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• Irish Defence Forces updates and latest recruitment news

 

Your final call for students to participate in the National Career Skills Competition 2026 - any student in Senior Cycle who has undertaken work experience can apply

 

Win 1 of 4 MacBook Air Laptops for themselves and €1,000 for your school!     

• Enter in English or Irish and in written or video format.
• Download Competition PowerPoint for use in the Classroom here. 
• You can also use your entry as part of the Gaisce Bronze Award - Personal Skills Challenge
• Additional special prize categories for careers investigated in Construction, Tourism and Space Science  

 

CareersPortal is delighted to announce our NEW Reach+ Senior Cycle Programme for 2026. We are hosting webinar sessions to provide an overview to Guidance Counsellors of the features on the new REACH Programme for 2026 

 

Register at the link here for your preferred date - sessions run from 1.30 - 2.15pm: 

 

 

 

What's new for the 4th Edition of REACH+ Senior Cycle: 

• A new Teacher’s Handbook - providing clear guidance, structure, and practical support for programme delivery
• A redesigned Student Workbook - all exercises explicitly aligned to the apps within each student’s online career portfolio

• Full alignment with TY Programme Statement (includes dedicated TY Section) - ensuring all TY exercises, both in the workbook and online meet curricular requirements
• A comprehensive suite of new Student Reports - customisable reports that offer deeper insights into student progress and engagement
• New Reflection and Student Assessment features - supporting meaningful evaluation and student self-awareness
• Integrated Diary of Work Experience - seamlessly linking learning to real-world workplace engagement
• CV Builder - simplifying the process of creating a CV, providing a pre-formatted template to guide them through filling in their skills, work experience, and education
• Study Planner - A digital study planner to help students organise their time and achieve study goals 
• Text to Speech functionality - making the programme accessible to all

In addition to the new speech to text feature on the REACH Programme - CareersPortal has lots of other accessibility features to help users:

• Translate the website and REACH / MyFuture Programmes into 130 different languages - ideal for EAL students 
• E-book available to all students on REACH 
• Read text aloud for user
• Increase or decrease the text size on website 
• Change the colour of the text/background
• For students who might have difficulty with retaining attention, you can 'quieten down’ the screen by going text only, or using the ruler or letterbox view to help maintain focus on the parts most relevant.
• Students with Dyslexia can change the font and there is an in-built dictionary

 

 

 

To celebrate National Tree Week CareersPortal are highlighting a new interactive digital learning programme bringing the dynamic world of forestry to life for students!

ForestsinYourFuture.ie offers engaging, curriculum-aligned content that highlights the diverse career opportunities in Ireland’s forestry sector:

• Student-friendly modules tailored for TY, senior cycle and mature learners
• Interactive content exploring forestry’s impact on sustainability, climate change and forest ecosystems
• Career insights into forestry roles and pathways
• Resources for educators and parents to support learning and guidance