Guidance Counselling in St. Aidan’s CC 

St. Aidan’s Guidance Counselling department provides a guidance and counselling service for all of its students. The service is designed to help each student to make the best use of the opportunities presented to him/her in school and to assist in the progression from school to the next stage of his/her career. Support is provided in each of the following areas: 

Educational Guidance:
This involves guidance and advice on subject selection and the implications of these choices for later life. 

Personal Development:
This helps students to find direction in their personal and school lives and to recognise and develop their own personal strengths. 

Career Guidance:
This helps students to plan for their future beyond school. Information and advice is offered on college applications, scholarships and grants, apprenticeships/employment and third level opportunities. Assistance is also provided on job applications, CV preparation and interview skills. 

UCC Access Plus+
St. Aidan’s C.C. is a linked school with the UCC Access Plus+ Programme. This programme provides educational assistance to students throughout their secondary schooling to enhance their ability to compete for third level places in UCC. 

MTU Linked Schools Programme 
St. Aidan’s C.C. is affiliated with Munster Technological University through the MTU Linked Schools Programme. The programme provides a comprehensive range of supports for students to promote access to higher education and to aid their transition from second level to third level.  

Industry Links
St. Aidan’s is linked with Janssen through its School Business Partnership Programme which offers valuable industry insights to its TY students. The college is also linked with DPS through its Aspire2 Student Support Programme which offers a range of educational and career supports to senior cycle students including scholarships, work placement opportunities, mentoring and leadership training. Our Junior Achievement Programme provides valuable industry links with companies including Bord Gáis. 

St. Aidans/DPS Aspire2 Student Support Programme:
St. Aidans/DPS Aspire2 Student Support Programme was set up in 2015 and offers several key benefits to senior cycle students including free extra tuition, Gaeltacht trips and scholarships, mentoring, leadership training through a youth advisory panel and CV and interview skills training with DPS HR personnel. A number of third level scholarships are offered to students each year as part of the programme.

DPS is a global engineering and project management company working with clients in the life sciences and advanced technology industries and employs more than 800 people in 11 offices worldwide. It is being partnered in its Aspire2 programme by a number of third level institutions including Munster Technological University and University College Cork.