Ballyfermot College of Further Education (BCFE; Irish: Coláiste Breisoideachais Bhaile Formaid)[1] is an educational institution in Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland, a college of further and higher education.
Ballyfermot College of Further Education is managed by the City of Dublin Educational and Training Board (CDETB) with a local Board of Management representative of the community and special interests, industry, services and commerce, and students and staff. The CDETB is the statutory agency for vocational and technological education for the City of Dublin. It manages 21 schools and colleges, which cater for 11,000 students.
As of 2021, Ms Cecilia Munro was the principal of the college and the deputy principals were Ms Jacqueline Moloney, Dr Denis Murray and Mr Kenneth Rea.[2]
Historyedit
The college opened in 1979 as the Senior College Ballyfermot Sr. Dr. Margaret Mac Curtain OP was its founding principal.[3] Since then the college has worked with a range of educational and industrial partners to develop and offer a wide range of successful courses in further and higher education. The college caters for students from the age of 17 and upwards. The college offers a choice of 39 courses of Further and Higher Education in 9 departmental.
Senior College Ballyfermot (SCB)edit
The Senior College opened in September 1979 to provide the Leaving Certificate to students from Ballyfermot. After consultation with local secondary schools, it was decided that students from three of the local schools, Ballyfermot Vocational School, Caritas and St Dominic's, would complete their Leaving Certificate exams in the Senior College. The new school offered a wide range of subjects to the boys and girls in the area.
The new College also offered secretarial courses to post Leaving and post-Intermediate Certificate students, as well as pre-employment courses for post-Intermediate students.
During the 1980s a range of post-Leaving Cert. courses was introduced into the College, including Preliminary Engineering which had links with Dublin Institute of Technology Bolton Street, Hotel Catering and Tourism courses which had links with CERT, business courses and social care courses. Most of these courses continue today. In the 1990s the Senior College gave up its Leaving Certificate classes, which returned to the local schools and continued to develop Post-Leaving Certificate courses.
In 2000 the Senior College changed its name to Ballyfermot College of Further Education (BCFE).
Departmentsedit
Within BCFE there are several Departments: Art, Design and Graphics, Moving Images, Business, Engineering, Lifelong Learning, Media, Music, Performance, Management and Sound, Social Care, Television and Film, Travel, Tourism and Reception. The college delivers two degrees, one in Media Production Management (accredited by Dublin City University) and one in Animation (validated by Dundee University), and a number of BTEC Higher National Diplomas and QQI Level 5 courses.
Ballyfermot College of Further Education - Arts Dept, Kylemore Road
Buildingsedit
There are 3 separate buildings within BCFE college. The Main Building and Media Building are side by side, to the left of Ballyfermot Road if coming from the city centre direction. The Arts building is located a short distance away on Kylemore Road.
Alumniedit
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ballyfermot College of Further Education news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Ballyfermot College of Further Education BCFE Irish Colaiste Breisoideachais Bhaile Formaid 1 is an educational institution in Ballyfermot Dublin Ireland a college of further and higher education Ballyfermot College of Further EducationColaiste Breisoideachais Bhaile FormaidFormer nameBallyfermot Senior CollegeTypeVocational CDETB Established1979PrincipalCecilia MunroLocationBallyfermot Dublin 10 IrelandWebsitewww wbr bcfe wbr ie Ballyfermot College of Further Education main building general entrance Contents 1 Management 2 History 2 1 Senior College Ballyfermot SCB 3 Departments 4 Buildings 5 Alumni 6 References 7 External linksManagement editBallyfermot College of Further Education is managed by the City of Dublin Educational and Training Board CDETB with a local Board of Management representative of the community and special interests industry services and commerce and students and staff The CDETB is the statutory agency for vocational and technological education for the City of Dublin It manages 21 schools and colleges which cater for 11 000 students As of 2021 Ms Cecilia Munro was the principal of the college and the deputy principals were Ms Jacqueline Moloney Dr Denis Murray and Mr Kenneth Rea 2 History editThe college opened in 1979 as the Senior College Ballyfermot Sr Dr Margaret Mac Curtain OP was its founding principal 3 Since then the college has worked with a range of educational and industrial partners to develop and offer a wide range of successful courses in further and higher education The college caters for students from the age of 17 and upwards The college offers a choice of 39 courses of Further and Higher Education in 9 departmental Senior College Ballyfermot SCB edit The Senior College opened in September 1979 to provide the Leaving Certificate to students from Ballyfermot After consultation with local secondary schools it was decided that students from three of the local schools Ballyfermot Vocational School Caritas and St Dominic s would complete their Leaving Certificate exams in the Senior College The new school offered a wide range of subjects to the boys and girls in the area The new College also offered secretarial courses to post Leaving and post Intermediate Certificate students as well as pre employment courses for post Intermediate students During the 1980s a range of post Leaving Cert courses was introduced into the College including Preliminary Engineering which had links with Dublin Institute of Technology Bolton Street Hotel Catering and Tourism courses which had links with CERT business courses and social care courses Most of these courses continue today In the 1990s the Senior College gave up its Leaving Certificate classes which returned to the local schools and continued to develop Post Leaving Certificate courses In 2000 the Senior College changed its name to Ballyfermot College of Further Education BCFE Departments editWithin BCFE there are several Departments Art Design and Graphics Moving Images Business Engineering Lifelong Learning Media Music Performance Management and Sound Social Care Television and Film Travel Tourism and Reception The college delivers two degrees one in Media Production Management accredited by Dublin City University and one in Animation validated by Dundee University and a number of BTEC Higher National Diplomas and QQI Level 5 courses nbsp Ballyfermot College of Further Education Arts Dept Kylemore RoadBuildings editThere are 3 separate buildings within BCFE college The Main Building and Media Building are side by side to the left of Ballyfermot Road if coming from the city centre direction The Arts building is located a short distance away on Kylemore Road Alumni editThis article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations July 2021 Sara Baume novelist Richard Baneham Academy Award winning animator Wallis Bird singer songwriter Lucy Blue musician singer songwriter Sarah Breen author Junior Brother musician Damien Dempsey singer songwriter Daoiri Farrell Irish folk musician Eileen Flynn member of the 26th Seanad Cathal Gaffney founder of Brown Bag Films Mickey Joe Harte singer songwriter Eurovision performer Riyadh Khalaf Celebrity Masterchef winner 2020 YouTube influencer Emer McLysaght journalist and author Tomm Moore co founder of Cartoon Saloon Mundy singer songwriter Daragh O Connell founder of Brown Bag Films Aidan Power television and radio presenter Mairead Ronan television and radio presenter Nora Twomey co founder of Cartoon Saloon Paul Young co founder and CEO of Cartoon SaloonReferences edit RIALACHAIN UM THACAIOCHT DO MHIC LEINN 2018 Student Support Regulations 2018 PDF in Irish BCFE Official Site Margaret Mac Curtain Womens International Center External links editBallyfermot College of Further Education https www irishtimes com news education animators are drawing praise 1 48902 https www awn com blog tonight reunion ballyers 53 20 26 N 6 21 09 W 53 34067 N 6 352449 W 53 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