'The elevator, underrated & overlooked, is to the city what paper is to reading & gunpowder is to war'. In the third of our #SomethingForTheWeekend series, grab yourself a cup of coffee and find out why in this week's interesting article from The New Yorker...

In the context of the Government’s 5 year ‘Climate Ready’ initiative (designed to help Irish businesses respond to the climate emergency) here is a look at some of the potential areas for Green Economy growth and the current skills situation in those areas....

Clerical support workers appear to be significantly over-qualified. Few employers request 3rd level qualifications in job vacancies but almost 1/2 of clerical workers in Q1 20 were 3rd level graduates. To see the full Solas Spring Skills Bulletin 2021 click here

The new Apprenticeship Action Plan 2021-2025 will bring all apprenticeships together in one place - the National Apprenticeship office. It aims to grow the number of apprenticeships to 10,000 per year by 2025 by: Enlarging the number & types of programmes...

Are moods contagious? Yes – but probably not in the way you think. In the first of our #SomethingForTheWeekend series, grab yourself a cup of coffee and take 5 minutes to read this interesting article from National Geographic on how moods can succumb to similar levels...

A recent tweet by @OECD_Washington stated that the new OECDPISA report shows evidence of a link between a growth mindset and higher academic performance. It found that the majority of U.S. & Canadian teens believe that intelligence & abilities can be...

250 Hi-tech manufacturing & ICT jobs announced in Connemara & Dublin. Aran Biomedical (a client company of Údarás na Gaeltachta - promoting investment in Gaeltacht areas) said its new highly skilled jobs will be in the production, engineering, quality and...

The more we study it, the more we know sleep is critical to wellbeing and health in general. Chapter 9 in our Wellbeing 1 book encourages students to think about the benefits of sleep,  question if they are getting enough and understanding how to create good sleep...

As mentioned in previous posts, November 5th 2020 was the first UNESCO International Day against Violence & Bullying at School including Cyberbullying. To coincide with this, the national website to counter bullying & cyberbullying has been redesigned....