April 6, 2021 1:18 pm
A new part-time traineeship programme has been launched for workers in the milking machine service, testing and installation sector.
The new programme will offer registered technicians an opportunity to achieve a new national qualification to support their career development, according to the organisers of the initiative.
It will be open to new employees entering the sector, “providing them with a career pathway and learning opportunities”, it was added.
Partnership
The new programme is a partnership between Milk Quality Ireland, ICOS Skillnet, Teagasc and Technological University Dublin (TUD). In a statement, the partner firms say:
“It is designed to address the needs of milking machine technicians in a rapidly changing business environment and to establish an accredited academic award in recognition of the skills acquired by technicians.
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Ministers Foley and Harris publish Education Indicators 2020 report: facts and figures on all aspects of the education system
The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science today announced the publication of Education Indicators 2020 a special report which sets out to provide a comprehensive set of educational indicators for the education system in Ireland.
The data in the report covers all levels of education, starting with early years and working through school education, further and higher education through to lifelong learning. The report provides an overview of the work of both the Department of Education and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.