Portobello Institute

18/06/2026

🚨 Happening This Evening 🚨

Thinking about a career in the fashion industry, but not sure which path is right for you?

Join our Business of Fashion Q&A this evening and explore the different routes into careers across fashion buying, merchandising, branding, retail and management.

Hear from Programme Lead Anne Marie McAuley and current student Charlie Clarke as they share what it’s really like to study fashion, build industry-relevant skills, and prepare for a professional career in the sector.

✨ In this session, you’ll discover:
• Career pathways across the fashion industry
• What studying fashion at degree level is really like
• How practical, industry-focused learning helps prepare you for the workplace
• The guidance and support available throughout your studies
• Where a qualification in fashion can lead

Whether you’re starting your career, considering a new direction, or exploring your next step, this session will help you understand the opportunities available and how to get there.

📅 Tonight, 18 June
🕖 7:00pm – 8:00pm
💻 Live on Teams

⏰ Places are limited. Register now to secure your place.

🔗 Register through the link in comments.

17/06/2026

Your pathway into early years does not have to look like anyone else’s.

You may be starting your first career, changing direction, returning to education or looking for a qualification that helps you progress in the early years sector.

Our Level 5 and Level 6 Early Learning & Care programmes are designed to meet students at different stages of that journey.

With flexible blended learning, tutor support and practical placement experience, Portobello helps students build the knowledge, confidence and professional skills needed to support children’s learning, development and wellbeing.

Level 5 is for those beginning their pathway into early years.
Level 6 is for those ready to progress, lead or continue their studies.

Applications are now open for July 2026.
🔗Apply now through the link in the comments section.

16/06/2026

The biggest misconception about sports coaching and PE? That it is only about the physical side of sport.

As Anthony Sheriff, Programme Lead for Sports Coaching and PE at Portobello Institute, explains, this pathway develops much more than technical ability. It builds confidence, communication, leadership, decision-making and the mindset needed to support others in sport, education and physical activity.

For students looking to start, change or progress in a sport-focused career, there is more than one route to becoming a professional. With flexible learning, guidance and career-focused study, Portobello supports learners as they build the skills and confidence to take that next step.

🔗 Learn more about our Sports Coaching and PE course, link in comments.

11/06/2026

From the classroom to placement, the physiotherapy journey starts to take shape early.

For Sean Coughlan, the experience so far has been defined by practical learning, personalised guidance, and the people around him.

From smaller class sizes to guidance that meets students where they are, Sean speaks about what has helped him settle into the MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-registration) and build confidence as he works towards becoming a physiotherapist.

Now having completed his first placement, he is beginning to see how the learning connects with real clinical practice and what that means for the kind of physiotherapist he is working to become.

For graduates looking for a route into physiotherapy, Sean’s experience gives a real sense of the learning, guidance and placement experience that shape the first steps towards practice.

🔗 Discover your pathway to physiotherapy via link in the comments section.

10/06/2026

Ready to move towards a more strategic role in Facilities Management?

Portobello Institute’s IWFM Level 5 Diploma in Facilities Management begins on 15 June, delivered online through live lectures.

This qualification is designed for FM professionals who want to advance their expertise, strengthen their professional credibility, and prepare for leadership or management progression within the sector.

Applications are now open for our June intake.

For questions, contact our Career Pathways Consultant Niall Downey
☎️+353 1 233 9125
✉️[email protected]

Or learn more here: IWFM Level 5 Certificate in Facilities Management - Portobello Institute IWFM Level 5 Diploma Facilities Management - Facility Management Courses Online

IWFM Level 5 Diploma in Facilities Management by Portobello Institute. Learn more about this online FM course and details of how to apply.

10/06/2026

Progress your career in Facilities Management with a recognised IWFM qualification designed to strengthen your operational FM skills.

Portobello Institute’s IWFM Level 4 Certificate in Facilities Management begins on 15 June, delivered online through live lectures.

This course is ideal for FM professionals who want to build confidence, develop practical knowledge, and take the next step in their career while studying in a flexible way that fits around work.

Applications are now open for our June intake.

For questions, contact our Career Pathways Consultant Niall Downey
☎️+353 1 233 9125
✉️[email protected]

Or learn more here: IWFM Level 4 Certificate in Facilities Management - Portobello Institute

This online IWFM level 4 programme equips students to identify & use relevant understanding, methods and skills for facilities management.

09/06/2026

Placement is where classroom learning starts to become professional confidence. 👏

For Sports Therapy student Nadine Clare, placement will be an opportunity to build practical skills, gain confidence and apply her learning in a real sporting environment.

Nadine will complete her placement with Peamount United, her own club, working with the U17 girls team. This experience will give her hands-on insight into supporting players, learning in practice and taking another step towards her future career in sports therapy.

At Portobello Institute, studying sports therapy is about more than gaining a qualification. It is about building confidence, developing professional skills and understanding where your pathway in sport can lead.

🔗 Learn more about Sports Therapy at Portobello Institute via the link in comments.

08/06/2026

Thinking about returning to study while balancing work and family life? 📚

We sat down with Jacinta Murphy, Programme Lead for Early Years & Inclusive Education, and asked:

“How does blended learning guide early years professionals who want to study while continuing to work?”

For many students, flexibility is essential when balancing careers, family life, placements, and other commitments.

That’s why our blended learning approach is designed to fit around real life.

- Recorded classes
- Interactive discussion boards
- Direct tutor guidence
- Weekly one-to-one sessions
- Flexible learning that works around your schedule

🔗Explore our Early Childhood Care & Education and Inclusive Education programmes at Portobello Institute through the link in comments.