Donegal TD Thomas Pringle has welcomed the announcement of funding to support electrician apprenticeships at the Killybegs campus of Atlantic Technological University (ATU).
Education Minister Simon Harris this week announced €17 million in capital funding in response to the growing demand for apprenticeships in the higher education sector. The funding will be distributed across four technological universities, including ATU Donegal, to deliver an additional 132 apprenticeship craft training blocks.
Deputy Pringle said: “Some of the electrician apprenticeships will be delivered to Killybegs and this is good news for the college and for local industry. It’s part of the diversification and expansion of available courses that will lead to the growth of the Killybegs campus. It is vitally important that the Killybegs campus grows within the Atlantic Technological University overall.”
The Independent TD says he has addressed the Dáil on a number of occasions regarding the importance, and the potential, of the Killybegs ATU campus. Earlier this year, during oral parliamentary questions to Minister Harris, Deputy Pringle told the minister that ATU campuses at Killybegs and across the region should be seen as a great asset and given the resources they need to expand and develop.
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