Industry Links
Creative Media, Information Technology and Computing Departments Industry Links:
Work Placement is an integral component of our programs offering the students ‘real-life’ experience for a semester. The work placement in the Creative Media and Information Technology and Computing Departments allows students to engage in a wide variety of work that offers them a real insight into their chosen field:
Teaching/Training - designing, developing and delivering programmes to primary and post-primary schools, supporting teachers in their teaching roles:
Creative Media Entrepreneurs – teams of creative media consultants are established that take on in real-life industry projects: Industry Placement – working in industry in a variety of specialist areas ie TV, Film and New Media Broadcasting, Music Technology, Writing Content for Digital Media, Multimedia, Graphic Design, Animation, Video-Motion Graphics, Social Media, Web Technologies, Administration, Management (Collabor8@ITT)
Community Support – Engaging with community organisations in utilising their learned skill sets to develop various media content to promote and support such organisations http://www.mylocalnews.ie/kerry-15/tralee-437/education-3/further-education-19/kade-3242/
Students get the opportunity to stay locally on work placement or travel the world. We currently have work placement students working in London, Scotland, Turkey, Spain, Finland, US.
The Departments deliver a number of modules with the support of local industry and training bodies. We collaborate with Kerry Education Services http://www.kerryetb.ie in a number of new initiatives i.e. Principals Returning to School/Video/Audio Training for Teachers/Supporting Teachers with Digital Media/Provision of Music Recording Studio.
We have an excellent working relationship with Fas Training Centre - we collaborate in the delivery of modules in Photography and TV/Film. http://www.fas.ie/en/Job+Seeker/Local+Employment+Service/SW.htm
Dairymaster have funded the upgrading of our TV Studio and a number of high performing students are offered an internship with the Company during the summer months http://www.dairymaster.ie/. Siamsa Tire work collaboratively on a number of projects with the Department http://www.siamsatire.com/
A number of Companies in the Kerry Technology Park provide project briefs for students to undertake as part of their work placement and final year projects http://www.ittralee.ie/en/InformationAbout/NewsandEvents/News/Archives/Archives2011/FullText,31660,en.html
Collabor8@ITT is a new initiative by the Department of Computing in the Institute of Technology, Tralee through which we aim to enhance our engagement with local Technology Industries.
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Business Studies and Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism Departments Industry Links:
Focus on Employability – “qualification plus”
- Work experience in Semester 6 is an integral component of our programs offering the students ‘real-life’ experience for a semester.
- Live industry projects e.g. marketing research
- Our strong links with employer for mentoring, case studies, projects, internships
- International opportunities for study and work experience through English through our more than 50 partner universities across EU, USA and Canada. Students can spend a semester of full year abroad in Year 3.
- Skills development through teaching, learning & assessment strategy: problem-solving, creativity, presentations, teamwork, communications
- Professional accreditation – accountancy, marketing, digital marketing
Euro-Toques - European Community of Chefs & Cooks - www.euro-toques.ie
Irish Hotels Federation - www.ihf.ie
Restaurant Association of Ireland - www.rai.ie
Bord Iascaigh Mhara - www.bim.ie
Unilever Ireland - www.unilever.ie
Taste Kerry - www.tastekerry.com
Kerry Farmers Markets - www.kerryfarmersmarkets.com
Failte Ireland - www.failteireland.ie
Bord Bia - www.bordbia.ie
Blas na hEireann Irish Food Awards - www.irishfoodawards.com