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Support Services for Students<br />
Student Health Unit<br />
A free, confidential nursing service is available to all full-time<br />
registered students at <strong>LIT</strong>. Institute Doctors are available to<br />
students at specific times. Where a nurse is available on<br />
campus, all appointments for the doctor must be made at the<br />
Student Health Unit through the nurse. The fee for the doctor<br />
is €10 for registered students and free for Medical Card<br />
holders outside of a 5mile radius of <strong>LIT</strong>. Students can also<br />
consult local notice boards across the campuses for further<br />
details. For further information, visit:<br />
www.lit.ie/studenthealth or contact: nurses@lit.ie<br />
Student Counselling Service<br />
<strong>LIT</strong> offers a free, confidential and professional counselling<br />
service, staffed by highly qualified and experienced<br />
psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors to all<br />
registered students.<br />
Our aim is to provide accessible, available and studentfriendly<br />
support for students when a personal crisis arises<br />
which affects their wellbeing, happiness, capacity to cope,<br />
relationships or learning.<br />
Counselling services provided include:<br />
• Short term counselling for personal issues including crisis<br />
and emergency appointments.<br />
• Support groups to support you in areas of mindfulness<br />
and overcoming anxiety.<br />
• Wellbeing workshops in self-esteem, enhancing social<br />
skills, relaxation and managing stress.<br />
• Positive mental health promotion initiatives and mental<br />
health awareness campaigns.<br />
Please visit www.lit.ie/counselling for further information on<br />
services available and how to make a counselling<br />
appointment. Our website also provides information on<br />
support services in the community, helpline numbers and out<br />
of hour’s services.<br />
Careers Service<br />
<strong>LIT</strong> offers a Careers Service which assists students with all<br />
aspects of career planning and the transition from study to the<br />
working world. Workshops and seminars relating to key<br />
employability skills take place throughout the academic year.<br />
These include CV preparation, interview techniques and<br />
networking. Arrangements are also made for companies to<br />
meet with students in the Institute, including at the annual <strong>LIT</strong><br />
Careers and Further Options Fair.<br />
<strong>LIT</strong> graduates are in high demand and are recognised<br />
regionally and nationally for having a high level of technical<br />
and commercial expertise with multiple career opportunities.<br />
For further information on our Careers Service, contact:<br />
careers@lit.ie. Full details of the services offered, including<br />
information on “What do <strong>LIT</strong> Graduates do” is available at:<br />
www.lit.ie/careers<br />
Access Service<br />
<strong>LIT</strong> is committed to promoting equitable access to and<br />
successful participation in higher education for all members<br />
of society. Through the work of the <strong>LIT</strong> Access Service,<br />
targeted strategies and initiatives are delivered so as to<br />
facilitate entry to and successful participation in higher<br />
education for underrepresented students. The successful<br />
realisation of the widening participation agenda also requires<br />
that students’ progress in their academic studies and move<br />
into graduate employment.<br />
Primarily, the Access service works with the following groups:<br />
• Students who experience socio-economic disadvantage<br />
• Students with a Disability and/or Specific Learning<br />
Difficulty<br />
• Mature Students<br />
• Traveller and Ethnic Minorities<br />
The Access service delivers a range of support programmes<br />
to promote access that include:<br />
• A mature student orientation programme. Mature students<br />
are also supported through a Mature Student Support<br />
Network, and relevant academic workshops tailored to<br />
address the needs of mature students so that they get the<br />
most out of their studies.<br />
• Financial guidance and support through the ESF Student<br />
Assistance Fund. The Student Assistance Fund is funded<br />
by the Irish Government and part funded by the European<br />
Social Fund under the Human Capital Investment<br />
Operational Programme.<br />
• Support and guidance for students who have a disability or<br />
a specific learning difficulty and provision of disability<br />
needs assessment and relevant supports.<br />
• A Mentoring Service whereby all first year students are<br />
assigned a mentor that comprise of staff from across the<br />
Institute, the aim of which is to enhance the student<br />
learning experience in an ongoing supportive relationship<br />
that encourages students to stay committed to their<br />
studies and to reach their educational goals.<br />
• Go4IT Access programme - a pre-entry initiative that<br />
engages with primary and secondary school children as<br />
they progress through education to third level.<br />
• Student volunteering provision that includes training,<br />
support and recognition through the GIVE (Guided<br />
Initiative in Voluntary Engagement) volunteering<br />
programme.<br />
Full details of all services provided by the Access Service are<br />
available at: www.lit.ie/access<br />
The service(s) are confidential and can be accessed by<br />
contacting access@lit.ie or disability@lit.ie<br />
Undergraduate Prospectus 2018/2019<br />
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