Compare UL, TUS, MIC, a PLC and a SOLAS apprenticeship — properly, not one at a time.
Five CourseCompass assessments in one package: the CAO Course Match Test, PLC Course Match Test, Apprenticeship Match Test, the Learning Style Test, and Career Investigations access — built for Limerick students weighing UL, TUS, MIC, an LCETB PLC and a SOLAS apprenticeship side by side.
CAO, PLC and apprenticeships aren't really separate decisions
Most students treat the CAO, PLC and apprenticeship routes as three completely separate questions, usually because the tools to look at them exist separately too. In practice, the honest answer to "what should I do after school" often only becomes clear once you can see all three shortlists side by side.
The Full Guidance Package puts the CAO Course Match Test, PLC Course Match Test and Apprenticeship Match Test together, alongside a Learning Style Test and Career Investigations access to help make sense of what comes back — for less than the five would cost bought one at a time.
Five assessments, one bundle price
CAO Course Match Test
Top 5 personalised CAO course matches with reasoning, plus a full PDF guidance booklet.
PLC Course Match Test
Your top 10 PLC course matches from a database of over 1,870 courses nationwide.
Apprenticeship Match Test
Your top 20 matches from every SOLAS-registered apprenticeship, with a 12-dimension trait profile.
Learning Style Test
A VARK+M learning-style assessment with personalised study strategies.
Career Investigations access
Deep-dive guides into specific Irish career paths, to explore once you have your matches.
A real Irish company, not an anonymous website
Career Guidance Limerick 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 honestly wasn't sure what I wanted to do after the Leaving Cert, so I gave CourseCompass a go. The recommendations were actually a lot more specific than I expected and gave me a few courses I hadn't really considered before. It was useful having everything explained rather than just getting a list of courses.”
“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 all five, for less than buying them apart.
The CAO Course Match Test, PLC Course Match Test, Apprenticeship Match Test, Learning Style Test and Career Investigations access, in one package.
- The CAO Course Match Test — top 5 CAO matches with a full PDF booklet
- PLC Course Match Test — top 10 PLC matches from 1,870+ courses
- Apprenticeship Match Test — top 20 SOLAS apprenticeship matches
- The Learning Style Test with personalised study strategies
- Career Investigations access — deep-dive guides into specific careers