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Young Irish language speakers begin their studies in childcare, beauty and media in a training college in west Belfast.

Leanann muid micléinn atá ag freastal ar an choláiste traenála Gael Chúrsaí atá lonnaithe in Iarthar Bhéal Feirste. Cuireadh an coláiste ar bun i 2011, agus is é an sprioc atá aige ná rogha eile oideachais a thabhairt do Ghaeilgeoirí óga atá réidh ar an scoil ach ar mhaith leo cáilíochtaí eile agus gairm bheatha a bheith acu, lena n-áirítear cúram leanaí, áilleacht, garchabhair, bainistíocht gnó agus ceannasaíocht.

Sa chlár seo, tá dúshlán mór roimh Cholma Mhic Aoidh agus foireann an choláiste agus iad ag aistriú chuig suíomh úr. Go fóill féin, tá an sprioc chéanna acu, micléinn úra a chlárú agus a chur faoi oiliúint. Cuidíonn Ursula leis an scoil áilleachta a chur in ord agus tá sí i mbun an chéad rang cócaireachta riamh sa choláiste. Tá Andrew ag iarraidh a bheith cáilithe mar chúntóir ranga, agus tagann Frances, atá mar mhúinteoir aige ar an chúrsa Cúram Leanaí, tagann sí ar cuairt chuige sa seomra ranga chun é a mheas. Tá Ethan ag dúil le post mar DJ a bheith aige agus faigheann sé deis seal a chaitheamh ag obair le foireann Raidió Fáilte.

A year in the life of students attending courses with Gael Chúrsaí, a training college based in west Belfast. Its primary focus is to give young Irish language speakers an alternative path to education by offering them the opportunity to gain a qualification in a range of vocational skills like childcare, beauty, first aid, business finance and leadership.

In this first episode, college leader Colma Mhic Aoidh and her dedicated team of tutors confront one of their biggest challenges: relocating to a new facility. All the while, they’re maintaining the day-to-day function of the college, training and enrolling new students.

Tutor Ursula helps sort out the new beauty school and takes the first-ever cookery class in the college. Student Andrew is aiming to become a classroom assistant, and his course tutor Frances visits him in the classroom to assess how he’s progressing. Young music fanatic Ethan embarks upon a new adventure as he has ambitions of becoming a DJ and gets the opportunity to work alongside the team at Raidió Fáilte.

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Mon 29 Jul 2024 22:00

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