!!!! National Museum offers immersive Transition Year work experience in Mayo and Dublin
National Museum offers immersive Transition Year work experience
The National Museum of Ireland is delighted to host two exciting and interactive weeklong immersive Transition Year work experiences in February 2027, delivered in Collins Barracks, Dublin 7, and Turlough Park in Co. Mayo.
What does transition year work experience at The National Museum of Ireland look like?
Over the course of five days, participants will have the opportunity to learn about the important work of preserving and presenting cultural heritage, engaging with communities and creating meaningful learning experiences, through a combination of talks and workshops with Museum staff, and hands-on activities.
This work experience is intended for students thinking about pursuing a career in the museum and cultural heritage sector, but is also suitable for students with an interest in the role of museums in modern society.
Information about applying for transition year work experience at The National Museum of Ireland
Applications for the 2027 programme open on 28 September and close on 23 October.
Find out more about how to apply at The National Museum of Ireland here www.museum.ie/en-IE/About/Careers/Volunteers,-Interns,-Work-Experience,-Transition-Y
For more schools opportunities at the Museum of Country Life, please see here artsineducation.ie/en/2026/09/29/turlough-park-school-tours-and-workshops/
Looking for more transition year work experience opportunities?
See transition year opportunity at The National Gallery of Ireland here – https://artsineducation.ie/en/2026/08/25/national-gallery-of-ireland-transition-year-youth-work-experience-2026-2027/
!!!! Fighting Words Transition Year Work Experience: Bookings Now Open
Fighting Words
Applications are now open for Fighting Words Transition Year Work Experience 2025/26 at their Dublin location.
This very popular programme is a perfect opportunity for students interested in a career working with children or in the creative arts.
Please note places are fully booked, but there are limited places for students from DEIS schools.
Work experience students in Transition Year help out at Fighting Words primary school workshops. At these workshops, classes start a story together and then finish it individually. TY students are part of the group of volunteer writing mentors who deliver the workshop.
It’s fast paced and fun and you will receive plenty of support from Fighting Words staff. You’ll be part of the team in no time!
Please note the following:
- Applications are open to students from DEIS schools
- A maximum of four students from any one school.
- They do not offer a weekly placement (one day per week) on Fridays
- Tá deis ag daltaí a bheith ag obair linn as Gaeilge!
Hours and Location:
Placements run Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 12.30pm
All workshops take place at the Fighting Words centre in Dublin: Behan Square, 12-16 Russell Street, Dublin 1 D01 WD53.
For more information on the programme and how to apply see fightingwords.ie/get-involved/volunteer/transition-year-work-experience
!!!! Opportunity for Schools: VISUAL Collective Transition Year Programme 2025
VISUAL Carlow
Deadline: 12 September 2025
Transition Year Work Experience Programme in VISUAL Carlow is now open for applications for autumn 2025. The VISUAL Collective Transition Year Programme runs from 26 September – 2 December 2025.
Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at an arts centre? Would you like to find out more about how galleries and theatres work, to decide if a career in the arts is for you? Would you like to develop your own event at VISUAL with a group of peers?
In this transition year work experience programme you will get the opportunity to:
- Be brought behind the scenes at VISUAL to meet with artists, theatre makers, performers, technicians and more.
- Develop an understanding of how to pursue further education and a career in the arts, learning from people who work in the arts!
- Meet and learn from invited guest speakers in a range of workshops. You will learn how they developed their careers in the arts, gaining first-hand information relevant to real-world work experience.
- Gain experience as an artist in making your own art across a range of different approaches (visual art, performance, music, etc.).
- Work as a group to develop an event in December 2025. This event will showcase work you make throughout the programme and will give you the opportunity to become a part of cultural programming at VISUAL Carlow!
- Assist the team at VISUAL with programmed events and festivals.
- Become familiar with the artworks in the current exhibitions and explore the processes involved in their making.
- Advise the team about what future transition year students would want from a work experience programme, making your mark for future generations of transition year students.
For more information on the VISUAL Collective Transition Year Programme and how to apply, follow this link: visualcarlow.ie/whats-on/visual-collective