Errigal and Finn Valley aren't the only PLC options in Donegal — just the two most people default to.
A Holland Code interest profile matched against over 1,870 PLC courses nationwide — well beyond the Donegal ETB courses at Errigal College and Finn Valley College that most students check first.
PLC courses rarely get the same structured attention the CAO does
Donegal ETB runs QQI-accredited PLC courses through Errigal College and Finn Valley College, and both are genuine, well-used routes into specific careers or a stepping stone into a CAO degree. But narrowing to what's local shouldn't mean skipping the national list — plenty of PLC courses elsewhere fit a given interest profile better than what's in the nearest prospectus.
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 Donegal 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.”
“I had a rough idea of the areas I was interested in but had no idea which actual courses suited me. CourseCompass helped connect the different things I was interested in with real courses. I came away with a much clearer idea of what I should be looking into.”
“I liked that CourseCompass looked beyond just CAO points. The questions covered interests, preferences and other areas that helped build a more complete picture. It gave my daughter some options to research that we probably wouldn't have thought about ourselves.”
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