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Bord Iascaigh Mhara
Maritime, Fishing & Aquaculture
Brendan White, Fish Filleter
Brendan White is a Fish Filleter working for Albatross Seafoods in Donegal. He has done a number of different courses for his job, including a Filleting Course, a Forklift Course and two HACCP Courses, in the last few years. He has just completed a E.C.D
Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
Construction, Architecture & Property
Maria O'Neill, Civil Engineer
Maria works as an Assistant Resident Engineer supervising a water supply scheme for the Local Authorities. She did her Leaving Cert in St. David's in Greystones, and went on to UCD to complete a Civil Engineering Degree
The Insurance Institute
Insurance
Karl Curran, Associate Director
Karl Curran is an Assosiate Director at Aon Insurance. He completed a two year diploma in Business Studies at DIT after which he was offered a position within Aon. His is currently undertaking a degree in International Finance & Banking with the Institute of Bankers and has begun
Bord Iascaigh Mhara
Maritime, Fishing & Aquaculture
Liz O'Toole, Skipper
It was a personal choice to follow a career in the fishing industry. I did a NCUA course in fishing in the area of becoming a Deckhand. A Deckhand is someone who accompanies and assists the Skipper and his crew. This course led to a work placement on a boat
McDonald's
Sales, Retail & Purchasing
Mariya Levchuk, Crew Trainer
On completion of her Leaving Certificate Mariya Levchuck entered Trinity College to study Business and French. She works part time for McDonalds as a crew member and crew trainer. Thanks to McDonalds she has gained the National Vocational Qualification from City&Guilds which is a
Department of Education and Youth
Education & Teaching
Mary Joyce, Secondary School Teacher
Mary Joyce is a Secondary School Teacher of Geography and PE and works in Patrician Secondary School in Newbridge, Co Kildare. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education and Geography from the University of Limerick and also qualified as a Fitness Instructor under the NCEF
Intel
Information Technology (IT)
Kerrie Horan, Engineer - Process
Kerrie works as a Process Engineer for Intel in their Leixlip manufacturing facility. She choose to study Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Trinity College, a course she highly recommends. After three and a half years working as a Mechanical Engineer, she took up her current position as Process Engineer
St. Michael's House
Psychology & Social Care
Tomas Flanagan, Occupational Therapist
Tomás Flanagan is an Occupational Therapist working for St Michael's House. Following his Leaving Certificate, he studied Occupational Therapy in Trinity College Dublin where he found the educational placements of particular relevance. Following graduation he got an opportunity to work with children with Autism for