Supporting Junior Achievement in Louth
VOLUNTEERS from Louth County Council have, once again, partnered with local schools to deliver enterprise skills to local children as part of the Junior Achievement initiative.
‘Supporting young people to achieve their true potential is the goal of the Junior Achievement programme and one that we in Louth County Council are delighted to facilitate,’ said Nessa McCartan, Senior Enterprise Development Officer, of Local Enterprise Office Louth.
Pamela Dagg, Barry Eaton, Brian Martin, Cormac McCann and Elaine Daly visited schools and tutored pupils in success skills, financial literacy and environmental awareness.
The Junior Achievement programme provides students with an excellent opportunity to learn about the world of work through committed business volunteers.
‘Our pupils benefitted from the interactive programmes and enjoyed meeting volunteers from Louth County Council and the local community,’ explained Phil McCaul, Principal at Realt na Mara National School in Dundalk.
Brian Martin delivered a career development programme called ‘Success Skills’ to Transition Year students.
‘ This was my most challenging but also most rewarding year yet with Junior Achievement.’
He added: ‘ The highlight for me was conducting the mock interviews. Each and every student shone and I could really see how participating in the programme would benefit them for life.’
Nessa added that she was delighted with the success of the programme.
‘We are so proud to have supported students from 3rd class to 4th year in our Junior Achievement Programme.’
‘We are also so grateful to our Louth County Council volunteers for giving so selflessly of their time, energy and skills. Junior Achievement, now in its 20th year, is such a worthwhile campaign and we’re looking forward to our 2018 classes programmes already!’
The goal of the Junior Achievement programme is to inspire and motivate young people to realise their potential.
This is done by volunteers nationwide sharing their skills and knowledge with