Careers software for Irish post-primary schools
One guidance platform from Junior Cycle to the CAO
MyFutureChoice is guidance software that takes every student from Junior Cycle to the CAO. Students discover their interests and abilities, explore career pathways and research courses, so they make informed decisions about their future. Guidance counsellors get one platform to deliver, track and evidence guidance across the school, as part of your Whole School Guidance Plan, with resources and training for every member of staff. We have been supporting schools since 1986.
1986supporting schools since1m+students helped3,000+schools and colleges have used our programmes500+careers to explore
One guidance platform for every year group
Each programme fits a key decision point, and results carry forward so students build on what they have already learned about themselves.
Ages 11+
MyFirstChoices
An introduction to careers for younger students. An interest questionnaire links what they enjoy to subjects and career areas, so they see how Junior Cycle subjects keep different career paths open. Lesson plans and worksheets are included.
Ages 14 to 17
EirQuest
A 300-question interest questionnaire, about 30 to 40 minutes online, with an Interest Profile across 51 interest areas. It shows the Leaving Cert subjects, PLC courses and apprenticeships that lead to each career area, with over 500 careers to explore.
Aptitude tests
MyAptitude
Eight timed psychometric tests of verbal, numerical, abstract and spatial reasoning and more. MyAptitude is included on the Department of Education and Youth’s published list of psychometric assessments, is registered with the British Psychological Society, and compares each student with students in Ireland.
Ages 16 to 18
MyUniChoices
A 150-question assessment, about 30 minutes, that recommends courses from 48,800+ courses at 772 institutions, including Irish, UK and overseas options. Students compare courses, build a shortlist and plan their CAO choices, plus UK and European applications.
All of our Irish programmes can be taken in Irish or English.
Built for guidance counsellors
MyHQ is the staff side of the platform: one place to run your guidance provision and see where every learner is.
- Track every student: see who has completed each programme, their top career areas and subject interests, by group.
- Set tasks and deadlines: encourage independent careers research and check progress against the goals you set.
- Support your Whole School Guidance Plan: reports and student records help you show how guidance reaches every student, from 1st Year to 6th Year.
- Prepare for one-to-one conversations: guidance counsellors see each student’s results before a one-to-one conversation, so time is spent on next steps.
- Save staff time: students manage their own research, and our support team helps you set everything up.
What students get
- A personal report, online and as a PDF, with their best-matched career areas and the Leaving Cert subjects and courses each one needs.
- WORKBRIEF, our careers directory of 500+ job profiles, covering what each job involves, routes in, earnings and the labour market outlook.
- MyFutureJourney, a portal where they record research, assessments and work experience, ready for CVs, applications and interview preparation.
- Action plans and reflection pages to discuss with their guidance counsellor and family before choosing their next steps.
- Access to their programmes for life, on a phone, tablet or computer.
Evidence you can trust
Our questionnaires and tests are psychometric, developed with Chartered Occupational Psychologist Dr Charles Johnson and refined with schools since 1986. MyAptitude is included on the Department of Education and Youth’s published list of psychometric assessments for post-primary guidance, is registered with the British Psychological Society, has its own Irish norms and published reliability and validity evidence, and its results correlate with Junior Certificate outcomes.
How it works in your school
- Set upWe set up your school in MyHQ and train your staff, at a time that fits your timetable.
- Students complete their programmeOnline, in a lesson or at home, at their own pace.
- Results arrive instantlyStudents get their personal report and staff get a summary for every student.
- Guidance conversationsGuidance counsellors, tutors and teachers use the results in guidance classes, one-to-one conversations and parents’ evenings.
Additional educational needs
Practical support for different student needs
Give students more control over how they take part. The programmes include practical support for students with additional educational needs (AEN), including students with special educational needs, alongside the guidance counsellor’s own support.
All programmes
Display settings students choose
Every MyFutureChoice programme offers customisable fonts, a high contrast mode, a colourblind option and an optional dyslexia font, so students can change how it looks to suit their needs and preferences.
MyAptitude
Optional 25% extra time
Students can add 25% extra time to each MyAptitude section, choosing it separately for the sections where they need it, not for the whole assessment.
EirQuest and MyUniChoices
Stop, take a break, carry on
Students can stop at any point and return later with their progress saved, so they don’t need to finish in one sitting or start again after a break.
These are settings within the programmes. They are not a diagnosis, and choosing extra time in MyAptitude does not give a student extra time in school or public examinations.
Support and training
Every school gets staff training, technical manuals, a resource library of lesson plans, presentations and parent guides, and a support team on hand to help. Webinars cover each programme for new and experienced users.
Who do we help?
Our psychometric tools allow students to see the career paths, qualifications, and courses which best match their individual capabilities. Our interactive platform gives students, teachers and parents access to a complete careers service.
For Students
To make better informed decisions about the career and study choices suited to them
For Schools
To deliver high-quality guidance programmes for every student
For Guidance Counsellors
Structured guidance and less admin, with MyHQ saving you time
For Parents
To support their children with evidence-based assessments of their strengths
For Independent Guidance Counsellors
Psychometric questionnaires, aptitude tests and reports for independent guidance counsellors and their clients
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