Author: Rachel Birmingham

Hospitality and Tourism

We are delighted to announce that the centre will be launching a new Hospitality and Tourism course, and that recruiting has already begun. The course is designed to prepare and place young people in the hotel services industry, and will offer both Fetac and City & Guilds Certification.

Those who are interested should be between 16 and 21 with a genuine interest in pursuing a career in what is a growing and rewarding sector. Please contact Mary on 021 4504822 or call into the centre for a chat. A full allowance is paid and recruitment is interview based.

Cork Training Centre

Staff and learners from the centre paid a visit to the Cork Training Centre in Bishopstown on May 14^th for their open day. It was an excellent opportunity for all members of the public to tour the facility and witness practical demonstrations from many of the courses available at the centre. For further info please visit http://corktrainingcentre.ie/

The Culinary Skills course provided catering for the event. We would like to thank David Lonergan and Andrew Basteed for their hard work on the day under the supervision of instructor, Shane Carter, and all the Culinary Skills group for the preparation put into the display.

Certification Day at City Hall

Learners from the centre assembled at City Hall to receive their Fetac Certification from the Deputy Lord Mayor, Cllr. Tim Brosnan in April. The day represented an opportunity to congratulate the students involved and acknowledge the hard work they have put in. A great many learners were recipients of full awards at levels 3 and 4, and can be rightly proud of their achievements.

Several former trainees who have gone on to do degree courses at UCC, CIT, and elsewhere were also invited and spoke to those present about the career paths they have taken. We would like to thank Tara Daly, Ger Nyhan, Jonathon Wyse,  Joanne Coakley and Kajetan Soltys for coming back to see us and talk about their experiences. Kajetan accepted the certification which qualifies him as a Financial Advisor which he achieved through the help of the Customised Training scheme while John O’Donovan accepted his President’s Award – a national award scheme available through the Centre.

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Cork Life Long Learning Festival

The Mayfield Community Training Centre was delighted to take part in the Cork Life Long Learning festival (March 23^rd – 29^th) manning a stall at the events organised at the Mayfield Library. The festival which is now 12 years old celebrates the learning opportunities available to all ages in the city, and is run on a voluntary basis.

The Business Skills group set up their stall at the Frank O’Connor Library on the Thursday and took part in a morning of participative workshops and displays from the local community and schools. The students provided flyers and brochures to heighten awareness of the work done at the centre, and were happy to answer any questions from the public as well as chatting to the Deputy Lord Mayor.

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Apprenticeship News

The centre would like to congratulate Kealan Murphy (Seacon Construction),Jack McCarthy (Pouladuff Car Dismantlers), Paul O’Connor (Craft Fitted Furniture), Graham Fitton, (Cork Building Solutions), Adam Power (McDermot Electrical), Greg McDonnell (Safety Tech Electrical), Daniel Field (Red Abbey Crash Repair) and Kyle Mccarthy (DC Metal) on obtaining Apprenticeships in the building sector.

Alan Buckley, The Home Repair and Maintainance Instructor commented, ‘this has been one of our most successful years in regards placing young people in apprenticeship positions. It is a real indication that the construction industry is on an upturn, and that the skills provided at the centre are in demand again. There has been great interest in the course which is very gratifying for all involved’.

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The President’s Award

John O’Donovan accepts his President’s Award in the presence of John Clohessy, Chairman of The Mayfield Community Training Centre, and Lord Mayor Catherine Clancy.

The Mayfield Community Training Centre was delighted to support ex-trainee, John O’Donovan in his attempts to achieve the President’s Award. John achieved the Silver Award in November having previously earned the Bronze. The President’s Award Leader at the centre, Liam O’Sullivan stated; ‘although John has now left the centre to work at the KingsleyHotel, we are happy to continue supporting him in his efforts to obtain a Gold Award. And are confident he will do so.’

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Germany Calling

Four trainees, Eric Sheehan, Ryan Wall, Graeme Buckley and Kealan Murphy travelled to Cologne, Germany in April to represent the training centre at the OutArt photo contest. The culmination of a year long project which included classes in photography, digital media, teamworking and presentations, the four students combined with groups from Finland, Slovenia, Spain and Germany for two days of work, study and fun.

The group were required to curate their own exhibitions, give presentations to various audiences, deal with the press, meet dignitaries such as the Lord Mayor, and take part in the jury who eventually picked the winning photograph. They did so admirably and acted as excellent ambassadors for the centre and Mayfield. They were accompanied by instructors, Alan Buckley and Liam O’Sullivan.

Exhibition at Mayfield Library

The Photography Group from the Centre who were formed to take part in a European Project called OutArt exhibited their work recently in City Hall. Their work will be presented in Cologne, Germany in May alongside their European partners from Italy, Spain, Slovenia and Germany. The exhibition was well received by all who saw it, and due to popular demand will be hosted by the Mayfield Library for the Life Long Learning Festival on April 10^th. Please come along and enjoy the photographs on show.

Exhibition at City Hall

The Centre is proud to announce that City Hall will be hosting a photography exhibition of work completed by trainees from the Business Skills and Home Repair and Maintenance Courses. The show entitled Outart is part of a project that will eventually see the same group show their work in a joint European exhibition in Cologne, Germany.

The exhibition runs from the 25^th to the 31^st of March and consists of 25 photographs revealing a wide range of interests by the young people of Mayfield.

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