Courses on offer include;

• Certified Payroll Technician
• Certified VAT Technician
• Diploma in Payroll Management

To see more details about IPASS view the following link; IPASS, Payroll and Finance courses

Procad Training

Courses are offered in the following categories;

• Energy Management
• Quality & Healthcare
• Process Improvement
• Health & Safety
• Project Management
• Management Skills
• CAD Applications
• Technical IT
• ECDL & MS Applications
• Web, Graphics & DTP
• Languages

The Institute of Massage and Sports Therapy prides itself on its successful history in the sports therapy field, with many graduates working in this popular and growing industry. Until recently this industry was unregulated, with the majority of practitioners being unqualified. It was all too often, that injuries were treated poorly and in many cases made more serious with incorrect treatment and rehabilitation advice.

Thankfully, teams and sports clubs now recognise the need for fully trained and qualified sports therapists, who have the ability and skill to treat the injured area in a confident, safe and effective manner. The comprehensive syllabus covered on the sports injury course allows graduates to perform this and also gives them a good understanding of correct training methods, injury prevention and sports nutrition, allowing them to offer all-round advice to their athletes.

The Complementary Therapies

In today’s competitive and busy world, more and more people are turning to complementary therapies for stress relief, injury therapy and for general health and well-being. the natural drug-free approach of these therapies to health care is becoming more popular and is now widely accepted and recognised.

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Make-up artistry courses are held in the Colour and Image Training Academy in O’Connell Street, Limerick in the South West of Ireland.

Foundation Course – certified course
This exciting 2 day course is designed for make-up enthusiasts to learn good techniques and principles when applying make-up. This course is essential before progressing to the more advanced level. There will be a balance between demonstration and hands on application.

Creative Course – certified course
This intensive 3 day course is designed for those who have completed the Foundation course or for those who have experience in the industry. The course will cover colour theory to techniques and trends for natural to special occasion & bridal make-up before moving on to catwalk, fashion shows and photographic make-up.

The course covers:
• Product awareness
• The tools and the rules
• Face shapes
• Colour correcting, contouring/shading/highlighting/concealing
• Eyebrow shaping
• How to choose and apply Foundations, powders,
blush and lipstick
• Application of eye make-up for smoky/cat eye
including eye shape & false lashes

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A rich heritage of teaching for over a hundred years is the hallmark of the programmes available, which include specialised taught MA programmes in History, Theology, Philosophy and Literature and English. In the Faculty of Education, students in taught MEd programmes develop knowledge and understanding in specialist areas such as special educational needs, information and communication technologies, early childhood care and education, science and technology, adult and continuing education, music education, development education and educational disadvantage, in combination with applied real world research in schools, classrooms, communities and workplaces. According to Rory McCann, a two-time graduate of the College states that “the college is responsive to the ever-changing needs of those who continue to work while furthering their studies, and continually strives to find a balance between appropriate levels of course requirements while at the same time maintaining high course standards.”

According to Dr, Catherine Kavanagh, Director of Graduate Studies in Arts, “Graduate programmes in MIC have been designed in line with best international practices in postgraduate education, research, publication and dissemination. Alumni from these graduate programmes are working in colleges and universities at home and abroad and hold leadership positions in the private and public sectors”. An exciting addition to the numbers of taught programmes is expected to come on stream next September, with the addition of taught doctoral programmes in Education and Theology.

The Faculty of Arts will deliver two exciting new programmes: the MA in Christian Leadership in Education, under the academic leadership of the Department of Theology, in conjunction with the Faculty of Education, together with CEIST (Catholic Education, an Irish Schools Trust), and a structured (taught) Ph.D. in theology. This new MA will provide a professional qualification with a strong theology component for those working in the education sector, with a view to helping them foster and sustain the Christian ethos of the schools where they work.

According to Dr. Catherine Kavanagh, Director of Graduate Studies in Arts, “This programme will provide a combination of training in the development of leadership skills with the acquisition of a high degree of theological literacy, and it is unique in Ireland”. Commenting on the structured PhD in Theology she said “ This PhD will capitalise on the strengths of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies in Mary Immaculate College – one of the very few such Departments in the country. Taught MA programmes have recently been offered in Christian Spirituality, Biblical Studies, Liturgical Studies and Theological Studies; the taught Ph.D is a natural development of the existing suite of programmes offered by the Department. It will take full advantage of the extensive international links already in place in the Department of Theology, from which we anticipate students will benefit greatly.” MIC will also deliver an MA in Educational Psychology and a Structured PhD (Education) for the first time in September 2010.

The MA in Educational Psychology is a two year full-time professional training programme which will have a strong applied focus and trainees will engage in professional placement each semester. The programme meets a national training need in the area of educational psychology and Mary Immaculate College is the only institution in Ireland outside of Dublin and Belfast to offer such a programme. Speaking on the Structured PhD, Prof. Jim Deegan, Director, Graduate Studies in Education said, “The Structured PhD (Education) programme is in line with developments in doctoral education stemming from the Bologna Declaration for meaningful, useful and transferrable 4th level education. The programme will include core modules on contemporary paradigms, policies and practices in the field of education, with a wide range of elective modules. A distinctive feature of the Structured PhD (Education) programme will be the inclusion of international master classes and summer schools.”

The postgraduate student body has achieved considerable success in attracting external awards, generating research publications and making conference presentations, according to Dr. Catherine Kavanagh, Director of Postgraduate Studies in Arts. These include the prestigious IRCHSS postgraduate fellowships, with two being awarded to students of the College this year. Mary Immaculate College also offers a number of internal awards, including the Doctoral Award, Studentships and Assistantships. The high level of research productivity on the part of postgraduate students who were in receipt of internal College awards was also significant, which demonstrates the importance of the latter in attracting high-calibre students to the College in both Arts and Education.

Contact
Admissions Office, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick 061-204929/204348, e-mail: admissions@mic.ul.ie or visit www.mic.ul.ie