LINDA NUGENT
My journey with VTOS was from September 2014 to May 2015 .... I had taken a redundancy from my job and wanted to change direction . I had no idea what to expect and no idea whether I would be able for study again having been out of school for many years . The course I chose in VTOS initially was related to a carer ’ s role but soon changed to access to 3rd level ... the dream of having a degree was present even if there were several doubts . The tutors in VTOS were literally amazing and so encouraging . The subjects at times were extremely challenging especially when you discover statistics is definitely not your strongest area ... however I stuck at it and was pushed ( in a nice way ) to go for my dream . That dream became a reality last November when I graduated with a 2:1 Hons Degree in Social Political and Community Studies from St . Patricks College Carlow ... working towards a masters perhaps later this year . The dream job will then follow I hope . VTOS was the beginning and the grounding force to get me to that final hurdle . I would most definitely recommend it to others .
18 COURSE PROSPECTUS 2020-2021