Killeen presents college awards

THE Minister for Defence, Tony Killeen TD, presented the graduation awards at a ceremony in Ennis Community College this week.

Minister Killeen said he was delighted to celebrate ceremony with students, their parents and school staff.
“Ceremonies such as this celebrate a combination of hard work, dedication and achievement by a large team of people, particularly by the successful students receiving their awards. These are challenging times, not just in Ireland but also across the globe. It is now more important than ever to our country’s future well-being that we promote further education. It is vital that we continue to encourage and provide the means to open up learning and progression opportunities for everyone, within the much more limited resources available at this time. We must assist people to return to education or continue to upskill and participate in all aspects of lifelong learning. This will not only enable them to achieve their full potential but also better equip them to avail of more sustainable employment opportunities as the economy recovers,” he said.
He also commented that PLC programmes are now a critically important feature of the lifelong education continuum. “The PLC programme gives students specific vocational skills to improve their prospects of getting secure full-time jobs or to progress to other studies,” he added.
The range of awards presented at the ceremony represent the PLC courses available at the college and included Nursing Studies, Childcare with Special Needs, Community and Health Services, Business Studies, Accounting Technician and Business Studies Secretarial.