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Constantly updating and introducing new courses, recent quality assurance reports praised the work of the team highly. Dr. Susan Steele, Aquaculture and Business training executive said ' The value of training can only really be judged by seeing the difference that it makes to people in the industry. We provide training in safety, boat handling, ropework, engineering and biological areas such as mussel farming, oyster farming, seaweed farming and finfish farming. However, the only way to see the effectiveness of the training is to look at the difference that it makes to working practices and the lives of past students. I am delighted to see that we are making the difference.'
Over 400 aquaculture students benefited from full and part time training last year. Carolina Strapoc, came to Ireland from her native Poland as part of a Euro Career pathways scheme.
She undertook the full time 15 week course in Aquaculture. Since finishing the course, she has been working in Brandon Bay Seafoods in Co. Kerry and has started to take on more responsibilities in hatchery management of the juvenile abalone. Carolina really enjoyed the full time course and found that it gave her all of the practical skills needed to be able to work on the farm. Management in Brandon Bay Seafoods were delighted to have fully trained practical staff to fill in for staff shortages. Carolina said ' I enjoyed all of the full time course and particularly the boat handling as it was the first time that I had driven a powerboat. Hatchery production training was also very useful as it taught algal culture and water chemistry'.
Dr. Susan Steele said 'I am delighted with the value that Carolina has gained from the course. All of last years students are doing really well and working in areas where they want to be'.
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