New Pilot Scheme: Marine Renewable Energy and Sustainability for Transition Year Students

MIDC Páirc na Mara is launching an innovative pilot program for transition year in seven Gaeltacht secondary schools in Galway for the 2024-2025 school year. This program will focus on Marine Renewable Energy and Sustainability, emphasizing sustainable development goals.

Key aims of the program:

* Raise awareness about marine renewable energy

* Develop understanding of sustainability

* Foster social responsibility among students

* Encourage active participation in a sustainable future

As part of this initiative, MIDC Páirc na Mara is recruiting a qualified teacher as a Project Officer on a one-year contract. The appointee will be responsible for developing and implementing the program, working from THE Údarás na Gaeltachta offices in Na Forbacha.

This pilot scheme is part of a broader vision to promote the Green Gaeltacht and create new opportunities in the renewable energy sector.

Development Executive at Údarás na Gaeltachta, Máire Ní Einniú, said:

“This pilot program is an important step forward in the sustainable development of the Gaeltacht. We strongly believe that it will nurture a new generation of leaders who will be committed to the environment and sustainable economic development in our Gaeltacht communities.”

CEO of Údarás na Gaeltachta, Tomás Ó Siochán, said:

“The natural wind resource off the west coast of Ireland is on par with such resources around the world. It is crucial to give the next generation an opportunity to understand this work and to provide an opportunity for those working in this sector, and in all the supporting services that go with it, to return home in the years ahead as this sector grows and develops.”

Deadline for job applications: 4:00 p.m. on August 26, 2024. More information available here: https://bit.ly/4dkAWgL