Transition Year Work Experience 2024/25

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Image, National Gallery of Ireland.

Applications for 2024/25 are now closed.

The Gallery has been working with Transition Year students for over 20 years and is proud to continue this tradition. In the academic year 2024/25, we will run three work experience placements. The programme is kindly supported by SMBC Aviation Capital and offers an insight into working life in the arts and an opportunity to go behind the scenes at the National Gallery of Ireland. 

Applications were open from 2 September until 30 September 2024.

Applications after this date will not be considered. Students will be informed of the outcome by 16 October. 

What will I do?

This placement is an exciting opportunity for you to experience working life at one of Ireland’s top cultural institutions and explore a range of careers across the arts sector. During your placement, you will meet with industry professionals from a variety of disciplines such as education, conservation, curation, cultural management, and art practice. You will also develop a range of creative skills through practical workshops and projects.  In previous placements, student projects have included planning events, creating tours and making collective art pieces.

Is this placement for me? 

This placement is suitable for anyone aged 15 - 17 years old from any education setting who is interested in exploring a career in the arts. The week involves hands-on activities and is suitable for students with different learning styles. We ask that you are open to trying something new, engage with the programme, and work as part of a team.

This year's programme:

  • Virtual Placement A: 25 - 29 November 
  • Onsite Placement B: 20 - 24 January
  • Onsite Placement C: 10 - 14 February

Further information

We strive to create a welcoming and vibrant TY/Youth programme reflective of the diverse society that we live in. As such, we actively encourage applications from all students across Ireland.

  • Access and disability supports required will be provided to those offered a place. 
  • The hours of placements are between 9.30am and 3.30 pm each day, although exact schedules may vary.
  • We cannot offer work placements outside of these dates and you must be available for the full five days of the placement. 
  • Please note that the TY/Youth work experience placements are extremely popular and places are limited.
  • There are places allocated for students facing additional educational barriers.
  • Places will be filled via a lottery system. 

Personal data

By submitting your application, you confirm that you (or your parent/guardian if you are aged 16 or under) understand that any personal data that you have supplied to us as part of this application will be processed by us in accordance with our Privacy Notice. It is necessary for us to process this information in order to administer your application and, if successful:

  • Send you relevant information about the TY/Youth work experience programme before and during your placement
  • Contact you about your event
  • Provide references to your school after your placement

Any personal data will be stored securely by the Gallery for 1 year after your application or placement and then will be deleted, unless we are legally obliged to hold onto it for longer.
If you are successful, then we require your school to hold the appropriate levels of insurance. Please check with your TY coordinator or group leader that your school/setting holds insurance in compliance with the following:

  • Public Liability (PL) with recommended limits of indemnity of €6.5m for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence.
  • The territorial limits of these policies must include the Republic of Ireland.
  • The policies should be subject to Irish Law and Irish Court jurisdiction.

Contact us with questions

If you have any questions, or if you need this information in an alternative format, please contact us on 01 663 3579 /  0876436310 or [email protected]
 

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Creative careers advice online

We share lots of creative careers advice and inspiration on our Apollo Project Instagram account (@apolloprojectirl). Artists, designers, curators, photographers, and many more people from the Gallery and beyond, offer masterclasses and more!

You can also watch videos of our Creative Careers Day, with inspirational talks from Gallery staff and special guests from other creative fields.

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