Expand+Creative Technology and Arts Programme (CTA) is offered in order to cater for the needs of a population of students referred through the HSE services. The College offers a number and variety of supports. These include but are not limited to guidance ...

Hide-Creative Technology and Arts Programme (CTA) is offered in order to cater for the needs of a population of students referred through the HSE services. The College offers a number and variety of supports. These include but are not limited to guidance counselling, extra support and flexibility in relation to class structure, an open and understanding attitude to the challenges faced by individuals, an awareness of obstacles in returning to education, and setting provisions in place to cater for such obstacles. Social activities are also woven into the course structure in order to enhance social integration and group cohesion from the outset of the course. This course is run in partnership with City Links (HSE).

The College has a designated staff member, with the overall role of guidance counsellor, who is assigned the task of supporting students in continuing and sustaining educational engagement.

Expand+Applications for 2017
Applications for all courses can be made online at: www.stjohnscollege.ie

Applications are invited from early January of each year or once the college’s Online Admissions System becomes live.

Step 1
An online application...

Hide-Applications for 2017
Applications for all courses can be made online at: www.stjohnscollege.ie

Applications are invited from early January of each year or once the college’s Online Admissions System becomes live.

Step 1
An online application form (only in exceptional circumstance should a hard copy application form be completed) and submitted through the college’s Admissions System accessed through the college website www.stjohnscollege.ie All applications are acknowledged by an automated email.
Currently the college operates three round of offers in March, May and late August/early September, however some programmes alternate interview arrangements posted on individual programme pages on the college website.

Step 2
Places are offered subject a satisfactory interview and meeting the requirements of the programme as laid out in the individual course outlines as displayed in the college website.
Once the criteria above are met a Letter of Offer is issued outlining the registration process and charges to be paid. Upon receipt of a Letter of offer, a successful applicant may secure a place on the programme by paying within 5 working days a minimum deposit. Applicants will forfeit their place of offer if the registration process as laid down is not adhered to.

The procedure for online payments is as follows:
•A minimum deposit as outlined in the Letter of Offer must be paid online
by the applicant using his/her username and password on the St John’s Admissions System and the balance of charges must be paid before class commences.
•Applicants are requested to present a Birth Certificate or Passport and a certified copy of their Leaving Certificate results if available.

Medical Card Holders & Vocational, Training and Opportunities Scheme (VTOS), New Directions and Applied Computer Training applicants:
•Medical Card Holders may exempt from exam fees and reduce the balance of their charges.
•There are no charges to VTOS applicants, and funded programmes such as New Directions and Applied Computer Training applicants.