- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two day skills building workshop in suicide first-aid. Ireland ranks 5th in the EU for rates of suicide with almost 500 people dying by suicide every year. Suicide first aid helps meet some of the challenges in reducing suicidal behaviour. It could help save a life. ASIST trains participants to reduce the immediate risk of a suicide and increase the support for a person at risk. It helps them seek a shared understanding of reasons for suicide and reasons for living.
Target Audience: This course is suitable for all kinds of students, aged 18 years of age or over – professionals, volunteers, people responding to family, friends and co-workers. However, it is not recommended that people who are bereaved by suicide in the last twelve months attend.
Sign Up: You can sign up for the workshop in the Students’ Union offices upstairs in the Áras na Mac Léinn building.
Further info: http://www.nosp.ie/html/training.html
Cost: There is no cost to attend but you need to pay a €10 deposit which will be refunded to you on the day of the course. The workshop is being organised by NUI Galway Students’ Union in partnership with the HSE Suicide Prevention Officer. Lunch and refreshments are included.
Venue: upstairs in Áras na Mac Léinn
Dates: 9am-5pm Thursday 11th and Friday 12th February 2016
If unable to take part in the full programme for the two days please wait until you are available to do so at a later date.
Max: 30 students per class
Course Aim:
Participants will be trained to develop a very high standard in the delivery Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) use.
Students will be practiced under various scenarios, paying particular attention to safety. Choking and Infant emergencies are also taught and practiced. The Course Provider is The Emergency Services Training Institute.
Training Methods:
Classroom presentation on multimedia projector / DVD’s.
Practical demonstrations of techniques.
Course handouts, training manuals, training records and evaluation forms are also provided.
Assessment & Certification:
Cardiac First Response students are required to successfully complete a Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) assessment of twenty questions for Responder and twenty five for Practitioner level. 80% is required to be successful on the MCQ.
Competence in skills demonstration is also required. The theory and practical assessment will be set by, or on behalf of, the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council.
Certification in the Cardiac First Response Standard is required every two years. In order to maintain a readiness to perform CPR and AED interventions effectively the standard interval accepted for retention training is one year after the initial certification. However, as the retention of skills in CPR and the use of AED are known to rapidly diminish, it is recommended that retention training occurs as frequently as practicable.
Cost: €40 (Usual cost €70)
Venue: The Space, Áras na Mac Léinn
Dates: 9am-1.30pm Thursday 18th February 2016
Max: 8 participants per tutor
Basic Sign Language Course
This basic introductory course in Sign Language runs over 10 weeks with a 1 hour class each week. The course equips students with enough sign language to introduce themselves and conduct a fairly basic conversation with another sign language user. Participants may expect to learn the manual alphabet and some vocabulary associated with everyday conversation. There is some emphasis on conversational practice. Students are expected to attend no less that 80% of the course. We are now offering the Signature exam for unit 101. This has a credit value of 3 and costs an extra €40 which students can pay separately if and when they decide to take the exam at the end of the course.
Cost: €40 including handouts via email (usual price €75)
Venue: Students’ Union Office upstairs in Áras na Mac Léinn/AM108 Arts Millennium Building
Dates: Semester 2 (Courses will only proceed if sufficient students sign up for same)
Course A:Tuesday 19th January – Tuesday 22nd March 2016 12pm-1pm in SU Office upstairs in Áras na Mac Léinn
Course B:Tuesday 19th January – Tuesday 22nd March 2016 1pm – 2pm in SU Office upstairs in Áras na Mac Léinn Course FULL 19/01/16
Course C: Wednesday 20th January – Wednesday 23rd March 2016 6pm-7pm in AM108 Arts Millennium Building Course FULL 19/01/16
Course D: Thursday 21st January – Thursday 7th April 2016 6pm-7pm in AM108 Arts Millennium Building (No Class 17th or 24th March) Course FULL 19/01/16
Max: 12 students per class
Course Provider: The Centre for Sign Language Studies
Description: This workshop will take participants through a lively, engaged process looking at how racism functions, where it came from and what we can do to build a more equal society, locally and globally. Previous participants have described the workshop as “thought provoking” “a total eye-opener” and “inspiring”.
In a safe, relaxed environment for a guided workshop on anti-racism, participants will have the opportunity to build their skills of analysis, vocabulary and understanding of the roots of poverty. Tackling injustice at both local and global level begins with a thorough analysis of racism and shared experiences. Questioning our knowledge and perceptions about how the world works and about what role we play in it. Participants will have the opportunity to express their training in their future endeavours with work, volunteering, life and live with a cultivated true appreciation of the strength of diversity in Ireland.
Facilitator: Vicky Donnelly, Education Team, Galway One World Centre
More information: www.galwayowc.org
Venue: Meeting Room 1 & 2
Date: Thursday 5th November 2015
Time: 10.00am – 1.30pm
Cost: Limited spaces €5 to sign up at the Students’ Union. Participants will receive a certificate of completion for the workshop.
Brought to you by NUI Galway Students’ Union Galway One World Centre and ALIVE, NUI Galway student volunteering programme
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Course Aim:
This three-day certified course is designed to provide the participants with the necessary skills to provide first aid in the workplace and deal with injury emergencies at work. The Course Provider is The Emergency Services Training Institute.
Course Objectives:
Define the First Aider and list their aims
List the 4 responsibilities of the First Aider
List 4 life threatening conditions
List the 3 factors used to make a provisional diagnosis
Describe approach & action at an emergency
List the three primary methods of spreading infection
Describe how to call the emergency services
Describe primary and secondary survey
Course Programme:
Day 1
Responsibilities of the First Aider ; Diagnosis & principles of treatment; The nervous system; Head injuries; Shock – Fainting; Unconsciousness; Patient Approach; Examination of the casualty; Recovery position; Asphyxia and its causes; CPR & AED – practical; Examination of the eye; Treatment of foreign bodies; Poisoning; Chemical splashes
Day 2
Burns & scalds; Blood & circulation; Wounds and bleeding; Control of bleeding; Dressings and bandages; Fractures – causes, types, signs, symptoms; Sprains, strains and dislocation; Handling & Transport – incl. improvisation; General rules for treatment; Crush Injuries; Corrosive injuries
Day 3
Dressing & bandaging fractures; Revision – practical examination on any subject; Epilepsy, Asthma and Diabetes; Emergency First-aid kits: Contents.
Examination – practical incident to treat cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
Bandages, slings and transport are introduced & practised throughout course.
Assessment & Certification:
Independent Assessments / Examinations are held on Day 3 of the course.
Our Occupational First Aid Courses are certified at FETAC Level 5.
Occupational First Aid Certificates are valid for 2 years.
All our instructors are registered with PHECC & OFAAA and our course is run to H.S.A. standards
Cost: €100 (Usual cost €160)
Venue: The Space Áras na Mac Léinn
Time: 9am – 5.30pm
Dates: Friday 5th February, Friday 12th February & Friday 19th February 2016. You must attend all 3 days.
Max: 10 students per tutor.
About the awards
The business and social leaders of tomorrow are on our campus today.
The NUI Galway Students’ Union Enterprise Awards aim to unlock the potential of the students of NUI Galway to invest in their own futures today.
If you have an idea for a new business or a social enterprise then this can be the competition that can allow you to realise your goal. Students are invited to sketch out the initial proposals for their project or business and to draw up the plans they hope will make their idea a reality. The finalists will be given the chance to take their ideas forward and to set about implementing their projects with the assistance of a financial allowance, workshops and clinics.
The overall winner will receive a direct investment of €10,000 in their project to really help get it off the ground in addition to further guidance and mentoring to help bring the project forward, while two runners up prizes, each valued at €5,000 will also be awarded. The goal of the competition is that every entrant has taken the first steps of launching their idea and so the benefits of each idea has been allowed to flourish.
In the challenging economic times students are faced with, with a saturated employment market, this competition gives students the opportunity to take charge of their own future and to utilise the skills they have learned at NUI Galway to plot their own futures.
The opportunity to win an investment of €10,000 in their project, coupled with the benefits of mentoring and support from experts gives students a fantastic opportunity to kick start their careers.
UPDATE: Unfortunately due to a lack of funding the SU Enterprise Awards will not be running during the 2015/16 academic year
Email: studentsunion@nuigalway.ie
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You can sell your old textbooks through the Students’ Union bookshop and generate some extra cash. For full details please check out our book sellers guide.
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Locker System
Lockers will be available online from 10am Monday 31st August 2015.
Cost
To avail of the Students Union locker service, you must be a registered NUI Galway student. The charge for renting a locker is as follows:
- Library basement locker (Accessible until 1:30am) €25. There is no deposit.
- Library basement locker (Not accessible after 11pm) €15. There is no deposit.
- Concourse (Arts Concourse) €15. There is no deposit.
- Arts Millenium Building: €15. There is no deposit.
- Áras Moyola or I.T. Building locker: €25 (€15 plus €10 security deposit, which will be returned to you if your key is returned on the date given).
- Engineering Lockers: €15. There is no deposit.
My Locker Options
Getting a locker is easy. If you have a SU account you can book a locker directly from your student union services.
A free baggage room is provided by the Students’ Union in the basement of the library building. Students can drop in luggage on a daily basis, but all items must be removed before closing time. Please note that we cannot accept laptops. If you require something for long term use, you can rent a locker from the Students’ Union. Check out the Lockers section.
Cloakroom Opening Hours during term
Monday-Friday: 9am-6.30pm during term time.
Closed Bank Holidays, Christmas and Easter
Student Travelcard – Express Service
The new Student Travelcards have arrived. The new card is valid from now until December 31st 2013.
You can use your new Student Travelcard has the LEAP facility and can be used as an ID to buy special student tickets as well as to pay-as-you-go for travel in the Dublin area by Topping Up your card with Travel Credit.
Option A: Use the Card as an ID to allow you buy discounted tickets
Major transport operators such as Dublin Bus, Luas, Irish Rail, Bus Éireann, Matthews Coaches, Wexford Bus and others accept the Student Travelcard as proof of your student status to allow you buy and use discounted student tickets.
Option B: Use the Card to pay-as-you-go on Dublin Bus, Luas, DART and Commuter Rail in the Dublin area
Student Travelcards are available at a cost of €15 (Express Service). Simply fill out the form, we take your picture (we must take your picture here) and it prints straight away. This service is available to all full-time Secondary and Third Level students. Remember to bring your College ID or a letter from your School secretary.
Postal Applications
If you are an NUIG Student and can’t make it into the S.U. office please post your completed form with your own passport photo attached and we will stamp and sign your form. You then need to post it to the Student Travelcard HQ or we can forward it to them upon request if you include your payment.
All Non-NUIG students looking to submit their application by post must post it directly to the Student Travelcard Company, as you are not an NUIG student we cannot stamp your form therefore you need to get your school secretary to stamp it, enclose your fee of €12 with 2 passport photos and post it to Student Travelcard, Porters Avenue, Coolmine Industrial Estate, Clonsilla, Dublin 15 and wait a week for them to process it and return it to you.