Students' presentation looking at studying overseas

1. Erasmus placement
Cork, Ireland.
Amanda Collins
Email: CollinsA9@Cardiff.ac.uk

2. Accessibility
 Fly from Cardiff straight to Cork with Aer Lingus (airport is 20 minutes from
the city and can get a bus in).
 Fly into Dublin and travel down to Cork on a coach (3.5 hour coach).
 I travelled from Cork to home (Cavan)
and back every weekend.

3. Process
 Requested a paediatric setting
 Got in contact with the Erasmus co-ordinator in Cork
 Organised my placement
 Helped me prepare the appropriate forms and information
 Got in touch with my educators
 Introduction booklet

4. Setting: Enable Ireland (children’s
services) Cork.
 Provides a wide range of services for children from birth to young adulthood
(usually eighteen years old).
 Situated about 10 minute bus journey from the city centre.
 Travelling and sight seeing while working.
 Worked with a lovely team
 Learned a lot in my setting
 Experienced working within a
different healthcare system

5. Worked mainly with children
with CP, Spina Bifida, Muscular
Dystrophy, Erb’s Palsy and a few
others
Planning
Assessment
Intervention
Evaluation

6. Accommodation
 Find accommodation early (in the summer) even if you don’t know where
your placement is!
 Look around- you can get uni halls, private, digs etc.
 I lived in digs which worked out better for me

7. Culture
 IRISH
 Weather- a lot of rain in Cork!!
 Good atmosphere- pubs, restaurants..
 Shopping
 Meet new people
 Travelling and sight seeing:
tours- Ring of Kerry, The Burren, The Cliffs of Moher

8. Travel to Dublin for
€20

10. Thank You for
Listening 
any questions?