HMCS Max Bernays Pre-Deployment Brief (May 2024).pptx
Apprenticeship Programmes
1. http://www.cit.ie
Update on Craft Apprenticeships and New
Post-2016 Apprenticeship Programmes
Presenter’s Name Dr. Matt Cotterell/Dr. Noel Murray
Date 27th November 2019
3. WorldSkills Ireland
Ireland Skills Live
• Held in RDS in March 2019
• 12,500 visitors; over 80 exhibitors
• Details of 2020 event to be announced
shortly
World Skills 2019
• Hosted in Kazan (Russia)
• 1,500 competitors
• Ireland finished tenth in world*
*Gold medals in Building Information Modelling (BIM),
Cloud Computing and Freight Forwarding
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4. Craft Apprenticeship Provision in CIT
Carpentry & Joinery
Plastering
Plumbing
Light Vehicle Mechanic
Construction Plant Fitting
MAMF (Fitting)
Electrical
Pipefitting
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
Metal Fabrication
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Phase 4 and Phase 6 Delivery
Steady growth in
registrations overall but
particularly in Electrical
Investment of over €4
million in CIT for new
equipment in recent years
Michael Hourihan, Head of Centre of Craft Studies
michael.Hourihan@cit.ie
5. Manufacturing Engineering Apprenticeships
L6 HC (2 year) and L7 BEng (3 year)
Block-release format
IBEC is the industry lead with GMIT as the
co-ordinating provider
First L6 cohort in CIT graduated in
October 2019 with first L7 in CIT due to
graduate in October 2020
Strong industry support particularly from
medical device manufacturers
Mix of new employees and upskilling of
existing workforce
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Prof. Ger Kelly Head of Dept of Mechanical, Biomedical and Manufacturing Engineering
ger.kelly@cit.ie
6. Logistics Associate Apprenticeship
L6 HC (2 year) day-release format
Freight Transport Association Ireland
is the industry lead with TU-Dublin as
the co-ordinating provider
First cohort in CIT due to graduate in
2021
Strong support from logistics and
freight forwarding companies
CIT will be able to offer progression
into L7/L8 programmes in Logistics
and Supply Chain Management
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Dr. Michael J. O’Mahony, Head of Dept of Process, Energy and Transport Engineering
Michael.jomahony@cit.ie
7. Other New Apprenticeships
Laboratory Technician L6 HC and Laboratory Analyst L7 BSc
• BioPharmaChem Ireland is the industry lead
• IT Tallaght is the co-ordinating provider
• Delivery to commence in CIT in 2020
Contact: Dr. Donagh O’Mahony, donagh.omahony@cit.ie
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Engineering Services Manager – L7 BSc
• Construction Industry Federation (CIF) is the industry lead with
CIT as the co-ordinating provider
• Structured pathway for qualified mechanical/electrical craft-
persons into middle management roles
• Delivery commenced in September 2019; one day per week in
CIT over two years combined with Industry Practice modules
Contact: Dr. Michael J. O’Mahony, michaelj.omahony@cit.ie