Dozens of Donegal apprenticeship students were able to celebrate their graduation in Letterkenny this week, after successfully completing their courses with the Donegal ETB as well as the Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board.
The ceremony took place on Friday, with hundreds of graduates from across the country in attendance.
Over 200 apprentices completed their course, with 88 of them being able to make it to Friday’s ceremony – 24 of them from Donegal.
At the Donegal, Mayo, Sligo Leitrim Apprentice Graduations on Friday last in the Mount Errigal Hotel Letterkenny. Photo Clive Wasson
Presenting the awards, Donegal ETB Chief Executive Anne McHugh stated, “We are incredibly proud of all of our Apprentices today as they celebrate this milestone moment with family and friends. They have been further supported by Apprenticeship staff within their ETBs and of course by their employers. All of our stakeholders play such a vital role during the apprenticeship journey and today we salute all those who work so hard to prepare our Apprentices for their vital role in our economy.
“Our Apprentices are extremely well prepared to work in Ireland where their skills are much in demand or indeed they now have a qualification which can take them anywhere they want to go. We wish them all well as they embark on this next phase of their career.”
Congratulating the apprentices who received awards, Paul Hannigan, Head of College at ATU Donegal said, “The reintroduction of apprenticeship training to ATU Donegal has been a great success and as a consequence we are currently in discussions with the HEA to expand our provision in Phases 4 and 6 across several Craft Apprenticeships. Our ongoing collaborative partnership with the ETBs in Donegal and Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ensures that apprentices in this region continue to receive the highest quality training.”
