultation with Dunboyne College,” in aid of the Irish Cancer Society and took employees across Meath are now studying says Therese Phipps, Learning and place through MS Teams. Not only was in the college. Development Manager, Johnstown Estate. this the first ever online quiz, it was also The employees are enrolled on courses our first ever student versus staff event, so “We shared with the College our which are funded through a government things got quite competitive! Over 500 motivation for engaging in the programme initiative called Skills to Advance. The people logged on to take part and raised and worked on the selection of the courses are offered during the day and at a staggering €943 for this fantastic cause. courses. At the Johnstown Estate, we are night-time. Employees or employers can Well done to our student union and all committed to fostering a strong culture have their QQI course funded up to 100% involved in this hugely successful event. of learning and development. LMETB of the course costs through this initiative. and Dunboyne College have been Currently teachers from Dunboyne College instrumental in supporting us during are delivering courses online in Training this pandemic by providing exceptional Needs Identification and Design, Care learning opportunities for our employees. Skills, Spreadsheets, Digital Marketing and The experience has been seamless with the Training Delivery and Evaluation. development of bespoke training content specific to the hospitality sector. It has been Among the employers are Johnstown extremely advantageous to the ongoing Estate in Enfield, Co. Meath. Investing success of our teams and we look forward in the up-skilling of their management to continuing our participation in upcoming team and embedding a learning and courses.” development culture were the key motivators for the involvement of the 4-star If you are in employment or employ people hotel in the Skills to Advance programme. and are interested in up-skilling on a part- time basis please contact us in the College. Dunboyne College’s First Ever Virtual Youth Club By Eilish Lavin Assistant Principal & Valentine’s Day, coming up with recipes fantastic resource. They have been Rose Callan Social Studies Teacher and activities like; make-up (including wonderful ambassadors for the college for guys) and a film night (with different and despite being busy thinking of how Our first ever virtual youth club was themes). They sent out a survey to ask to support their fellow students, they been set up this year, by the, ‘Youth and what the students would like to see still arrived to their online class full of Community Work,’ group. The group on the page and realised assignment enthusiasm and fun. Particular thanks to was set up through an Instagram page pressure and mental health was suffering, Rose Callan, Social Studies teacher and which was then followed by many within due to the isolation and lack of human Áine Peppard, Student Union Rep and our student body. This group has been interaction. Due to this discovery, they admin on @dcfeyouthclub. invaluable in a year where learning had decided to focus on mental health to take place predominantly online. The supports, such as, the Mental Health work carried out through the Instagram Ireland and Jigsaws 5-a-day. They ran an page has helped to keep students activity for each of the 5 parts including motivated, focused and supported during an online meditation. a particularly difficult year. With a focus on goals, self-care and The students involved brainstormed fun, I think our students would all join planned and executed lots of activities. in extending a huge thank you to those For example, they ran a lot of activities for involved in setting up and running this 2 DUNBOYNE COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION DCFE TRIBUNE Follow us on @dunboynecollegefe Animal Care News Smarter Travel By Ashley Rogers Animal Care Teacher Campus Awards, 2021 By Geraldine Lane Following on from our hugely successful Creative Media Teacher Christmas Jumper day and raffle, which Clare Blackwell raised a total of €630 with €300 of that Art and Digital Media Teacher going to, ‘Save Dublin Zoo,’ we were Three of our students were nominated for delighted to receive a letter and certificate Smarter Travel awards which promotes of thanks, pictured below. Once again, it is sustainable travel on college campuses. great to know that the work carried out by our students has made such a difference.