TALKS Classroom Challenge - Teachers Pack - NAPD

Classroom Challenge
Teachers Pack

         TALKS

To facilitate learning and robust class discussion, Ibec has prepared two classroom chal-
lenges for students to complete. These are short 15 minutes quizzes based on information
hosted on booths from our ‘Skills & Learning’ and ‘Industries’ exhibition areas.
In this pack you will find a question set with answers for the teachers and another question
set without answers to distribute to the students.

The students will need to browse the information on the booths in the exhibition areas during
the break times to gather all the answers for the questions.

Top Tips
Getting ready
       • Print out the student’s version and distribute the sheets to all students on the
         morning of the event.
       • Ensure all students can access the platform from their personal devices using
         their email address and are familiar with the exhibition area.
       • We recommend that you screen the plenary sessions on a big screen in the
         classroom and watch as a group, and that during the breaks the students explore the
         event platform and exhibition areas from their own personal devices.

During the event
The answers to all questions can be found by browsing the education and industries booths
in our virtual exhibition area on the event platform. We have factored in 20 minutes breaks
between the session, and we suggest the students use this time to visit the relevant booths
and gather the information to answer the challenges.

      • Remember all the sessions and information will be available on the event platform
        for 90 days, so you may wish to grant additional time to the classroom challenge if
        the students require more time to complete the quizzes.
      • You may want to run some type of reward/incentive for the students who answer
        all correctly.

After the Event
   • Carve out some time in the afternoon or the next day, post the conference, to share
     the answers with the class.
   • Use this time for a meaningful discussion post event to get their feedback on their
     preferred topics, speakers and discover the information they found interesting or did
     not know before.

Enjoy the event!

INDUSTRIES ZONE - CLASSROOM CHALLENGE
(For teachers)
There are a total of 10 questions which should be completed following Plenary Session 2:
“The World of Work – The Movers & Shakers”. The session ends with a 20-minute break to
allow the students to browse the virtual Exhibition Hall before the next plenary session. All of
the answers can be found on the stands contained in the Industries zone in the virtual Exhi-
bition Hall. In this version, we provide the answers for the questions. The students’ question
sheet can be found at the end of the pack.

Question 1
How many emergency calls were made to the Irish Ambulance Service last year? hint: the
Irish Ambulance Service is a public sector organisation
Answer: 337,000

Question 2
In 2019 how much money did overseas visitors spend when they came to Ireland?
Answer: €5.6 billion

Question 3
What percentage of retail business in Ireland are small business?
Answer: 98%

Question 4
How many days did it take for a 57 storey skyscraper to be built in China in 2020?
Answer: 19 days

Question 5
How many of the top ten global biopharmaceutical companies have a facility in Ireland?
Answer: 10

Question 6
Insurance companies based in Ireland service how many customers globally?
Answer: 25 million

INDUSTRIES ZONE - CLASSROOM CHALLENGE
(For teachers)

Question 7
Last year in German supermarkets, what was the fastest selling Irish food or drink item?
Answer: Kerrygold Butter

Question 8
Where in the world and in what year was the first Nursing school established?
Answer: India in 250 B.C.

Question 9
How many Irish nurses worked closely with Florence Nightingale during the Crimean war
Answer: 12

Question 10
What percentage of PhD researchers in Ireland are employed within the BioPharmchemical
sector?
Answer: 25%

SKILLS & LEARNING ZONE -
CLASSROOM CHALLENGE
(Version for Teachers)

This classroom challenge has been designed to facilitate students to visit each of 11 booths
contained in the ‘Skills & Learning Zone’. There are a total of 11 questions which should
be completed following Plenary Session 3: “Education Pathways”. The session ends with a
20-minute break to allow the students to browse the virtual Exhibition Hall before the next
plenary session. All of the answers may be found on the stands contained in the Learning &
Skills Zone. In this version, we provide the answers for the questions. The students’ question
sheet can be found at the end of the pack.

Question 1
How many different types of engineering apprenticeships are there?
Answer – Thirteen

Question 2
Further Education and Training (FET) offers three main routes for school leavers to help
them get to their chosen career. Can you name them?
Answer – PLC, Apprenticeship, Traineeship

Question 3
How many Institutes of Technology are there in the Republic of Ireland today?
Answer – Nine
1    Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT))
2    Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT)
3    Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT)
4    Institute of Art Design and Technology (IADT)
5    Institute of Technology Carlow (IT Carlow)
6    Institute of Technology Sligo (IT Sligo)
7    Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT)
8    Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT)
9    Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT)

SKILLS & LEARNING ZONE -
CLASSROOM CHALLENGE
(Version for Teachers)

Question 4
How many main campuses are contained in Ireland’s two Technological Universities?
Answer – Five
1)   TU Dublin City Campus
2)   TU Dublin Tallaght Campus
3)   TU Dublin Blanchardstown Campus
4)   MTU Cork
5)   MTU Kerry

Question 5
 How many Universities are there in the Republic of Ireland?
Answer – Eight
1    Dublin City University (DCU)
2    Maynooth University
3    National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG)
4    Trinity College Dublin (TCD)
5    University College Cork (UCC)
6    University College Dublin (UCD)
7    University of Limerick (UL)
8    Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)

Question 6
The higher education system in Ireland consists of the Universities, Technological Universi-
ties, Institutes of Technology… and what other type of provider?
Answer – Private & Independently operated Colleges

SKILLS & LEARNING ZONE -
CLASSROOM CHALLENGE
(Version for Teachers)
Question 7
On the HEA booth, what was the most popular field of study among 2018 graduates?
Answer – Business, Administration and Law

Question 8
What is the name of the IUA documentary series on access and disability?
Answer – My Uni Life

Question 9
In the Skillnet Ireland video, ‘Closing Ireland Digital Skills Gap’, what is the name of the pro-
gramme that Kevin Mac Uistin completed to upskill himself?
Answer – TechLEARN

Question 10
In terms of supports to study, what do SUSI, DARE and HEAR stand for, and explain the pur-
pose of each one?
• Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) - is the main financial support scheme for stu-
dents studying in Ireland and abroad.
• Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) - is a college and university scheme that offers
places on reduced points and extra college support to those who are resident in the Repu-
blic of Ireland and underrepresented at Higher Education due to their socio-economic back-
ground.
• Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) - is a third level alternative admissions sche-
me for school leavers whose disabilities have had a negative impact on their second level
education.

Question 11
What is the name of the UK’s admissions service (the equivalent of CAO) for higher educa-
tion?
Answer – UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service)