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A YEAR 1 Accounting student in Kerry College has received the third highest grade out of 887 graduates in Ireland this year. In the past, Lorraine Carey, from Firies, worked in hospitality in Killarney and felt that a career change was needed for some time. Having always had an interest […]

MINISTER for for Further, Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, was in Tralee yesterday to visit the Munster Technological University (MTU) Tralee campus, Kerry College campuses in Clash and Monavalley as well as Tralee Youthreach centre. He was joined by Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD on […]

A STUDENT at Kerry College of Beauty, Clash Campus was awarded a ‘Best in Ireland’ award from CIDESCO International at the recent CIDESCO Congress 2021 International Virtual Makeup and Body Art Competition. Edel Joy, a Beauty Therapy Traineeship student from Listowel, won the award on Tuesday, September 8. She competed with […]

KERRY COLLEGE will hold a live information webinar event on Thursday 16th September at 7pm. The event will be run via Zoom and will also be streamed live via the Kerry College YouTube Channel. The event will feature the following staff: Stephen Goulding, Ioseph Nestor, John Herlihy, Elaine O’Connor, Ann Doyle, […]

ARE you a Leaving Cert student wondering what to do next, a media graduate who wants hands on experience or perhaps you are thinking of a career change. Kerry College are currently recruiting for an 8 week introduction to Radio Broadcasting course which commences in Tralee on September 27th. Trained […]

FILMING on ‘Joyride’, starring Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman, has wrapped on location in Kerry. The feature film, produced by Subotica and funded by Fís Eireann/Screen Ireland & Ingenious, had a successful five week shoot in the county in locations around the county, including Tralee. Emmy Award-winning director, Emer Reynolds, was […]

A PRESENTATION was made to The Rose Hotel on Tuesday in recognition of their participation in the 50 Shades Greener Programme, which is currently running through the Business Support Unit in Kerry College. The hotel on Dan Spring Road is the first company in Co. Kerry to complete the programme. […]

KERRY COLLEGE has announced that two new tech apprenticeships will start this September – one in Software Development, another in Cybersecurity. These QQI Level 6 Apprenticeships, two years in duration, are delivered in partnership with FIT (FastTrack Into IT) who have a track record of running a range of apprenticeships […]

KERRY College will hold the latest in their series of live information webinar events tonight (Tuesday), at 7pm. Information will be issued on the various supports – fees, grants and funding, learning supports, and adult and career guidance. Staff will be there on the night to answer any questions you […]

MUSIC Performance and Music Technology students from the Kerry College Clash Campus are collaborating with the Photography students from the Listowel Campus, to organize a virtual photography exhibition, that will feature both original and covered music. The ’21&Us’ exhibition will display a collection of work the photography students and the […]

KERRY College will hold the first in a series of live information webinar events on Tuesday, May 11 at 7pm. The event will feature staff, learners and graduates. Participating on the night will be teachers and current students to talk of their experiences with Kerry College and to answer any […]

THE COVID pandemic has been particularly tough on learners who don’t have access to up-to-date technology or broadband to connect to the online learning and tuition that was necessary over the past 12 months. FIT (Fast Track to IT) have been collaborating with Kerry College for several years providing training […]

A NEW fully-funded course has been launched to address the skills gap and staff shortage in hospitality and tourism sectors in Kerry. The upcoming Certificate in Culinary Arts (Food Preparation and Cooking) starts on Monday, May 10 at Kerry College’s Clash Campus in Tralee. The course is fully funded, so […]

KERRY College has just announced an innovative 10 week full-time Summer course which provides an opportunity for career changers and career starters and school leavers to explore if a career in IT support or a related area is for them. It is scheduled to run on-campus at Monvalley in Tralee […]

KERRY COLLEGE of Further Education And Training (Kerry College) has announced an innovative Media Graduate Internship which is scheduled to run on-campus in Tralee starting on Monday, June 14. This is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience by working as part of a media production team throughout the summer months […]

KERRY College will take part in a Career Path Expo on Wednesday March 10th and Thursday March 11th from 3pm to 8pm. Career Path Expo is a free, online, virtual, interactive education and skills event. It is aimed at helping career changers, school-leavers and returners to gather information about further […]

KERRY College music students are hosting a concert in aid of Pieta House this Saturday evening at 7pm. “In what has been a very difficult year for everyone, this initiative shows remarkable resilience by our students who are giving their time and talents to facilitate a wonderful evening in support […]

COMMIS Chef Apprentices at the Kenmare Further Education and Training Centre along with their Instructor Simon Regan are bringing some festive cheer to the community at Taobh Linn Social Centre in Kenmare this Christmas by providing a fantastic Christmas Feast on Tuesday, December 22. Ingredients for the 6 course festive […]

KERRY College of Further Education and Training (Kerry College) has announced a new fee-free and fully funded skills development programme focused on sterilisation and sanitation for the Beauty Therapy and Spa industry. Given the ongoing pressures on this sector due to COVID-19, Kerry College and CIDESCO International felt that schools, […]

TRALEE Commis Chef apprentices, based in Kerry College, Clash Campus, delivered a meal to frontline workers at University Hospital Kerry on Tuesday. As part of their capstone module and the final assessment of their apprenticeship, the students must execute a culinary event. Given the circumstances and restrictions of COVID-19, the […]

KERRY COLLEGE has announced an innovative new programme called “Ecology and Practical Fieldwork Skills” which will run in Killarney starting on Monday 16th November. This full-time QQI Level 5 Major Award will be run by Killarney National Park Education Centre in conjunction with Cappanalea (The National Centre for Outdoor Education […]

KERRY College of Further Education and Training (Kerry College) has published its range of full-time employment focused programmes for Winter/Spring 2020/2021. Over 30 full time courses focused on developing skills and experience for specific roles and sectors will commence in the coming months at the college’s campus at Monavalley, Tralee. […]

KERRY College of Further Education and Training (Kerry College) virtually welcomed Niamh Doyle of Kerry County Library Services this week as she presented an online tutorial on what the Kerry Library service has to offer. The interactive tutorial was streamed to multiple classes across both the Clash and Denny street […]

KERRY College would like to clarify that, as a provider of Further Education and Training (FET), the college is excluded from the request of NPHET to move all learning online for the next two weeks. Although Higher Education institutions has been requested to move to online learning from Monday next, […]

KERRY College of Further Education and Training (Kerry College) welcomed students back on-campus this week with demand increased in many areas this year and many courses now full. Popular course areas this year at their four locations in Tralee and Listowel include: Social Studies, Childcare, Education, Business, Engineering, Law, Media and Journalism, […]

FOUR learners from Kerry College will feature in an upcoming national campaign for SOLAS entitled ‘This is FET’. The voices and stories of Rory Murphy and Antoin Fletcher from Tralee, Amie McNamara from Listowel and Niambh O’Byrne from Abbeyfeale are part of a new digital campaign to coincide with the […]

KERRY COLLEGE of Further Education and Training (Kerry College) has confirmed a start date for its courses for third level progression of Monday, September 21. The college has also clarified details about the learner experience in September. Kerry College is planning for smaller, socially distanced class sizes with learners on-campus every […]

TWO graduates from Kerry College’s Sports & PE Pre-Teaching course — Rory Murphy from Tralee and Steven Ó Conchúir from Ventry — have been offered places on PE Teaching at UCC on the B(Ed) (Hons) Sports Studies and Physical Education in UCC. Both students completed the newly introduced year-long course at […]

HAVE you always dreamed of working in radio or the media?  Or are you a media graduate who wants hands on experience. Would you like the opportunity to train in an existing media organization while you learn. If you have a passion for news, sports, research and production, presenting music […]

KERRY College is about to begin its course recruitment interviews for its September intake. All courses with an employment focus scheduled to start in September are now being called for interview. A first round of place offers will take place after these interviews have taken place. Interviews will be held […]