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MOUs signed between LMETB, Queen’s University Belfast and Southern Regional College

MOUs signed between LMETB, Queen’s University Belfast and Southern Regional College

Memorandums of Understanding have been signed between LMETB, Queen's University Belfast and Southern Regional College.

The partnership was developed in response to the recommendations of the Geiran report, which set out an ambition to Create a bridge to a Better Future for Drogheda.

Drogheda College is Ireland’s first Further Education and Training (FET) centre specialising in the delivery of electrical apprenticeship programmes. Established by the Louth Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB) and funded under the auspices of the DFHERIS, the innovative Drogheda College Donore FET campus was officially opened by Simon Harris TD, Minister for Further and

Up to 20 permanent jobs are on the way to Drogheda as part of a new centre to deliver training for 400 electrical apprentices each year. Louth and Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB) has announced the establishment of a major Apprenticeship Centre for Drogheda, the first of its kind to be established in Ireland.

New craft skills training hub to be established

The Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence was established by the LMETB in 2021