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Access UCC event
On the evening of Thursday the 19th January Access UCC staff welcomed the public to an open clinic on the HEAR and DARE schemes in the Dora Allman room. It was the first in-person clinic since January 2020 and allowed for Parents, prospective students, guidance counsellors and other interested parties the opportunity to get information on the application process for the HEAR and/or DARE scheme.
Staff and managers from the PLUS Programme, the Further Education Transitions Support Programme and from Disability Supports attended a healthy turnout of parents and prospective students, providing explanations and guidance on the application process and information on the benefits of each scheme. Staff attending the clinic highlighted the advantage of such face-to-face engagement, particularly with applicants from the most under-represented groups, leading to a greater understanding of the process and encouragement in knowing the full range of supports if they attend UCC. The warm welcome from an in-person engagement was very significant in the case of many of the families and students attending on the night.
Pictured at the in person HEAR/DARE clinic are students and parents talking one to one with the Access UCC HEAR and DARE practitioners.
For those interested in learning more about the schemes please view the following videos which take you through the broad aspects of the schemes. Having viewed the video/s you may have specific questions you want answered.
- HEAR scheme – Higher Education Access Route
This video takes your through an overview of the HEAR scheme. - DARE scheme – Disability Access Route to Education
This video takes your through an overview of the DARE scheme.
If you have specific queries additional to the information in the videos you can contact Access UCC staff below:
- email any HEAR queries to hear@ucc.ie
- email any DARE queries to dare@ucc.ie
Prospecto widen participation of the most under-represented groups, CAO will prioritise applicants who are eligible for both DARE and HEAR entry routes and have met all the relevant criteria.
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