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The proud tradition of apprentice training continues at Liebherr Container Cranes as 14 new apprentices have started their training while 13 graduates are celebrating gaining new qualifications.
As 2018 ended, 13 apprentices graduated from the Liebherr Container Cranes Apprenticeship Programme. This particular group are the first to complete the Higher Certificate in Engineering, equipping them with two qualifications at the end of the four-year Liebherr apprenticeship. The newly qualified fitters, electricians and metal fabricators have received a Level 6 Craft Certificate in their trade and a Level 6 Higher Certificate in Engineering in their respective fields from IT Tralee.
The graduating Mechanical Automation and Maintenance Fitters include Alan Daly, Eanna Reidy, Brian Kennedy, Timothy Sugrue, Donal O'Connor, James O'Sullivan, Patrick Doyle and Kieran O'Mahony. The newly qualified electricians are; David Breen, Conor Breen, Aaron Farrell and John Friel, whilst one Metal Fabricator, Luke Doyle, graduated.
Liebherr in Killarney has a long tradition of apprentice training.
The very first apprentices enrolled in 1959 and to date, Liebherr has trained over 1000 apprentices in Killarney.
“Apprenticeships have always been a vital component of Liebherr’s business strategy and is in line with the Liebherr philosophy that practical and theoretical training must go hand in hand,” Trevor O’Donoghue, from Liebherr, said.
“The apprentice-training model combines a practical and theoretical education, delivered with the cooperation of SOLAS, the state body with responsibility for training and further education. Recent years has seen Liebherr invest over €250,000 in the expansion and upgrading of their apprentice training facilities in Killarney.
“2019 sees the proud tradition of apprentice training continuing, with 14 new apprentices embarking on their training at Liebherr Container Cranes this January. Five of the apprentices are electrical apprentices, three are mechanical automation and maintenance fitters, whilst six are metal fabrication apprentices,” he said.