A new Welding Academy in Northern Ireland has launched.

The Academy, under the Department's Assured Skills initiative, will provide ten individuals with the skills and experience required to take up new opportunities in the engineering sector with SDC Trailers (SDC), Magherafelt and MDF Engineering (MDF), Antrim.

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The Academy will offer an intensive eight week training programme followed by a four week company placement. Successful participants will gain industry recognised qualifications and be interviewed by the companies on completion. Applications to the Welding Academy will close on Friday, 11 September at 4pm and the training programme for successful applicants will start on 28 September.

Training will be delivered by Northern Regional College at their Newtownabbey Campus.

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