KWETB's Athy centre means south Kildare doesn't have to commute to Dublin for FET.
A Holland Code interest profile matched against over 1,870 PLC courses nationwide — including the QQI-accredited provision run through KWETB's community colleges and its dedicated FET centre in Athy.
PLC courses rarely get the same structured attention the CAO does
Kildare and Wicklow ETB runs PLC and QQI-accredited courses through community colleges across Naas, Celbridge, Maynooth and Kildare town, plus a dedicated Further Education and Training Centre in Athy — a full-time FET option for south Kildare students that doesn't require a move to Dublin.
The PLC Course Match Test treats the further-education route with the same structure as everything else: a proper interest profile, scored against a genuinely national database, so the shortlist you get back reflects fit rather than whatever course happened to be in a leaflet.
Three steps to your PLC shortlist
Build your interest profile
A RIASEC assessment — the same Holland Code framework used across CourseCompass's tests — mapping what genuinely interests you rather than what sounds impressive on paper.
Get matched against 1,870+ courses
Your profile is scored against a nationwide database of over 1,870 PLC courses, well beyond the shortlist any one guidance counsellor could realistically hold in their head.
Receive your top 10
A ranked list of your top 10 PLC matches, each with a personalised explanation of the fit and a direct link to apply.
A real Irish company, not an anonymous website
Career Guidance Kildare is powered by CourseCompass, an Irish company that works directly with schools and students on CAO decision-making — not a faceless test generator.
Real reviews, published with permission
These are genuine testimonials from CourseCompass users — see the full reviews page for more.
“I found the test really easy to get through and it didn't feel like I was just answering the same question over and over. What I liked most was seeing why certain courses were recommended for me. It gave me a much better starting point for researching my CAO choices.”
“As a parent, it can be difficult to know how much to get involved when your child is choosing their CAO courses. CourseCompass gave us something useful to discuss together and helped explain why certain courses might suit them. It was a good starting point for having that conversation.”
“Choosing a college course can be quite overwhelming, especially when there are so many options. I found the CourseCompass results helpful because they gave my son a clearer direction without making the decision for him. It was useful having something personalised to work from.”
Get a further-education shortlist built from your own interests.
A Holland Code interest profile, matched against over 1,870 PLC courses nationwide.
- Your top 10 PLC course matches from a database of 1,870+ courses
- A Holland Code (RIASEC) interest profile
- A personalised explanation for each match
- A direct link to apply for every course in your shortlist