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Could you be Ireland’s next Undergraduate of The Year?
Apprenticeships: a proven route to success
When it comes to deciding on a career path to follow, the route that traditionally comes to mind is full time study in college or university. While many will take this route to their chosen career, it might not be for everyone.
Architecture and design
The role of an architect encompasses many aspects of construction projects and is a unique and rewarding role requiring both exceptional creativity and accuracy.
Building Information Modelling/Architectural Technology
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an innovative new approach to building design, construction, and management. Architectural Technology involves working as part of an architectural or construction team, providing specific documents or technological requirements for the project.
Building Services
Building services engineers design and implement essential systems and play a key role in ensuring projects are energy efficient.
Structural engineering
Structural engineering is a specialism of civil engineering. It is the science and art of designing civil engineering facilities so that they can safely resist the forces to which they may be subjected. Structural engineers are key creative members of every design team; around the world they are committed to sustainably developing a safer built environment.
Professional Career Training USA - the Visa You Have Never Heard Of
Professional Career Training – what’s that? Now there’s a question we get asked on a regular basis! Most people know all about the summer J1 programme, and the various internship and graduate visas that we offer, but Professional Career Training for some reason has gone under the radar when it comes to peoples’ knowledge of it under the J1 category of visa.
10 reasons why every Irish student should do a J1
You honestly had us at earning money and perpetual sunshine.
Construction and civil engineering
Civil engineering is all about creating, improving and protecting the environment in which we live. It provides the facilities for day-to-day life such as transport, and the infrastructure allowing industry to prosper.
Construction management job description
A construction manager transforms the ideas shown on design drawings into real buildings, roads or bridges and organises the people, materials and equipment needed to get the job done.
Quantity surveyor
Manages all aspects of the contractual and financial side of construction projects.
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Your career in the construction sector
There are now more than 167,000 people working in construction in Ireland. What’s more, that number will rise over the coming years. Ireland’s construction output last year was estimated at €32bn. Between rising interest rates and rising costs, there has been some uncertainty in the Irish construction industry. However, in spite of the turbulence the world has faced in recent times, the Irish construction industry is expected to grow in the coming years.
