WATERFORD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
It surprised me to learn Waterford is one of the poorest counties in Ireland and over the past few years things have not improved, with high levels of unemployment, high dependence on small business, low take-up of second and third level education and social deprivation.
Despite steady decreases in the Live Register in Waterford (14.5% year-on-year decrease), Census 2016 shows that of the cities, Waterford City had the highest unemployment rate at 18.8%. The rate of unemployment in the county as a whole was 15.4%, the eighth highest in the country and significantly higher than the State average of 12.9%. Waterford accounted for more than one in nine of the unemployment blackspots in the country (areas with more than 27% unemployment rate).
The main college campus is located on the R680 (the old Cork Road). It was established in 1970 and houses the majority of the institutes departments. The Engineering, Science, Business and Health Science Schools are located on this campus. The buildings on this campus are: The original ’69 building which contains the main administration offices along with the Schools of Science & Engineering, the ’77 building housing the Business School, the Luke Wadding library, Walton IT Building, O'Connell Bianconi Nursing Building, Tourism & Leisure Building, the “T-Block" now the FTG rooms which is also where the Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning is located. The Dome Bar,College Hall & Fitness Suite are adjacent to the main building and there is also on-site accommodation "College Fields" apartments.
Despite steady decreases in the Live Register in Waterford (14.5% year-on-year decrease), Census 2016 shows that of the cities, Waterford City had the highest unemployment rate at 18.8%. The rate of unemployment in the county as a whole was 15.4%, the eighth highest in the country and significantly higher than the State average of 12.9%. Waterford accounted for more than one in nine of the unemployment blackspots in the country (areas with more than 27% unemployment rate).
The main college campus is located on the R680 (the old Cork Road). It was established in 1970 and houses the majority of the institutes departments. The Engineering, Science, Business and Health Science Schools are located on this campus. The buildings on this campus are: The original ’69 building which contains the main administration offices along with the Schools of Science & Engineering, the ’77 building housing the Business School, the Luke Wadding library, Walton IT Building, O'Connell Bianconi Nursing Building, Tourism & Leisure Building, the “T-Block" now the FTG rooms which is also where the Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning is located. The Dome Bar,College Hall & Fitness Suite are adjacent to the main building and there is also on-site accommodation "College Fields" apartments.
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