Electric.ie July/August Edition

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 33 Industry News I  ͲͰͱͤ ”‡Žƒ†̽• Ƥ”•– ‰‹‡‡”• to be educated through the apprenticeship model will graduate from Limerick Institute of Technology. The apprenticeship model has been available in Ireland for many years but the B.Eng. in Industrial Electrical Engineering (Apprenticeship) was one of the Ƥ”•– ƒ†˜ƒ…‡† ƒ’’”‡–‹…‡•Š‹’• ‹ ”‡Žƒ† –‘ Ž‡ƒ† –‘ ƒ Ž‡˜‡Ž ͷ Degree. Š‡ Ͳʹ ‘–Š ’”‘‰”ƒ‡ ™ƒ• developed by a consortium of Manufacturing, Contracting and Automation companies working with Limerick Institute of Technology and aimed to be a progression route for “—ƒŽ‹Ƥ‡† ‡Ž‡…–”‹…‹ƒ• –‘ —’•‹ŽŽ to engineering roles. The apprenticeship model combines learning in the workplace with learning in an educational setting and so solves the issues of engineering talent shortages by upskilling experienced electrical •–ƒơǤ IT Tallaght launches 2 year Engineering Apprenticeship for Qualified Electricians The success of the programme in Limerick has led to the role out of the programme in Tallaght IT with ‘‡ ˆ—†ƒ‡–ƒŽ †‹ơ‡”‡…‡ǡ Š‡ delivery model. The programme ™‹ŽŽ „‡ ‘ơ‡”‡† ‹ ƒŽŽƒ‰Š– ‘ ƒ ͱ ƒ† ŠƒŽˆ †ƒ› ƒ ™‡‡ „ƒ•‹• ǡ ™Š‹Ž‡ in Limerick IT the programme is ‘ơ‡”‡† ‘˜‡” –™‘ ͱ͵ ™‡‡ „Ž‘…•Ǥ Both Institutes of Technology are currently accepting applications for the September intake. To learn more about the programme contact –Š‡ —–Š‘”‹•‡† ƥ…‡” ‹ ›‘—” Ž‘…ƒŽ Educational Training Board. Or contact the Institutes of Technology directly: Limerick Institute of Technology laura.foley@lit.ie website: apprenticeship.lit.ie IT Tallaght will be hosting an †—•–”› ”‹‡Ƥ‰ ‡••‹‘ ‹ ‹†Ǧ July for companies interested in learning more about the programme. Contact: ™‹ŽŽ‹ƒǤ”ƒơ‡”–›̿‹–Ǧ–ƒŽŽƒ‰Š–Ǥ‹‡ 01453 2522 Glands & Accessories from AP Haslam Wide range of Glands in Polyamide, Brass or Stainless Steel IP68/IP69 dust and ingress compliant, from –60°C to +100ºC Identical clamping + PG, metric and NPT threads in a variety of lengths The right solution for every application – Clever, Useful, Strong Talk to us about your requirements