“Multinational IT firm EMC, which recently partnered with University College Cork (UCC) on two data-focused business courses, believes that more interdisciplinary big data programmes are needed in Ireland’s third-level education system to provide suitable candidates for a growing jobs market …” (more)
[Elaine Burke, Silicon Republic, 16 May]
“Today we bring you another ‘tale of two economies’. For a long time we have known that the export economy has been doing well while domestic demand has struggled due to the hard times we are battling through …” (more)
[Independent, 13 May]
“Because newly-minted PhD graduates far outweigh the number of tenure-track positions (read about the sobering statistics here), many will have to travel if they want a job in academia …” (more)
[Randy Clemens, 21st Century Scholar, 10 May]
“There are thousands of technology jobs available here that can’t be filled because Irish people don’t have the required skills, according to the head of Microsoft Ireland …” (more)
[Peter Flanagan, Independent, 10 May]
“The IT skills gap is in the news again and the usual points being made about the lack of suitably qualified people to take up positions in the IT sector. This has been pointed out repeatedly over the last decade and still the gap remains …” (more)
[educationandstuff, 7 May]
“The culture of acceptance encouraged by the economic orthodoxy of ‘sensible austerity’ is the logical basis for unpaid internships, increasing third-level fees, cuts to the maintenance grant, and pretty much any imperative to endure economic hardship …” (more)
[Jack Leahy, University Times, 7 May]
“This week Leaving Certificate students have the chance to change their minds on their CAO forms, and some of the top employers in the country want them to do just that …” (more)
[Conor Ryan, Irish Examiner, 7 May]
“A third of businesses believe they’ll have to cut investment here or look abroad for recruits because of a skills gap in areas such as technology and maths, a study of major companies has found …” (more)
[Colm Kelpie, Independent, 6 May]
“The organisers of a campaign against the Government’s JobBridge scheme have called for it to be replaced by ‘real jobs’ instead of internships …” (more)
[RTÉ News, 3 May]
“An independent evaluation of the Government’s JobBridge scheme has found that three out of five interns have secured paid employment, despite just over half of all respondents completing their placement …” (more)
[Jason Kennedy, Irish Times, 2 May]
“It is claimed that three out of five of those taking part in the Government’s internship programme are securing employment …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 1 May]
“Obe of the great strengths of the Irish education system is the quality of entrants to the profession. Those starting on the traditional, primary teacher training course every year are drawn from the top 25% of Leaving Certificate performers …” (more)
[Katherine Donnelly, Independent, 29 April]
“There are 600 more primary teachers graduating each year than are needed in schools …” (more)
[Katherine Donnelly, Independent, 29 April]
“Emigration figures reached their highest level in almost a decade in 2012, with an estimated 63,100 leaving the country. Preliminary CSO estimates indicate emigration jumped 12% last year as the effects of the economic downturn continued to force many people to seek employment abroad …” (more)
[Seán McCárthaigh, Irish Examiner, 26 April]
“The number of jobs in the UK requiring a degree has overtaken the total of posts not needing any qualifications, an employment survey suggests …” (more)
[Sean Coughlan, BBC News, 25 April]
“It has never been more important to have a third-level qualification. The workplaces of today, and the future, demand the thinking skills that students acquire in the course of a third-level education …” (more)
[Independent, 22 April]
“Ireland is the graduate capital of Europe, with a bigger share of 30-somethings holding a degree than anywhere else in the EU …” (more)
[Independent, 18 April]
“Fujitsu has to recruit most of its PhD-level employees from abroad. Eh, so what? We’re in a globalised world aren’t we? They say there is a ‘disconnect’ between Irish universities and professional research. First thing I’d say to them …” (more)
[educationandstuff, 17 April]
“The shortage of Irish job seekers with relevant doctorates is a big problem for foreign companies operating here, a senior multinational executive has warned …” (more)
[Sarah McCabe, Independent, 17 April]
“Trinity researchers are comparing strategies of Irish graduates overseas with those of young Polish migrants in Ireland in the 2000s …” (more)
[Sally Daly, Irish Times, 15 April]
