The Further Ed. HIT

Episode 13 The FE HIT with Dr Eithne Hunt

Dr Eithne Hunt is a Lecturer in the Occupational Therapy Department in UCC & creator of Everyday Matters which addresses our wellbeing. In this episode of the FE HIT Eithne gives some simple advice about structuring our daily routine to achieve balance in our lives, and also how we can practice being kinder to yourself to better handle the inevitable stress, particularly for students facing exams.
Everyday Matters: https://www.ucc.ie/en/skillscentre/news-and-workshops/everyday-matters/

Episode 12 The FE HIT with guest Elaine McGauran from Inspire Mentoring

Elaine from Inspire Mentoring talks about the impact that having a mentor can have on your course, career choices and how the Inspire Mentoring identifies trained Mentors with matching experiences, from the LinkedIn database. It is available to ACCESS+ students - just talk to James in your college.
https://www.innovatecommunities.ie/our-work/youth/inspire-online-mentoring-mentee

Episode 11 The FE HIT with guest Cian Power

Join the FE HIT with Cian Power - the Student Budgetary Advisor in UCC - to hear about the range of financial supports available to you if you are applying to Third Level Education. For more info see : https://www.ucc.ie/en/sfsa/
Also Cian talks Lord of the Rings, Bon Iver and study/work balance

Episode 10 The FE HIT with Maeve Minihane UCC HEAR Advisor

HEAR is the Higher Education Access Route. You can apply for this as part of your CAO application. The benefits include social, academic and financial support. To apply you must be aged under 23 on the year of entry to the degree course you are applying for and be a resident of Republic of Ireland. Eligibility is means tested based on social, economic and cultural indicators. To find out more, listen to the chat with Maeve Minihane, HEAR@ucc.ie  

Episode 9 The FE HIT with Maria Flavin

Maria is a former H.E.A.R. student with Access UCC's PLUS Programme. She tells her experience of the HEAR supports and how this was so valuable to her throughout her studies. Her personal story is so applicable to many students in Further and Higher Education and is well worth a listen.

Episode 8 The FE HIT with guest Eddie Fuller

Episode 8 features a fantastic chat with Eddie Fuller. Eddie is a former student of St Aidan's Secondary School and of CSN where he studied GAA Coaching and Education. He then went on to Waterford IT to do a BSc in Sports Coaching and Performance and is now a Masters student in WIT. It is a really engaging chat. Enjoy!

The FE HIT Episode 7 with guest Kazi Islam, for College Awareness Week

College Awareness Week: we talk to Kazi, a former ACCESS+ student in Further Ed, who progressed on a QQI Entry route into UCC's Commerce degree programme, about the benefits of FE and the value of this route to him.

The FE HIT Episode 6 - LGBTIQ+ Stand Up Awareness Week

Stand Up Awareness Week: take a stand against homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying. Take steps to make spaces safe and supportive for LGBTI+ young people.
Rachel Hurley from BeLonGTo and Sean Vail, founder member of the Rainbow Society
Check out www.belongto.org  for resources on StandUp Awareness
LGBTI Ireland: https://lgbt.ie/

The FE HIT Episode 5 with guest Deirdre Madden (the Assistive Technology Guide!)

Episode 5 is different - this is the Assistive Technology Episode. Deirdre will showcase tech that is free and might completely alter the way that you read, write and study. It is a potential game changer: if you want to find out more, the Free Technology to Make Learning Easier course/resource is available here: https://ucc.instructure.com/courses/32134
 

The FE HIT Episode 4 - with guest Leanne McDonagh

Leanne McDonagh is the Traveller education Coordinator in MTU and works with Traveller students in Higher, Further and Second Level education. She talks to the FE HIT about the need for supports for Traveller students who face significant barriers to engaging in education, the importance of 'Failing Fast' and "working 9 to 5"!