BLACKROCK FURTHER EDUCATION INSTITUTE Prospectus & Career Guide 2020-2021

BUSINESS & LAW FIND THE RIGHT PATHWAY FOR YOU DESIGN

COMPUTING, NETWORKS & DIGITAL DESIGN COMMUNITY, EMERGENCY BEAUTY & HEALTH THERAPY, CARE HOLISTIC THERAPIES & MAKE-UP ARTISTRY Principal’s Welcome

Blackrock Further Education Institute - Mission The Importance of the College Experience Welcome to Blackrock Further Education Institute’s prospectus Statement for the 2020/2021 academic year. You are invited to browse our wide selection of Level 5 and Level 6 accredited courses. The Institute is dedicated Our courses are your pathway to employment or progression to the development of the to 3rd Level Education in the disciplines of Beauty, Make-Up, full potential of learners, Emergency Services, Community Health Care, Computing, intellectually, emotionally Design, Business and Law. For September 2020, we are proud and vocationally, while also to introduce a new Level 5 Course in Pre-Garda Studies. enhancing their independence, constructive criticism, As well as excellent teaching and learning, that present opportunities to make new at Blackrock Further Education Institute (BFEI), friends, bond teams and collaborate with peers. co-operation and care we emphasise the importance of your personal In this prospectus, you will gain an insight into for others, in a supportive development and helping you achieve your some of the many social, cultural and charity environment. full potential. Whether you are a recent school activities at BFEI that are both enjoyable and leaver or a mature student, we want to provide fulfilling. you with the best education, training and student experience. BFEI is a leading participant in Erasmus+ Programmes throughout Europe. The range It is now acknowledged that to study at of opportunities and number of places is colleges such as BFEI not only provides you increasing year on year. This year, a significant with internationally recognised qualifications number of students from the Beauty, Business, that lead to real employment opportunities Computing and Design Departments will Open Days with enhanced career prospects, but also complete work placement programmes in 2020/2021 prepares you for better success at 3rd Level Tenerife and Ütrecht (The Netherlands). Even Education. On course completion, more exchange opportunities are already an increasing number of BFEI graduates approved for 2020/2021. Participation in these are taking up degree course offers confident programmes adds an extra dimension to the in their degree course choice, and with the learning experience and will help realise your Wednesday 20 May 2020 knowledge that their time at BFEI will full career potential and expand your horizons. 2pm to 4pm ease their transition to 3rd Level. If studying in BFEI is of interest to you or Monday 31 August 2020 At BFEI you will study in an award-winning someone you know, simply visit our website 12pm to 5pm campus, arguably one of the best in Ireland. and apply online at www.bfei.ie. However, it is the range of activities, both Wednesday 13 January 2021 educational and extra-curricular, that Tom Taylor 10am to 4pm contribute most to a positive college Principal experience and will be remembered fondly by students. BFEI believes it is important to encourage events and activities

Principal BFEI is a constituent College Tom Taylor of the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education & Deputy Principals Training Board (DDLETB). Breda Lillis, Lucy Tierney DDLETB CEO Paddy Lavelle Contents

What BFEI Can Offer You 2 Professional Qualifications and Progression to Higher Education 3 A New Beginning - The Mature Student Perspective 4 Decision Time? Don’t Mind The GAP! 5 Award Winning State-of-the-Art Campus 6 The Social Side 8 Celebrating The Graduates of 2018/2019 10 Course Charges and Funding Information 11 Application Procedure 11

BUSINESS Accounting Technician Mornings Option Available 12 Accounting Technician Apprenticeship 13 Auctioneering, Estate Agency and Valuation 14 Pre-University Law Business 15 Business Pre-University Arts and Social Science 16

Business Studies 17 Business Business and Management 18 Marketing, Innovation and Technology Business 19 Business DESIGN Pre-University Design NEW 20 Interior Architecture and Design Mornings Option Available 21 Design Landscape Architecture Design 22 Garden Design NEW 23 Product Design 24 Design

Graphic Design Design 25 Arts Administration Design 26

COMMUNITY, EMERGENCY AND HEALTH CARE Community Emergency Community Emergency Pre-Paramedic Fire and Ambulance Service 27

Pre-Garda Studies NEW 28 Community Emergency Applied Psychology Mornings Option Available 29 Community Emergency Psychology with Special Needs Assisting (SNA) Mornings Option Available Community Emergency30 Over The Counter Pharmacy Assistant Mornings Option Available 31 Nutrition, Health and Wellbeing 32 Sports Injuries and Soft Tissue Massage Therapy 33

Beauty Pherapy Beauty Pherapy BEAUTY THERAPY, MAKE-UP AND HOLISTIC THERAPIES Holistic Therapies Mornings Option Available 34 Beauty Pherapy

Beauty and Body Therapy BeautyBeauty Pherapy Pherapy 35 Nail Technology with Eyelash and Eyebrow Treatments 36 Theatrical, Media and Fashion Make-Up Artistry 37 Salon Management 38

ComputingComputing COMPUTING, NETWORKS AND DIGITAL DESIGN Computing

Essential Office IT Skills Mornings Option Available Computing 39 Computer Science Computing 40 Computer Networks and Cyber Security 41 Data Analytics NEW 42 Creative Writing with Digital Publishing Mornings Option Available 43 Games Design and Development 44 Web Design and Digital Media Mornings Option Available 45

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PROSPECTUS AND CAREER GUIDE The information herein is up-to-date at the time of publication. Any offer of a place is conditional on the Institute receiving approval and funding, which is subject to review at all times, from the Department of Education and Skills, SOLAS and DDLETB. Course content is also reviewed on an on-going basis and this coupled with changes in resourcing and changes in Awards, may result in course modification. Where changes occur after the publication of this prospectus, these changes will be reflected on the Institute website (www.bfei.ie). In the event of conflicting information, please contact the Institute Admissions Office at [email protected]. 1 © 2020 Blackrock Further Education Institute What BFEI Can Offer You

A CHOICE OF COURSES WITH FLEXIBLE ENTRY • A variety of courses leading to recognised qualifications are offered in a broad range of disciplines. • BFEI is not part of the CAO points system, and offers flexible entry to those who want to gain professional qualifications or alternative pathways to degree courses. • BFEI also offers employment focused courses for pathways to work and entrepreneurship. • BFEI courses are suited to a broad student profile including school leavers, and those who wish to return to education to re-train or upskill. If you do not hold the Leaving Certificate, and are looking Career Guidance and Counselling for a new career, and a fresh start, then BFEI offers you that second chance opportunity. If you do not We endeavour to support you during your time at BFEI and to ensure that you meet the stated entry requirements, you should realise your full potential. An outline of the supports we offer is provided here. make direct contact with the Institute to explore your application on an individual basis. GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT Third Level Colleges reserve places on many courses We provide a free and confidential Guidance, for students who have successfully completed a full Counselling and Career Service which includes: Level 5 or Level 6 QQI Award. We will offer you advice • Advice and supports if you are making and guidance on further study options including the transition back to education. CAO and UCAS applications. • Personal Counselling with any personal difficulties you may encounter during your SUPPORTS FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES, HEALTH CONDITIONS AND SPECIFIC time at BFEI including referral to specialised LEARNING DIFFICULTIES counselling services as relevant. • Study Skills Workshops including Learning If you have a disability, health condition and/or Styles, Time Management, Research a specific learning difficulty, we will endeavour Skills and Report Writing. to provide you with appropriate supports within • Support if you have a disability or a specific the limits of available resources. You may be entitled learning difficulty as outlined below. to supports under the Higher Education Authority TEACHING AND LEARNING (HEA) Fund for Students with Disabilities. Supports available may be limited and depend on the funding • BFEI staff are chosen for their qualifications, EVERYDAY IS FULL OF POSSIBILITY! granted by the HEA. Examples include the purchase experience, enthusiasm and commitment We will support and facilitate you to explore the of assistive technology, provision of a personal to continuous professional development. range of possibilities open to you whether it be assistant, and additional learning support either one Courses are delivered in small teaching groups progression to further study or direct entry to the • to one or small groups. This fund applies if you have which facilitates more contact with Subject workplace. We will support you whatever your sensory, physical and/or communicative disabilities. Teachers. stage in life, to explore the options open to you. If you have a specific learning difficulty, such as Each class is assigned a Course Co-ordinator who • Career Advice dyslexia, you will need to provide an assessment by will focus attention on each individual student. BFEI has strong links with industry and places an an educational psychologist to apply for this fund. • A broad range of methodologies are used emphasis on preparing graduates for employment. In order to apply for supports, you will need to including instructor-led tuition, technology As Guidance Counsellors, we provide assistance complete the BFEI Supplementary Application Form enhanced learning, practical classes, field trips with CV writing, job search techniques, and and tutorials. for Students with Disabilities, Health Conditions interview skills to help you make the transition and/or Specific Learning Difficulties. Forms can • Continuous assessment is an integral to work. Career focused events designed to be downloaded from www.bfei.ie and should be element of most courses. expose you to the different types of career returned to the Disability Advisor. It is advisable options are organised in each Department. • Campus-wide Wifi and high performing servers to submit this form, as early as possible, to ensure ensure that you will benefit from access to cutting that supports are in place in advance of course edge technologies and that staff have access Further Study commencement. to the latest technologies to further enhance Having completed a course at BFEI, you may want course delivery. to progress to higher level education. Our courses We look forward to welcoming you to BFEI. • The eLearning platform, Moodle, is used to provide that lead to QQI Awards offer this opportunity. Guidance and Counselling Team you with an Online learning resource.

2 Professional Qualifications and Progression to Higher Education

PROGRESSION PATHWAYS TO HIGHER EDUCATION ON THE NATIONAL FRAMEWORK OF QUALIFICATIONS

BFEI offers you an alternative pathway to get a degree. Successful completion of a Major QQI Award at Level 5 or Level 6 at BFEI will mean that you can apply through the CAO system for entry into participating courses in the Higher Education Links Scheme. HELS reserves places on specified courses for holders of full QQI Certificates. QQI will calculate the best score for you, based on your QQI results and will forward those results directly to the CAO in July. Further details are available at http://www.qqi. BFEI has signed a Memorandum of Understanding ie/Articles/Pages/Higher-Education-Links-Scheme- (MOU) with a number of Institutes of Technology PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (HELS).aspx. including the Institute of Art, Design and Technology BFEI graduates gain professional qualifications Dún Laoghaire (IADT), Waterford Institute certified and accredited by a range of nationally of Technology (WIT), and Dundalk Institute of and internationally recognised examining Technology (DKIT). This has resulted in some and professional bodies including: places being reserved on specified courses for BFEI graduates as outlined on course pages. • Accounting Technicians Ireland (ATI) - www.accountingtechniciansireland.ie Graduates from some courses who successfully • Comité International D’Esthétique et de complete their studies at BFEI may apply for Cosmetologie (CIDESCO) - www.cidesco.com Advanced Entry to year 2 or year 3 of an appropriate • CISCO Certification - www.netcad.com degree course. Mature students (over the age of 23), • Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) - should note that some 3rd Level Institutions reserve www.qqi.ie a number of places on degree courses for mature • International Therapy Examination Council (ITEC) - students. You will have to apply to each Institution www.itecworld.co.uk individually. Check out the details on progression • Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) - www.ipu.ie options on each course page or download the BFEI Progression Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie.

COLLEGE AWARENESS WEEK

BFEI supports students to explore progression pathways open to them after completing their course. As well as the on-going support from the BFEI Guidance and Career Service, there is a particular focus on pathways to higher education during College Awareness Week (CAW) in November each year. As part of CAW, BFEI were delighted to welcome speakers from a range of third level institutions including TU Dublin, UCD, Waterford Institute of Technology and Trinity College Dublin. CAO and UCAS Workshops were also delivered to interested students and for those considering working abroad, USIT gave a very interesting presentation.

3 A New Beginning - The Mature Student Perspective

“I was a mature student when “I have just completed the I did the Pre-Paramedic, Fire two year QQI Level 5 and & Ambulance course. After Level 6 in Interior Architecture working 12 years in retail, & Design at BFEI. I joined I was ready to do something the course to study a lifelong totally different. After a lot interest in interior design. of research, I found that the When I started the course, BFEI course was by far the best I had not studied for a long option in Dublin. With BFEI’s time, and my computer skills close ties to the Emergency Services Training Institute, were limited. I need not have worried as the support it opened up many opportunities for further training. was there. I found AutoCad extremely challenging, Although, some modules were more difficult than however, with perseverance, I was delighted with others, with the help and support given by the Lecturers, my progress. The Tutors, all professionals in their I was able to excel in each subject. The year wasn’t all field, were supportive, encouraging and constructive books! The practical First Aid Responder classes kept in their feedback. I enjoyed the trajectory of the It’s never too late us fully engaged with hands-on practice; weekly fitness course, it was structured and practical. Client projects for a new beginning! sessions ensured our energy levels were high and word bridged several modules, which were presented to processing gave us our technology fix. Field Trips, such Tutors and peers. Having finished the course, I plan At BFEI, we believe in the as the Dublin Fire Brigade Mass Casualty Incident, gave to carry on in the interior design field, starting with us a chance to see the skills and teamwork required by assisting friends to gain more practical experience. potential of all learners at all paramedics. We jumped at the chance to show off our As a Post Leaving Cert course, I would strongly ages and stages. You may wish newly acquired skills to the local public when we taught recommend this course to anyone who would like to upskill, re-skill or yearn for simple life saving techniques on ‘Save a Life Day’ which to explore interior design and progress to further ‘second chance’ education. raised funds for the Laura Lynn Foundation. education.” Marie MacGabhann, I am a firm believer that you get out of something what Whatever your aspirations, Interior Architecture & Design Graduate, 2019 you put in and I truly gave it my all. Overall, the year was we provide a supportive one of the most enjoyable adventures in my life and environment to embark on I built lasting friendships. I wish I could do it all again “Having decided to go back to a new path and realise your but unfortunately, I cannot, so onto bigger and better work after 10 years as a stay at dreams. things. Because I did this course, I am now a qualified home mum, I was looking for a Emergency Medical Technician working in two nursing course that would give me quick As adults, some people may need to overcome homes and have just completed the aptitude tests in access to the labour market. personal barriers, develop self-belief, or be challenged stage two of the Dublin Fire Brigade entry competition. I completed the Retail Pharmacy to take the next steps. Doing a course of your choice Good luck to those of you who decide that this course is Assistant Course and graduated at BFEI will support you in that transition and you for you, I would definitely recommend it.” with Distinction. While I was will emerge equipped to face the next steps with Tara Ryan, offered a place on the Pharmacy confidence. A recognised qualification will ensure you Pre-Paramedic Fire & Ambulance Graduate, 2019 Technician Course in TU Dublin, I decided instead to are ready to return to the workforce in your chosen take up a retail pharmacy assistant full-time position career or are ready to progress to higher education “After leaving school almost very soon after completing my course. The teachers in as the stories here illustrate. 20 years ago, it felt slightly BFEI were very passionate and helpful. The IPU Over daunting to return to education, the Counter Certificate is a crucial element of the course while the Nutrition and Anatomy & Physiology modules “After many years travelling, especially given that I had 3 were very interesting, and I use their contents regularly I decided to return to Ireland young children. However, I felt with customers. The Retail Selling and Customer Service and enhance my education. it was time to do something for Modules were very useful as a lot of Pharmacists are After looking at various myself. I was always interested in looking for people with those skills given that the retail options, I applied for a place the Beauty Industry and through part of the pharmacy is an important part of the business. on the Computer Networks & a few friends’ recommendations, The work experience module helped me in updating Cyber Security course in BFEI, I decided to do the Nail Technology with Eyelash & my CV and with my interview skills. While the course and I was accepted. Eyebrow Treatments Course at BFEI. It was a challenge workload was sometimes challenging, with the help of I found the CNS course to to return as a mature student, but I knew from the first my teachers and my fellow students, it was manageable. be a great stepping stone in the career I wished to day I had made the right decision. The support and I would recommend the RPA course as it is of a high pursue. It covered Networks and IT Security very well. encouragement from my Tutors was second to none teaching standard and BFEI is an enjoyable place to When I finished, I had multiple opportunities. and it has been life changing for me. It has given me my study as well as being very accessible. Also, being a BFEI I am currently working with a large organisation confidence back, as well as so many qualifications to get student gave me the opportunity to meet new people and receiving more training in IT security.” me started in my new career. I have also made lifelong friends. I cannot recommend BFEI enough for anybody and create strong friendships.” Pierce Galligan, who is thinking about returning to education.” Nolwenn Newman, Computer Networks & Cyber Security Graduate, 2017 Retail Pharmacy Assistant Graduate, 2019 Karen Doyle, Nail Technology Graduate, 2016 4 Decision Time? Don’t Mind The GAP!

“I applied to BFEI as a mature student. I had completed two courses before but was still searching for what I wanted to do. Law was something I was interested in, so I decided to do a one year course to make sure it was something I definitely wanted to do. I was accepted on the Pre-University Law course at BFEI. I found the course very detailed with lovely teachers for all of my subjects, I had a lot of support from all of them and achieved the Major Award. I applied to Maynooth University as a mature student with this one year course under my belt and I am now studying Law and Criminology there. I don’t think I would have made that decision, if I had not gone to BFEI. The encouragement from teachers and my Class Tutor is what helped to get me here”. Sarah Gorman, Pre-University Law Graduate, 2019

“Nutrition and how it affects the mind and body has been Q: What if you don’t get the points needed an interest of mine down for your degree of choice? through the years, so in 2018, I decided to see what courses were available for Or what if you get a CAO offer but are still the uninitiated. This is where Q: BFEI came to the rescue, the unsure about which higher education Nutrition, Health & Wellbeing course is right for you? course fitted the bill exactly. The course content was so interesting and varied, not only did I learn about Nutrition, Dietetics, Anatomy & Physiology and Fitness but I also learned how to apply this Q: Maybe you just want to try something out learning practically with Menu Planning, Work or simply need a bit of breathing space? Experience, Communications and Word Processing which completed the course perfectly. Every module was taught by Tutors in their respective fields with A: If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these sincerity, patience, understanding, laughter and questions then perhaps deferring your sometimes tears, which brought myself and my classmates over the line when it mattered most. CAO place or having a ‘gap year’ to study The Tutors wanted and encouraged us all to at BFEI would help you resolve these succeed, which we did. searching questions.

I found all the staff at BFEI friendly and helpful, nothing was a problem for them, which gave the place If you are someone who ‘minds the gap’, then be assured, that doing a one a lovely atmosphere adding to the lovely building and its location. If you have an interest in this area of study, year course can be the best decision you will ever make. Some people whether you are a school leaver going on to third worry it may be a waste or that you won’t continue in education. The reality level, a person looking to gain employment, a mature does not bear this out as evidence suggests that those who take a year student or a lifelong learner, then this is the course out to do a PLC course are more mature, better prepared for college and for you. I had a wonderful time studying at BFEI and make more informed choices about which course to pursue thus ensuring highly recommend it as a place to begin your study a smoother transition to third level. Courses at BFEI offer progression paths adventure, you never know where it may take you”. to Level 7 and Level 8 degree courses. So why not do a course at BFEI and Martha Byrne, allow yourself a trial period to figure out your passions before you make Nutrition, Health & Wellbeing Graduate, 2019 the huge leap to third level!

5 Award Winning State-of-the-Art Campus

As a student at BFEI, you will benefit from the newest technologies and state-of-the-art facilities in our award winning campus.

Our Campus includes: • Modern Lecture Rooms • Beauty and Holistic Therapy Suites • Design Studios with 3d Printing Facilities • Computer Laboratories • ICT Learning Centre • Access to the Blackrock Public Library Facilities • Modern Student Cafeteria • Dedicated Student Social area in the Atrium

6 Award Winning State-of-the-Art Campus

“The Institute Design Studios, with unrivalled views of sea and mountains, provide an inspirational space to develop ideas”.

Nuala Kiely, Interior Design Graduate, 2017

7 THE SIDE Winning EntrySocial - Interpreting James Joyce

he BFEI Design Department was thrilled to have been awarded funding under the NAPD (National Association of Principals & Deputy Principals) Creative T Engagement Initiative. This is an Arts in Education Programme which strives to encourage creativity, initiative and individual expression. The successful BFEI entry explored James Joyce, the man, his writing and his Dublin connections. BFEI’s location and proximity to the James Joyce Tower gave a real resonance to the project. As part of the project, students visited the Joyce Museum in North Great George’s Street and the Sandycove Martello Tower where the first chapter of Ulysses is set. Having examined his works, and immersed themselves in his life and struggles, students explored Joyce visually using a range of different materials. Students developed the design process by sketching and exploring ideas in a rough sketchbook before deciding on a design direction. Each student produced a collection of work including a portrait of Joyce, a small sculptural artwork in clay and an A4 photograph. It was an enriching experience; the students pushed their creative boundaries, developed their analytical skills and used Art to develop new relationships with their peers. The work was displayed at the 7th Annual Exhibition of Creative Engagement in November 2019.

Chasing Leprechauns... One, Two, Three, Go

BFEI was delighted to be part of the Blackrock Community’s St Patrick’s Day Festival celebrations. Crowds packed into the village to celebrate the National A Game Jam is all about Holiday. As part of the event, some Leprechauns planning, designing, and strutted their stuff and entertained the children creating a game within culminating with excited children chasing Leprechauns FIT - Calling all Gamers... a short span of time. All participants enjoyed the for their prized pot of gold and some Easter Eggs too! experience where they got an opportunity to To add to the fun, BFEI opened its doors to entertain BFEI was pleased to recently host the first Game engage with and work collaboratively with like- the masses with Face Painting, Story Telling, Jam organised by FIT (Fast Track to Information minded people. One participant commented that a Colouring Competition and more… Technology). BFEI has a long established he was delighted to get the opportunity to create relationship with FIT, a not-for-profit organisation, music and fx for three participating teams. Winning who collaborate with a range of agencies including entries shared a prize fund of €500. Thanks to FIT those engaged in education and training. and all involved in this event. We look forward to The facilities and experienced staff, who work continuing to work with FIT who support many on BFEI’s well established Games Design of our students with professional training on CV & Development Course, were made available preparation, interview skills and building that all for this successful event. important LinkedIn profile.

A Perfect Christmas Gift A Time for Giving Thanks to all the organisers, and those who contributed in any way to the event. Excitement on the day was Enterprising Holistic Therapy and Web Design added to by the brave Pre-Paramedic Fire & Ambulance & Digital Media students teamed up to bring Grá Natural Products to the market in the BFEI student, Ned Dunn, who took the plunge and shaved his Cafeteria in the run up to Christmas. All products head as part of a fundraising effort he undertook in aid were made in the College by Holistic Therapy of the Simon Community. students, using natural ingredients and essential oils, while the branding and labels were designed by the Web Design & Digital Media students as part Rousing renditions of some well-known carols of their Graphic Design Skills Module. The scented goods on sale included Body Butter, Body Scrub and marked the end of the first term at BFEI. In the Lip & Hand Salve. All were at affordable prices, and spirit of Christmas, a fund-raising raffle and a Santa were snapped up by Sack Lucky Dip took place in aid of Mental Health savvy shoppers in the Reform. An array of fabulous prizes were donated hunt for that perfect by staff, students and local businesses and Christmas gift. a staggering €1,746 was raised.

8 Hands-Up For THE SIDE Supporting Good Mental Health! Social Ross Flanagan, Digital Communications & Development Officer at ’The Mental Health Reform’ charity gave BFEI Applied Psychology, Special Needs Assisting and Pre-University Law students a super introduction to the mental health sector in Ireland. The visit from Ross was organised as part of BFEI’s on-going work to promote good mental Erasmus+ Mobility health and wellbeing and to ensure that the college is an inclusive and respectful space where everyone Programme - More is supported to reach their full potential. Opportunities for BFEI Greening BFEI Students BFEI is now a leading participant in Erasmus+ BFEI is working towards removing disposable single Programmes throughout Europe with the use plastics on the campus and actively engages number of places and opportunities for students with students to help make this a reality. The increasing each year. This is a very exciting President of the Student Social Committee played initiative for students and brings an international a key role on one initiative - the BFEI Water Bottle. dimension to studying at BFEI. Having started This is a re-usable bottle, and there are with Beauty Therapy students doing placements on-going efforts to get this used campus wide, in Tenerife in March 2018, the programme has starting with a distribution of the bottles to expanded to include projects to Ütrecht (The incoming students as part of their induction Netherlands) and Athens. Expansion of the programme. In order to promote and raise programme means students from across a range awareness of the re-usable bottle, students and of courses in the Beauty, Business, Computing

staff were challenged to see how far the bottle and Design Departments can avail of overseas

could travel. The most impressive pic shows the work placements with full funding for flights, and bottle making a visit to the archaeological sites Active Shooter accommodation” as well as support for day to day in Athens on a BFEI Erasmus+ Trip! on The Loose... spending. Feedback from participants is extremely BFEI Pre-Paramedic Fire & Ambulance, and Theatrical, positive as illustrated in their own words. Media & Fashion Make-Up Artistry students recently Best experience of my life. assisted in a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) for Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB). The MCI was a joint learning The whole experience has given my exercise for DFB with An Garda Síochána confidence a huge boost. and Saint James’ Hospital Emergency Department. Any student who gets the opportunity The scenario was an active shooter incident. After to participate in Erasmus+ should take it. an initial assault by armed Gardai, the DFB Trainees The adventure of a lifetime! were tasked with triaging and treating patients in order of priority before transporting them to hospital. I had a great a time and I’ve come back with more This was a great learning experience for BFEI students confidence, and a good idea of what it is like to live and work abroad. as the Make-Up Artistry students used their skills to inflict fake injuries on the casualties and while acting It made me realise that in the future, as ‘the casualties’ the Pre-Paramedic students got a if I want to travel, I’m not limited to English real sense of the role of a firefighter/paramedic and speaking countries. what it would be like to arrive at the scene I could not have asked for a more amazing of a serious incident. experience working abroad. Our thanks to DFB I gained more independence and confidence Thanks to the Dragon for facilitating in my studies and skills. BFEI student Students on the Business Studies and participation Everything I encountered abroad will give Marketing, Innovation & Technology Courses me a chance to grow personally and make me at the event. were put through their paces in a project a better individual, as well as a better based on a Dragons Den style format for their professional. Entrepreneurial Skills Module. Preparing a Business Plan is integral to pitching an idea in ” the Dragons Den format, and to get students on the right track, Lisa Cunningham, from the Dún Laoghaire Enterprise Board visited BFEI and shared her insights into running a global business and her work as a Business Consultant and Mentor with the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Local Enterprise Office (LEO). Lisa returned later in the term to give the Business Plans produced, the once-over and fulfilled the role of Dragon on BFEI Dragons Den where interesting ideas were pitched by students.

9 Celebrating the Graduates of 2018/2019

A packed O’Reilly Hall in UCD awaited the graduates from the 2018/2019 academic year as they took their place in the line-up to receive their certificates from Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, TD., at the BFEI Annual Graduation Ceremony in December 2019. This is one of the highlights in the year for BFEI staff, as it provides an opportunity to applaud the success of their students and join with students’ families and friends in celebrating this milestone Graduates of the Year for 2019 pictured with BFEI Principal, Tom Taylor, Paddy Lavelle CEO, Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education & Training Board, and Caitriona Murphy, Further Education and Training Director, Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education & Training Board. in their lives, as they transition from BFEI to the world of work The recipient of the BFEI Honorary Graduate was Guidance Counsellor and Irish Times Columnist, or higher education. Dr Brian Mooney. Recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate from The National College of Ireland, Brian In her words of congratulations, the Minister spoke was honoured by BFEI for his contribution over four about the graduates of 2018/2019 being part of the decades to the education sector, and in particular for ‘selfie-generation’ who are entering a rapidly changing championing the merits of Post Leaving Certificate world that is facing many challenges including climate Courses as an alternative pathway to higher change and the impact of social media. She urged education or to the world of work. In his address, graduates to use their skills and qualifications to Brian congratulated graduates on their achievements make a positive contribution to that ever changing and encouraged them to have self-belief and he world. In addition to awards to Graduates of the Year reminded them that they could be anything they on each course, a Special Achievement Award was wanted to be. Our thanks to Brian for taking time out presented to Emma O’Toole, a graduate from the of his busy schedule to be with our graduates and Nutrition, Health & Wellbeing Course. Emma received we look forward to his continued contribution to the her award in recognition of her bravery in sharing how sector in his role as columnist and policy advisor. she triumphed over personal struggles in her life, in an Julianne Bloomer receiving the Patrick O’Reilly Graduate Award inspiring talk given to other students as part of Mental from Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor. Health Awareness Week, and also in recognition of her tremendous contribution to BFEI as President of the As part of this ceremony, a former graduate of Student Social Committee. the Institute is honoured with the Patrick O’Reilly Graduate Achievement Award, and the recipient for 2019 was Julianne Bloomer. Since graduating from the Interior Design Course, Julianne has forged an extremely successful career in the industry with her own thriving business Julianne Bloomer Interior Design Ltd. Her success is reflected in her selection as one of the designers to take part in TV3’s interior design challenge programme Showhouse Showdown. In her acceptance speech, Julianne spoke about how her time at BFEI gave her a solid foundation for her career as well as a licence to let her imagination run wild. She wished graduates well and reminded them that today was not the end but the start of a new Dr Brian Mooney receiving the Honorary Graduate Award Emma O’Toole receiving her Special Achievement chapter, to never stop learning and most importantly from Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor. Award from Pauline Fogarty to always learn from their mistakes.

10 Application Celebrating the Graduates Course Charges and Procedure

Funding Information FIND THE COURSE of 2018/2019 1 THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU Read this prospectus or browse the Institute website - www.bfei.ie. Come to an Open Day. Open Days provide an opportunity to meet staff and students, and view the Institute’s facilities. Contact the Institute for advice. The Guidance Counsellors, Principal, Deputy Principals and Department Heads will be very happy to meet you and help find the best way forward for you – contact us at [email protected]. Still unsure? Check out www.careersportal.ie

2 SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FORM You can apply online at www.bfei.ie. If you do not have easy access to the internet, then you can drop-in to BFEI and make an on-line application using the Institute’s facilities. You should note that, if there are more applicants than places for a course, a waiting list will be formed.

At BFEI, we make every effort 3 CONDITIONAL OFFER FUNDING Once you apply, you will receive a conditional to keep charges to a minimum. offer, subject to availability of places, and you satisfying the course entry requirements. Information on financial PLC Maintenance Grant Scheme support and eligibility for The Department of Education and Skills (DES) funding is available from provides a means-tested maintenance grant scheme 4 ACCEPT YOUR PLACE for those attending full-time further education It is important to inform yourself fully about www.studentfinance.ie. courses. Applications are made online to SUSI your course, so you can decide if it best suits (Student Universal Support Ireland) at www.susi.ie. your needs. Before you accept your place, you should check out further details about the course on our website or attend one of BTEA (Back to Education Allowance) the scheduled Advisory Meetings. In order to If you are in receipt of certain social welfare accept your place, you will be required to pay payments, then under the BTEA you may be able a €40 non-refundable Acceptance Fee. to retain your payments while doing a full-time course at BFEI. See www.welfare.ie or REGISTRATION, COURSE CHARGES www.studentfinance.ie for further details or ask 5 & COURSE COMMENCEMENT about it at your local Department of Employment You will be invited to formally register on Affairs and Social Protection Office. COURSE CHARGES your course in late August. Course Charges, as outlined under Course Charges and Funding • Once you decide to accept the offer of a place VTOS (Vocational Training Information, are payable on/before registration. at BFEI, you will be required to pay an Acceptance and Opportunities Scheme) Courses commence in mid-September. Fee of €40 in order to secure your place. If you are unemployed and over 21, then under VTOS, • There are no tuition fees for EU nationals or those you will be able to do a full-time course at BFEI and normally resident in Ireland or the European retain your social welfare entitlements. VTOS applies Economic Area (EEA). See www.bfei.ie for to all courses at BFEI, however, early application further details. If you are a non-EU National, is advisable as places are limited. See www.welfare.ie then you should be in compliance with Irish Visa for further details on eligibility or ask at your local requirements in advance of applying to BFEI. Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection Office. VTOS Application Forms are Open Days • You will be required to pay a Student Services available from [email protected]. Charge of €150 prior to course commencement. 2020/2021 OTHER FUNDING SOURCES • A Government PLC Levy of €200 is payable prior Local Partnerships including Southside, Bray, to course commencement. You will be exempt Northside, and Wicklow Working Together may be from this levy if you have a medical card or are able to help you out with some funding if you are in receipt of a PLC (SUSI) Grant, BTEA, or VTOS. experiencing financial difficulties. Ask at your Local Wednesday 20 May 2020 See www.bfei.ie for further details. Partnership Office. 2pm to 4pm • Other costs (books, exams, professional membership fees, optional training etc) vary Monday 31 August 2020 depending on the course you choose. 12pm to 5pm Specific details regarding costs will be confirmed prior to course commencement. Wednesday 13 January 2021 10am to 4pm

11 Accounting Technician ATI Certification

• If you completed the LCA, then you will need COURSE CODE: Year 1 AT1, Year 2 AT2 Is this course for you? to submit details of all credits awarded. Do you like working with numbers? DURATION: 1 or 2 Years Have you an eye for detail? Are you • If you are a mature student (aged 21 or over) TIMETABLE: 5 Days Mornings Option logical, methodical and a problem solver? and do not hold the Leaving Certificate, then As an Accounting Technician, you will you are welcome to apply. Each application learn how to practically apply these will be assessed individually. Where can these skills in a wide range of finance roles, • You may be eligible for subject exemptions qualifications take me? from accounts to financial controller for previously attained relevant qualifications and beyond. You will be involved in the at the discretion of the ATI. PROGRESSION day-to-day practical work of accountancy and play a key operational role in What qualifications will I get when I finish TO FURTHER STUDIES producing reliable financial information. the course? Graduates can progress, with exemptions, to Opportunities exist throughout industry, After Year 1, you will be awarded the Certificate higher professional accounting qualifications commerce and in private accountancy for Accounting Technicians. After Year 2, including CPA, ACCA, CIMA, ACA or gain practices for qualified Technicians. you can achieve the Diploma for Accounting advanced entry to other Business Degree Technicians, provided you have two years’ programmes in Ireland including: What will I study? work experience. Previous relevant work experience may be considered – Year 1: Certificate for Accounting Technicians BBS (Hons) in Accounting & Finance see www.accountingtechniciansireland.ie. Technological University Dublin [Tallaght] - • Financial Accounting • Law and Ethics www.tudublin.ie How will I be assessed for these • Business Management 3rd year of a 4-year part-time programme • Taxation qualifications? or full-time programme. • Spreadsheets Assessment is based mainly on end of year examinations which take place in May each year. BBS (Hons) Accounting Year 2: Diploma for Accounting Technicians Institute of Public Administration – • Advanced Financial Accounting What skills will I have when I finish? www.ipa.ie • Advanced Taxation You will have gained the knowledge and skills to: • Management Accounting • Prepare financial statements. 3rd year of a 4-year part-time programme. • Integrated Accounting Systems (IAS) • Prepare financial reports and other management information. Will I do anything additional on the course? JOB OPPORTUNITIES • Compute tax liabilities for companies and As a graduate of this course, you can pursue Career advice and help with CV preparation is individuals. careers in a range of areas across the public provided by the Guidance and Career Service. • Set up and manage systems for budgets, sector, industry, private accountancy What are the entry requirements? stock control, cost accounting, and cash practices and self-employment. Accounting • Leaving Certificate with pass grades in reconciliations. Technicians perform a wide range of roles 5 Ordinary level subjects (including an O5 • Set up and manage credit control procedures. including: in English and either Mathematics • Use industry standard software (SAGE) to • Bookkeeping or Accounting) OR produce payroll and accounts. • Financial Accounting & Budgeting • Pass grades in 2 Ordinary level subjects together with 2 pass grades at Higher • Costing & Credit Control How do I apply? • Payroll Administration level (pass grades to include a minimum of an O5 in English and either Mathematics • Tax Returns Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie or Accounting).

My decision to return to college as a mature student was somewhat daunting at the start. I picked BFEI as they offered the Accounting Technician Course full-time which suited my needs. The location of the college played a pivotal role in choosing BFEI as it is very accessible by DART and also numerous bus routes. Blackrock Village is a lively area with lots of “choices for coffee shops and places to eat for students. As soon as the course started, I knew I had made the right decision as I was put at ease after meeting the Tutors who were extremely professional, friendly and excellent at their work. The class sizes were small which meant all the Tutors got to know the students on a personal level by name. From day one, the Tutors were supportive and exam focused to optimise the results that each student could achieve in the exams. I cannot thank them enough as I am now in full-time employment after having passed all my exams. The course has definitely updated my skills and contributed greatly to gaining employment as it is a highly sought-after qualification in the financial sector. Throughout my experience as a mature student in BFEI, I felt excited and very rewarded. This was due to both the Tutors’ constant encouragement and the new friendships I made during my 2 years as a student there. It is a fantastic way of increasing your self-belief for future careers and along the way meeting a mix of other students who can help with their support. Gráinne McLoughlin, Accounting Technician Graduate, 2019 ” 12 Accounting Technician Apprenticeship ATI Certification & QQI Level 6

What are the entry requirements? COURSE CODE: Year 1 ATA1, Year 2 ATA2 Is this course for you? • Leaving Certificate holders from 2017 or later: Do you like working with numbers? DURATION: 2 Years A minimum of 310 CAO points and at least Have you an eye for detail? Are you an O5 in Ordinary Level English and either TIMETABLE: 1 Day College Based and logical, methodical and a problem solver? Mathematics or Accounting is required. 4 Days Work Based Why not earn while you learn with the • Leaving Certificate holders prior to 2017: Accounting Technician Apprenticeship A minimum of 300 CAO points and at least programme? On this programme, a D3 in Ordinary Level English and either Where can these you will work with a local business Mathematics or Accounting is required. qualifications take me? or accounting practice four days • You must be at least 18 years of age on or a week, and engage in intensive study before 1st July in the year of entry. at BFEI for one day a week. You will • You may be eligible for subject exemptions PROGRESSION for previously attained relevant qualifications be trained ‘on-the-job’, in every at the discretion of the ATI. TO FURTHER STUDIES aspect of the qualification, and will Graduates from the Apprenticeship • See full eligibility requirements at be closely mentored by a qualified www.accountingtechnicianapprenticeship.ie. Programme can progress with exemptions to Accounting Technician or Accountant. higher professional accounting qualifications You will emerge from the programme What qualifications will I get when I finish including ACA, ACCA, CIMA, and CPA. after two years with a nationally and the course? On successful completion of the two-year JOB OPPORTUNITIES internationally recognised qualification, solid work experience and the Apprenticeship Programme, you will be a As a graduate of this programme, you can fully qualified Accounting Technician having opportunity to become a fully qualified pursue careers in a range of areas across gained a Diploma for Accounting Technicians the public sector, industry, private Chartered Accountant within five years. and a QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate in accountancy practices and self-employment. Accounting. Accounting Technicians perform a wide What will I study? How will I be assessed for this qualification? range of roles including: Year 1 Course assessment is based on a combination • Bookkeeping • Financial Accounting of work-based assessment documented • Financial Accounting & Budgeting • Law and Ethics throughout the programme and exams which • Costing & Credit Control • Business Management are held in May each year. • Payroll Administration • Taxation What skills will I have when I finish? • Tax Returns Year 2 You will have gained the knowledge and skills to: • Advanced Financial Accounting • Prepare financial statements. • Advanced Taxation • Prepare financial reports and other As a mature student, I was looking • Management Accounting management information. into routes that enabled me to study while • Integrated Accounting Systems (IAS) • Compute tax liabilities for companies and working, when I came upon the Accounting Will I do anything additional on the course? individuals. “Technician Apprenticeship Programme As part of the programme, you will be assigned • Set up and manage systems for budgets, (ATA). This involves attending lectures stock control, cost accounting, and cash one day a week and working as an both a college and a work-based mentor to support and guide you. reconciliations. apprentice in industry for the rest of the • Set up and manage credit control procedures. week. I cannot recommend the ATA • Use industry standard software (SAGE) to course at BFEI enough! It is very well structured with a range of interesting subjects. Class produce payroll and accounts. sizes are small and intimate, which makes it easier to ask questions than in large impersonal lecture halls. All my lecturers were extremely friendly, approachable and experienced in their respective fields. The facilities at BFEI are top-class and the location is superb. Situated in the How do I apply for the heart of Blackrock, BFEI is easily accessible via DART or bus. Apprenticeship Programme? I found that the technical knowledge and skills learned in College, and the invaluable insights, • Apply on-line at: and practical experience in the work environment complemented each other perfectly. There www. accountingtechnicianapprenticeship.ie is a great support network in place, with each student assigned a workplace mentor and a and nominate BFEI as your college-based college mentor. The course is intensive and requires commitment and for me, the hard work Tuition Centre. paid off and I qualified as an Accounting Technician in just 2 years. I decided to continue and • ATI will assess your application and send it sit my Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) exams. As an Accounting Technician Graduate, to employers if it meets the eligibility I’m exempt from 3 out of the 5 Chartered Accounting Proficiency 1 exams. requirements. I’m certain that the skills learned at BFEI, including balancing my time • Employers from industry, practice and the between lectures, work and study, will be beneficial to me in my future public sector will review your application studies. The ATA laid down the important foundations which and may call you for interview. I intend to use and build upon over the coming years. • If successful, you will start a two-year Laura Cullen, Accounting Technician Apprenticeship contract with a company and will earn at least the minimum wage for the duration Graduate, 2019 ” of the programme.

13 Auctioneering, Estate Agency and Valuation QQI Level 5 5M2102

COURSE CODE: AEV Is this course for you? Are you intrigued by the dynamic nature DURATION: 1 Year of the property market? Do you have a TIMETABLE: 4 Days confident, outgoing personality and good communication skills? Are you skilled Where can this in the art of negotiation? Then why not qualification take me? consider a career in auctioneering and estate agency? With the upsurge in the PROGRESSION Irish property and rental market, there is a demand for qualified estate agents, TO FURTHER STUDIES property valuers and property managers. Level 6 Higher Certificate in Real Estate This course will give you the foundation (Valuation, Sale and Management) Apply directly to IPAV (Institute of to build a career in this vibrant sector. Professional Auctioneers and Valuers) – www.ipav.ie for entry to this Level 6 Award What will I study? delivered part-time in the Technological What qualification will I get when I finish • Estate Agency Practice University Dublin [Tallaght]. the course? • Valuation You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate If you want to get a degree, then you can • Applied Economics in Business Studies (5M2102). apply through the CAO system for entry into • Business Law courses in the QQI Higher Education Links • Marketing Practice How will I be assessed for this Scheme such as: • Word Processing qualification? BSc in Auctioneering, Valuation & Estate • Communications Assessment is based on a combination of Agency or BSc (Hons) Property Economics • Work Experience assignments and exams. Technological University Dublin [City] - www.tudublin.ie Will I do anything additional on the What skills will I have when I finish? course? BSc in Construction Management with You will have gained the knowledge and Career advice and help with CV preparation Building Services skills to: is provided by the Guidance and Career Institute of Technology Carlow – Service. • Understand the principles of property www.itcarlow.ie valuation.

What are the entry requirements? • Appreciate the cyclical nature of the Check out more progression options property market. by downloading the BFEI Progression • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have • Understand the legal framework achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have underpinning property transactions. JOB OPPORTUNITIES achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. • Prepare sales brochures and/or catalogues. • Assist with marketing property for sale or As a graduate of this course, you can pursue • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and auction. careers in a range of areas including: other applicants without the formal entry requirements will be assessed individually • Auctioneering Practice for suitability. • Estate Agency and Valuation How do I apply? • Property Management Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie • Property Letting

Studying at BFEI was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I completed the QQI Level 5 course in Auctioneering, Estate Agency and Valuation. This course is a must for anyone who would like to get into the property “industry. After I finished the course, I was accepted to a Level 6 programme at TU Dublin, City Campus, where I am currently studying Business in Real Estate, Valuation, Sale & Management part-time to gain my Property Licence. Upon finishing the full-time course with BFEI, I was offered a full-time position with one of the largest residential management agencies in Ireland. I cannot recommend BFEI and this course highly enough. The lecturers are absolutely amazing and will help you through the whole year to make sure you achieve your goals. Virag Detre, Auctioneering, Estate Agency & Valuation Graduate, 2019 ” 14 Pre-University Law QQI Level 5 5M3789

Will I do anything additional on the course? COURSE CODE: LAW Is this course for you? • You will visit the Courts and also attend Do you have an enquiring mind? Are DURATION: 1 Year a Forensic Science Workshop. you methodical and organised with an TIMETABLE: 5 Days eye for detail? Are you interested in • Career advice and help with CV preparation legal cases and how the judicial system is provided by the Guidance and Career Service. Where can this works? Would you like to take the first steps to get a law degree? This course What are the entry requirements? qualification take me? will introduce you to the core principles • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ of law and the Irish legal system. You H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have PROGRESSION will get the opportunity to study several achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have TO FURTHER STUDIES different branches of law and discover achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. the area that interests you most to pursue If you want to get a degree, then you can at degree level. Alternatively, you could • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and apply through the CAO system for entry into use this qualification to gain employment other applicants without the formal entry courses in the QQI Higher Education Links in areas where a background in law is requirements will be assessed individually Scheme such as: for suitability. an asset such as the regulatory bodies, citizens advice and human rights Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) or What qualification will I get when I finish Bachelor of Business and Law (BBL) advocacy agencies. the course? University College Dublin - www.ucd.ie You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate in Legal Studies (5M3789). Bachelor of Laws, LLB What will I study? Trinity College Dublin - www.tcd.ie • Legal Practice and Procedures How will I be assessed for this qualification? • Business Law Assessment is based on a combination of Bachelor of Arts (Joint Honours) Law • Family Law assignments and exams. Dublin City University - www.dcu.ie • Libel and Defamation Bachelor of Laws (Hons), LLB • Criminal Law How do I apply? Technological University Dublin [City] - • Word Processing Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie www.tudublin.ie • Communications • Work Experience Bachelor of Laws (Hons), LLB Waterford Institute of Technology – www.wit.ie* Before I came to BFEI, I didn’t know what to expect. Having * 5 places reserved for BFEI Graduates missed out on the points to go straight into a law degree, I decided Minimum 3 Merits on BFEI based on good reviews. I was afraid of all the things I believe “most people are: will I enjoy it, will it be too advanced or too slow for Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or me, will I make friends etc. However, once I started, I was delighted Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) to find out those fears did not surface. The entire environment at Maynooth University - BFEI can only be described as fantastic. Looking back, I believe I can www.nuimaynooth.ie honestly say that it is the best teaching environment I have ever been in. BFEI strikes the perfect balance between formality and Check out more progression options informality, fun and seriousness, and promotes a good level of active learning. Traits that, by downloading the BFEI Progression from my experience, are not as present within a degree course. The course had a well Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie thought out curriculum and a progressive assessment scheme – one that gives more weight to assignments than exams. The teaching staff are phenomenal: they are highly JOB OPPORTUNITIES knowledgeable, they are some of the most likeable people I have ever met, and instil a sense within you, that they really care about your success. Finally, I think one of the best As a graduate of this course, you can pursue features of BFEI is its size. Both the building and the small class size create a great sense careers in a range of areas including: of community and togetherness, so much so that, it is almost impossible not to make • Legal Assistant/Researcher friends. Based on my results at BFEI, I secured a place on Trinity College’s Level 8 Law • Legal Researcher Degree which I started in September 2019. This was a long-time ambition of mine and • Paralegal Work I could not believe that I had made it into such a prestigious course, especially considering • Administrative Assistant that I was over 130 Leaving Cert points short of that course. This fact, for me, shows that BFEI makes things possible that you otherwise would have thought impossible. BFEI opened a door for me when all the others had been shut. Darren Kavanagh, Pre-University Law Graduate, 2019 ” 15 Pre-University Arts and Social Science QQI Level 5 5M3114

Will I do anything additional on the course? COURSE CODE: Year 1 PAS Is this course for you? Career advice and help with CV preparation is Are you curious about how people DURATION: 1 Year provided by the Guidance and Career Service. and societies interact and would like TIMETABLE: 5 Days to discover more? Are you interested What are the entry requirements? • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ in pursuing a degree in the Arts or H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have Where can this Social Sciences or just unsure about achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have what direction to take at 3rd level? This achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. qualification take me? course is designed as a transition year • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and to studying at third level to maximise PROGRESSION other applicants without the formal entry your potential for success. It provides requirements will be assessed individually

TO FURTHER STUDIES the fundamental knowledge and skills for suitability. If you want to get a degree, then you can required for success in a broad based apply through the CAO system for entry into Arts/Social Science programme. It also What qualification will I get when I finish courses in the QQI Higher Education Links the course? Scheme such as: offers the mature learner who has an You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate in interest in understanding the political BA Arts or BA Humanities or General Studies (5M3114). BSc in Social Sciences or environment, an opportunity to explore BSocSc Social Policy and Sociology and evaluate issues in a dynamically How will I be assessed for this qualification? University College Dublin – www.ucd.ie changing European social context. Assessment is based on a combination of assignments and exams. Bachelor of Religious Education and English (Post Primary Teacher Education) or What will I study? BA in Contemporary Culture and Society or • Social Studies How do I apply? BA (Joint Honours) Politics • Political Studies Dublin City University – www.dcu.ie Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie • Statistics BA or Bachelor of Social Science in Social • Research & Study Skills Policy and Sociology • European Studies Maynooth University – www.nuimaynooth.ie • Word Processing Bachelor in Science (Education Studies) or • Communications Bachelor in Science (Early Childhood • Work Experience Education) Marino Institute of Education – www.mie.ie

Check out more progression options by downloading the BFEI Progression Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie

The Pre-University Arts & Social Science course at BFEI has been hugely beneficial to me. After a turbulent Leaving Cert year, I was extremely nervous and anxious about commencing college. I decided to defer my CAO place “and apply to BFEI. The BFEI course was extremely eye-catching due to the wide range of subjects taught. Subjects such as Political Studies and Social Studies, helped me to recognise and think about society in a completely different way, while other subjects such as Research and Study Skills allowed me to adjust to the way of learning that is expected at 3rd level. I found that this course allowed me to mentally prepare for 3rd level education instead of being thrown into the deep end. Having completed the course, I felt prepared and excited about going to college. I’m now in first year of a BA in English and Geography at UCD and feel that the year in BFEI has given me an excellent foundation as I am used to independent study, referencing, and reading a broad range of material. Conor Devlin, Pre-University Arts & Social Science Graduate, 2019 ” 16 Business Studies QQI Level 5 5M2102 QQI Level 6 6M4985

Will I do anything additional on the course? COURSE CODE: Year 1 BUS1, Year 2 BUS2 Is this course for you? Career advice and help with CV preparation is Do you want to gain a solid grounding DURATION: 1 or 2 Years provided by the Guidance and Career Service. in the fundamentals of business with TIMETABLE: 5 Days a view to identifying the specialist What are the entry requirements? area that best suits you? Have you an • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ entrepreneurial flair? Are you looking to H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have Where can these achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have gain employment in the diverse business achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. qualifications take me? environment? Or do you see yourself progressing to get a Business Degree? • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and PROGRESSION This qualification covers the major other applicants without the formal entry requirements will be assessed individually TO FURTHER STUDIES functional areas of business including for suitability. If you want to get a degree, then after Finance, Marketing, Human Resources completing Year 1 and achieving the and Management and will provide Direct applications to Year 2 are welcome Certificate in Business Studies, you can from holders of a QQI Level 5 in Business or you with the opportunity to advance apply through the CAO system for entry into equivalent. courses in the QQI Higher Education Links your career. Scheme such as: What qualifications will I get when I finish Bachelor of Commerce the course? University College Dublin - www.ucd.ie What will I study? • After Year 1, you will be awarded a QQI Year 1: Certificate in Business Studies Level 5 Certificate in Business Studies BA (Hons) in Business, Economics & Social • Accounting (5M2102). Studies (BESS) • Mathematics Trinity College Dublin - www.tcd.ie • After Year 2, you will be awarded a QQI • Applied Economics Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Business Bachelor of Business Studies • Business Law (6M4985). Dublin City University - www.dcu.ie • Marketing Practice • Spreadsheet Methods How will I be assessed for these BA in Accounting & Finance • Entrepreneurial Skills qualifications? Dublin City University - www.dcu.ie • Work Experience Assessment is based on a combination of • Communications BSc in Business and Management assignments and exams. Technological University Dublin [City] - Year 2: Advanced Certificate in Business www.tudublin.ie • Business Management How do I apply? BBS in Business Management • Marketing Communications Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie Maynooth University - • Finance www.nuimaynooth.ie • Human Resources Management • Professional Presentation After Year 2, you can apply for advanced • Entrepreneurship entry to 2nd year of the following courses: • Leadership • Work Experience Bachelor of Business (Ord) in Enterprise IADT, Dún Laoghaire - www.iadt.ie

BA (Hons) in Business or BA (Hons) in Human Resource Management National College of Ireland – www.ncirl.ie Check out more progression options by downloading the BFEI Progression I am extremely happy with the year I spent doing the Business Studies Course at BFEI. Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie All of the classes were very interactive and the teachers were all more “than happy to give extra assistance. This course has provided me with JOB OPPORTUNITIES a diverse set of skills which I can take into my future business educational endeavours. I would definitely recommend this course for anyone looking As a graduate of this course, you can pursue to getting into a Level 8 course. I am now studying for the Business, careers in a range of areas including: Economics & Social Studies (BESS) Degree at Trinity College. • Finance • Human Resource Management Ronan O’Reilly, Business Studies Graduate, 2019 • General Administration and Management ” • Advertising and Marketing • Sales Management

17 Business and Management QQI Level 5 5M2102 QQI Level 6 6M4587

COURSE CODE: Year 1 BSM1, Year 2 BSM2 Is this course for you? Would you like the challenge of a career DURATION: 1 or 2 Years in management? Do you enjoy working TIMETABLE: 5 Days with people in a dynamic environment? Are you confident, have a positive Where can this attitude and good communication skills? Will I do anything additional on the course? Can you see yourself running your own Career advice and help with CV preparation is qualification take me? business? With a thriving economy, there provided by the Guidance and Career Service. are many opportunities in management What are the entry requirements? PROGRESSION roles for those with the right skill set. • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ This course is designed to build strong TO FURTHER STUDIES H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have If you want to get a degree, then you can business management skills which are achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have apply through the CAO system for entry into critical in either starting or running achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. courses in the QQI Higher Education Links a business. This course also offers • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and Scheme such as: progression links to third level Business other applicants without the formal entry and Management Degree programmes. BSc in Business and Management requirements will be assessed individually for or BSc in Human Resource Management What will I study? suitability. Technological University Dublin [City] - Direct applications to Year 2 are welcome www.tudublin.ie Year 1: Certificate in Business Studies from holders of a QQI Level 5 in Business or • Accounting equivalent. Bachelor of Business in Management • Mathematics Technological University Dublin [Tallaght] - • Applied Economics What qualifications will I get when I finish www.tudublin.ie • Business Law the course? • After Year 1, you will be awarded a QQI • Entrepreneurial Skills Bachelor in Business Studies – Business Level 5 Certificate in Business Studies • Marketing Practice and Management (5M2102). Maynooth University – www.nuimaynooth.ie • Spreadsheet Methods • Communications • After Year 2, you will be awarded a QQI Level After Year 2, you can apply for Advanced • Work Experience 6 Advanced Certificate in Management (6M4587). Entry to 2nd year of the following courses: Year 2: Advanced Certificate in Management • Strategic Management Bachelor of Business (Hons) – How will I be assessed for these • Business Management Entrepreneurship & Management or qualifications? • Finance Entrepreneurship Assessment is based on a combination of IADT, Dún Laoghaire – www.iadt.ie • Leadership assignments and exams. • Marketing Communications BA (Hons) in Business or BA (Hons) in • Human Resources Management Human Resource Management • Entrepreneurship How do I apply? National College of Ireland – www.ncirl.ie • Work Experience Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie Check out more progression options by downloading the BFEI Progression Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie After not getting enough Leaving Cert points for my course on the CAO, I was extremely lost about what to do next. I decided to attend BFEI JOB OPPORTUNITIES “and it was the best decision I have ever made. The Certificate in Business As a graduate of this course, you can pursue Studies Course allowed me to get a taste of studying business before careers in a range of areas including: I progressed onto third level education. The quality of the Lecturers at BFEI is outstanding. The course allowed me to receive an offer for my • General Management first choice on the CAO - Bachelor of Commerce in UCD. The material • Human Resource Management and skills I learned at BFEI such as collaborative learning and writing • Marketing/Sales Executive assignments, have certainly helped me during my first year at University. • Events/Project Management I would like to thank all members of staff for the amazing support and inspiration to help me achieve my goal. If you are thinking about doing this course, I can assure you, you will not regret it! Luke Ennis, Business Studies Graduate, 2019 ” 18 Marketing, Innovation and Technology QQI Level 5 5M2069

What are the entry requirements? COURSE CODE: MIT Is this course for you? • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ Have you a confident, outgoing DURATION: 1 Year H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have personality and good communication achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have TIMETABLE: 5 Days skills? Would you enjoy working in a achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. creative and dynamic environment? Where can this Want to learn more about how to use • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and social media as an effective marketing other applicants without the formal entry qualification take me? tool? Could you see yourself running requirements will be assessed individually your own online business? This course for suitability. offers you the opportunity to learn and PROGRESSION What qualification will I get when I finish apply the fundamentals of marketing TO FURTHER STUDIES the course? using social media platforms. In the You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate If you want to get a degree, then you can recovering global economy where there in Marketing (5M2069). apply through the CAO system for entry into is an upsurge in online business activity, courses in the QQI Higher Education Links there are excellent career prospects Scheme such as: for self-motivated individuals. With BA (Hons) Business Studies or BSc (Hons) this qualification, you will be well Marketing, Innovation and Technology placed to take advantage of emerging Dublin City University – www.dcu.ie opportunities and launch your marketing career. BA (Ord) Advertising and Marketing Communications or BBus (Ord) What will I study? in Marketing • Marketing Practice Technological University Dublin [Tallaght] - • Advertising How will I be assessed for this qualification? www.tudublin.ie • Digital Marketing Assessment is based on a combination of • Video Editing assignments and exams. Higher Certificate in Marketing • Behavioural Studies Technological University Dublin [City] - • Statistics What skills will I have when I finish? www.tudublin.ie • Entrepreneurial Skills You will have developed the knowledge and • Work Experience Check out more progression options skills to: • Understand and apply the fundamentals by downloading the BFEI Progression Office 365 and Adobe Creative Cloud of marketing. Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie Licences are provided free of charge for use on personal devices. • Understand the principles and concepts JOB OPPORTUNITIES underpinning buyer behaviour. Will I do anything additional on the course? As a graduate of this course, you can pursue • Develop social media marketing and viral • Career advice, help with CV preparation and careers in a range of areas including: video campaigns. LinkedIn profile is provided by Guidance and • Develop and run an online marketing • Marketing/Sales Career Service. campaign via social media platforms. • Advertising • In conjunction with an external Government • Digital Marketing agency FIT (Fast Track into Information • Online Business Technology), you will get the opportunity How do I apply? to do a practice interview with industry Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie specialists. • You will use the e-learning platform Moodle.

I was looking to go to DCU to do the Marketing Innovation & Technology (MINT) Degree and I decided that before I invested four years in a course, I would try it out for a year in BFEI to see if I liked it. As it turns “out…I do. The BFEI course itself is very practical with eight modules covering a range of areas. The class sizes are small, which was really nice for me because I could ask loads of questions and I would definitely recommend the course. Since completing the course, I’ve been offered a place on the MINT course in DCU and feel that I have a fantastic foundation in Marketing from BFEI. Iosac Coleman, Marketing, Innovation & Technology Graduate, 2019 ” 19 Pre-University Design QQI Level 5 5M2208 New

Will I do anything additional on the course? COURSE CODE: PUD Is this course for you? • Field Trips to sites, Museums, Conferences, Have you a passion for Design? Do DURATION: 1 Year and Design Projects are an integral part of the you enjoy visiting buildings and have learning experience. Educational Tours are TIMETABLE: 5 Days a curiosity about how they are built? organised which may include a European trip. Are you a creative person with good • Career advice and help with CV preparation is Where can this organisational skills? This course is provided by the Guidance and Career Service. qualification take me? oriented to those wishing to pursue a career in this field. It provides you with What are the entry requirements? a strong foundation in spatial design and • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ PROGRESSION combines creative ability with technical H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have TO FURTHER STUDIES skills. This course is based on project achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have If you are interested in doing further study to work with an emphasis on learning achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. get a degree, then you can apply through the by doing. The work produced will be CAO system for entry into courses in the QQI • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and Higher Education Links Scheme such as: presented as a portfolio to enable you other applicants without the formal entry to progress onto further studies in the requirements will be assessed individually for BSc (Hons) Planning & Environmental design field. suitability. Management or BA Visual Merchandising & Display What qualification will I get when I finish Technological University Dublin [City] - What will I study? the course? www.tudublin.ie • Drawing You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Design • Design Skills (5M2208). BA (Hons) 3D Design, Model Making • Architectural Drawing/Construction How will I be assessed for this qualification? & Digital Art or • Computer Illustrated Graphics Assessment is based on a combination of studio BA (Hons) Design for Stage & Screen • Computer Aided Draughting projects and assignments submitted throughout IADT, Dún Laoghaire - www.iadt.ie • Combined Materials the year. • Work Experience BA Art & Design (First Year Common entry) • Communications National College of Art & Design - • Maths (Optional) How do I apply? www.ncad.ie Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie Check out more progression options by downloading the BFEI Progression Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie

JOB OPPORTUNITIES As a graduate of this course, you can pursue careers in a range of areas including:

• Design Consultant • CAD Operator

20 Interior Architecture and Design QQI Level 5 5M5054 QQI Level 6 6M5127

Will I do anything additional on the course? COURSE CODE: Year 1 ID1, Year 2 ID2 Is this course for you? • Field Trips to sites, Museums, Conferences, Have you a passion for Design? Can DURATION: 1 or 2 Years and Design Projects are an integral part of the you see yourself transforming interiors learning experience. Educational Tours are TIMETABLE: 5 Days Mornings Option (ID1 with colour and texture? Have you organised which may include a European trip. only - subject to availability) always been interested in interiors but • Career advice and help with CV preparation is never got the opportunity to follow provided by the Guidance and Career Service. Where can these your dream? Are you a mature student wanting to change career or progress to What are the entry requirements? qualifications take me? • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ study at degree level? This course will H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have PROGRESSION provide you with the knowledge, skills achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have TO FURTHER STUDIES and competences to create interiors in achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. If you want to get a degree, then you can line with client specifications including • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and apply through the CAO system for entry into presentation drawings, materials courses in the QQI Higher Education Links other applicants without the formal entry specifications, lighting, furniture Scheme such as: requirements will be assessed individually proposals and construction detailing. for suitability. BA (Hons) Design Technological University Dublin [City] - Direct applications to Year 2 are welcome from www.tudublin.ie What will I study? holders of a QQI Level 5 in Interior Design or equivalent. BA (Hons) Interior Design Year 1: Certificate in Interior Design Griffith College – www.griffith.ie • Architectural Drawing • Appreciation of Art, Craft and Design What qualifications will I get when I finish BA Interior Architecture and Design • Design Skills the course? Institute of Technology Sligo - www.itsligo.ie • Drawing and Autocad • After Year 1, you will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate in Interior Design (5M5054). BA (Hons) Architecture • Furnishing and Fittings Technological University Dublin [City] - • Colour and Light • On completion of Year 2, you will be awarded www.tudublin.ie* • Communications a QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Interior * Subject to aptitude test and interview • Work Experience Design (6M5127). After Year 2, you can apply for advanced entry into the degree courses listed above. Year 2: Advanced Certificate in Interior How will I be assessed for these Advanced entry applications are assessed Design qualifications? on a case by case basis. • 3D Interior Design Methods Assessment is based on a combination of assignments and exams. Check out more progression options • 3D Design Materials by downloading the BFEI Progression • Critical Studies/History Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie • Furniture Design • Computer Illustrated Graphics/Autocad How do I apply? JOB OPPORTUNITIES • Personal & Professional Development As a graduate of this course, you can pursue • Communications Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie careers in a range of areas including: • Work Experience • Interior Designer • Design Consultant • Furniture Designer • CAD Operator • Colour Consultant • Interior Architect • Set Designer

After moving from Kilkenny to Dublin in 2016, I decided to pursue my love of interiors by applying for the Interior Architecture and Design Course in BFEI. My two years at BFEI have been nothing short of wonderful, from many class outings and trips, I learned so much. Making friends from many different backgrounds and learning so much in each “module, putting my skills and knowledge to the test every day. I highly recommend this course for all who have a love for interiors. The teaching from the Lecturers is of a high standard and they were attentive to each student’s progress. I gained advanced entry to 3rd year of a 4 year BA Hons in Interior Design at Griffith College and I now have a job lined up for me after completing work experience in a large Architectural firm in Dublin. The BFEI course, like any third level course, was challenging at times but was all worth it in the end! Courtney Forbes, Interior Design Graduate, 2019 ” 21 Landscape Architecture QQI Level 5 5M2208

COURSE CODE: LSA DURATION: 1 Year TIMETABLE: 5 Days

Where can this qualification take me?

PROGRESSION Is this course for you? Will I do anything additional on the course? • Field Trips to sites, Museums, Conferences, TO FURTHER STUDIES Are you a creative person with an interest in design, problem solving, and Design Projects are an integral part of the If you want to get a degree, then you can learning experience. Educational Tours are and horticulture? Would you like to be apply through the CAO system for entry into organised which may include a European trip. courses in the QQI Higher Education Links involved in the design of public parks, Scheme such as: outdoor recreational spaces or green • Career advice and help with CV preparation is spaces? Landscape Architecture is a provided by the Guidance and Career Service. BSc in Horticulture broad and emerging domain which (Delivered in National Botanic Gardens, centres on building an understanding of What are the entry requirements? Dublin) • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ how to create functional and aesthetically Waterford Institute of Technology – www.wit.ie H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have pleasing outdoor public spaces. achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have BSc (Hons) in Landscape Architecture* It is one of the most interesting, dynamic achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. University College Dublin - www.ucd.ie and rewarding areas of study and * Pending final approval career pathways to follow. This course • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and has been tailored to provide you with a other applicants without the formal entry BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology range of formative skills, knowledge and requirements will be assessed individually Technological University Dublin [City] - experiences needed to pursue a career for suitability. www.tudublin.ie as a Landscape Architect. It will be of What qualification will I get when I finish interest to school leavers, professionals, the course? Check out more progression options horticulturalists, or contractors wishing by downloading the BFEI Progression to upskill and anyone with an interest in You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie art and design wishing to broaden their in Design (5M2208). skill base. How will I be assessed for this qualification? JOB OPPORTUNITIES Assessment is based on a combination of studio As a graduate of this course, you can pursue What will I study? projects and assignments submitted throughout careers in a range of areas including: • Design Skills (Landscape) the year. • Landscape Architects Offices • Plant Identification and Use • Architectural Drawing • Commercial and domestic landscape How do I apply? design • Computer Illustrated Graphics (Photoshop/Illustrator) • Consultancy undertaking commissions for Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie • Computer Aided Draughting (2D) both public authorities and private clients • Appreciation of Art, Craft and Design • Local Authorities/Government • Combined Materials Departments Architects Offices • Drawing • Work Experience • Communications

I was working as a tree surgeon for a few years when I decided I wanted a change. I wanted to be involved more in the design side of things. I researched the Landscape Architecture course that BFEI were offering and thought it sounded really “interesting. The course covered a wide range of subjects which were all very challenging but rewarding in the end. I really enjoyed the course and I think it was a fantastic stepping stone to guide me on to the next step of my chosen career as a Landscape Architect. I am now studying for a BSC in Landscape Architecture in UCD. Kevin Fitzpatrick, Landscape Architecture Graduate, 2019” 22 Garden Design QQI Level 5 5M2208 New

Will I do anything additional on the course? COURSE CODE: GDN Is this course for you? • Field Trips to sites, Museums, Conferences Do you enjoy gardening and want to DURATION: 1 Year and Design Projects are an integral part of the make a business out of your passion? learning experience. Educational Tours are TIMETABLE: 3 Days College Based and Have you studied Horticulture but need organised which may include a European Trip. 2 Days Work Practice skills in design, and drafting? Are you • Career advice and help with CV preparation is interested in getting IT skills in AutoCAD provided by the Guidance and Career Service. Where can this and presentation graphics whilst What are the entry requirements? qualification take me? developing your design skills? With a • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ strong emphasis on design, this course H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have PROGRESSION aims to help you develop and combine achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. TO FURTHER STUDIES technical skills with your creative ability If you want to get a degree, then you can so that you can respond to a client’s brief • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and apply through the CAO system for entry into with a creative solution. It is project other applicants without the formal entry courses in the QQI Higher Education Links based and will offer you the opportunity requirements will be assessed individually Scheme such as: to develop a portfolio in this area. Two for suitability. BSc in Horticulture (Delivered in National days per week will be Work Practice. Botanic Gardens, Dublin) What qualification will I get when I finish Waterford Institute of Technology – What is the difference between Garden and the course? www.wit.ie Landscape Architecture? You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate • Garden Design differs from Landscape in Design (5M2208). * BSc (Hons) in Landscape Architecture Design in that it is the creation of a design University College Dublin - www.ucd.ie for a small detailed plot of land with more How will I be assessed for this qualification? Assessment is based on a combination of studio * Pending final approval emphasis on planting, while Landscape design deals with larger plots of private and projects and assignments submitted throughout the year. BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology public spaces. Technological University Dublin [City] - • This Garden Design Course focuses on www.tudublin.ie developing your skills in a variety of garden How do I apply? Check out more progression options scenarios whereas the Landscape Design by downloading the BFEI Progression Course deals with more complex settings. Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie What will I study? JOB OPPORTUNITIES • Design Skills As a graduate of this course, you can pursue • Drawing careers in a range of areas including: • Combined Materials • Garden Designer • Architectural Technologist • Work Practice • Design Consultant • Computer Illustrated Graphics • Draftsperson • Architectural Drawing (including Construction) BLOOM IN THE PARK • Computer Aided Drafting (2D) • Plant Identification and Use Students from the BFEI Design Department • Start Your Own Business have an unrivalled record in the annual Blurred Lines, Silver Medal Bloom 2016 Bloom in the Park Festival, held in the • Communications Phoenix Park, where their designs have scooped medals several times since the inception of the festival. Award Winning Bloom in the Park Entries by BFEI Students

2006 Mondrian Garden & Tropical Retreat 2012 Ár Ghairdin Cúil 2007 The Garden That Nobody Saw 2013 Urban Clearing & Aspire Gardens 2008 The View Askew 2014 Facing South 2009 The Labyrinth 2015 Urban Oasis 2010 Patterns of Change 2016 Blurred Lines

23 Product Design QQI Level 5 5M2208

What qualification will I get when I finish the COURSE CODE: PDD Is this course for you? course? Are you curious about how everyday DURATION: 1 Year You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate in objects are designed and made? Are you Design (5M2208). TIMETABLE: 5 Days inventive and enjoy problem solving? Are you interested in making functional How will I be assessed for this qualification? objects beautiful? Product design Assessment is based on a combination of studio Where can this involves the design of an object from projects and assignments submitted throughout qualifications take me? concept stage to design development, the year. employing graphics and model making. This course places a strong emphasis PROGRESSION on the design process, and combines TO FURTHER STUDIES creative ability with technical skills. How do I apply? If you want to get a degree, then you can It is based on project work with an apply through the CAO system for entry into emphasis on learning by doing. The work Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie courses in the QQI Higher Education Links produced will be presented as a portfolio Scheme such as: to enable you to progress onto further BSc (Hons) Product Design studies or employment in the design field. Technological University Dublin [City] - www.tudublin.ie What will I study? • Drawing BA (Hons) Product Design • Design Skills National College of Art & Design - • Computer Aided Draughting (SketchUp) www.ncad.ie • Computer Illustrated Graphics • Appreciation of Art, Craft and Design BA Industrial Design or • Combined Materials BA (Hons) Product Design Innovation • Work Experience Technological University Dublin [City] - • Personal Effectiveness www.tudublin.ie Will I do anything additional on the course? BSc (Hons) Product Design • Field Trips to sites, Museums, Conferences, Institute of Technology Carlow - and Design Projects are an integral part www.itcarlow.ie of the learning experience. Educational Tours are organised which may include Check out more progression options a European trip. by downloading the BFEI Progression Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie • Career advice and help with CV preparation is provided by the Guidance and Career JOB OPPORTUNITIES Service. As a graduate of this course, you can pursue What are the entry requirements? careers in a range of areas including: • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/

H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have • Industrial Design achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have • Set Design achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. • Product Design • Graphic Design • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and other applicants without the formal entry requirements will be assessed individually for suitability.

I finished school in Coláiste Choilm Swords in 2019 and decided to do the Product Design course at BFEI. On the course, you begin to learn a lot about a product, like how it’s made, what is its function and other reasons as to why it is made. This course also opens your creative mind as I feel the more products you make, the more you begin to come up “with different ideas than you normally would have at the start. You’ll also find that you will take what you are learning with you everywhere, as you look at products and objects outside the college differently and try to improve them. You will also make loads of friends on the course as everyone is very friendly and the lectures also encourage you to stay creative which is a benefit as you start to come up with more ideas, instead of coming up with one and then just sticking to that. I would highly recommend this course for anyone as it is a very interesting and fun course to do. Jamie McGuirk, studying Product Design, 2019/2020

24 ” Graphic Design QQI Level 5 5M1995

What qualification will I get when I finish COURSE CODE: GD1 Is this course for you? the course? Are you a visual thinker? Do you love DURATION: 1 Year • You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate graphics in magazines or on the web? TIMETABLE: 5 Days in Graphic Design (5M1995). Are you constantly doodling and drawing? • On course completion, you will have a Do you want to do a degree in Visual portfolio of work to present for entry to third Where can this Communications but have no time to level institutions or to prospective employers. qualification take me? prepare a portfolio before the Leaving Certificate? Are you a mature student PROGRESSION wanting to change careers? Then consider a career as a Graphic Designer. Graphic TO FURTHER STUDIES communication is present all around us - If you want to get a degree, then you can apply through the CAO system for entry into every logo, every newspaper, and every courses in the QQI Higher Education Links food package. Designers take a concept Scheme such as: and develop it into pictures and slogans so that it is reflective and remembered by BA (Hons) Visual Communication Design the audience. IADT, Dún Laoghaire - www.iadt.ie

BA (Hons) Design (Visual Communication) What will I study? Technological University Dublin [City] - • Drawing www.tudublin.ie • Design Skills • Typography BSc in Multimedia • Appreciation of Art, Craft and Design Waterford Institute of Technology - • Graphic Design Skills www.wit.ie • Photoshop/Illustrator Check out more progression options • Work Experience by downloading the BFEI Progression • Personal Effectiveness Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie Will I do anything additional on the course? How will I be assessed for this qualification? JOB OPPORTUNITIES • Field Trips to sites, Museums, Conferences, Assessment is based on a combination of studio As a graduate of this course, you can pursue and Design Projects are an integral part of the projects and assignments submitted throughout careers in a range of areas including: learning experience. Educational Tours are the year. organised which may include a European trip. • Graphic Design • Publishing • Career advice and help with CV preparation is provided by the Guidance and Career Service. • Advertising How do I apply? • PR/Communication Organisations What are the entry requirements? Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award.

• Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and other applicants without the formal entry requirements will be assessed individually for suitability.

At Secondary School, I was very interested in Art and I loved the idea of Graphic Design. I wanted to do a PLC course to make sure it was the right area for me. I really enjoyed my time in BFEI although it was stressful at times, our Tutors were very supportive and understanding. I gained a great knowledge of the Adobe Software and a great “appreciation for creating artwork as well which has been extremely helpful in my further studies. The work experience element helped me see how this field operates on a practical level which was incredibly beneficial. I am now studying for a Level 7 in Graphic Design. Although I am enjoying it, I definitely miss the staff at BFEI! Tara Kealy, Graphic Design Graduate, 2019 ” 25 Arts Administration QQI Level 6 6M3618

What are the entry requirements? COURSE CODE: AAD Is this course for you? • You will need to have a QQI Level 5 Are you a business person who enjoys DURATION: 1 Year qualification or equivalent. the Arts? Or are you an Arts Practitioner TIMETABLE: 5 Days • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and interested in learning about the business other applicants without the formal entry end of your field? Do you love the Arts, requirements will be assessed individually Where can this are a natural organiser and want a for suitability. qualification take me? change of career? Or are you interested in pursuing a degree in this field? This What qualification will I get when I finish the course? course is designed to provide you with PROGRESSION You will be awarded a QQI Level 6 Advanced a diverse knowledge and understanding TO FURTHER STUDIES Certificate in Arts Administration (6M3618). of the Arts as well as the core skills to If you are interested in doing further study to get a degree, then you can apply for perform as an effective administrator How will I be assessed for this qualification? advanced entry into courses such as: in this field. Assessment is based on a combination of assignments and exams. BA (Hons) in Arts Management or Bachelor What will I study? of Business (Hons) in Entrepreneurship How do I apply? and Management • Arts Event Management IADT, Dún Laoghaire - www.iadt.ie • Marketing Communications Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie Selection will be based on final results. • Exhibition Techniques • Entrepreneurship Check out more progression options • Computer Illustrated Graphics by downloading the BFEI Progression Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie • Arts and the Community • History and Appreciation of Art and Design JOB OPPORTUNITIES • Work Experience As a graduate of this course, you can pursue careers in a range of areas including: Will I do anything additional on the course? • Art Galleries • Field Trips to sites, Museums, Conferences, and Design Projects are an integral part of the • Museums learning experience. Educational Tours are • Arts Centres organised which may include a European trip. • Theatres • Career advice and help with CV preparation is • Regional Arts Boards provided by the Guidance and Career Service. • Community Arts Organisations • Disability Arts Organisations • Arts Councils

I always had a very keen interest in the Arts over my working life and when the Arts Administration course in BFEI came to my attention, I jumped at the opportunity. I had worked in business for most of my career and decided “to look for something different which would tie in with my aspirations to follow a different career path. I found the course was just what I needed to update my own skill set and give me an opportunity to compete for management roles within the expanding Arts sector both here and abroad. Having come from a business background, I really enjoyed the mix of business with the arts and also that the course was full-time for one year only.

When I graduated from BFEI in 2016, the opportunity presented itself for me to continue my studies for an honours degree in Arts Management at IADT. I was accepted into second year and now find myself going down a road of higher education that was not in my original plans. It is important to follow your instincts and find something you enjoy when you set about putting your goals in place. You also need the support and back up of a strong institution who will help you to get to where you want to be. There is no doubt the path I have chosen to further my own education and career would not have been possible without the wonderful support of BFEI. Declan Smyth, Arts Administration” Graduate, 2016 26 Pre-Paramedic Fire and Ambulance Service QQI Level 5 5M4468

Will I do anything additional on the course? COURSE CODE: PFA Is this course for you? Can you see yourself as a Fire Officer, • Career advice and help with CV preparation is DURATION: 1 Year Paramedic, Garda, or Officer in the provided by the Guidance and Career Service. TIMETABLE: 5 Days Defence Forces? Are you calm, work well under pressure and want to help What are the entry requirements? people? Do you want to work in a caring • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ Where can these environment? Are you currently a H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have qualifications take me? member of a voluntary organisation and achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have enjoy the experience? Or would you like achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. to progress to study for a degree? Yes? • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and JOB OPPORTUNITIES Then an exciting and challenging career in the Emergency Services may be for other applicants without the formal entry Graduates are pursuing careers in a range you. This course will equip you with the requirements will be assessed individually of areas including: knowledge and skills to embark on a for suitability. • The Public Sector – Dublin Fire Brigade successful career in this field. & HSE Ambulance Service* Before starting the course, it is advisable to • Private Ambulance Services What will I study? become a member of one of the voluntary • Dublin Airport Fire Service organisations such as The Order of Malta, • Emergency Department Care Skills • London Ambulance Service NHS and First Aid Responder (FAR) St. John Ambulance or The Civil Defence. You • Care/Nursing Homes • Anatomy and Physiology should work towards obtaining a Driving Licence as this will enhance your employment prospects. * The HSE recognise the BFEI Level 5 course • Safety and Health at Work as the equivalent of 2 years full-time • Exercise and Fitness What qualifications will I get when I finish Ambulance Service experience at EMT Level. • Statistics the course? • Word Processing PROGRESSION You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate TO FURTHER STUDIES • Communications • Work Experience in Community Health Services (5M4468). If you want to get a degree, then this course opens up a range of progression routes both Optional Training* How will I be assessed for these in the UK and in Ireland. • Fire Warden (Fire Safety and Fire Extinguisher qualifications? Training) BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science Assessment is based on a combination • Breathing Apparatus Anglia Ruskin University London (Cambridge • Hazardous Substances of assignments and exams. and Chelmsford) - www.anglia.ac.uk/fms • Manual Handling You may also apply through the CAO system • Safe Pass How do I apply? for entry into degree courses in the QQI Higher Education Links Scheme such as: Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie (PHECC) Courses* BA Applied Social Studies in Social Care • Emergency First Response (EFR) Technological University Dublin incorporating Defibrillator Training [Blanchardstown] - www.tudublin.ie • Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

BA (Hons) in Social Care Practice * Optional Training Courses are delivered in Looking back Technological University Dublin [Tallaght] - conjunction with an external provider, currently www.tudublin.ie the Emergency Services Training Institute, and on my year in BFEI, it Check out more progression options will incur additional costs and take place during was probably the best by downloading the BFEI Progression term breaks. EMT training starts in June with “year of my life to date, Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie final exams in September/October. I’d do it all over again and really miss the teachers and all my classmates. I’d like to In the six years since graduating, I’ve progressed from working thank the teachers for everything they did with the Guinness Fire Brigade to the London Ambulance Service and for our class. They pushed us to do our best I’m now with the HSE National Ambulance Service. As an Intermediate all the time and we really learned so much. “Care Officer, I get to manage transport for critically ill and sick patients They definitely improved our work ethic too. with emergency medical or trauma calls in some events. This will The skills I learned at BFEI will be of great always be more than a job to me, it’s hard to explain but not only do benefit to me in my career. I think the mock you have a rewarding career but there is always on-going learning or interview we did as part of the course was one up-skilling in any role in the Ambulance Service. I love the challenges it brings but also of the most beneficial parts of the year. the patients you help along the way. I can honestly say that BFEI has given me the chance I would highly recommend BFEI. to achieve my goal, which I am lucky to say I am accomplishing. Adam Scott, Pre-Paramedic Peter Collins, Pre-Paramedic Fire & Ambulance Graduate, 2013 Fire & Ambulance Graduate, 2019” 27 ” Pre-Garda Studies QQI Level 5 5M4468 New

Will I do anything additional on the course? COURSE CODE: PGS Is this course for you? Can you see yourself as a member of An • Career advice and help with CV preparation is DURATION: 1 Year Garda Síochána? Do you want to gain an provided by the Guidance and Career Service. TIMETABLE: 5 Days insight into the real-life challenges faced • Aptitude testing and the Garda interview by the Gardaí? Are you confident, have a process training will be provided. positive attitude, good communication • You will participate in a range of workshops Where can these including Community Gardaí Workshops. qualifications take me? skills and enjoy working with people? Then an exciting and rewarding career • Guest speakers and Field Trips such as to the Garda Operational Support Open Day in in the Garda Síochána may be for you. Westmanstown will be integral to the course. JOB OPPORTUNITIES This one year course provides an ideal • You will participate in training for mass As a graduate of this course, you will be in foundation for those intending to an advantageous position to successfully casualty incidents in a joint initiative between pursue a career as a Garda by focusing apply for entry to the Garda College in Dublin Fire Brigade and An Garda Síochána. on a number of areas that are of vital Templemore, subject to meeting the relevant • Additional Training Option: Private Security qualification criteria. importance in the training and career Authority Ireland (PSAI) Security and of a Garda. Students will get an insight Guarding Skills. PROGRESSION into the real life challenges faced by the TO FURTHER STUDIES Gardaí and will develop an understanding What are the entry requirements? If you want to get a degree, then you can of how to deal with car crashes, court • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ apply through the CAO system for entry into sessions and conflict resolution as well H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have courses in the QQI Higher Education Links as gain an awareness of the needs of the Scheme such as: achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. community and vulnerable members of • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and BSc DNA & Forensic Analysis society. This approach supports the day other applicants without the formal entry Technological University Dublin [Tallaght] - to day life of operational Gardaí and www.tudublin.ie requirements will be assessed individually for will equip you with the knowledge and suitability. BA (Hons) Social, Political & Community skills to embark on a successful career Studies in this field. What qualification will I get when I finish the Carlow Institute of Technology - course? www.itcarlow.ie What will I study? You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate in Community Health Services (5M4468). BA (Hons) Criminal Justice Studies • Legal Practice and Procedures Waterford Institute of Technology - • Criminal Law How will I be assessed for this qualification? www.wit.ie • Conflict Resolution Assessment is based on a combination of • Emergency Department Care Skills assignments and exams. BCL (Law and Criminology) and First Aid Responder (FAR) Maynooth University – • Anatomy and Physiology www.nuimmaynooth.ie • Exercise and Fitness How do I apply? • Teamworking BSc in Social Science Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie University College Dublin – www.ucd.ie • Work Experience Check out more progression options by downloading the BFEI Progression Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie

28 Applied Psychology QQI Level 5 5M4468

Will I do anything additional on the course? COURSE CODE: APY Is this course for you? • You will visit the Central Criminal Court, Are you curious about people and what DURATION: 1 Year attend a Forensic Criminology Workshop and motivates them? Do you have an interest other workshops including Mindfulness. TIMETABLE: 5 Days Mornings Option in Psychology and would you like to • Presentations from Guest Speakers including (Subject to availability) gain knowledge and understanding Psychologists will be provided. of this area? Are you interested in • Career advice and help with CV preparation is provided by the Guidance and Career Service. Where can this applying psychology theories to areas qualification take me? of management and business? Or would What are the entry requirements? • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ you like to progress to study for a degree? H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have PROGRESSION Yes? Then consider studying for this QQI achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have TO FURTHER STUDIES Level 5 qualification and take your first achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. steps to advance in this fascinating area. • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and If you want a degree, then you can also other applicants without the formal entry apply through the CAO system for entry into requirements will be assessed individually degree courses in the QQI Higher Education What will I study? for suitability. Links Scheme such as: • Human Growth and Development What qualification will I get when I finish BSc Psychology or BSc Social Sciences • Child Development the course? University College Dublin – www.ucd.ie • Psychology You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate BSc (Hons) in Applied Psychology • Behavioural Studies in Community Health Services (5M4468). (PSI Accredited) • Statistics How will I be assessed for this qualification? IADT, Dún Laoghaire - www.iadt.ie • Criminology Assessment is based on a combination of assignments and exams. BA (Hons) Psychology* or • Communications BA Applied Social Studies in Social Care** • Work Experience How do I apply? Waterford Institute of Technology – www.wit.ie Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie * Two places reserved for BFEI Graduates Minimum 3 Merits including Psychology Module My experience of Applied Psychology in BFEI was thoroughly positive ** Five places reserved for BFEI Graduates and gave me a strong foundation for my future academic qualifications. Since finishing at BFEI, I have gone on to complete a BA in Psychology and BA (Hons) Psychology “Counselling, MSc in Sport & Exercise Psychology, an Advanced Diploma in National College of Ireland – www.ncirl.ie Personal Leadership & Executive Coaching and recently I have completed the Special Purpose Award in Training and Delivery (Train the Trainer). BA (Hons) Applied Social Studies The Applied Psychology Course in BFEI gave me a clear understanding of in Social Care the different key facets of psychology, introduced me to different forms of assessment and Technological University Dublin aided my learning with practical applications. On this course, what I found to be so important [Blanchardstown] - www.tudublin.ie and critical for my learning was the small class sizes, the Lecturers being so influential Alternatively this course also opens up through their informative and personal approach and the extra support networks available a range of progression routes in the UK within the college. As a result, this course has helped me grow personally and including: professionally. I couldn’t recommend the course and the college highly enough. BA Counselling Studies and Psychology Lucinda de Stacpoole-Lynch, Applied Psychology Graduate, 2014 or BSc Psychology ” Accredited by the British Psychological I studied Applied Psychology in BFEI and it was one of the most Society (BPS), the UK equivalent of the interesting, useful and enjoyable courses I have ever done. The course Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI). content was hugely informative and delivered by a team of committed “and immensely helpful Lecturers whose enthusiasm for their subjects University of Wales Trinity St David and motivated many of the students to pursue further learning. I had a very Swansea Metropolitan - www.smu.ac.uk. enjoyable year, I met many very interesting people, made many friends BA (Hons) Psychology or and got to work and study with very clever and committed people. I can say that the whole BA (Hons) Psychology and Sociology experience was life enhancing and confidence building. The mornings only lectures were Napier University, Edinburgh - ideal for me as a full-time parent. The administration staff of the college also couldn’t have www.napier.ac.uk been more helpful during the year. I have continued my studies in this field with a part-time course in Child Psychology and I’m planning to do further study in the area Check out more progression options of mediation and conflict resolution in the next year. by downloading the BFEI Progression Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie Mairead Murphy, Applied Psychology Graduate, 2019 ” 29 Psychology with Special Needs Assisting (SNA) QQI Level 5 5M4468

Will I do anything additional on the course? COURSE CODE: SNA Is this course for you? • Career advice and help with CV preparation is Are you curious about people and what DURATION: 1 Year provided by the Guidance and Career Service. motivates them? Do you have an interest TIMETABLE: 5 Days Mornings Option • Presentations from Guest Speakers including in Psychology and would you like to gain Psychologists will be provided. knowledge and understanding of this Where can this area? Are you interested in applying What are the entry requirements? psychology theories to the area of • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ qualification take me? H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have Special Needs Assisting in an educational achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have JOB OPPORTUNITIES setting and gain employment as an SNA/ achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. As a graduate of this course, you can pursue Inclusion Support Assistant? Would you • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and employment as an SNA in Primary and like to progress to study for a degree? other applicants without the formal entry Post-Primary Schools. Yes? Then consider studying for this QQI requirements will be assessed individually for suitability. PROGRESSION Level 5 qualification and take your first steps towards a career in this area. TO FURTHER STUDIES What qualification will I get when I finish If you want to get a degree, then you can What will I study? the course? apply through the CAO system for entry You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate • Human Growth and Development to courses in the QQI Higher Education in Community Health Services (5M4468). Links Scheme such as: • Child Development • Psychology How will I be assessed for this qualification? Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Early Childhood • Understanding Special Needs Assessment is based on a combination of Education or • Special Needs Assisting assignments and exams. Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Social Care Technological University Dublin [City] - • Word Processing www.tudublin.ie • Communications How do I apply? • Work Experience Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie Bachelor of Early Childhood Education • First Aid Responder (FAR) Technological University Dublin [Blanchardstown] - www.tudublin.ie

Check out more progression options As a mature student returning to learning, I was looking for a by downloading the BFEI Progression one year course that would introduce me to the key concepts in an Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie area that interested me. Having worked in education and the creative “industries for a number of years, I wanted to expand my knowledge and explore a new subject. The SNA course at BFEI enabled me to do so in a friendly environment in a great location. The lectures were informative, engaging and catered for a diverse group of students. There was a wide range of subjects on the curriculum; some upgraded my existing knowledge and skills whilst others offered a new learning space to grow and explore. Having completed the course, I have worked part-time as an SNA and enjoy working in this area. Throughout my year at BFEI, I felt supported and well looked after by the lecturers and all staff members. It was a joy to enter the building each morning looking forward to the day ahead. Liza Mitton, Psychology with Special Needs Assisting Graduate, 2019”

I came back to education last year and it turned out to be the best decision I could have made. The SNA course was brilliant, I can’t state that enough. The staff in BFEI have been amazing so much so that “I came back to do another course this year. I would encourage anyone to follow what they want to do no matter what age they are. We had to do work experience as part of the course and this was brilliant because one of the schools I did my work experience in, now have me working for them on a substitute basis. This is an amazing way to be able to put all the information into practice. This has also given me more confidence because I am actually doing what I was taught while doing the course. Denise Green, Psychology with Special Needs Assisting Graduate, 2019” 30 Over the Counter Pharmacy Assistant QQI Level 5 5M4468

Will I do anything additional on the course? COURSE CODE: OTC Is this course for you? • You will also be given the opportunity to Would you enjoy being at the front-end DURATION: 1 Year complete Manual Handling Training which of pharmacies, interacting with people, is an essential qualification to work in a TIMETABLE: 5 Days Mornings Only giving advice on over-the-counter Pharmacy. medicines, and healthcare products? • Career advice and help with CV preparation is Where can these Would you like to acquire skills in provided by the Guidance and Career Service. qualifications take me? customer service and retail selling? Could you see yourself advising on What are the entry requirements? • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ beauty and make-up products? There JOB OPPORTUNITIES H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have are many new job opportunities in the As a graduate of this course, you can pursue achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have careers in a range of areas including: expanding retail pharmacy sector, and achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. • Pharmacies with these qualifications you will be well • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and • Health Stores placed to gain full-time employment and other applicants without the formal entry • Department Stores – Cosmetic Sales & advance your career. Over 85% of course requirements will be assessed individually Skincare Advisor graduates have secured employment in for suitability. • Healthcare Sales Rep pharmacies. • Receptionist in Healthcare field What qualifications will I get when I finish the course? PROGRESSION What will I study? On successful completion of all elements of this TO FURTHER STUDIES course, you will be awarded: You will study for the following qualifications: Once you gain employment in a pharmacy, • IPU (The Irish Pharmacy Union) Medicines • IPU Medicines Counter you can apply to study for the: Counter Assistant Certificate. Assistant Certificate Diploma in Pharmacy Services Skills • A QQI Level 5 Certificate in Community Irish Pharmacy Union – www.ipu.ie • QQI Certificate in Health Services (5M4468). Community Health Services If you want to get a degree, then you can • Nutrition How will I be assessed for these apply through the CAO system for entry into qualifications? courses in the QQI Higher Education Links • Anatomy and Physiology Assessment is based on a combination Scheme such as: • Retail Selling of assignments and exams. BSc Social Sciences • Reception and Frontline Skills University College Dublin - www.ucd.ie • Word Processing • Safety and Health at Work How do I apply? Higher Certificate Pharmacy Technician Studies • Customer Service Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie Technological University Dublin [City] - • Work Experience www.tudublin.ie Check out more progression options by downloading the BFEI Progression Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie

It is with great satisfaction that I can say that I graduated with Distinction from the Retail Pharmacy Assistant Course at BFEI in 2018. From the word go, I found all staff members and teachers to be pleasant, professional and approachable at all times. The modules covered were all relevant, informative and interesting to study. This was coupled “with teachers whose passion for what they teach was a most engaging experience. In particular, I found the Over the Counter (OTC) Medicine Module to be invaluable in opening up my career opportunities. Having a Pharmacist delivering the course was very appropriate and professional and I thoroughly enjoyed the learning experience. Other modules of particular relevance and interest to me were Nutrition and Anatomy & Physiology, again very engaging and informative. The course was challenging and, the work load was heavy at times but manageable and it helped to have continual assessment throughout the year in the majority of modules. Doing the RPA course and graduating with Distinction has been a major stepping stone towards further study as a Pharmacy Technician. I am now working as on OTC Assistant in Allcare Pharmacy with a view to studying for the Pharmacy Technician Award through the Irish Pharmacy Union. I would highly recommend not only the RPA course but also BFEI as a centre of excellence for learning. Elizabeth Kelly, Retail Pharmacy Assistant Graduate, 2018 ” 31 Nutrition, Health and Wellbeing QQI Level 5 5M4468

What are the entry requirements? COURSE CODE: NHW Is this course for you? • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ Are you interested in diet, nutrition and DURATION: 1 Year H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have all things health related? Do you have achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have TIMETABLE: 5 Days a desire to connect with people and achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. help them understand their relationship • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and Where can this with food? This course offers you the other applicants without the formal entry opportunity to learn about diet and requirements will be assessed individually qualification take me? nutrition while also exploring how our for suitability. behaviour can motivate and empower PROGRESSION lifestyle choices. Studies show that we TO FURTHER STUDIES are facing an obesity crisis of enormous If you want to get a degree, then you can proportions. Addressing this crisis is a apply through the CAO system for entry into Government priority, and this course will courses in the QQI Higher Education Links help you take advantage of emerging Scheme such as: opportunities in this area. BSc (Hons) Health Sciences* (Common Entry) Waterford Institute of Technology - What will I study? www.wit.ie • Dietetics * Two places reserved for BFEI Graduates • Nutrition What qualification will I get when I finish the BSc in Health and Society • Menu Planning & Applied Nutrition course? Dublin City University – www.dcu.ie • Behavioural Studies You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate • Anatomy & Physiology in Community Health Services (5M4468). BSc (Hons) Public Health Nutrition • Exercise & Fitness Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology - • Word Processing How will I be assessed for this qualification? www.gmit.ie • Communications Assessment is based on a combination • Work Experience of assignments and exams. BSc (Hons) in Nutrition & Health Science* Athlone Institute of Technology – www.ait.ie Will I do anything additional on the course? • You will attend workshops and health How do I apply? * Leaving Certificate Mathematics is a promotion events. pre-requisite Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie • Career advice and help with CV preparation is BSc (Hons) in Health & Physical Activity provided by the Guidance and Career Service. Dundalk Institute of Technology - www.dkit.ie I came to BFEI a little lost and unsure what to do with my studies for BSc Social Sciences the year approaching. The moment I stepped inside the BFEI building, I was University College Dublin – www.ucd.ie “met with a friendly smile and I felt a wave of comfort and reassurance in my Check out more progression options decision. I choose this course because the modules spoke to me but also as by downloading the BFEI Progression I was recovering from an eating disorder, I thought this course could really Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie help my recovery process. I found myself each day finding more enjoyment in the array of modules we studied. I also really enjoyed having a smallish JOB OPPORTUNITIES class as we became a really close group. I loved the whole experience of becoming President As a graduate of this course, you can pursue of the Social Committee, creating experiences for others in the college was super creative careers in a range of areas including: and fun to pursue! The course prepared me in more ways than one for further study in this • Nutritional Advisor field. For instance, we practised group work assignments, led presentations, and learned how • Health Food Stores to present assignments. I thoroughly enjoyed the array of modules as the contrast gives you an idea about which area you found most exciting. For me, Behavioural Studies was by far • Self-employed Food Related Business my favourite and I had no idea it would be at the beginning. This course not only allows you • Food/Healthy Living Blogger entry into the field of nutrition/exercise but also provides an introduction into psychology. • Trainer in the area of Healthy Eating & Lifestyle The Tutors always gave me a boost of confidence and were available if I had any query or concern. Honestly BFEI was one on the best years of my life, as I was extremely unwell for some time and this was the first year I found myself coming back to me and I have continued to flourish since. I am so glad I chose to study at BFEI, and I could not recommend the college enough, thanks so much to everyone I met and was lucky to share the experience with. Emma O’Toole, Nutrition, Health & Wellbeing Graduate, 2019 ”

32 Sports Injuries and Soft Tissue Massage Therapy QQI Level 5 5M5146 & ITEC Certification

• QQI Level 5 Certificate in Sports COURSE CODE: SMT Is this course for you? Recreation and Exercise (5M5146) Are you interested in the treatment of DURATION: 1 Year • Sport and Recreation Studies muscular pain and injury? Would you like TIMETABLE: 4 Days • Exercise and Fitness to develop your massage skills to a new • Sports Anatomy and Physiology level by learning advanced anatomical, • Safety and Health at Work Where can these physiological and pathological principles • Nutrition qualifications take me? relevant to the application of Sports • Sports Exercise & Injury Preventation Massage? Do you see yourself working • Communications JOB OPPORTUNITIES in leisure centres, with sports clubs, or • Work Experience As a graduate of this course, you can pursue with competitive athletes and teams? How will I be assessed for these careers in a range of areas including: This course offers you internationally qualifications? recognised qualifications that will ensure • Sports Injuries Clinics • Assessment is based on a combination • Health & Wellbeing Centres you are educated to the highest industry of Evidence of Treatments (Case Studies), • Hotels standards so that you can take on this assignments and exams which mainly take • Leisure Centres new and exciting career. It also offers you place in April and May. • Remedial Massage Clinics the potential to progress your studies to • Please be advised that students doing ITEC certified courses are required to maintain a degree level. PROGRESSION satisfactory level of attendance and complete TO FURTHER STUDIES Consultation, Disclaimer forms and other If you want to get a degree, then you can What will I study and what documentation as necessary - please see apply through the CAO system for entry to qualifications will I get www.itecworld.co.uk for further information courses in the QQI Higher Education Links on requirements. Scheme such as: when I finish the course? Will I do anything additional on the course? Bachelor Degree of Science – Sports You will study for the following qualifications: • You will get the opportunity to work with Science & Health* • ITEC Certificate & Diploma in Sports clients in an Open Clinic in BFEI. Technological University Dublin [Tallaght] - Massage • You will also be given the opportunity to www.tudublin.ie • Functional Anatomy and Physiology complete Industry Training Courses such as * Leaving Certificate Mathematics is a • Nutrition Dry-needling and Kinesio Taping. pre-requisite • Musculoskeletal Assessment • Career advice and help with CV preparation is • Sports Massage to Non-Pathological Tissue provided by the Guidance and Career Service. Bachelor of Science (Hons) Strength & • Conducting Subjective & Objective Conditioning or Sport & Exercise Science What are the entry requirements? Assessments or Sports Rehabilitation & Athletic Therapy • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ • Post Rehab Orthopedic Exercise Institute of Technology Carlow – H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have www.itcarlow.ie • Treatment Modalities to Support Soft achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have Tissue Repair: Trigger Points, Soft Tissue BEd (Hons) Sports Studies and Physical achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. Release & Muscle Energy Techniques Education • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and University College Cork – www.ucc.ie • Massage Techniques to Prevent and other applicants without the formal entry Manage Injury requirements will be assessed individually Higher Certificate in Physiology and for suitability. Health Science Graduates may join many professional Institute of Technology Carlow – associations and obtain the requisite insurance www.itcarlow.ie cover for professional practice. How do I apply? Check out more progression options by downloading the BFEI Progression Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie

I studied the Sports Injuries and Soft Tissue Massage Therapy course in BFEI completing both the ITEC Certificate and Diploma in Sports Massage. While the course was challenging at times, it gave me an excellent foundation and an interest to learn more. I was accepted onto a Physiotherapy course in Holland after graduation from BFEI. “The knowledge that I gained at BFEI has been a huge benefit to me and really helped me with my further studies. Carl Clarke, Sports Injuries & Soft Tissue Massage Therapy Graduate, 2018 ” 33 ” Holistic Therapies ITEC Certification

Year 2: ITEC Diplomas in: COURSE CODE: Year 1 HOL1, Year 2 HOL2 Is this course for you? • Aromatherapy DURATION: 1 or 2 Years Do you see alternative holistic therapies as a way to enhance general health and • On-Site Massage TIMETABLE: 5 Days Mornings Option wellbeing? Are you interested in the • Stone Massage (HOL1 Only) human body? Do you have a desire to • Lomi Lomi Massage connect with and help others? Want to Graduates may join many professional Where can these get away from a routine desk job? Would associations and obtain the requisite insurance qualifications take me? you enjoy flexible working hours in a calm cover for professional practice. environment, either as part of a team or How will I be assessed for these JOB OPPORTUNITIES working alone? This course offers you qualifications? the opportunity to get internationally • Assessment is based on a combination of As a graduate of this course, you can pursue Evidence of Treatments (Case Studies) and careers in a range of areas including: recognised ITEC qualifications in a range exams which mainly take place in April • Healing Centres of therapies to engage in professional and May. • Health & Wellbeing Centres practice. As a Holistic/Complementary • Care Homes Therapist you will use therapies to • Please be advised that students doing ITEC • Spa Salons/Destination Spas enhance the mind, body and soul of your certified courses are required to maintain a • Hotels/On-demand Massage satisfactory level of attendance and complete • Beauty Salons clients to maximise vitality. Consultation, Disclaimer forms and other • Cruise Ships documentation as necessary - please see • Leisure Centres What will I study and what www.itecworld.co.uk for further information PROGRESSION qualifications will I get on requirements. TO FURTHER STUDIES when I finish the course? Will I do anything additional on the course? As an alternative to entering the world of Year 1: ITEC Diplomas in: • You will get the opportunity to work with work when you finish the course, you could clients in an Open Clinic in BFEI. consider taking further courses at BFEI to • Holistic Body Massage • You will engage in workshops in additional enhance your chances of advancement in • Anatomy and Physiology therapies to enhance your employability such the industry such as: • Indian Head Massage • Reflexology as Pregnancy Massage, Manual Lymphatic Sports Injuries & Soft Tissue Massage Therapy • Nutrition Drainage, Aromatherapy Blending, Ear or Beauty & Body Therapy. Candling and Facial Skincare. • Career advice and help with CV preparation is provided by the Guidance and Career Service.

What are the entry requirements? Year 1 • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award.

• Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and other applicants without the formal entry requirements will be assessed individually for suitability.

I studied Holistic Therapies at BFEI for two years. The course offered a large variety For entry to Year 2, you must have successfully of modules and I graduated with an extensive range of qualifications. As a result, I got completed Year 1 or hold an Anatomy, a job very easily. My new employer quickly recognised the Physiology and Body Massage qualification “ from CIBTAC, ITEC or equivalent. You may be exceptional practical skills, client care and attention to detail I had learned from my teachers at BFEI. Within six months of eligible for exemptions from some subjects if you already have recognised qualifications. starting work, I was appointed as one of the managers at a growing chain of Spas in Dublin city. None of this would have been possible without the guidance and help How do I apply? from the wonderful staff at BFEI. Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie Ella Noonan, Holistic Therapies Graduate,” 2018 34 Beauty and Body Therapy ITEC & CIDESCO Certification

Year 2 COURSE CODE: Year 1 BD1, Year 2 BD2 Is this course for you? You will study for CIDESCO Facial and Body DURATION: 1 or 2 Years Do you see yourself working in Therapy including SPA Treatments and ITEC a thriving and dynamic profession? qualifications in the following: TIMETABLE: 5 Days Are you interested in the latest beauty • IPL/Laser products, equipment, new practices • Microdermabrasion Where can these and procedures? Perhaps you enjoy • Eyebrow Treatments and Eyelash Enhancements (tinting, shaping, qualifications take me? travelling and seeing the world? Would semi-permanent lashes, perming, cluster you like to work within the luxury hotel lashes and brow lamination). JOB OPPORTUNITIES and spa industry? At BFEI, we deliver How will I be assessed for these You will have a range of professional internationally recognised qualifications qualifications? qualifications with up-to-date additional in beauty and body therapy that will • Assessment is based on a combination of trainings and links within the industry which ensure you are educated to the highest Evidence of Treatments (Case Studies) and exams which mainly take place in April and will ensure that you are widely sought after industry standards. In recognition within this profession. You can pursue May. To achieve the CIDESCO certification, you of this, BFEI has been awarded the careers in a range of areas including: will also be required to undertake a project prestigious title of Dermalogica College based on advanced therapies. • Beauty Salons of Excellence. As well as providing you • Please be advised that students doing ITEC • Laser/IPL Therapy Clinics with the skills to set up a solid career in certified courses are required to maintain a • Health and Wellbeing/Leisure Centres the Beauty Therapy Profession, ITEC and satisfactory level of attendance and complete • Cruise Liners CIDESCO qualifications could be your Consultation, Disclaimer forms and other documentation as necessary - please see • Mobile Therapist passport to travel and an exciting future. www.itecworld.co.uk for further information • Salon Owner on requirements. • Complementary Therapist What will I study and what Will I do anything additional on the course? • Technical Sales Representative qualifications will I get • You will get the opportunity to work with • Franchising when I finish the course? clients in live ‘pop-up’ salons. • Spa Industry • You will stay up-to-date with all the latest Year 1 trends in the industry through workshops • The Hotel Industry You will study for ITEC qualifications in the such as Crystal Toes, Tanning Training, • Teaching/Training following: Nail Art, Advanced Waxing, Threading and • Beauty Specialist: training with professional skincare products. • You will gain experience in using Salon PROGRESSION • Skin and Eye Treatments Management Software (Momento). • Make-Up TO FURTHER STUDIES • Career advice and help with CV preparation is As an alternative to entering the world of • Manicure provided by the Guidance and Career Service. work when you finish the course, you could • Waxing consider taking further courses at BFEI to • Facial Electrics What are the entry requirements? Year 1 enhance your chances of advancement in • Body Treatments with Body Electrics • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ the industry such as: • Electrolysis H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have Holistic Therapies, Sports Injuries & Soft achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have Tissue Massage Therapy, Theatrical, Media & achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. Fashion Make-Up Artistry or Nail Technology. • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and other applicants without the formal entry requirements will be assessed individually I studied Beauty Therapy in BFEI full-time from September for suitability. 2017 to June 2019. Studying in BFEI has played such a huge role in For entry to Year 2, you must have successfully where I am in my career today. The standard of training is so high, it completed Year 1 or hold Facial, Electrical “thoroughly instils those standards in you as a therapist before you and Body qualifications from CIBTAC, ITEC even start working in the industry. I can honestly say that having the or equivalent. You can apply directly from a course behind me, along with additional opportunities such as the different training establishment. You may be Erasmus Programme to Tenerife, made me stand out when it came to eligible for exemptions from some subjects if getting employment. I am working as a Beauty Therapist, I adore my you already have recognised qualifications. job and I am so passionate about our industry. I am so grateful that I got to study in a college that set such a strong foundation for my career as a Beauty Therapist! How do I apply? Aislinn McNicholl, Beauty & Body Therapy Graduate, 2019 ” Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie 35 Nail Technology with Eyelash and Eyebrow

Treatments ITEC Certification

Is this course for you? How will I be assessed for these COURSE CODE: NET qualifications? Have you a passion for nails? Are you • Assessment is based on a combination of DURATION: 1 Year interested in the latest trends and Evidence of Treatments (Case Studies) and technologies in the nail industry? exams which mainly take place in April TIMETABLE: 5 Days Can you see yourself working as a and May. Nail Technologist in a thriving and • Please be advised that students doing ITEC dynamic profession? Are you interested certified courses are required to maintain a in learning the latest trends and Where can these satisfactory level of attendance and complete qualifications take me? technologies in eyebrow and eyelash Consultation, Disclaimer forms and other enhancements? Perhaps you enjoy documentation as necessary - please see travelling and seeing the world? The www.itecworld.co.uk for further information JOB OPPORTUNITIES options open to qualified technologists on requirements. You will have a range of professional with cutting edge skills are endless. qualifications with up-to-date additional Will I do anything additional on the course? trainings and links within the industry This course offers you internationally • You will get the opportunity to work with which will ensure that you are widely recognised qualifications that will ensure clients in live ‘pop-up’ salons. sought after within this profession. You can you are educated to the highest industry • You will stay up-to-date with all the latest pursue careers in a range of areas including: standards so that you can take on this trends in the industry through workshops • Freelance Nail Technician new and exciting career. As well as such as Crystal Toes, E-filing, Trudip, Mixed • Nail Bars providing you with the skills in Nail Media, One Stroke Nail Art, Tanning Training • Lash Bars Technology, Nail Art and Eyelash and Threading. • Beauty Therapy Salons Extensions to embark on a successful • You will gain experience in using Salon • Cruise Ships career, these ITEC qualifications could Management Software (Momento). • Spa Industry be your passport to travel and an • Career advice and help with CV preparation is • Care Homes exciting future. provided by the Guidance and Career Service. • Franchising • Training What will I study and what What are the entry requirements? • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ qualifications will I get H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have PROGRESSION achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have TO FURTHER STUDIES when I finish the course? achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. As an alternative to entering the world of You will study for the following ITEC • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and work when you finish the course, you could qualifications: other applicants without the formal entry consider taking further courses at BFEI to • Diploma in Nail Technology (gel, acrylic, and requirements will be assessed individually enhance your chances of advancement in fibreglass nail extension systems) for suitability. the industry such as: • Diploma in Nail Art Holistic Therapies, Theatrical, Media & • Certificate in Eyebrow Treatments & How do I apply? Eyelash Enhancements (tinting, shaping, Fashion Make-Up Artistry or Beauty & Body Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie Therapy. semi-permanent lashes, perming, cluster lashes and brow lamination) • Certificate in Waxing

I thoroughly enjoyed the four years I spent studying various beauty courses at BFEI. I cannot speak highly enough of the resources available at BFEI and the support I received during my time there. The training is provided in a professional manner by Tutors, some of whom I am still in contact with today, “they are so passionate about what they do. I graduated with internationally recognised qualifications in Beauty Therapy from ITEC & CIDESCO and ITEC qualifications in Theatrical, Media & Fashion Make-Up Artistry and Nail Technology. Although I loved all of the courses I completed, it became clear to me early on that nails are my passion. The course in Nail Technology was one year long with weekly open salons which allowed me to continuously practice and develop my skills. Since leaving BFEI, I have opened up a successful Nail Salon and I continue to watch it grow. I would not be where I am today without the support and guidance I received at BFEI and I would highly recommend it to anyone considering a career in the beauty industry. Emma Percival, Nail Technology Graduate, 2012 ” 36 Theatrical, Media and Fashion Make-Up Artistry ITEC Certification

Is this course for you? What qualifications will I get when I finish COURSE CODE: TMM the course? Have you a confident out-going On successful completion of the course, you will DURATION: 1 Year personality with a creative flair? Do you be awarded the following qualifications: have an eye for colour? Want a career TIMETABLE: 5 Days • ITEC Diploma in Fashion, Theatre and Media that you are passionate about? Do you Make-Up want to be a trend setter for make-up • ITEC Certificate in Eyebrow Treatments and looks? Make-Up Artistry is a rapidly Eyelash Enhancements Where can these developing profession. The upsurge in • ITEC Certificate in Skincare • ITEC Professional Conduct and Business qualifications take me? retail sales, and the growing media and Awareness entertainment industries present exciting • QQI Retail Selling (Level 5 Component Award) career opportunities for motivated JOB OPPORTUNITIES How will I be assessed for these As a graduate of this course, you can pursue individuals. With these internationally qualifications? careers in a range of areas including: recognised qualifications, you will be well • Assessment is based on a combination • Freelance Make-Up Artistry placed to take advantage of emerging of portfolio, assignments and exams. • Cosmetic Sales opportunities and launch your career as a Your portfolio will cover a wide range of • TV, Film & Theatre professional make-up artist. techniques and demonstrate artistic flair, and creativity. PROGRESSION • Please be advised that students doing ITEC TO FURTHER STUDIES What will I study? certified courses are required to maintain a As an alternative to entering the world of • Fashion and Photography Make-Up satisfactory level of attendance and complete work when you finish the course, you could Consultation, Disclaimer forms and other • Theatrical Make-Up documentation as necessary - please see consider taking further courses at BFEI to • Make-Up Charts www.itecworld.co.uk for further information enhance your chances of advancement in on requirements. the industry such as Beauty & Body Therapy, • Make-Up Techniques Holistic Therapies or Nail Technology. • Media Make-Up Will I do anything additional on the course? • 3 Dimensional Make-Up • Additional workshops such as Tanning, Fashion Trends, Film Grade Make-Up • High Definition Make-Up Demonstrations, Casting and Inglot Master • Special Effects Classes will be provided to keep you • Camouflage up-to-date with all the latest trends and treatments within the industry. • Airbrush • Body Paint • Career advice and help with CV preparation is provided by the BFEI Guidance and Career • Skin and Eye Treatments Service. • Lash and Brow Enhancements What are the entry requirements? • Threading • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ • Retail Selling H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award.

I loved every minute of the Theatrical Media & Fashion • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and Make-Up Artistry Course in BFEI. Without the course, I wouldn’t other applicants without the formal entry be where I am in the industry today. I’ve been working in requirements will be assessed individually “the beautiful Irish owned One Dame Lane owned by Lyndsey for suitability. Cavanagh, also a past student of BFEI. The many experiences and opportunities I was given when in BFEI gave me the confidence I How do I apply? have today. As a Make-Up Artist having completed the course in Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie BFEI, I was prepared and ready to start my journey in the industry. In addition to ‘regular make-ups’, since graduating, I have done many magazine shoots, modelling shoots and TV. I love the diversity on the course as it made me ready for work the industry. I left BFEI with qualifications in Beauty, Facial, Eye Treatments along with Make-Up & SFX and Sales & Salon knowledge. It covers everything!

Jennah Loughman, Theatrical, Media and Fashion Make-Up Artistry Graduate, 2018 ”

37 Salon Management ITEC Certification

Is this course for you? What will I study? COURSE CODE: SM Would you like the challenge of a career in • Management of Health, Safety and Security DURATION: 1 Year management? Do you enjoy working with in the Salon people in a dynamic environment? Are • Quality Management of Client Care in the TIMETABLE: 3 Days College Based and you confident, have a positive attitude Hair & Beauty Sector 2 Days Work Practice and good communication skills? Have you been working in the Hair or Beauty • Sales Management in the Hair & Beauty Sector Where can these industry and want to take the next step in • Public Relations (PR) in the Hair & Beauty your career to Counter Manager, Front of Sector qualifications take me? House Manager, Store Manager or Area • Salon Management Manager? Or can you see yourself running • IT and Data Handling in the Hair & Beauty JOB OPPORTUNITIES your own business? With a thriving service Sector economy, there are many opportunities As a graduate of this course, you can pursue • Marketing in the Hair & Beauty Sector careers at management level in a range of in management in the Hair & Beauty areas including: industry for those with the right skill set. What qualification will I get when I finish the course? • Beauty Salons This course is designed to build strong management skills including managing You will be awarded an ITEC Diploma in Salon • Hair Salons clients, scheduling and managing staff Management (equivalent of Level 6 on the Irish • Spa Resorts and salon marketing which are critical in Framework of Qualifications). • Cruise Ships starting or running a business. You will How will I be assessed for this qualification? learn through engagement with real • Brand Ambassadors • Assessment is based on a combination of scenarios in live ‘pop-up’ salons which assignments and exams. • Brand Managers simulate the day to day work of a salon • Please be advised that students doing ITEC manager. You will be able to take certified courses are required to maintain a advantage of promotion opportunities in satisfactory level of attendance and complete this field. Consultation, Disclaimer forms and other documentation as necessary - please see www.itecworld.co.uk for further information I previously studied at BFEI in 2018 and got my certification in Holistic Therapies – an achievement I’m very proud of. I returned to BFEI on requirements. as it has given me the opportunity to continue my career. The staff are Will I do anything additional on the course? excellent and have given me the necessary knowledge and confidence “ • You will get the chance to apply skills learned during my time at BFEI - I couldn’t be more grateful to them. I was very on the course in live ‘pop-up’ salons. interested in the Salon Management Course from the moment I heard about it. At the first Advisory Meeting, where the course details were • You will gain experience in using Phorest explained, I thought this was an excellent opportunity to get the knowledge to become a Salon Software. Salon Manager and maybe become my own boss! It has been a great learning experience • You will get the opportunity to gain so far and has opened my eyes to many different topics that I had no idea about. It’s a new additional ITEC qualifications in a range of course, so we will be the first graduates and this makes it more exciting! I trust BFEI so much areas such as Skincare, Microdermabrasion, that I keep coming back for new ideas and pathways. Thank you BFEI! Waxing, and Body Treatments. Myriam Naranjo, studying Salon Management, 2019/2020 • Additional workshops to upskill in the latest industry trends will also be provided. ” • Career advice and help with CV preparation is I chose BFEI because of its reputation for the Theatrical, Media & provided by the Guidance and Career Service. Fashion Make-Up Artistry Course. Doing the course was the best decision What are the entry requirements? of my life! It was really hard work but I got through it and it gave me “such a broad insight into all this industry has to offer. After finishing the • You must have achieved a recognised Make-Up course, I choose to do Salon Management because I want it ITEC qualification in Hair or Beauty or hold for my future. I would love to work in Fashion Photographic Make-Up relevant industry experience. and travel the world but then I want to come back and settle down and • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and hopefully run my own business. The Salon Management course will give me the skills I need other applicants without the formal entry to be a manager and business owner. There are many aspects of the course that relate to requirements will be assessed individually my career now as well as helping me for my future. We are learning sales techniques and for suitability. marketing, how to use salon booking systems, cash-flow forecasts, health and safety in the salon, client care and so much more. We also do modules to get extra qualifications such as Waxing, Microdermabrasion and Bridal Make-Up. I am really enjoying it. How do I apply? Xaviere Altzinger, studying Salon Management, 2019/2020 Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie ” 38 Essential Office IT Skills QQI Level 5 5M18294

Is this course for you? What are the entry requirements? COURSE CODE: OIT • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ Are you interested in acquiring the H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have essential skills to use computer DURATION: 1 Year achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have technologies to enable you to accomplish achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. TIMETABLE: 5 Days Mornings Option a range of administrative duties? Would you like to update your computer • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and skills and work proficiently in an office other applicants without the formal entry Where can this environment by learning how to integrate requirements will be assessed individually office applications, how to use online for suitability. qualification take me? technologies such as Office 365 to What qualification will I get when I finish manage an online diary system and share the course? JOB OPPORTUNITIES files? On completion of this course, you You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate in As a graduate of the course, you can pursue will have more confidence, a nationally Office Informatics (5M18294). careers in a range of areas such as: recognised IT qualification and hands-on • Office Administrator experience with office technologies. How will I be assessed for this qualification? • Office Manager Assessment is based on a combination of • Personal/Executive Assistant What will I study? assignments and exams. • Customer Service • Database Methods What skills will I have when I finish? • Word Processing You will have gained the knowledge and skills to: PROGRESSION • The Internet • Carry out a range of administrative duties TO FURTHER STUDIES • Spreadsheets Methods using office technology. If you are interested in doing further study • Professional Presentation • Share documents online using the latest to get a degree, then you can apply through technologies such as Office 365. the CAO system for entry into courses • Integrated Office Methods in the QQI Higher Education Links Scheme • Digital Presentations • Design a spreadsheet to analyse business such as: • Work Experience strategies. • Design documents using advanced features BBus (Hons) in Information Technology Office 365 Licences are provided free of word processing. Technological University Dublin [City] - of charge for use on personal devices. • Use a wide range of database functions in www.tudublin.ie order to manipulate, retrieve and output targeted information using queries and Check out more progression options Will I do anything additional on the course? reports. by downloading the BFEI Progression • In conjunction with an external Government • Deliver presentations with confidence. Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie agency FIT (Fast Track into Information Technology), you will get the opportunity to do a practice interview with industry How do I apply? specialists. Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie • Career advice and help with CV preparation is provided by the Guidance and Career Service. • You will use the e-learning platform Moodle.

The Office IT Course at BFEI was a fantastic experience. It gave me the confidence to realise my worth to the workforce after a long absence. It equipped me to walk into an office and feel confident about how to use the various Microsoft packages. The teachers were very supportive and I made great “friends throughout the year. The course was a great bridge from full-time motherhood to full-time work. I now have my ideal job working as a School Admissions Officer and this is thanks to BFEI. Suzanne Murphy, Office IT Skills Graduate, 2018 ”

39 Computer Science QQI Level 5 5M0529

Is this course for you? Will I do anything additional on the course? COURSE CODE: CSC • Seminars on current and emerging Are you a logical thinker? Are you technologies such as cloud computing and DURATION: 1 Year interested in finding out how computer 3d technologies will be delivered. software works? Are you interested • In conjunction with an external Government TIMETABLE: 5 Days in a career in Ireland’s expanding agency FIT (Fast Track into Information computing industry? Are you looking Technology), you will get the opportunity for an alternative pathway to a degree in to do a practice interview with industry Where can this computer science? This computer science specialists. qualification take me? course may be the course for you. You • Career advice and help with CV preparation is provided by the Guidance and Career Service. will learn the fundamentals of computer PROGRESSION science including software development, • You will use the e-learning platform Moodle. TO FURTHER STUDIES software testing, web design and What are the entry requirements? If you are interested in doing further study database design. • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ to get a degree, then you can apply through H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have the CAO system for entry into courses in the achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have QQI Higher Education Links Scheme such as: achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award.

BSc in Computer Science • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and University College Dublin - www.ucd.ie other applicants without the formal entry requirements will be assessed individually BSc in Computer Science for suitability. Technological University Dublin [City] - www.tudublin.ie What qualification will I get when I finish the course? BSc (Hons) in Computing You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate Technological University Dublin [Tallaght] - in Software Development (5M0529). www.tudublin.ie How will I be assessed for this qualification? Check out more progression options What will I study? Assessment is based on a combination of by downloading the BFEI Progression assignments and exams. Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie • Object Oriented Programming (Java) • Software Architecture What skills will I have when I finish? • Web Authoring (HTML, CSS3 & Dreamweaver) You will have gained the knowledge and skills to: JOB OPPORTUNITIES • Maths As a graduate of this course, you can pursue • Database Methods (SQL) • Understand programming concepts. careers in the IT industry including: • Mobile Technologies • Apply software design principles. • Programming • Communications • Write computer programs using Java. • Web Design • Work Experience • Create and maintain databases. • Plan, design and build websites. • Localisation Office 365 Licences are provided free • Database Administrator of charge for use on personal devices. How do I apply? Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie

I chose to study Computer Science at BFEI because of my avid interest in technology and the great opportunities it afforded me going forward. I have always been really passionate about technology and always intended on pursuing a career within the field. I enjoyed Science subjects at school and the investigative, logical “and problem-solving skills I gained at BFEI have been of great benefit to me going further. I started Computer Science at UCD in September and with the knowledge I gained at BFEI, it became clear to me the benefits and ease of transition to third level. Having knowledge of a basic coding language and experience with mathematics was a real boost going into the Undergraduate degree. I would recommend Computer Science in BFEI to anyone who wishes to test themselves in interesting ways, in a very friendly, relaxed manner. 27 Troy Clarke, Computer Science Graduate, 2019 ” 40 Computer Networks and Cyber Security QQI Level 5 5M0536

Is this course for you? What are the entry requirements? COURSE CODE: CNS • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ Do you want to get hands-on practice in H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have DURATION: 1 Year building and troubleshooting networks? achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have Are you interested in learning the skills achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. TIMETABLE: 5 Days to defend networks against cyber attacks? By doing this course, you will • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and other applicants without the formal entry be able to build and configure local area requirements will be assessed individually networks (LANs) to enable the sharing for suitability. Where can these of computing resources among users. qualifications take me? Protection of data is now a priority for What qualifications will I get when I finish all businesses. As well as learning the the course? fundamentals of computer network JOB OPPORTUNITIES You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate in security, this course will equip you with Computer Systems and Networks (5M0536) and As a graduate of this course, you can pursue the skills to identify security threats and CISCO Cyber Security Essentials. careers in the IT industry including: appropriate mitigation strategies. • Technical Support Specialist How will I be assessed for these • Field Service Technician What will I study? qualifications? • IT Security Technician QQI Certificate in Computer Systems Assessment for the QQI Award is based on • Help-desk Technician and Networks a combination of assignments and exams. CISCO certification is awarded following • Computer Systems Hardware PROGRESSION successful completion of on-line testing. • Operating Systems TO FURTHER STUDIES • Networking Essentials If you want to get a degree, then you can What skills will I have when I finish? • Distributed Systems apply through the CAO system for entry You will have gained the knowledge and skills to: • Virtualisation into courses in the QQI Higher Education • Maths • Setup and troubleshoot networks. Links Scheme such as: • Communications • Respond to customer technical support BTech Networking Technologies or • Work Experience queries in a professional manner. Bachelor of Engineering • Implement mitigation techniques to secure Technological University Dublin [City] - CISCO: networks. www.tudublin.ie • Cyber Security Essentials How do I apply? BSc in Computing - Digital Forensics & Office 365 Licences are provided free Cyber Security Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie Technological University Dublin of charge for use on personal devices. [Blanchardstown] - www.tudublin.ie BSc in Cybercrime and IT Security Will I do anything additional on the course? Having completed • In conjunction with an external Government Institute of Technology Carlow – a BTEC in IT, I was agency FIT (Fast Track into Information www.itcarlow.ie looking for a progression Technology), you will get the opportunity BSc in Computer Science “route to access higher to do a practice interview with industry University College Dublin – www.ucd.ie education. I applied to specialists. BFEI and enrolled on the Check out more progression options • Career advice and help with CV preparation is Computer Networks & by downloading the BFEI Progression provided by the Guidance and Career Service. Cyber Security course. Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie • You will use the e-learning platform Moodle. BFEI was a fantastic place to study. I found all the people there to be very friendly and encouraging towards the students. After completing my Leaving Certificate, I spent ten years working as a barman. I The Tutors were kind and very helpful and had always had an interest in fixing computers and IT networking. I decided to enrol in the were able to accommodate my additional Computer Networks & Cyber Security course in BFEI. I found all the elements of the course needs. Because of their willingness to “very enjoyable and instructive. Having started from a position of having little experience help and encourage me, I graduated from with the inner workings of a computer, the course gave me great confidence in assembling CNS and have continued my education and disassembling computers. The hands-on elements of building and troubleshooting through IT Carlow where I am studying for IT systems were very enjoyable. Shortly after completing the course, I started work as the Bachelor of Electronic Engineering. I a Technician with CompuB, I am now employed by Milestone Technologies as an IT really enjoyed my time at BFEI and would Technician, currently I am sub-contracted to work in Facebook. The work is very interesting recommend this college to anyone. and varied. I am delighted with the choice I made to go to BFEI, it has opened Joshua Redmond, Computer many doors for me that otherwise would not have been possible. Networks & Cyber Security Paul Lynch, Computer Networks & Cyber Security Graduate, 2018 Graduate, 2019 ” 41 ” Data Analytics QQI Level 5 5M2067 New

Will I do anything additional on the course? COURSE CODE: DAS Is this course for you? • Career advice, help with CV preparation Are you interested in analysing business DURATION: 1 Year and LinkedIn profile is provided through data to make more informed decisions? the Guidance and Career Service. TIMETABLE: 5 Days Would you like to understand the process • In conjunction with an external Government involved in solving problems using agency FIT (Fast Track into Information Where can this appropriate data analysis software Technology), you will get the opportunity tools? This course will provide you with to do a practice interview with industry specialists. qualification take me? the knowledge, skills and confidence • You will use the e-learning system Moodle. to understand the process involved in PROGRESSION analytical thinking and computational What are the entry requirements? TO FURTHER STUDIES skills to support decision making • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have If you want to get a degree, then you can and address business requirements. apply through the CAO system for entry into achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have On course completion, you will be courses in the QQI Higher Education Links achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. Scheme such as: in a position to take advantage of • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and opportunities in the data analytics other applicants without the formal entry BSc (Hons) Computing requirements will be assessed individually (Data Analytics and Big Data) market. This is a rapidly growing sector in for suitability. Dublin Business School - www.dbs.ie the economy with predictions that 66% of Irish firms are seeking to recruit staff BSc (Hons) in Computing What qualification will I get when I finish with Data Analytics in the short to medium term in order to the course? Technological University Dublin [Tallaght] - keep pace with data analytics skills. You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate in www.tudublin.ie Information Processing (5M2067). Higher Certificate in Science in What will I study? How will I be assessed for this qualification? Assessment is based on a combination Computing in Information Technology • Programming Design Principles (Python) of assignments and exams. with the option of progressing to • Database Methods (SQL) BSc (Hons) in Computing in Information • Statistics (with R programming) What skills will I have when I finish? Technology • Information and Communication Systems You will have gained the knowledge and skills to: Technological University Dublin • The Internet • Apply analytical thinking techniques [Blanchardstown] - www.tudublin.ie • Spreadsheet Methods (Excel) to support decision making and address Check out more progression options • Teamworking business requirements. • Work Experience by downloading the BFEI Progression • Develop technical skills to process data using Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie programming and computational techniques. Office 365 Licences are provided free of JOB OPPORTUNITIES charge for use on personal devices. • Carry out effective data analysis using appropriate software tools. As a graduate of this course, you can pursue careers in a range of areas including: • Communicate effectively the results of data analysis. • Data Analytics Officer • Data Scientist How do I apply? • Consultant • Data Modeller Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie

42 Creative Writing with Digital Publishing QQI Level 5 5M5048

Is this course for you? What are the entry requirements? COURSE CODE: CDP • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ Do you want to find your own voice? H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have DURATION: 1 Year Do you want to explore your creative achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have potential in the world of literature, achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. TIMETABLE: 5 Mornings writing for online journalism, film and • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and television? Or maybe start that novel other applicants without the formal entry you always promised yourself you requirements will be assessed individually Where can this would write one day! On this course, you for suitability. qualification take me? will learn the craft of writing, reading What qualification will I get when I finish and editing. You will be guided by a the course? PROGRESSION committed department of writers and You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate in TO FURTHER STUDIES designers, alongside well know guest Creative Media (5M5048). If you want to get a degree, then you can writers/speakers. You will also learn How will I be assessed for the qualification? apply through the CAO system for entry into how to present your creative work Assessment is based on a combination of courses in the QQI Higher Education Links online with key skills such as script assignments and exams. Scheme such as: writing, photography, content layout What skills will I have when I finish? BA (Hons) Contemporary Visual Culture and image editing. You will have gained the knowledge and skills to: or BA (Hons) Print and Digital Media Technology Management What will I study? • Use language to set the tone of the narrative and plot the development to create intrigue Technological University Dublin [City] - • Creative Writing www.tudublin.ie for the reader. • Script Writing • Employ the skill of characterisation BA (Hons) English, Media and Cultural • Communications and construct different ways of telling Studies • Desktop Publishing (InDesign) the same story. IADT, Dún Laoghaire - www.iadt.ie • Computer Illustrated Graphics (Illustrator) • Critique your own work and the work of others. BA (Hons) Marketing and Digital Media • Digital Photography • Design and layout the story using InDesign. Waterford Institute of Technology - • Digital Marketing • Design and manipulate images. www.wit.ie • Work Experience • Source publishers and agents.

Check out more progression options Office 365 and Adobe Creative Cloud • Develop a social media marketing by downloading the BFEI Progression Licences are provided free of charge campaign for your publication. Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie for use on personal devices. How do I apply? CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Will I do anything additional on the course? As a graduate of the course, you can pursue • Career advice, help with CV preparation and Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie careers in a range of areas including: LinkedIn profile is provided by Guidance and Career Service. • Digital Publishing • In conjunction with an external Government • Online Content Design agency FIT (Fast Track into Information • Graphic Layout Technology), you will get the opportunity • Digital Marketing to do a practice interview with industry • Journalism specialists. • You will use the e-learning platform Moodle.

I signed up for the Creative Writing with Digital Publishing Course in BFEI simply because I enjoyed writing: I left as an aspiring creative writer, designer, photographer, scriptwriter and digital marketing enthusiast! This course was a journey“ of discovery and I loved every minute of it. At times, it could be challenging, but it was challenging in a supportive learning “environment with dedicated teachers who ensured every student overcame those challenges. I cannot recommend the Creative Writing with Digital Publishing Course highly enough – it’s enjoyable, diverse, challenging and interesting – and guaranteed to send you in directions you hadn’t previously considered. Mary O’Sullivan, Creative Writing with Digital Publishing Graduate, 2019 ” 43 Games Design and Development QQI Level 5 5M5048

Is this course for you? Will I do anything additional on the course? COURSE CODE: GDD • Career advice, help with CV preparation and Have you ever played a game and thought LinkedIn profile is provided by the Guidance “I could have created a better game”? DURATION: 1 Year and Career Service. Do you have a flair for drawing and • In conjunction with an external Government TIMETABLE: 5 Days sketching? On this course you will learn agency FIT (Fast Track into Information how to take the design and software Technology), you will get the opportunity tools of game design to create new to do a practice interview with industry Where can this gaming experiences. We believe the key specialists. to becoming a successful games designer • You will use the eLearning system Moodle. qualification take me? is not just having the skills but having the knowledge of how to use creative What are the entry requirements? PROGRESSION and technical skills together. You will • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ TO FURTHER STUDIES learn how to fuse the technical and the H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have If you want to get a degree, then you can creative aspects of game development achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have apply through the CAO system for entry by combining the skill of art and design achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. into courses in the QQI Higher Education (storyboarding, character development • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and Links Scheme such as: and drawing) with computing (3D, coding other applicants without the formal entry BA in Games Design and graphics). This will provide you with requirements will be assessed individually Technological University Dublin [City] - a well-rounded foundation to further for suitability. www.tudublin.ie your game development career either at degree level, or follow an indie path. What qualification will I get when I finish BSc (Hons) Computer Games the course? Development You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate in Institute of Technology Carlow - What will I study? Creative Media (5M5048). www.itcarlow.ie • Animation Layout Design (Drawing) • Games Analysis Design (Unity) How will I be assessed for this qualification? BSc (Hons) Games Art & Design • Imaging Processing (3D Photoshop) Assessment is based on a combination of Limerick Institute of Technology – Clonmel • Computer 3D Modelling and Animation assignments and exams. www.lit.ie • Object Oriented Programming (C#) • Responsive Web Design (HTML5, CSS3 & What skills will I have when I finish? BSc (Hons) Computing in Games Dreamweaver CC) You will have gained the knowledge and skills to: Development • Communications • Understand gaming concepts. • Work Experience Institute of Technology Dundalk – • Conceptualise and storyboard a game. www.dkit.ie • Apply creative design principles. Office 365 and Adobe Creative Cloud Check out more progression options • Design, build and program games. Licences are provided free of charge by downloading the BFEI Progression • Create assets for use on multiple platforms. for use on personal devices. Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie • Create a basic 3D game. • Animate basic 3D models.

How do I apply?

Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie BFEI gave me the confidence and attitude needed for success. Being surrounded by like-minded people,“ down-to-earth Lecturers and an accepting environment made me feel like I knew what to do. With great modules, it set me up for many fields of work even outside of the gaming industry, while also strengthening my skills and “knowledge in creating games. The C# Programming, 3D Modelling and Game’s Analysis classes were extremely helpful to me, especially now being in TU Dublin’s Games Design degree course.

Jason Quinn, Games Design & Development Graduate, 2019

44 Web Design and Digital Media QQI Level 5 5M5048

COURSE CODE: WDM Is this course for you? Do you enjoy working with computers DURATION: 1 Year and have an aptitude for creativity and

TIMETABLE: 5 Days Mornings Option design? Are you interested in designing (Subject to availability) and coding for the web and mobile devices? This Web and Digital Media Where can this course will respond to your needs by providing you with a strong foundation What are the entry requirements? qualification take me? for entry into the online digital media • You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have sector. A practical approach to teaching achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have PROGRESSION and learning is taken and assessments achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award. TO FURTHER STUDIES are modelled on industry practices. If you want to get a degree, then you can • Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and apply through the CAO system for entry into other applicants without the formal entry courses in the QQI Higher Education Links What will I study? requirements will be assessed individually Scheme such as: • Image Processing (Photoshop) for suitability. BSc (Hons) in Creative Computing • Computer Illustrated Graphics (Illustrator) IADT, Dún Laoghaire - www.iadt.ie • Web Design (HTML5, CSS3 & Dreamweaver CC) What qualification will I get when I finish • Graphic Design Skills the course? BA (Hons) in Creative Digital Media • Advertising You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate in Technological University Dublin • Database Design (SQL) Creative Media (5M5048). [Blanchardstown] - www.tudublin.ie • Team Working BSc (Hons) Creative Multimedia • Work Experience How will I be assessed for this qualification? Limerick Institute of Technology – Clonmel Assessment is based on a combination of assignments and exams. www.lit.ie Office 365 and Adobe Creative Cloud BSc in Multimedia Licences are provided free of charge What skills will I have when I finish? Dublin City University – www.dcu.ie for use on personal devices. You will have gained the knowledge and skills to: Check out more progression options • Plan, design, and build websites based on Will I do anything additional on the course? by downloading the BFEI Progression the fundamental principles of usability, • Field Trips and participation in the Annual Pathways Chart at www.bfei.ie accessibility and search engine optimisation. Design Exhibition. • Design and manipulate photographs and JOB OPPORTUNITIES • In conjunction with an external Government vector graphics for web and print. As a graduate of the course, you can pursue agency FIT (Fast Track into Information • Apply the principles of graphic design careers in a range of areas including: Technology), you will get the opportunity to all projects. • Digital Media to do a practice interview with industry • Understand the principles of advertising and • Web Design and Development specialists. working in teams. • Advertising • Career advice, help with CV preparation and • Digital Publishing LinkedIn profile is provided by the Guidance How do I apply? • Mobile Technologies and Career Service. Apply on-line at www.bfei.ie • eLearning and Training • You will use the e-learning platform Moodle.

Having dropped out of a previous course, my only regret was not doing the Web Design & Digital Media course sooner. The supportive atmosphere at BFEI immediately dissolved any worries I had about starting anew. I can honestly say studying at BFEI has allowed me to realise a passion and find a career path I want to build upon. The one-to-one attention from “Lecturers is fantastic. New concepts and tools like the Adobe software suite can have a steep learning curve, but you’ll never be afraid to ask questions, thanks to the patience of the teaching staff and the smaller class sizes. This course also provides a chance to develop social skills and confidence. The course gave me a foundation for learning how to present my design work confidently, the importance of which I now appreciate more at 3rd level as I am studying for a degree in Creative Computing at IADT. The skills I gained at BFEI continue to benefit me greatly. Others on the degree course, who have no experience with Adobe, or with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript are at a disadvantage compared to myself and my BFEI classmates. We have hit the ground running and this has given us great confidence. Some of my BFEI classmates who decided not to do a degree were offered internships at design agencies or are working freelance and are doing really well. I couldn’t recommend the BFEI course more, whether you’re venturing for the first or hundredth time into further education, time spent here can only open doors for you. Jake Black, Web Design & Digital Media Graduate, 2019 45 ” Evening Courses

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