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Following a review of existing resources, a new guidance resource based on the
#ThinkLanguages video highlighting the relevance of languages in careers was
developed, and some existing resources were compiled into a single document.
These resources should support guidance counsellors, and their MFL colleagues,
to continue to build upon a whole-school approach to guidance.
Collaboration with CareersPortal.ie
The partnership with CareersPortal.ie, Ireland’s leading career guidance website, continued in 2023. PPLI also
collaborated with An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta & GaelscolaĂochta (COGG) to develop content in
Irish on CareersPortal.ie, linking to the work being done by PPLI to support overall language provision.
Languages Connect articles are included in every CareersPortal.ie newsletter which is circulated to over 4,000
guidance professionals. A languages tile is featured on all 33 career sectors on the site and are featured
regularly on CareersPortal.ie social media posts. The Languages Connect Course Finder on CareersPortal.ie is
continuously updated to include all third level courses available that include a language at major, minor, or
elective level. This filter was accessed over 20,000 times in 2023. Ongoing improvements and updates to the
content with new videos, content, and resources also takes place on a regular basis.
CareersPortal.ie Career Skills
Competition
The Career Skills Competition is open to
all Senior Cycle students who have
undertaken a work experience
placement and aims to encourage
students to understand the role skills
can play in their future career and
educational prospects. In 2023,
Languages Connect sponsored a
specialist category award for the first
time - the Languages Connect Award for
a Career with a Foreign Language.
Details of the competition were
communicated to all post-primary
schools and promoted in the
CareersPortal.ie newsletter. An extensive
communications campaign was
conducted throughout the year,
targeting students, TY coordinators, LCVP
coordinators, LCA coordinators, guidance
counsellors, and education partners.
Articles appeared in government
publications, on school websites, and on
school social media accounts.
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