Cavan Institute (previously ''Cavan College of Further Studies'') is a third level college located in the town of
Cavan
Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Ba ...
in the
Republic of Ireland
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. The college's main campus is located on Cathedral Road, with other sites at Drumalee, in the town centre, and at the former Army Barracks, which was recently purchased by County Cavan
VEC. In 2006 the Institute became a registered provider of
Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) Courses.
The college offers FETAC awards to all students, with some courses also offering
Business and Technology Education Council
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(BTEC) awards. Overall the Institute offers over 70 post-leaving certificate courses.
Schools
It has numerous courses on offer in its five schools, including:
* Accounting Technician
* Business & Humanities
* Healthcare, Sport & Education
* Beauty Therapy & Hairdressing
* Computing, Engineering & Science
* Design, Performing Arts & Services
The majority of students are Cavan locals, with a large proportion of other students coming from
Leitrim,
Roscommon
Roscommon (; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60, N61 and N63 roads.
The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who bui ...
,
Monaghan
Monaghan ( ; ) is the county town of County Monaghan, Ireland. It also provides the name of its civil parish and barony.
The population of the town as of the 2016 census was 7,678. The town is on the N2 road from Dublin to Derry and Letterken ...
,
Meath Meath may refer to:
General
* County Meath, Republic of Ireland
**Kingdom of Meath, medieval precursor of the county
** List of kings of Meath
** Meath GAA, including the intercounty football and hurling teams
** Diocese of Meath, in the Roman Cath ...
and
Westmeath
"Noble above nobility"
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Courses offered are accredited by the Confederation of International Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology (CIBTAC),
Ireland - Cavan Institute
www.cibtac.com Comité International d’Esthetique et de Cosmetologie (CIDESCO), International Therapy Examination Council (ITEC), International Academy of Travel (IAOT), Institute of Public Administration (IPA), and Cisco Systems
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.
Links to Institutes of Technology
The Cavan Institute has a number of Memoranda of Understanding with Institutes of Technology. Students can do year 1 of a BSc Level 7 course with IT Sligo, at the Cavan Institute, also year 1 of the BSc and BSc in Computing at Letterkenny Institute of Technology
The Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT; ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Leitir Ceanainn) was a institute of technology, located in Letterkenny, Ireland.
Based at Letterkenny in County Donegal, it was one of the smaller places of thir ...
, year 1 of the level 6 of both Business and Applied Social Studies and Social Care with Athlone Institute of Technology
The Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT; ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Luain) was an institute of technology, located in Athlone, Ireland. Established in 1970, the institute's campus was located on University Road.
A conso ...
and Years 1 and 2 of QQI Level 8 BA in Early Childhood Studies with the School of Lifelong Learning at Dundalk Institute of Technology
Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT; ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Dhún Dealgan) is an institute of technology, located in Dundalk, Ireland. Established as the Dundalk Regional Technical College, students were first enrolled in the coll ...
.
External links
Cavan Institute Official Website
Profile on QualifaX, Ireland’s National Learners’ Database.
See also
* Education in the Republic of Ireland
The levels of Ireland's education are primary, secondary and higher (often known as "third-level" or tertiary) education. In recent years further education has grown immensely with 51% of working age adults having completed higher educatio ...
* List of further education colleges in the Republic of Ireland
This is a list of further education colleges in the Republic of Ireland:
A
* Abbey Vocational School
* Accounting Technicians Ireland
* Athlone Community College
B
* Ballyfermot College of Further Education
* Blackrock Further Education Insti ...
References
Cavan (town)
Education in County Cavan
Further education colleges in the Republic of Ireland
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