Presentation, Ballingarry students awarded first construction qualifications

Transition year and senior cycle students from Presentation Secondary School Ballingarry, Thurles recently completed their Safe Pass training with the Construction Industry Federation and SOLAS. They were pictured receiving their first professional qualification after successfully undertaking the training course. Safe Pass is the national mandatory safety training for the construction industry and students from Presentation Secondary School Ballingarry undertook the training as part of their curriculum for this year.

Dermot Carey, Director, Safety & Training at CIF congratulated the students and expressed his gratitude to staff at the school. “Congratulations to Presentation Secondary School Ballingarry students on completing their Safe Pass training. Mr. Gleeson and the school must be commended for giving their students every opportunity to develop their skills and their career options.”

Students from Tipperary and across Ireland are undertaking Safe Pass training with the Construction Industry Federation as part of Transition Year, Leaving Cert and Leaving Cert Applied courses in schools this year. The initiative is part of the CIF’s Careers Campaign to support students interested in a career in the construction industry.

“Safe Pass is a key qualification we all have in the construction sector. From architects, site managers to work experience labourers, Donegal to Dingle, everyone working in the sector starts with a SafePass. I hope this qualification is the first of many for students at Presentation Secondary School Ballingarry and leads some to a rewarding career in our industry,” said Dermot Carey, Construction Industry Federation.