News & Events

Join us at one of our Open Days and get the opportunity to chat directly with course directors and teachers about the QQI Level 4, 5 & 6 Further Education courses on offer in the college. Rathmines College also offers Professional Accountancy courses, accredited by ACCA and ATI, and a one-year Repeat Leaving Cert programme. The college offers excellent progression routes from QQI Level 4 to 5 and to 6 and Professional Accountancy.

On successful completion of this course, students can progress to 1st year degree courses in Arts and Social Sciences in TCD. Rathmines is one of only 3 colleges offering students this direct route to degree courses in Trinity College Dublin

Congratulation to our 2024 Graduates

Our Level 5 English and IT graduates write about their experience in Rathmines College, as International students

Read about the advantages of doing a PLC course, brilliantly described by one or our alumni, Barry Walsh: Barry, Founder at FocusonDiversity.ie and recently awarded the ETBI Alumni Honouring Excellence Award, talks about the many benefits of going the PLC route- we couldn't have put it better ourselves!

With Indeed reporting a significant increase in "Green Job" postings (up 93% since 2019), the demand for candidates for sustainable jobs is very strong. In order to help fill the gap between the supply and demain in the sustainable jobs sector, Rathmines College are launching a new QQI Level 5 course in September 2024: Sustainability and Business. This unique Course in Sustainability and Business blends traditional business studies with a robust focus on sustainability. Find out more at https://www.rathminescollege.ie/courses/business-and-sustainability-studies/

Our annual graduation ceremony will take place on Tuesday, May 28th. This is an enjoyable evening not to be missed and something to look forward to after the exams. Date: Tuesday, May 28th 2024 Venue: The Round Room, Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2, DO2 XK40 Gowning of Students: 6.00 p.m. Graduation Start Time: 7.00 p.m.

Raising €566 for Oxfam Ireland, the thrift shop run by our Level 5 Marketing students was a huge success. By selling pre-loved items, this initiative not only raised money for a a great cause but helped students learn about the importance of sustainability. All promotional activities were run by our innovative students including social media marketing, personal selling, sales promotion PR and poster design. A branding style guide was created for the shop and it was a real team effort with both staff and students donating stock through our collection stations in the college.

A Big Thank you to Jill and Sarah from Oxfam Rathmines who welcomed our students into their busy shop and store room for training. We benefited from their experience regarding pricing, display and stock sorting and we are all prepped and ready to go for our the launch of our Pop Up Thrift Shop on March 5th. All proceeds going to Oxfam Ireland.

The first thrift shop to run in the college was organised in collaboration with Oxfam Ireland, a leading charitable organisation that is committed to tackling inequality and ending poverty, this Pop-Up event was run by the marketing students and was open for business Tuesday March 5th. Running for one week only, the shop sold sustainable second-hand clothes and accessories, raising over €500 for Oxfam Ireland.