LCFE GRADUATES CELEBRATE SUCCESS Limerick College of Further Education (LCFE) held its annual graduation at the Limerick Strand Hotel on Thursday 22nd of October, with almost 250 learners receiving awards in various disciplines. Certificates were presented by Pat Maunsell, Director, Limerick College of Further Education assisted by LCFE’s management team. Guest of honour was Mr George O’Callaghan Chief Executive Limerick and Clare ETB, Mr Paul Patton, Head of Further Education and Training Limerick and Clare ETB.
Similar to previous ceremonies held by the College, the event was attended by a large audience of over 750 guests and graduates. Enrolments at the College continue to expand with over 1,200 full-time learners attending LCFE this year. The College also caters for over 2,500 part-time learners. The demand for places at the College continues to far exceed the number of places available, particularly in a number of LCFE’s core programmes.
Mr George O’Callaghan congratulated the graduates and commended them “as high achieving learners wo will carry with them an award that has become a well recognized passport to the world of work or other educations opportunities.”
Lifelong learning and respect for people were central themes of this year’s address to graduates by LCFE Director, Pat Maunsell. He said: “Today, one has to be a lifelong learner. You must be good at learning. Recent research emphasizes the shift from skills for employment towards skills for ‘employability’. Skills such as good communication, interpersonal and ICT skills are crucial for success today because all jobs require them. Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.
Respect all the people whom you meet in your travels. Have faith in people and see the good in them. Building solid relationships is important for both personal and professional success. Learn from your mistakes as well as your successes. The greatest learning occurs from our mistakes.” As Thomas Edison once said: “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
The Further Education and Training landscape has greatly changed in recent times with the establishment of the ETB’s, SOLAS and the QQI and other related developments. LCFE is expanding and responding to these changes and to the needs of the market. We now have courses not only in our main campus in Mulgrave Street but in the Kilmallock Road Campus, in the Hospitality Training Centre, Roxboro, and also in our outreach centre in Cappamore.
Further information: Pat Maunsell, Director, LCFE.
Telephone – 061 414344 or pat.maunsell@LCFE.ie
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