Banbridge woman, Bronagh Mone, recently swapped her job as a maths teacher at New-Bridge Integrated College in Loughbrickland to experience life as a Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) electrical engineer.

During the week long placement Bronagh had a whistle stop tour of NIE, from its apprentice training centre to the office of project engineers planning the future of the electricity network.

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Bronagh was impressed with the drive and enthusiasm of everyone she met at NIE. She said: "This has been a great opportunity to see how subjects like Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) can be used for a range of exciting careers. I really enjoyed my placement with NIE and think it has provided me with a greater understanding of the careers that STEM subjects can lead to and how the electricity network works."

Raymond McMenemy, Training Manager at NIE, said: "There is an ongoing skills shortage in the electrical engineering sector, NIE is investing in a number of initiatives such as facilitating this visit, to promote engineering as a career. We hope that Bronagh will transfer all the knowledge and enthusiasm she gained for engineering back to her students."

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