Learners Celebrated

IRD Duhallow’s Recognition of Learning Ceremony is always a special day, as graduates of different programmes delivered by IRD Duhallow receive their certificates. This year saw four major awards graduate; a Level 4 in Horticulture, Level 5 in Health Care Support, Level 5 in Early Childhood Education and Care and a Level 8 BA in Early Childhood Education and Care. It was an honour to have the certs presented to the graduates by the Minister for Education Norma Foley. Certificates were also presented to those who had completed programmes through SICAP and the REACH fund by the ETB.

Graduates of the Safe Pass which was delivered through Ukrainian with IRD Duhallow Board Members Anne Maria Bourke and Geraldine O’Leary.

Yuliia Iliashenko received a certificate for Community Interpreting through the Reach programme. Her certificate was presented by Minister for Education Norma Foley, Geraldine O’Leary, Anne Maria Bourke, Helen O’Sullivan and Maura Walsh.

Community Interpreting, Roman Us

Community Interpreting, Olaide Vusayo Ojo

Safe Pass, John Gerard O’Keeffe

Level 8 BA in Early Childhood Education and Care, Elaine Kennedy

Level 5 Early Childhood Education and Care, Mandy Hallissey

Health Care Support, Patience Chivunge

Graduates of the Community Interpreter programme delivered through REACH with IRD Duhallow Board Members Anne Maria Bourke and Geraldine O’Leary.

Graduates of the Level 8 Degree in Early Childhood Education and Care with Rosemary Flynn (SETU), Dave Flynn, (Skillnet Ireland), Minster for Education Norma Foley, Louise Bourke (IRD Duhallow) and Monica Gilmore (IRD Duhallow).

Graduates of the Level 5 Major Award in Early Childhood Education and Care funded through the Skills Connect programme, with Janet Lucas (Progressive College), Dave Flynn (Skillnet Ireland), Louise Bourke (IRD Duhallow) and Monica Gilmore (IRD Duhallow).

Minister for Education Norma Foley presenting Atika Altaf with her Level 8 BA in Early Childhood Education and Care, also included in the photo Rosemarie Flynn (Director of Life Long Learning, SETU), Anne Maria Bourke (vice Chair of IRD Duhallow), Maura Walsh (CEO of IRD Duhallow) and Dave Flynn (Executive Director of Skillnet Ireland)

Michelle Cronin receiving her Certificate in Health Care Support from Minister for Education Norma Foley, Anne Maria Bourke (IRD Duhallow), Maura Walsh (IRD Duhallow) and Dave Flynn (Skillnet Ireland).

Graduates of the Level 5 Major Award in Horticulture with tutor Rachel Budd and IRD Duhallow Board Member, Geraldine O’Leary.

Graduates of the Level 5 Major Award in Early Childhood Education and Care Rachel, Sarah, and Linda pictured on their graduation day. Photos by Tadhg Curtin

L- R Rebecca, Rachel, Eileen, and Maureen O’Callaghan.

Sarah O’Keeffe and her husband Gerard.

Linda Jones was joined by her mother, Margaret, her sister, Sandra, and her daughter, Ava.