Edenderry students awarded first construction qualifications

Transition year and senior cycle students from St Mary’s Secondary School, Edenderry recently completed their Safe Pass training with the Construction Industry Federation and SOLAS. Safe Pass is the national mandatory safety training for the construction industry and students from St Mary’s Secondary School undertook the training as part of their curriculum for this year.

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

Students from across Edenderry and across Offaly 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 St Mary’s Secondary School and leads some to a rewarding career in our industry,” said Mr Carey.