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! PURE SKILL 2 Hours of sporting activity where students complete our circuit of 10 different sports and a scorecard out of 100 points ! ! PLUS Galway City Museum’s story of the 1916 Rising. ! 2 Unique activities 1 Educational experience 4 Hours of excellent entertainment with refreshments supplied QUALITY AND QUALIFICATIONS IRELAND Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) is a state agency under the Dept. of Education & Skills. As well as being responsible for the quality assurance of providers of education and training, we certify programmes leading to QQI Awards. Our focus in partnering with TYI is to help equip students with the knowledge to seek out their own choices when they leave school. THE NATIONAL LEARNERS’ DATABASE SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD “One - stop - shop” for learners. Qualifax provides a comprehensive information on further and higher education and training courses. A charity set up to tackle racism. ! ! Qualifax has developed services to ensure that you have all the information needed to make informed choices about education, training and career paths. ! ! Our resources include DVD education pack, mascot, stickers, posters, wristbands and website. ! Our programmes include: creative competition, wear red day, ambassadors workshops, education pack ! ! Contact us for more information www.theredcard.ie ! ! ! SAIL TRAINING IRELAND SCIFEST SHARE NAVIGATOR SMART FUTURES Sail Training Ireland is the National Sail Training Organisation of Ireland and a Charity with Youth Development at its core. Our aim is to make Sail Training voyages on Tall Ships and Sailing Vessels accessible for the young people of Ireland. SciFest is a science fair programme that takes place at local, regional, and national level. It is free to enter and participation is particularly suited to TY students. Last year over 8000 students participated. National winners compete at Intel ISEF in America and INESPO in the Netherlands. SciFest inspires creativity and innovation. Share Navigator run the Young Investor Challenge, a fun and competitive programme that encourages students to embrace the challenge and want to learn about investing. Promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) careers to secondary school students. Smart Futures connects young people with STEM role models by training volunteers across the country to visit schools and deliver free career talks. Students learn more about what people working in STEM actually do, what skills they use and why they love their jobs. ! ! Sail Training Ireland is a member of Sail Training International and represents Ireland on the International Council and Board of Trustees of Sail Training International. ! The simulated investing environment comprises three components; ! • Investment Training • Simulated Investment Gaming • Investment Competition T Y UPDATE MAY 2017