APPRENTICESHIPS & TRAINING

27,200 home energy upgrades through SEAI in 2022

There were 27,200 home energy upgrades supported SEAI grant schemes in 2022 according to a recently  published report. Among the key insights in the report are:

Carving your future with Giraffe Childcare…

Carving your future with Giraffe Childcare…

Being part of our future Our team are an essential part of our future and success. They are what makes us Giraffe. Ensuring that our teams experience a nurturing, caring environment allows them to develop and grow, as our future leaders. This is something that is truly felt at Giraffe.  Today, over 90% of our…

So you want to be a pilot?

So you want to be a pilot?

By Mark Dwyer, Editor, Flying in Ireland This guide is published in three parts. Parts 2 & 3 will be published in subsequent editions. The full version is available at flyinginireland.com

Who are FIT?

Who are FIT?

For over 20 years, FIT or Fastrack to Information Technology is a representative organisation of the technology sector committed to growing Irelands tech talent pipeline.  Our mission is to promote inclusion and diversity through our programs and courses, creating wider access to tech skills training which leads to exciting career paths and quality employment opportunities…

ESB Networks Electrical Apprenticeship Programme

ESB Networks Electrical Apprenticeship Programme

Do you want to be part of the team connecting our communities to a clean electric future?  If so, ESB Networks Electrical Apprenticeship Programme might be for you. At ESB Networks, we build and maintain Ireland’s electricity network, connecting over 2.4 million homes, farms and businesses to a clean electric future. We’ve been connecting customers…

‘Fact’s, Faces, Futures’

‘Fact’s, Faces, Futures’

Why more women and girls are building rewarding careers with Generation Apprenticeship A new campaign from the National Apprenticeship Office highlights the skills, talent and contributions made by female apprentices across Ireland, encouraging more women to build exciting futures with Generation Apprenticeship. To mark the recent milestone registration of the 3000th female apprentice in Ireland,…

Irish Defence Forces Trainee Technician Scheme 

Irish Defence Forces Trainee Technician Scheme 

Pursuing a career with the Irish Defence Forces gives you the opportunity to complete an apprenticeship under our Trainee Technician Scheme (TTS). This scheme is only available to personnel currently serving within the Irish Defence Forces who have successfully passed General Service Enlistment training.  The Defence Forces TTS provides personnel with the ability to expand…

The Youthreach Programme

The Youthreach Programme

and highlights from some DDLETB Youthreach celebratory events  The Youthreach programme introduced in 1988, is the Irish government’s primary response to early school leaving. It provides young people aged 15 to 20 years who drop out of school or leave second-level school before Leaving Certificate level, with access to alternative education and training, progression and…

Transport Operations and Commercial Driving Apprenticeship

Transport Operations and Commercial Driving Apprenticeship

There has been an increase in apprenticeship programmes across every sector in recent years, and with the launch of the Transport Operations & Commercial Driving apprenticeship, the transport sector is no different. Industry heads hope that this training programme will go some way towards changing the perception of commercial driving as a profession, through creating…

Introducing the new #DiscussAI Programmes

Introducing the new #DiscussAI Programmes

The modular structure of the new #DiscussAI programmes means you can select workshops to suit the class times you have available. For Primary Schools: Technology in My Life This workshop series provides 5thand 6th Class students with a greater appreciation for the technology that they use every day in school and at home. This includes…

Registration open for National Flight Centre pilot training courses

Registration open for National Flight Centre pilot training courses

637,000 more pilots needed worldwide over the next 20 years according to Boeing NATIONAL Flight Centre’s Pilot Academy, based at Weston Airport just 20 minutes from Dublin city centre, has opened registration for its Airline Transport Pilots License (ATPL frozen) pilot training course in September 2023 .  Based in a newly renovated, dedicated college building…

Focused on supporting each person to achieve their learning goals

Focused on supporting each person to achieve their learning goals

National Learning Network is Ireland’s leading provider of supported, inclusive education, based in over 50 locations and offering quality, certified courses to assist people on their educational journey. Training courses at National Learning Network are designed for people aged 16 to 65 who need additional support, including people with disabilities, mental health issues, autism, dyslexia,…

New Artificial Intelligence workshops prepare teachers and students for the‘Age of AI’

New Artificial Intelligence workshops prepare teachers and students for the‘Age of AI’

The Science Foundation Ireland ADAPT Research Centre for AI-Driven Digital Content Technology is now introducing free modular workshop programmes to help primary and secondary school students navigate the Age of AI successfully and safely. Empowering Students to become Scientific Citizens The new programmes – Technology in My Life and AI in My Life – will…