Economy Minister Gordon Lyons today launched a new Assured Skills Collaborative Welding Academy at South West College, with 12 training places available.
The Assured Skills Collaborative Academy will see successful applicants receive industry-standard welding training during a six-week course at South West College’s new welding training facility in Cookstown.
Participants who complete the Academy are guaranteed an interview for a welding position at one of 12 companies in Dungannon and the surrounding area.
Announcing the Academy, the Minister said: “The Mid Ulster area has a strong and resilient manufacturing and engineering sector which makes an important contribution to our economy. This Assured Skills Academy with South West College, the fourth in a series of seven welding Academies, underlines my Department’s commitment to developing the skills that are needed in this area.
“People with welding skills are in high demand in our local engineering and manufacturing sector.
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