General Manager David Condell says the success of the apprenticeships is down to the link between the company’s and Northern Regional College‘s commitment to quality training and education.
“NRC delivers a quality training course and has the facilities and resources at its Farm Lodge campus to train apprentices to the exacting standards McAuley Engineering requires,” says Mr McCondell.
Mr Jonathan McAuley Managing Director says the Belfast Telegraph’s campaign for jobs and apprenticeships should be applauded. “We are delighted to see this important issue raised and brought to the public attention. Apprenticeships are a vital part of industrial activity, maintaining the highest standards and creating new generations of experts and trades who will bring new thinking to the manufacturing sector,” he says.
NRC spokesperson Dr. Brian Hill says the three students currently engaged in apprenticeships at McAuley Engineering are benefiting from both activities at the workplace and at college.
The three students from Ballymoney High School include Adam Jones a first year apprentice at Level 2 and Joel Heggarty and Jordan McCaw who started level 3 in April 2013 and are doing a level 3 NVQ Diploma in Engineering Maintenance and a Technical Certificate Level 3 Diploma in Manufacturing Engineering.
“NRC has a long track record of close partnerships with industry,” says Dr Hill. “We collaborate with business on a wide ranging front including the provision of training for employees at the workplace, consultations with our lecturers on manufacturing processes and the creation of courses particularly tailored in response to industry needs.
“These apprenticeships have found a new place in industry and we congratulate Belfast Telegraph for helping to make them more visible and attractive to young people who might not otherwise know about them or be aware of their value to their future careers.”
Ballymoney Manufacturer Gives Green Light to More Apprenticeships
Friday
25th April 2014
One of Northern Ireland’s leading manufacturers of sheet metal parts is to take on four NRC apprentices this year. Ballymoney-based McAuley Engineering Ltd which employs 117 people in its precision machining factory says it would take more apprentices on but does not want to dilute the quality of the apprenticeships.
