Shauna Clinton is a star for Sacred Heart

Winners of the 2017 National Careers Skills competition were recently announced with student Shauna Clinton from Sacred Heard, Sunnyside, Drogheda, receiving third prize in the Transition Year category for her Career Investigation into Paediatric Psychiatry which was linked to her Work Experience Placement. Other winners on the day included:

Abigail O’Neill and Talor Aiyegbeni from Sacred Heart, Sunnyside, Drogheda who received highly commended and commended awards respectively for their work experience as a Paediatrician and Surgeon in the LCE/LCA/LCVP category.

Chandelle Stratton, Niamh Daly and Laura Gray also from Sacred Heart, Sunnyside were each commended for work experience Transition Year category. Chandelle for her Career Investigation on a Stroke Specialist, Niamh for her work experience in Pharmacy and Laura for her work experience as a physiotherapist.

The National Career Skill Awards, run by www.careersportal.ie and sponsored by McDonald’s Ireland, recognise students who complete career investigations into their chosen area of interest following their work experience placement. The competition seeks to promote an awareness around the importance of Career Skills and how they can help students to prepare for the world of work.

Each student must demonstrate their understanding of a chosen career, the educational pathways that lead to it, the most relevant knowledge requirements and the most important transferable skills needed to be successful.

PICTURED: Alison Hodgson, HR Director, McDonald’s Restaurants of Ireland; Shauna Clinton, Sacred Heart, Sunnyside, Drogheda and Eimear Sinnott, Managing Director of Careers Portal.