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L-R: Amanda Stevenson from CITB NI, Dainora Tautkute, Year 11 pupil, Claire Quinn from Quinn Piling, Damien Doran from NuLine Utilities, Sinead McNulty Head of Careers St Malachy’s HS and Dylan Flanagan, Year 13 pupil.
CITB NI ENCOURAGES CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO HELP BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION…
Adopt a school
C onstruction Industry Training on a new scheme called ‘Adopt a School’, aimed at encouraging more young people to think about a career in construction. The scheme provides opportunities for construction companies to build relations with post primary schools, in their local area of work, by providing direct support for schools with construction industry careers activities ranging from careers talks, events, work experience opportunities and site visits, to name but a few. Board NI (CITB NI) has joined up with NI construction employers Although the NI construction industry is experiencing good levels of growth, there are major issues facing the industry including an ageing workforce and declining numbers of new talent. ‘Adopt a School’ is an opportunity to improve young people’s knowledge of the sector, show the many diverse pathways into the industry, as well as dispel misconceptions such as a career in construction is limited to bricklayers, plumbers and architects or that it’s only a job for boys. Launching the new ‘Adopt a School’,
Barry Neilson, Chief Executive CITB NI, said, “This is a fantastic opportunity for construction employers to engage with and encourage the next generation of young people to consider a career in construction. It is also a fantastic opportunity for schools to benefit from a whole range of career activities as well as having a direct contact with those working within the industry. “We are delighted to announce our first School partnership – St Malachy’s High School, Castlewellan with NuLine Utilities and Quinn Piling. We hope the initiative will create more partnerships which will help to recruit, retain and develop the talent required to sustain the industry in the years ahead.” Mrs Sinead McNulty, Head of Careers at St Malachy’s HS Castlewellan, added, “This partnership will bring experiences from the world of work into our classrooms and open up new opportunities for our students. We look forward to working with both businesses.” Damien Doran, NuLine Utilities, commented, “NuLine Utilities is delighted to join the CITB NI’s ‘Adopt a School’
Initiative. We are keen to build on our long-term relationship with St. Malachy’s High School to promote civil engineering as a career choice and assist students who have an interest in construction to develop their career choices and education.” Claire Quinn, Quinn Piling, said, “We are looking forward to engaging the students in a range of ground engineering techniques and showcasing our range of departments such as plant maintenance, logistics, welding, manufacturing, fabrication, site operations and design engineering.” Applications for companies and schools to register their interest in taking part in the ‘Adopt A School’ scheme is now open. Download the registration form and terms and conditions from www.citbni.org.uk.
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