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Build the career skills you need
Want to know the best way to build the skills employers care about? They’re interested in more than your grades—employers want real-world experience and a core set of practical skills. You develop those skills by getting involved—through volunteering, taking part in clubs and societies, completing the Trinity Career Skills Award, or gaining work experience. These activities help you discover your interests, build confidence, and grow beyond the classroom.
Trinity Career Skills Award
The Trinity Career Skills Award builds practical workplace skills valued by employers through interactive workshops and activities. Learn to identify and showcase your valuable skills gained through academic and extracurricular activities with the Trinity Career Skills Award, making you a stand-out job applicant.
What skills should you develop?
Interested in a career path but wonder what skills you need? There are plenty of ways to discover the skillsets needed to pursue your career goals. Here are some simple steps you can take to get started:
Trinity career skills development resources
Once you’ve narrowed down the types of skills you need for your chosen career path, explore some useful ways to build up these soft and hard skills outside of your course below:
Work Experience
Internships, traineeships and working abroad is a great way to develop your skills.
Career Skills Events
Our team hosts several career skills-focused events and workshops across the academic year.
Get Volunteering
Make an impact in the world while gaining crucial skills for the workplace by volunteering.
Upskilling at Trinity
Trinity delivers continuing professional development (CPD) courses, masterclasses and micro-credentials.
Join a Club or Society
Explore your interests and develop skills by taking part in Trinity clubs and societies.
Springboard+ Courses
11k+ free or subsidised places on 332 courses with awards at certificate, degree and post-grad level.
GradIreland Resources
GradIreland is a great hub for students when it comes to career planning and skills development.
Laidlaw Programme
Laidlaw scholars gain exclusive leadership, research, communications and teamwork skills across 18 months.
Careers Podcast
Trinity Graduate Stories podcast features Trinity graduates and their inspiring career paths.
Careers & Employability PhD module
These modules support PhD students with career planning, critical reflection and career decision-making.
Online Learning Resources
Want to learn something new or enhance your technology, business and creative skills? Check out these online learning platforms:
EdX
Flexible, self-paced learning and industry-recognised certificates to help boost your career.
Coursera
Start, switch, or advance your career with more than 10,000 courses.
FutureLearn
Make your next career move with online courses from 200+ world-class universities and brands.
Ecollege
A digital gateway to further education and training, funded by SOLAS.
OpenLearn
Hundreds of courses, articles, videos and interactives, OpenLearn has options for all.