Are you an ATU staff member involved in work placement or Work Based Learning?

If so, ATU/MyCareerPath would appreciate one hour of your time for a focus group

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) continues its stakeholder engagement initiative this week, running Work Based Learning focus groups for staff and students as part of a MyCareerPath project to enhance its student placement structures.

This multi-stage project aims to streamline placement processes, improve student experiences, and strengthen partnerships with employers and stakeholders.

There are focus groups for both staff and students and these seek to gather more comprehensive insights into work placement experiences in the 2024-2025 academic year.

ATU St Angela’s and ATU Sligo

The MyCareerPath team will be in ATU St Angela’s and ATU Sligo tomorrow (Tuesday, November 11), with the St Angela’s staff focus group taking place in AM105 at 10am followed by the students’ group at 11am.

Later on Tuesday afternoon, MyCareerPath will be in ATU Sligo to meet two more focus groups (staff, 2pm; students, 3pm) in E1010 Boardroom.

ATU Donegal – Killybegs and Letterkenny

On Wednesday (November 12), the emphasis switches to ATU Donegal, Killybegs campus, with the MyCareerPath team meeting staff at 11am and students at 12pm (venue to be confirmed), before they travel to ATU Donegal, Letterkenny, to host the staff focus group at 2pm and the students’ group at 3pm – both in the Clubs & Societies Management Room.

Further focus groups will take place online at 3pm (staff) and 4pm (students) on Thursday.

MyCareerPath is reaching out to staff to ask if they could help by contacting students who recently completed their placements to participate in a focus group, which can be conducted either onsite or online, based on their preference.

If you are interested in the focus groups please email jessica.duffy@atu.ie or mycareerpath@atu.ie. Alternatively, Sessions can be booked here.

€25 One4All voucher

As a token of appreciation, students who participate will be automatically entered into a prize draw for a €25 One4All voucher (one entry per session). It would be great if lecturers and teaching staff could pass on this information to their students.