CIT Guidance Counsellor Day 2019

1. http://www.cit.ie
Faculty of Business and Humanities
Current Programme Developments & Initiatives
Gerard O’Donovan, Head of Faculty of Business and Humanities
27th November 2019

2. What we are all about!

3. Faculty of Business and Humanities
 New Programmes
 Working with business and community sectors
 Award Winning Students
 Professional Accreditation
 Pathways

4. Graduate Outcomes Survey
 94.5% of Graduates are in employment or
pursuing further study
 Of those in employment 87.9% are employees,
4.8% are doing graduate internships and 7.3%
are self employed
 94% working nationally, 6% overseas
 79.4% of those working nationally are in Cork

5. Graduate Salaries

6. Graduate Outcomes Survey Feedback
 Very positive experience studying at CIT. Content of
course was excellent as were the lecturers.
 Really appreciated CIT and its lecturers, staff. Miss
CIT so much!
 Very good experience, good for personal
development, no regrets about doing the course.
 Positive feedback given. Very satisfied. Lecturers are
very skilled and professional.
 Fantastic Course with some great lecturers. Led to
me getting this job!
 Really enjoyed, probably will end up studying here
again.

7. CIT Crawford College of Art & Design
The Love What you do Poster can be downloaded from the Crawford website.
https://crawford.cit.ie

8. CIT Crawford College of Art & Design
 Transition Year Work Experience Week
 Titled: I LOVE TY
 10th -14th February, 2020
 Location: Crawford College of Art & Design
 (Sharman Crawford Street & the main campus in Bishopstown, Dept
Media Communication)
 The work experience week will consist of workshops, talks &
presentations with current 3rd level students and lecturers of art,
design & media education.
 Contact ccad.enquiries@cit.ie or 021 433 5200

9. CIT Crawford College of Art & Design
 Transition Year Work Experience Week
The week's activities will include:
 Art, design and media workshops in which you get stuck in and be creative.
 (The outcome of these workshops might be useful if putting a portfolio
together)
 Meet the students and learn from them by getting to share their portfolio
experience with them; view some of their projects and finally get advice
from them on how to do it yourself.
 Find out more about the history and culture of art, design and media.
 Get an insight into all the programmes available in the Crawford, provided
by the Heads of Department.
 Join the dots … do drawing, photography, graphic design, print and motion
graphics projects under the theme … LOVE what you do.
 A final exhibition of the week’s work will be displayed in the College.

10. School of Business
"Taster of Accounting"
event in CIT for TY
students

11. School of Business
 Students from our Business Degree, Business Administration
Degree and International Business Degree are working very
hard on designing an inclusive strategy for Dell
Technologies.
 Students will present their final project work at a
networking event in CIT in early December to members of
the DELL/EMC Diversity team including their Head of
Diversity and Inclusion, EMEA.

12. BSc in Agriculture - CR010
 Programme running in CIT for nearly 20 years
 Run jointly with Teagasc and Clonakilty Agricultural College
 The course develops farming, business and management
skills to enable graduates to follow careers as successful
commercial farmers or work in the agri-business sector.
 Second Year – Mandatory Placement - New Zealand,
Australia, UK and USA
 Potential Areas of Employment: Farm Manager, Agricultural
Consultant or Advisor, Sales Representative, Retail
Management
 CAO Final Points 2019: 270
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13. School of Business – Live Cases
 Cork Airport
 Marketing Students
 Live Case
 Outputs

14. School of Business – Live Cases

15. School of Humanities
• BA in Social Care Work
• Change in title to reflect CORU (regulators)
• Similar modules to previous programme, but, rewritten to
reflect language of CORU
• Register is not due to open for two years, so the status quo
remains
• Level 7 programme submitted to CORU, awaiting a panel
visit
• Unable to admit students to Year 2 of the programme, due
to CORU requirements
• Information sessions provided to all placement providers
• Admission to register – grandparenting rules will apply

16. CIT - Serving the Community
 CIT Investigates – a series of panel discussions focusing on
Mother and Baby Homes, Magdalene Laundries, Industrial
Schools, Direct Provision
 Cork Stand Together – a homeless charity founded by Social
Care students, volunteering with Cork city homeless every
Weds evening
 Fund raising as part of first year module, charities to benefit
- Cork Stand Together, Cork Life Centre and many more.
 Volunteer Abroad
 Fundraising Events & Concerts organised by students
 Work with Cope Foundation and Irish Prison Service

17. Serving the Community

18. CIT Cork School of Music
Army Band 1 Brigade and CITCSM BMus students

19. CIT Cork School of MusicCITCSM JAZZ BIG BAND Collaborate with the NEW YORK JAZZ STANDARD YOUTH ORCHESTRA
at the Cork Jazz Festival

20. CIT Cork School of Music
KATE O’CONNOR and her BAPM3 colleagues perform at the Stack Theatre

21. CIT Cork School of Music
Members of the band JAMIROQUAI give a workshop at the CIT Cork School of Music

22. CIT Cork School of Music
BATDS 3 Students perform ‘The Suicide’

23. CIT Enterprise Camp
 CIT Enterprise Camp held in August each year for 5 days
from 10am to 3pm
 14 – 16 year olds
 Funded by HEA
 60 students learn in a fun environment to be
entrepreneurial and come up with new business ideas
 Opportunity to meet entrepreneurs in the Rubicon Centre
and visit entrepreneurs offsite
 Further details: https://www.cit.ie/enterprisecamp

24. CIT Enterprise Camp

25. http://www.cit.ie
Thank You – Q&A
Email: gerard.odonovan@cit.ie
Twitter: @gerard_odonovan
Skype: gerard.odonovan
LinkedIn: Gerard O’Donovan