What courses are most in demand in Limerick right now?

Oct. 4, 2011 - PRLog -- Living in Limerick? Thinking that it might be time to upskill, change career or pursue that hobby that you've always been interested in but never got time to learn more about? Well you're not alone.  The good news is that learnpipe is all about helping people find great courses!  Below we take a look at some of the courses / classes and colleges that are proving very popular in Limerick - http://www.learnpipe.ie/courses/ireland/limerick/ - right now. People from all age groups and all socio-economic backgrounds have been busy searching for the course that will keep them busy through the Limerick winter.

So we thought we would take a look search activity in the Limerick course market from two angles: the course format & the course topics.

Martin O Donoghue commented "the term courses in Limerick is searched for over 12,100 times each month.  The raw data shows that University of Limerick courses is the most popular search, not surprising really since the University has a thriving student population and an ever increasing campus that stretches from Limerick into Clare!" 

1. Top course formats:
university courses Limerick 1,760 searches /month
evening courses & evening classes Limerick - 1600 local searches each month
college courses Limerick -  480 course queries per month.

2. The Top 10 Most Popular Limerick Courses
Limerick english courses  900 queries /month
first aid courses limerick -  600 course queries / month
safe pass course Limerick -  500 searches each month.

cooking courses Limerick -320 times per month.
make up courses Limerick - 200 course queries /month
photography courses Limerick - 320 course queries /month
art classes Limerick - 190 searches per month.
beauty courses in Limerick - 160 course queries /month
childcare courses in limerick 110 searches per month

"We estimate 32,000 total monthly Limerick course searches, this is a relatively high volume when one considers the population of Limerick and its hinterlands of Kerry & Clare. Its probably indicative of  the time of year,  when thousands of people in Limerick are taking up their college places and embarking on a really exciting time of their lives "- commented O Donoghue.

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About learnpipe
learnpipe is a web based application that helps people to find great courses around the world. We put the fun back into choosing the right College / Degree / Evening Course / Casual Class / any other training option. We call it social Q&A for education. We operate 4 domains: http://www.learnpipe.ie (Ireland); http://www.learnpipe.co.uk (UK); http://www.learnpipe.com (USA) & http://www.learnpipe.in (India).

learnpipe was setup in 2009 by John Dineen and Shane O'Leary. learnpipe is a graduate company of both the Endeavour and iGAP Programmes. It is funded by Enterprise Ireland and a number of private investors. The company has 8 staff based in Limerick, Manchester & Beijing.