Global life sciences company, Thermo Fisher Scientific, has announced the launch of its 2024 Engineering Apprenticeship Programme, coinciding with World Engineering Day earlier this week, with applications being accepted until 24 March.
The contract pharmaceutical development and manufacturing campus at Currabinny in Carrigaline, is accepting applications for an Electrical and Instrumentation Apprenticeship and a Mechanical Apprenticeship, as part of its four-year salaried apprentice programme.
For the duration of the programme, an apprentices time is divided between the Cork site, training centres and third level universities, where they complete on-the-job training and the SOLAS curriculum modules. Each apprentice is paid a salary for the duration of the apprenticeship programme.
On successful completion of the internationally recognised apprenticeship (Level 6 Advanced Certificate), each apprentice is eligible for consideration for entry into a related Level 7 and 8 Degree programmes provided by the universities.
NO TWO DAYS THE SAME
Sarah Aherne, who is currently in her first year of the Electrical and Instrumentation apprenticeship programme at Thermo Fisher, said: “I chose an apprenticeship after school as I am a hands-on learner. The apprenticeship allows me to develop technicalskills and put them into practice every day, and then learn the theory during the college time built into the programme”.
“No two days are the same on site and its great to know that Im contributing to the delivery of life-saving medicines”.
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Cork campus is an active pharmaceutical ingredient development and manufacturing site and is part of its Pharma Services business. The team is expert in taking chemistry from laboratory scale development through to clinical and large-scale commercial manufacturing.
Delivered in partnership with further education and training agency, SOLAS, applications remain open until 24 March. Further information on the programme is available at https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/ireland-apprentice-programme
