Info morning on apprenticeships in Louth/ Meath

MEETING ON MONDAY, SEPT 17 AT SKILLS CENTRE IN DUNDALK

APPRENTICESHIPS will be familiar to many and traditionally have been the route to skilled occupations in a variety of industries and sectors, such as construction, engineering, motor and electrical.

Elma McMahon from the Regional Skills and Training Centre says ‘it is a smart route to earn and learn your way to a qualification.’

School-leavers who prefer to combine work experience with study as a way of gaining a qualification have an increasing number of pathways open to them, thanks to the resurgence in apprenticeships. Apprentices are recruited by employers and then work and study -usually either in an institute of technology or a college of further education run by a local education and training board (ETB) - over a period of up to four years.

The apprenticeship range has now extended into areas like insurance, manufacturing, international financial services, - and more recently in Louth and Meath into the areas of auctioneering and property services.

The Regional Skills and Training Centre is the organisation responsible for Apprenticeship Services in Louth and Meath. Ray Murphy of the RSTC said ‘If you would like to learn more about apprenticeship, for example: What is an apprenticeship? What is involved? What qualifications do you need? etc. An Information Briefing on Apprenticeship will be held in the Regional Skills and Training Centre, Coes Road Dundalk on Monday 17th September from 10 until 12. Our Training Advisors will be at hand to answer any queries that you may have.’