Home Course Search Guidance Forum In School Going to College Other Options Careers Parents CAO    Summer Language Colleges    Doing the Leaving Cert    Repeating the Leaving Cert    Transition Year Enter Daycourse Code What is this? College Profiles Study in Ireland Newsletters Education Articles Guide to 3rd Level & Higher Education Links & Resources Search Courses By All Courses College Category Location College Profiles Home  »»  In School  »»  Transition Year Transition Year Have you just finished your Junior Cert and wouldn’t care if you never had to look at another textbook or revise for another exam in your life? Well, luckily, you have the whole summer to relax, unwind and get yourself ready for…well, more study, more revision, and yet more exams! Unless of course all that studying has made you decide on having a year off from the rigours of exam preparation and constant assignment deadlines and opt for a more hands-on approach to your learning experience instead by taking a transition year. Transition year is an optional year that bridges the gap between junior cert and leaving cert learning. It prepares students for “real-life” by developing the transferable skills needed for the workplace and in most contexts of adult life. It is not simply another year of school since a lot of the learning takes place outside of the classroom – on field trips, work experience placements, community placements, and even during outdoors activities such as canoeing or camping! There are many things we can learn about ourselves, each other, and the world in everyday life! In the past students have visited museums, theatres, factories; gone hill-walking, mountain climbing and camping. Transition students have unfurled the largest banner in the world on Dollymount Strand in County Dublin. In other words, it introduces students to the idea that learning is not simply confined to the classroom. Read on... Is A Transition Year ... It can be a difficult choice deciding whether to take the transition year or not. Some students are ... Learn more What Can You Expect ... New SkillsThe transition year is designed to help you develop not just on an educational level but a ... Learn more   Transition Week Sche ... Universities and Institutes throughout Ireland offer a number of different options for Transition ... Learn more Preparing For The Le ... Not only does the transition year help you learn new skills and develop your independent approach to ... Learn more   Leaving Cert Options Choosing which subjects to study for the leaving cert can be difficult but your choices can have a h ... Learn more   also in this section Is A Transition Year For You?, Leaving Cert Options, Preparing For The Leaving Cert, Transition Week Schemes, What Can You Expect To Get Out Of Transition Year?   HOT LINKS Nutritionist Case Study Work Abroad Writing your CV The Green Economy Animator Case Study Doing an Apprenticeship Support Funding Options Repeating LC Case Study Why go to Registration Week? Be a Stingy Student     POLL Does the onset of an economic downturn make... you more likely to take a course? you less likely to take a course? no difference to whether you enrol in a course or not?   Show Previous Polls   Daycourses.com ®*, Ireland's leading guide to 3rd Level and higher education, is published under license by Learning Ireland. Our network: Nightcourses.com, Daycourses.com, Postgrad.ie, CorporateTraining.ie, Learning.ie, NIcourses.com, Learningireland.ie. ®* Registered Trademark. All rights reserved.