The 2019 Generation Apprenticeship competition challenges apprentices to construct a three-dimensional letter A using craft and other materials. The competition aims to highlight the importance and value of apprenticeships as a route to skills development in 21st century Ireland. What is the competition about? Now in its second year, the Generation Apprenticeship competition celebrates the […]
Opinion The construction industry is far from being synonymous with a robust female workforce. In fact, women make up an exceptionally low percentage of workers in this field, and without intervention, these stats show no sign of drastic change. There’s a multitude of compounding factors which account for the low uptake on construction-related roles by […]
The first round of CAO offers have gone out today, and while there has been a 3% demand increase for engineering courses, this might not be enough to fill the needs created by our projected growth. According to an announcement made by Engineers Ireland today, it’s vitally important that ‘all routes into engineering be explored’ […]
