It’s Decision Time for the 2021 LC students! Wishing them all the best of luck.
The country has been through a tough time since March 2020. The pandemic caused disruption to our everyday and academic lives no more so than for the cohort of LC students of 2021. As the schools, colleges and universities reopen your students, with guidance, must make tough decisions about what to do in September 2021
For some of them, that choice may have already been made; employment, travel, further or higher education. Whatever their choice BCFE (BALLYFRMOT COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION) and its staff wish them every success in their endeavours.
BCFE is however conscious that many students or adults returning to study have not yet made that decision, be unsure of their choice in higher education or wish to use an alternative route to securing a place in higher education. If this is the case then enrolling on a course in BCFE in their chosen area or diversifying into a different area might be the perfect option. A full list of BCFE’s courses is available on BCFE website on www.bcfe.ie and this might help future students in making that choice. There are a limited number of places across all our departments for courses commencing in Sept 2021: Art, Animation, Business, Digital media, Media, Games, Music, Film, Television, Education, Social Care, Childcare, Nursing, Tourism, Visual Effects.
For example:
- Students might reconsider repeating their course or gaining a new set of points through the QQI system
- Students who completed a level 4/5 course can progress to a level 5/6 course
- Students can complete courses in completely different academic disciplines
- Students may have friends or family who interested in completing a course in BCFE
- Students may be interested in one of BCFE’s new traineeships for the next academic year
Logistics and Distribution (Traineeship)
Visual Effects (Traineeship)
Certified Accountancy and Payroll Pathway (Traineeship)
Higher National Diploma (HND/Traineeship) in Irish Traditional Music Performance, Instrument Making, Repair and Maintenance
BCFE welcomes the opportunity to talk to learners who are
- considering progressing within their chosen area
- diversifying into a totally different area of study
- thinking of applying for a course in the college but are unsure of their choice.
All BCFE courses are fully recognised on the qualification's framework. All our Level 5 & Level 6 programmes are approved for the SUSI grant. Courses are designed to meet future skills requirements with each course having clearly defined progression pathways to further and/or higher education and suggested employment routes.
If you are interested, please email the Administration Office at [email protected] with your full query and the Course Coordinator will be able to respond. If you would like to apply then please visit our website or click on this link; Ballyfermot College of Further Education (enrol.ie). Equally those with queries can join the BCFE Guidance Counsellors between 10.00 -16.00 on the 9th September at a virtual Expo. More information will be on our website very shortly.
If you are a Guidance Counsellor based in Dublin/Kildare/Meath & interested in a school visit for your 6th year students, either in person or by Zoom, then please contact [email protected] requesting a visit and we can organise a date and time.
Re-opening dates for students;
Week Beginning 20th of September 2021 Returning second year and Degree students
Week Beginning 28th of September 2021 First year students commencing with induction
