Mastercard made their annual visit to Sacred Heart Junior National School in Killinarden last week. For the past 8 years, Mastercard volunteers have taken time out of their busy schedules to work with the senior infant, first and second class … Read More
Dublin Students Celebrate Being Career Ready After 2 Year Employability Programme
Students from three Dublin schools have graduated from a unique work readiness programme for senior cycle students at a special event hosted by AIB at its new HQ on Molesworth Street. Career Ready is managed by JAI on behalf of … Read More
Junior Dragon’s Den gets down to business in Metlife
The 4th Class students from Scoil Una Naofa sought “investment” for their entrepreneurial ideas when they pitched to the “Dragon’s” in Metlife as part of Junior Achievements Dragon’s Den event recently. The event marked the completion of the students enterprise … Read More
JAI Alumna brings Career Success to Hartstown Community School
Mary was a student in St. Dominic’s Secondary School where volunteers from Accenture ran the “Career Success” programme with her class when she was in TY. Now working in KPMG, Mary volunteered to facilitate the same programme with the TY … Read More
Oracle Volunteer Comes Full Circle in Bringing STEM to Life
Oracle staff member Michael Finan returned to his old primary school this term to teach the 6th class Energize programme. Michael worked with students in Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire, Dublin 1 and took them through the wonderful world of science. Energize, … Read More
AIG Inspire Local Students to Reach for the Stars
AIG Insurance’s Women & Allies Group recently hosted 24 TY and 5th Year students from Loreto College Girls Secondary School in Crumlin for an employability workshop in their European Headquarters on North Wall Quay in Dublin. The students were welcomed … Read More
Enterprise in Action in Palmerstown Community School
A student shares her experience of the Enterprise in Action programme Aisling (second left) with classmates from Palmerstown Community School and Citi volunteer Sarah Macasieb Our Transition Year business class spent six weeks learning about entrepreneurship and how to … Read More
Hard to Top this School to Work Day
Louise Hyland from Top Oil recently delivered the Our Nation programme to 4th class students from St. Brigid’s GNS, Killester, Dublin 5. During this in-depth and action packed five week programme, students role-played business ownership, produced a product using different … Read More
Wonderful World of Science brought to Life at Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Science Fair
One hundred students from 5th and 6th class from Our Lady Queen of Apostles National School, Clondalkin experienced the wonderful world of science during the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Science Fair in partnership with Junior Achievement Ireland (JAI). Taking place … Read More
Citi’s Long-term Investment in Dublin’s Youth
Twenty years of industry-education collaboration was celebrated at a special anniversary event in Citi’s Office on North Wall Quay. The event marked twenty years of partnership between JAI and Citi which has resulted in more than 850 Citi volunteers inspiring … Read More