Following on from the success of their Mechanical Automation and Maintenance Fitting Apprenticeship Programme Major Equipment International Ltd will soon be starting their 2020 stream.

Paul Kilkenny, one of the students who just completed his 4 year Apprenticeship Programme with Major International Ltd. Photo by Keith Heneghan

This programme is run in conjunction with Solas and ETBI and will offer twelve school leavers a practical “learn and earn” approach to a qualification by combining paid, on-the-job training with training centre based study, over four years. The programme will begin in October.

On successful completion of the programme the students will be awarded a Level 6 Advanced Certificate Craft in Mechanical Automation and Maintenance Fitting. The MAMF Apprenticeship programme is a minimum of 4 years and consists of 7 phases; 3 Off-the-Job Phases with the Education & Training Boards (ETB)/ Solas/Institute of Technology and 4 On-the-Job Phases with Major Equipment Intl Ltd.

Paul Kilkenny from County Mayo was one of the students who completed his four years “I went to college at 17 and I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I was into my first year of college when I knew I’d made the wrong choice. I have just completed my seven- phase apprenticeship in Mechanical Automotive Maintenance Fitting with Major Equipment. It was hands on and I learned something new every day. I’m far better off doing something I enjoy and I never have any problem facing work on Monday morning because of that. The most important thing is that you like what you’re doing.”