The Higher Education Authority (HEA) has just published its Study of Mature Student Participation in Higher Education. In summary the report demonstrates that financial barriers, family commitments and a lack of flexible study options are key components in the low […]
In 1991, Neelam Jethi opened Aspens Beauty & Holistic College. Since then, Aspens has gone from strength to strength, offering a full range of beauty treatments as well as one-to-one tuition for beauty students. We spoke to Neelam about her […]
Do you want to develop better social skills? Are you terrified of public speaking? Do you want to up your sales numbers? Perhaps you are finding it hard to get motivated on that project. If you study Neuro-Linguistic Programming, there […]
The Benefits of Learning a Musical Instrument: From childhood, to college years to old age, learning a musical instrument has been shown to be of tremendous benefit to learners that goes far beyond simply being able to play an […]
A students’ time is a limited resource and has to be effectively managed. Research has suggested that time management practices influence educational achievement. If you want to become a better student and improve your learning, it’s vital that you apply […]
Illustrator and picture book maker Adrienne Geoghegan tells us about her experience as a teacher transitioning to online experience over the last year. Late morning on Thursday 12th March 2020, I was in The Ashling Hotel in Dublin, a stone’s throw […]
A new year symbolizes fresh starts, renewed ambitions and recalibrated roadmaps guiding our futures. As you set professional goals for 2024, targeted learning sprint courses aka “micro credentials” offer rapid routes toward coveted promotions or career pivots no matter how […]
Homeopathy is a form of complementary therapy that adopts an intuitive and holistic approach to health and wellbeing. Basic principles of homeopathy Homeopathy works on the principle that like cures like. This is the Law of Similars. Firstly, homeopaths evaluate […]
In this guest blog post OTC lecturer Niamh Delaney explains why health and social care professionals need to ensure that their knowledge is up date especially those working in services for people with disabilities. The small places Human rights are considered […]
Acupuncture has a very long history. It is one of the oldest treatments in traditional Chinese medicine – at least 2000 years old, but it may be a lot older. In traditional Chinese philosophy, there are two opposing forces: yin […]