‘Trainee of the Year Award’ Presented to Graduate from West Cork
The 18th Annual Class 3 Engineer Awards Ceremony organised by BIM and sponsored by Foyle Fishermen’s Co-op recently took place at the BIM National Fisheries College, Greencastle, Co. Donegal. Nine students from Donegal and Cork* completed the one year shore-based course before going to sea for a year to gain the necessary sea time experience to go forward for the Class 3 Oral examination at the Marine Survey Office in Dublin.
Pictured Back row from left to right: Neil Cavanagh, Adeshina Olayode, Shaun Gallagher, Kieran O’Neill, Christopher O’Shea, Shane McBrearty, Conor Hallinan, Tunde Ogunleye.
Front row from left to right: Brian Vaughan, Senior Engineering Instructor, BIM National Fisheries College; Joe McHugh, T.D.; Adrian McClenaghan, Chairman Foyle Fishermens Co-Op; Kieran C. O’Neill, Engineer Trainee of the Year; Kevin Byrne, Chief Engineer MFV Sheanne and Alan Lafferty, Chief Engineer, Pacelli.
During their course, the students completed the QQI Level 5 Engineering Technology Certificate as well as the DTTS General Engineering Science papers. They also completed STCW safety certificates in First Aid, Personal Survival Techniques and Fire fighting . The QQI Engineering Technology Level 5 Certificate includes Control Systems, Engineering Drawing, Workshop Processes, Safety and Health at Work, Engineering Workshop Theory, Marine Engineering Processes, Marine Engine Operation, Communication and Work Experience subjects.
This is the first step on the ladder for these young students as with further sea time and examination they will hopefully continue their education and obtain their Class 1 Engineering Certificate of Competency.
Joe McHugh, T.D. presented the students with their certificates at the event while Adrian McClenaghan , Chairman Foyle Fishermen’s Co-op, presented the ‘Trainee of the Year’ award to Kieran O’Neill, Castletownbere, Co. Cork.
The Class 3 Engineering course runs at the National Fisheries College from September to June and the next course will take place in September. Please contact the college for further information on 074 9381068/ 9381099 or e-mail nfcgreencastle@bim.ie
