CCT Blog

The College of Computer Training (CCT) has volunteered to facilitate the progression of IT learners displaced by the recent closure of certain private colleges in Ireland.  This is part of an overall effort by the national Task Force Consortium to provide alternative arrangements for progression. The details of this programme are as follows: Course Name: […]

Please note that Round 1 offers have now being issued by CCT through the CAO system. Round 1 offers (available online from Monday 19th August and received by post on Tuesday 20th August) can be accepted via CAO until 17.15 on Monday 26th August, 2014 – please follow all instructions on the CAO website and […]

3D4Medical, an Irish med-tech and fitness company whose apps have been downloaded 15m times on desktop and mobile, is to create 50 new jobs in Dublin. 3D4Medical has developed more than 19 apps that have reached No 1 in the download charts across iOS, Mac, Windows and Android Stores. Its ‘Essential Anatomy’ desktop and mobile […]

The Irish Computer Society is delighted to announce that the renowned Turing Lecture series will be coming to Dublin in 2017. ICS was successful in its bid to bring the lecture – now in its 19th year – to Dublin to coincide with the Irish Computer Society’s 50th anniversary. The lecture series is a world leading […]

Up to 100 jobs are due to be created in Irish IT company Version 1. Version 1 provides IT consulting, services, and solutions to business. The €8m investment is supported by the BDO Development Capital Fund, in the first allocation since the launch of the €75m fund by the Minister for Jobs in March of this year. […]

QQI Award is the single new logo for all QQI awards, irrespective of whether the award relates to a further education and training programme or a higher education and training programme. The brand logos used by the former awarding councils FETAC and HETAC, and the transitional logos used whilst the QQI award brand was in development, are […]

The summer taster course series began this week at CCT. Secondary students from all across Ireland are studying intensive, three-week long courses on topics such as Software Development, Computer Networking, Mobile Development and Gaming. The taster courses are provided completely free of charge by CCT, in order to give experience and insight into studying ICT at […]

The second Irish Supercomputer List, ranking the fastest high performance computers in Ireland was released on June 30, increasing the number of ranked computers by over 50%. The project, headed by staff at CCT and other renowned third-level institutions, was launched in November 2013 to raise the profile of High Performance Computing (HPC) in Ireland […]

Dublin is to get 125 new jobs after announcements by two US technology firms today. Internet advertising company Adroll is expanding its presence in Ireland and wants to hire 100 new staff. The company established its European headquarters in Dublin last year and announced plans to recruit 120 employees within one year. It has now […]

Attn: All International Students displaced by recent Closures of Irish Colleges The Task Force Consortium invites you to attend an information meeting regarding the continuity arrangements of your third level studies in Ireland. This invitation is open to students of the following closed Colleges: Kavanagh College, Eden College; Irish Business School Dublin ; Millennium College, Business & Computer […]