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After two years of classroom study and practical testing, the first cohort of students has graduated as Ireland’s latest HGV drivers – the first to complete the nationally-recognised Commercial Driver Apprenticeship

Read about Ronan’s story, career background, and why he chose to do the apprenticeship at Polar Ice, along with his thoughts on the National Apprenticeship Office award.Ronan first joined Polar Ice for work experience when he was in Leaving Cert Applied (LCA), at around 15 years of age. He was drawn to Polar Ice having […]

We were thrilled to witness the announcement of two exceptional winners representing the Irish Logistics industry among the 222 fantastic nominees for the Apprenticeship Ireland Generation Apprenticeship 2023 Apprentice of the Year Award held by the National Apprenticeship Office.

This morning, Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board’s Apprenticeship Employer Roadshow kicked off at SETU Arena Waterford, welcoming students from across the region to explore career and education options via apprenticeships. In addition to our participation, we are delighted to see so many industry employers, Transport Operations & Commercial Driving Apprenticeship and LAA – Logistics Associate Apprenticeship partners promoting career opportunities and apprenticeships in their businesses.

The team at LAA – Logistics Associate Apprenticeship & Transport Operations & Commercial Driving Apprenticeship are delighted to be part of the Apprenticeship Expo hosted by Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board (LWETB) in The Mullingar Park Hotel, from 10am to 3pm today.
Intreo, in conjunction with the Longford/Westmeath Education and
Training Board, and Athlone Training Centre is holding an apprenticeship open day to showcase the various apprenticeships available from a variety of sectors

A Career Options exhibition hosted by the IGC – Institute of Guidance Counsellors at Rochestown Park Hotel conference center in Cork over the past two days attracted large crowds and sparked a great interest in apprenticeships among secondary school students attending from Cork and surrounding counties.

Our 1st year apprentices are down in Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) Athlone today as part of their Introduction to Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) Technology and Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Testing in the workshop. They will complete 3 days of workshops over the next few weeks. As part of this module, the students will be introduced to basic construction, function, and operating principles of the main components of a HGV and CVRT.

We are delighted to announce that Alan Hajdrich of Masterlink successfully passed his CE Artic Licence test yesterday.
A special mention goes to all the team at Hynesquinn Driving School for preparing Alan for his test!

We are so proud of our current Apprentice, Sorcha Halpin, from DPD Ireland who was recently interviewed by Arlene Harris of The Irish Times about her experience starting an apprenticeship. The article also features NAO Director Dr Mary-Liz Trant discussing the many benefits of building careers with #GenerationApprenticeship. Read the article online at https://lnkd.in/et9H5b5F

The team at LAA – Logistics Associate Apprenticeship & Transport Operations & Commercial Driving Apprenticeship are delighted to be part of the Xplore Your Future TY Skills Expo hosted by Fingal County Council in partnership with Dublin City University and DRSF, from 9am to 4pm today.
This event is aimed at providing TY Students with the opportunity to explore their future career options, and we are excited to be here to showcase the exciting and diverse career opportunities in the logistics industry to this group of students, who will be transitioning from secondary school in the near future.