New Civil Engineering Apprenticeship programmes commence in ATU
Apprentices hail from counties Galway, Roscommon, Westmeath, Tipperary and Cork
45 apprentices commenced two new apprenticeship programmes, the B Eng in Civil Engineering by Apprenticeship and the Higher Certificate in Civil Engineering by Apprenticeship, in Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Galway on Monday last (9 September 2024). The programmes blend online lectures with on-campus workshops and laboratory practicals, with work-based learning at the apprentices' workplaces. The first week was a residential on-campus week which included lectures by guest speakers from the civil engineering industry and attendance at construction site visits generously hosted by John Paul Construction and Carey Building Contractors. ATU is the lead provider for these new Civil Engineering apprenticeships. Last year (2023), ATU Sligo welcomed their first cohort and a further 47 apprentices this September to the Sligo campus.
Pictured at ATU Galway City, L to R: Ann McEvoy, Instructional Designer, apprentices Eoghan Finn, Milltown, Co Galway, Maeve Reynolds, Ballinasloe, Co Galway and Darragh Connolly, lecturer, ATU Galway City. Photo: Mike Shaughnessy.
Pictured at ATU Galway city campus, L to R: Cillian Ó Murchu, Maths lecturer, with apprentices Daniel Lally and Cathal Finn, Loughrea, Co Galway and Calum Brady, Clarinbridge, Co Galway.
Pictured at ATU Galway city, Breda Joyce, Programme Co-ordinator and lecturer, ATU Galway City, with Castlerea, Co Roscommon students Joe Murphy and Daniel Woods and Cillian Ó Murchu, Maths lecturer
Pictured at ATU Galway city is Darragh Connolly, lecturer, ATU Galway city with students Conaire Martin, Ballymore, Co Westmeath, Luke Ryan, Thurles, Co Tipperary, and Tom Colohan, Ballinasloe, Co Galway
Pictured at ATU Galway, L to R: Breda Joyce, Programme Co-ordinator and lecturer, with apprentices from Cork city Eoin Collins, Dunmanway, Alec Bowen, Barrack St, Conor McNamara, Montenotte, Robert Nash, Dillons Cross and Isobel Kelleher, Donoughmore, Co Cork. Photo: Mike Shaughnessy
Pictured at ATU Galway City are apprentices Gavin Fleming and Alex Duffy from Athlone, Co Westmeath with Breda Joyce, Programme Coordinator and lecturer ATU Galway City. Photo: Mike Shaughnessy.
Pictured at ATU Galway City, L to R: Breda Joyce, Programme co-ordinator and lecturer, David Bourke, lecturer, Atu Galway-Mayo, Ann McEvoy, Instructional Designer, ATU Galway City, Darragh Connolly, lecturer, ATU Galway City and Cillian Ó Murchu, Maths lecturer. Photo: Mike Shaughnessy.