Electric Magazine May/June 2018

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 17 Dornan Engineering launch scholarship programme for electricians upskilling to electrical engineers ‘”ƒ ‰‹‡‡”‹‰ǡ ‹ …‘Œ—…–‹‘™‹–Š ‹‡”‹… •–‹–—–‡‘ˆ ‡…Š‘Ž‘‰› ȋ Ȍǡ Šƒ• Œ—•– Žƒ—…Š‡† –Š‡‹” •…Š‘Žƒ”•Š‹’ ’”‘‰”ƒ‡ ˆ‘” ‡Ž‡…–”‹…‹ƒ• ™Š‘ ™‹•Š –‘ —’•‹ŽŽ –‘ †—•–”‹ƒŽ Ž‡…–”‹…ƒŽ ‰‹‡‡”•Ǥ “To meet the demands of the sector, we have started recruiting electricians for engineering roles. These roles are full time and provide job security for a minimumof the next 5 years,” said Group Engineering Manager for Dornan Engineering Stephen Fletcher Dornan recognises that the skills that are obtained during training for a career as an electrician or technician …ƒ •–”‘‰Ž› „‡‡Ƥ– ƒ ˆ—–—”‡ ‡‰‹‡‡”Ǥ Therefore, they are looking to identify members of the trade that are interested in completing the B.Eng. in Industrial Electrical Engineering (Apprenticeship) in LIT. Barry O’Sullivan, Technical Director ƒ– ‘”ƒǡ ‹•…‘Ƥ†‡– –Šƒ– “—ƒŽ‹Ƥ‡† Industry News electricians have the attributes to make great engineers saying “As an engineering and installation company ™‡ „‡‡Ƥ– Š—‰‡Ž› ˆ”‘ –Š‡ ‡š’‡”‹‡…‡ our employees have gained from their craft apprenticeships and through their working lives as electricians and technicians. The hands-on experience that is gained from completing an ‹•–ƒŽŽƒ–‹‘…ƒ „‡‡Ƥ– –Š‡ ˆ—–—”‡ ‡‰‹‡‡” ˆ”‘ –Š‡ •–ƒ”– –‘ –Š‡ Ƥ‹•Š ‘ˆ a project.” LIT’s Apprenticeship in Industrial Electrical Engineering Degree Course ‡ƒ„Ž‡• “—ƒŽ‹Ƥ‡† ‡Ž‡…–”‹…‹ƒ• –‘ be trained and educated through amix of site-based (project) work and classroom-based (LIT) formal coursework, in order to become trade “—ƒŽ‹Ƥ‡† ‰‹‡‡”•Ǥ Š‡ •‹–‡Ǧ„ƒ•‡† element of the degreewill also have coursework that must be completed. Upon completion, the candidate will achieve a level 7, Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Electrical Engineering. Dornan expects Apprentice engineers to sign up to a ͡Ǧ›‡ƒ”…‘‹–‡– ƒ† –Š‡ ͱ•– –™‘ years will be completed in conjunction ™‹–Š Ǥ Š‡ ƤƒŽ ͟ ›‡ƒ”• ™‹ŽŽ „‡ site based and completed under the Dornan graduate programme, thus ensuring each candidate can achieve their maximumpotential. The opportunity to earn while you learn is driving interest in the scholarship. The starting salary for ƒ ƒ’’”‡–‹…‡ ’‘•‹–‹‘ ‹• ͆ͲͷǡͰͰͰ per annum and Dornan will make a contribution toward accommodation ‘ˆ ͆ͱ͵Ͱ ’‡” ™‡‡ ™Š‹Ž‡ ›‘— ƒ”‡ completing the 15-week blocks in Limerick Institute of Technology. ‘ Ž‡ƒ”‘”‡ƒ„‘—– –Š‡•…Š‘Žƒ”•Š‹’ ™‹–Š ‘”ƒ ‰‹‡‡”‹‰‡ƒ‹Ž •…Š‘Žƒ”•Š‹’̿†‘”ƒ‰”‘—’Ǥ…‘Ǥ ˆ ›‘—”…‘’ƒ›™‘—Ž† Ž‹‡ –‘ ‡‰ƒ‰‡™‹–Š –Š‡ ’’”‡–‹…‡•Š‹’ in Industrial Electrical ‰‹‡‡”‹‰ǡ…‘–ƒ…– ‹‡”‹… •–‹–—–‡ ‘ˆ ‡…Š‘Ž‘‰› ƒ– ‡Ž‡…–”‹…ƒŽƒ’’”‡–‹…‡•Š‹’̿Ž‹–Ǥ‹‡ ‘” …Š‡… ‘—– –Š‡™‡„•‹–‡ Š––’ǣȀȀƒ’’”‡–‹…‡•Š‹’ǤŽ‹–Ǥ‹‡Ȁ