Electric Magazine May/June 2018

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 9 Limerick Institute of Technology A Fast Track to an Engineering Degree for Qualified Electricians C ‘’ƒ‹‡• ƒ”‡…”›‹‰ ‘—– ˆ‘” –”ƒ†‡ “—ƒŽ‹Ƥ‡† ‰‹‡‡”•Ǥ Š‡ ‹† ‡•– ‡‰‹‘ ‹• ‹ –Š‡ ‹†•– ‘ˆ ƒ ‡‰‹‡‡”‹‰ •‹ŽŽ• •Š‘”–ƒ‰‡Ǥ ‹‡”‹… •–‹–—–‡ ‘ˆ ‡…Š‘Ž‘‰› ȋ Ȍǡ ‹…‘ŽŽƒ„‘”ƒ–‹‘ ™‹–Š ‹‡”‹… ˆ‘” ‰‹‡‡”‹‰ǡ ƒ ‹†—•–”› …‘•‘”–‹—ǡ Šƒ˜‡ †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡† ƒ †‡‰”‡‡ǦŽ‡˜‡Ž ƒ’’”‡–‹…‡•Š‹’ †‡•‹‰‡† –‘ —’•‹ŽŽ “—ƒŽ‹Ƥ‡† ‡Ž‡…–”‹…‹ƒ• –‘ †—•–”‹ƒŽ Ž‡…–”‹…ƒŽ ‰‹‡‡”• ‹ Œ—•– Ͳ ›‡ƒ”•Ǥ Š‡Ž† ƒ „”‹‡Ƥ‰ •‡••‹‘ for members of the regional Educational Training Boards and Industry to highlight the success of the programme so far. The programme is in its second year and is being supported by companies from across the country such as Dornan Engineering in Cork, Molex in Shannon, Mercury Engineering in Dublin, Enersol in County Meath as well as companies such as the ESB and Bord Na Mona. Dz ‹• ƒ„•‘Ž—–‡Ž›…‘‹––‡† to this new apprenticeship ‘†‡ŽǤ ‡ ™ƒ– –‘ •‡‡ ’‡‘’Ž‡ achieve progression through ƒ’’”‡–‹…‡•Š‹’Ǧ„ƒ•‡† †‡‰”‡‡•Ǥ ‡ ™ƒ– –‘ •‡‡ ’‡‘’Ž‡ Ž‡ƒ”‹‰ while earning. This is a ‘†‡Ž ™Š‹…Š ™‡ „‡Ž‹‡˜‡ ™‹ŽŽ •—……‡‡†ǡ ƒ† ‘‡ –Šƒ–…ƒ „‡ ƒ’’Ž‹‡† ‹ ‘–Š‡” •‡…–‘”•Ǥ This apprenticeship is at the ˆ‘”‡ˆ”‘– ‘ˆ Š‘™ Ž‡ƒ”‹‰ ‹• …Šƒ‰‹‰ ‹ ”‡Žƒ†Ǥdz said Prof. Vincent Cunnane President of LIT. “Programmes such as the Level ͻ ƒ…Š‡Ž‘” ‘ˆ ‰‹‡‡”‹‰ ‹ †—•–”‹ƒŽ Ž‡…–”‹…ƒŽ Engineering will ensure that apprenticeships will continue –‘ „‡ ƒ ‹–‡‰”ƒŽ ’ƒ”– ‘ˆ ‘—” „—•‹‡•• ˆ‘” –Š‡ ‡š– ͥ͠ ›‡ƒ”• ƒ† „‡›‘†dz was one of the „‡‡Ƥ–• Š‹‰ŠŽ‹‰Š–‡† „› ƒ˜‡ McNamara Associate Director of Kirby’s Engineering Group based in Limerick, who currently have three Industrial Electrical Apprentices on the programme. Mark Egan, who is currently enrolled on the B.Eng. in Industrial Electrical Engineering (Apprenticeship), has 23 years’ experience in the industry and is currently working as an electrical supervisor with engineering company STS Group in Waterford who are sponsoring his two-year degree in Electrical Engineering. ˆ‡‡Ž ‹– ‹• –Š‡ ’‡”ˆ‡…– Ƥ– ƒ• ͣ͜ percent of Mark's time during the apprenticeship is spent on the job, while the remaining 30 percent is spent in LIT. Dz ™‘—Ž† ”‡…‘‡† –Š‹• ‡–Š‘† ‘ˆ ‡†—…ƒ–‹‘ –‘ ƒ› For further information contact: ‡’ƒ”–‡– ‘ˆ Ž‡…–”‹…ƒŽ ƒ† Electronic Engineering, †‹••‹‘• ƥ…‡ ‡Žǣ ͦ͠͡ ͩͣͦ͢͢͢ Ǧ ͦ͠͡ ͩͣͨͥ͢͡ electricalapprenticeship@lit.ie ‡Ž‡…–”‹…‹ƒ ™Š‘ ™‘—Ž† „‡ ‹–‡”‡•–‡†ǡ –Š‡ ‡š’‡”‹‡…‡ –Šƒ– –Š‡› Šƒ˜‡ ‰ƒ‹‡† ‘ •‹–‡ ™‹ŽŽ „‡ ƒ ‰”‡ƒ– ’Žƒ–ˆ‘” –‘ •–ƒ”– ˆ”‘Ǥ Ž•‘ǡ ˆ”‘ –Š‡ ‡’Ž‘›‡”ǯ• ’‡”•’‡…–‹˜‡ǡ –Š‡ Ƥƒ…‹ƒŽ ‹’ƒ…– ‹• ”‡Žƒ–‹˜‡Ž› Ž‘™ǡdz said Egan. To learn more about the apprenticeship programme in LIT visit apprenticeship.lit.ie Dave McNamara, Associate Director of Kirby’s Engineering Group, Prof. Vincent Cunnane President of LIT and Brendan Muldowney, Apprentice in Industrial Electrical Engineering, Kirby Group Engineering.