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Transition Year Ireland & Quality and Qualifications Ireland Present REACHING TY 12 January 2017 , 14h30 - 17h00 Learning Space , EPIC Unit 12 , CHQ Building1 Custom House Quay , Dublin
TIME TOPIC / PRESENTER 14h30 15h00 Registration , Tea & Coffee served
15h00 - 15h05 Welcome Edwin Landzaad & Susan MacNeill TYI & QQI
15h05 - 15h20 Communicating with Students Reece Sheridan Pipers Hill College
15h20 - 15h35 Student Feedback from TY EXPO 2016 Edwin Landzaad TYI
15h35 - 16h50 Communicating with Teachers Finian O ' Connor Ashbourne Community School
16h50 - 16h05 Profile building & Marketing in a TY Environment Conor O ' Callaghan Stein Study
16h05 - 16h15 GAISCE Challenge Partner Scheme Niall Noonan GAISCE
16h15 - 16h30 Advancing Authenticity ; Going " Green " Claire McAlistair Global Action Plan
16h30 - 16h45 Opportunities in Sharing Amanda Landzaad TYI
16h45 - 17h00 Q & A Panel All Close
In January TY Ireland in partnership with QQI hosted our first ever Workshop and Seminar Series catering specifically for the needs of the external service providers to Transition Year .
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External service providers , for want of a better term , are those companies , bodies and initiatives that operate on the periphery of the TY programme but whose input strikes at the very heart of the TY aims and objectives .
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To mark the occasion we hosted the event in the fantastic ( and very central ) Customs House Building in Dublin 1 , where the staff of EPIC took great care of our every need .
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We had a tremendous turn-out for a mid-week event and hosted delegates from all sectors of the industry and from every corner of the country .
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The purpose of the event was to identify and address some of the common challenges we all face in this unconventional sector of the education market . As Finian O ’ Connor put it , “ External Service Providers provide students with the most memorable components of Transition Year ’, adding that , all-too-often such efforts are “ overlooked or unrecognised ” by the school bodies .
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The format for the afternoon was a series of short , focused presentations followed by Q & A . There was also an opportunity for delegates to network with one another , a huge potential spin-off of this endeavour , as we believe there is a lot of opportunities for the combined approach where overlaps present themselves .
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Our key speaker was TYI Ambassador Reece Sheridan who impressed the audience with his presentation but moreso with his insight . “ Communicating with students ” caught many delegates completely ( and pleasantly ) by surprise and you could literally see business plans being altered as he spoke .
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In a similar vain , Finian O ’ Connor gave insight into “ Communicating with teachers ” with follow-up presentations by key industry players focused on “ Profile Building ”, “ Partner Opportunities ”, “ Advancing Authenticity ”, “ and Opportunities in Sharing .”
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The response was overwhelming and immediate ( e . g . PureSkill , see page 25 devised a whole new integrated offering during the event and is already rolling it out .)
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We see an increased need for these kind of events as they are mutually beneficial to service providers in the sector , and we are looking for ways in which we can roll these out over time .
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Keep your eye on our website www . tyireland . com
and our social media for future events .