About the Pathway Program
Pathway is an online career planning tool developed for students, aiding in the decision-making process when looking at third level education and potential future careers. Designed around what the student enjoys, Pathway considers several key variables unique to each person, including the student’s favourite subjects in school, their hobbies, interests, passions and finally, their unique decision-making style. All these factors are combined to provide students with an array of different third-level courses best suited to them.
Pathway provides direction to students at a critical time in their lives when they have some exciting decisions ahead. It works by clearly outlining the courses and faculty areas best suited to the student’s interests, providing the student with a panoramic view of the possibilities available to them, filtering out external influences and realigning their internal compass.
Each student that completes the Pathway survey receives a personalised Pathway report that documents the career options most suited to them. Not only does Pathway help students, but it also assists parents and career guidance counsellors when discussing future career options with their children and/or students, by allowing them to engage in discussions around the report options presented and be fully supportive in the decisions made by the students, confident that they will be happy in their choices.
In addition, Pathway serves as an opportunity for corporate organisations and universities to engage with the community and fulfil their corporate social responsibility by providing employees and community groups with the option of introducing Pathway to their children and family members, thus encouraging more informed discussions and opportunities for third level education in households and contributing toward a more skilled workforce in generations to come and higher levels of employability in future.
How to take the survey
Below, we have outlined exactly how Pathway can be used.
Just click the option that best describes you:
Parents
Entering the final cycle of your child’s second-level education can be a difficult and stressful time for many families. The Pathway report provides parents and students a conduit for communication with course and career options for discussion. Also, we have compiled some information on how parents can better cope with the stresses that come with the final years of school.
3rd Level Students
Approaching the end of a college degree can bring with it an array of decisions – you literally have the world as your oyster! Perhaps you are considering continuing your studies and applying for a Masters program or a PhD. Take the Pathway career survey to help you make informed decisions and provide you with the validation and/or direction as to what path you should pursue next.
2nd Level Students
Whether you are deciding on what subjects to study for the senior cycle of your post-primary education, analysing your college course options, or applying for your chosen courses in your preferred colleges as you prepare to transition from school to the world of further study and work; take the Pathway survey to identify what you are most passionate about and how you can turn your passions into a future career.
Career Counsellors
Your job as a Career Guidance Counsellor can be challenging at times. Some students know exactly what they want, others need a bit more direction. Pathway acts as a catalyst for conversations and provides a starting point for discussion around your student’s career options. Find out how your school can avail of Pathway here.
Corporate Entities
Pathway provides companies, both small and large in size, with the opportunity to have a significant long-term and positive impact on the community and in society by engaging in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Find out how you can get involved here.
Successful Pathway Students
Our happy customers have a lot to say about us!
The Pathway survey told me to go down the business route, which I was already in, so it definitely reassured me and made me more confident in [my choice].
Mia
2nd Year BA Business w/ Event Management
I felt like I was in 6th year again, doing my Leaving Cert, with a lot of big questions looming. Like, what career would I do next? Would I go into the work force, or would I continue studying with a Masters. The Pathway Survey just made sense, for me.
Megan
2nd Final Year BA Psychology & Sociology
It was very good, very helpful, and I’ve actually learned a lot just from doing a survey like this. It just made everything way more clear, for my future.
Tadgh
Transition Year Student
It was really accurate. I found that when it went through all my interests and my favourite subjects and it compounded them all, it was very accurate in the outcome of my decision-making style.
Aine
6th Year Student
I didn’t realise my decision-making style was Directive/Caring. It was helpful overall, seeing what you’re like as a person, and what would suit you best. It was really cool, and different.
Avril
Transition Year Student
I was going into my final year in Psychology and English. It’s quite a broad degree, doing both of them. I decided it would be nice to confirm that it was the right path to go, and to confirm that it was the right path in the future. I didn’t think it would give me as much knowledge as it did.
Niamh
Final Year BA Psychology & English