The Kerryman (South Kerry Edition)
Future’sbright forengineering
IT was all systems go on at the Limerick Institute of Technology recently as the 2019 Limerick for Engineering Showcase was officially launched.
The ‘Inspire’ Women for Engineering seminar, which was taking place on the day at LIT’s Moylish Campus, provided an apt launching pad for the annual showcase, which each year attracts hundreds of young minds eager to gain an invaluable insight into the many benefits of a career in engineering.
Now in its fifth year, the Limerick for Engineering Showcase will take place on Thursday 7th March from 5:30-8:30pm at the Shannon Airport Departures Hall. The free event, which is open to all aims to encourage school leavers – with a particular focus on female students – to consider a rewarding, exciting career within the engineering sector. Brought to life by the Limerick for Engineering consortium, the showcase will feature interactive stands from almost 50 leading companies based in the Mid-West region
Providing those in attendance with a ‘one-stop shop’ of sorts, the event serves to highlight the many educational and training routes that are currently on offer to young school-goers wishing to pursue a career in engineering, while also presenting information on subsequent employment opportunities that are available within the 1500-plus multinational companies and SMEs currently operating in the Mid-West.
“It has been five years since the inception of the Limerick for Engineering Showcase and I truly believe that it is now more pertinent than ever, given the outcry for skilled graduates to fill such a wide range of positions within the engineering sector,” said Chair of Limerick for Engineering Paschal Meehan.
“With one-quarter of the Mid-West region’s overall employment stemming from the manufacturing sector, the future is incredibly bright for many of Ireland’s budding engineers,
The Limerick for Engineering Showcase is a free event. Visit www.limerickforengineering.ie for further information.