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The Career Development Centre uses the AGCAS classification system to sort careers information. The information is classified using the following general headings (in blue). The Career Development Centre and NUI, Galway are not responsible for the content of external websites or for decisions taken based on the information therein.

Each general page has links pertaining to the sector and is also broken into subsections which link to sites relating to specific occupations under the headings Jobs, Courses, and Careers Information. To search for a particular topic use CTRL+F.

General Classification	Subsections (pages available from general page on left)
Accountancy & Financial Management	Accountancy: Chartered, Certified, Public Finance, Management Taxation Retail Banking & Personal Financial Services Investment Banking & Corporate Financial Services Investment Management
Actuarial Work, Pensions & Insurance	Actuary Pensions Insurance
Administration	Administration - e.g., Civil Service, Arts Administration Clerical & Secretarial Services
Advertising, PR & Marketing	Advertising Public Relations Marketing
Animal & Plant Resources	Agriculture Horticulture - including Botany Forestry Fisheries - including Marine Science Veterinary & Animal Care - including Zoology
Buying, Selling & Retailing	Buying / Purchasing Selling & Sales Management Retail & Wholesale
Charity, Development Work & Regeneration	Charity & Development
Construction, Civil Engineering & Property	Town & Regional Planning Landscape Architecture and Architecture Civil Engineering and Construction Land and Property Management
Creative Arts & Design	Photography Arts & Crafts Illustration & Multimedia Fashion & Textile
Defence & Public Protection	Armed Forces Security Services - e.g., Prisons, Immigration Emergency Services - e.g., Gardai, Fire, Paramedic Public Health & Consumer Protection
Education	Teaching in Schools Lecturing Special Educational Needs TEFL Teaching in non-school settings Education Advice and Development
Engineering & Manufacturing	Engineering Plant & Production Process & Quality Control Engineering Sales & Service
Health Care & Psychology	Medicine Dentistry Nursing & Midwifery Allied Medical Specialisms - e.g., physiotherapy, dietetics Physical Therapies Health Promotion and Wellbeing Psychology
Hospitality & Events Management	Hospitality - e.g., Hotel, Restaurant, Catering Events Management - e.g., Conference, Exhibition
Information, Patents & Heritage Management	Information & Library Management - including Archives Patents Heritage and Museums - e.g., Archaeology
Information Technology	Programming, Systems Analysis & Software IT Management & Services
Legal Services	Solicitor Barrister Ancillary Legal Professionals
Leisure, Sport & Tourism	Leisure Sport Tourism
Natural Resources & the Environment	Cartography Exploration - e.g., Geology, Earth Science Extraction & Energy Production Environmental Control & Management Environmental Protection & Conservation
Publishing, Media & Performing Arts	Publishing & Printing Journalism & Writing Broadcasting - TV, Film Theatre Performance - e.g., Music, Acting
Research & Management Services	Management Consultancy Statistical Services Research Services Translation & Interpreting - including Languages Human Resources, Recruitment & Training
Scientific Research, Analysis & Support	Scientific Research & Development Medical Related Scientific Services - e.g., Pharmacy, Biomedical Scientific Analysis & Investigation - e.g., Forensics Scientific Technical Support
Social, Guidance & Community Work	Social & Probation Work Personal & Careers Guidance Counselling Community Work
Transport & Logistics	Transport Management Transport Personnel - e.g., Pilot Logistics

Career Development Centre
National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
Phone: +353 (0)91 493589, Fax: +353 (0)91 494570
This page was last updated Tuesday, August 26, 2008