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St. Farnan’s Post-Primary
The academic year 2014-2015 sees the launch of a
collaboration between St. Farnan’s Post-Primary School
and the German multinational company SAP Ireland,
through a link facilitated by the Schools Business
Partnership. As part of the initiative, 5th year students
will take part in the Skills @ Work programme, where
volunteer employees facilitate workshops on CV writing
and interview skills, as well as sessions on teamwork,
communication, leadership and problem solving.
Pictured at the launch of the Skills@Work
partnership between St. Farnan’s and SAP
Ireland are Liam Ryan, CEO SAP Ireland,
Eddie Collins, Principal of St. Farnan’s,
Clodagh Gorman, Regional Coordinator
of the Schools Business Partnership and
Tanya Flanagan and Victoria Carroll,
Project Coordinators from St. Farnan’s and
SAP respectively.
SAP employees will also give them an insight in to the
array of roles available to students through visits to the
company’s impressive headquarters in City West.
SAP employees will also give them an insight in to the
array of roles available to students through visits to
the company’s impressive headquarters in City West.
Speaking at the launch of the partnership recently,
Liam Ryan CEO of SAP Ireland, said “SAP Ireland is
delighted to be partnering with St Farnan’s to support
the students in their final years. Our employees have
been eager to volunteer for the programme as they see
it as a tangible way to give back something to the local
community and local school”.
Arklow Community College
In October, Arklow Community College
presented Scholarships to members of the
Leaving Certificate 2014 class. The five
successful candidates were Rebecca Lyons,
studying science in Trinity College, Canberk
Caldimir and Niamh Cloran Doyle who are
in Maynooth studying Science and Arts,
Shane Cullen attending University College
Dublin and Dermot Reid who is undertaking a
degree in Engineering in Waterford Institute
of Technology.
They are pictured above with Principal
Andrew Bolger, Board of Management
Chairperson Cllr. Pat Fitzgerald and a
representative of Arklow Municipal Council
Linda McDonald who presented the
scholarships.
February 2015
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