Welcome to Breda & Michaela

We are delighted to welcome Breda and Michaela to our centre from IT Sligo. They are students of social care practice and will be with us for 13 weeks work experience placement.

The Importance of Digital Skills

Last weekend the Sunday Business Post published an interesting article on the importance of digital skills in the workplace. Our computer course focuses exactly on this area by covering QQI level 3 and 4 modules along with a full ECDL award.

Good article in today’s ⁦@sundaybusiness⁩ on the importance of digital literacy skills to succeed in the workplace #lifelonglearning #upskilling pic.twitter.com/0hiD9bGTJM

— skillsmidwest (@skillsmidwest) January 20, 2019

Image taken from @skillsmidwest twitter page

Fundraising for Sligo Samaritans

As part of our celebrations to mark World Mental Health Day last October we raised €206.38 for Samaritans. Last week Dan Scannell gratefully accepted the cheque on behalf of Sligo Samaritans. Thanks to all those who contributed on the day.

Avril and Tyrieke presenting the cheque to Dan Scannell (Sligo Samaritans) 

What do the Samaritans do?

They offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. There is lots of ways to contact them:

www.samaritans.org

Sports & Recreation Course - Injury Prevention

Trainees on our Sports and Recreation course know the importance of injury prevention. 

Injury prevention involves various movements, and both static and dynamic stretches to increase flexibility and strengthen muscles to help improve the bodies ability to perform and reduce the risk of injury. Being aware of this and partaking in a predefined programme is a vital part of the sports course as trainees are active on a daily basis.

Sports trainees participating in their morning injury prevention programme

Centre Recruitment

IT Sligo Open Evening

IT Sligo Open Evening: An Open Evening will be held at IT Sligo on Tuesday, January 15th, 2019 from 6-8pm. For more information click on the link above.

Interview Skills Workshop

A big thanks to Elaine from Fastrack to Information Technology (FIT) who delivered a very interesting Interview Skills Workshop to trainees from the Work Experience Group last week. We look forward to having Elaine back in the centre at the end of the month. 

Single-use plastics banned in Irish government offices

Since last week our government have banned the purchase of single-use plastic cups, cutlery and straws in government offices.

In our centre we have stopped using single-use plastic cups for almost a year now and have not looked back since!

Tweet taken from @RichardbrutonTD 

Recycle Your Old Batteries

Now that our Christmas decorations are packed away for another year, don't forgot to recycle your old batteries. We have a number of boxes available around the centre, you get to recycle those old batteries while supporting LauraLynn Children's Hospice.

Battery recycling boxes are available around the centre

Christmas Party

We had a wonderful centre Christmas Party on Thursday 20th of December. Following delicious  dinner and desserts we had a festive themed table quiz. Our Christmas Jumper Day raised over €135 for LauraLynn Children's Hospice. Thank you to all who supported.

New Year