A new collaboration between the Louth and Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB) and two third-level institutions in Northern Ireland has been announced.
Memorandums of understanding were signed between the LMETB's Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence (AMTCE) in Dundalk and Queen's University as well as Southern Regional College in Armagh.
It is hoped the collaboration will enhance education, training and skills development on an all-island basis.
"Our goal is for the AMTCE to be the leader in the development and provision of advanced manufacturing training interventions including, for example, Robotics and Automation Apprenticeship, Advanced Manufacturing Pathways Schools Programme, 3D Construction Printing which leverages our geographical position to foster an All-Island approach," said Martin O'Brien, CEO of LMETB
The memorandums of understanding were signed during a visit to the AMTCE in Dundalk by Northern Ireland's Economy Minister Deirdre Hargey.
There are already a number of all-island initiatives under the remit of the Advanced Manufacturing Centre of Excellence in Dundalk.
These include the first cross-border advanced manufacturing pathways schools project and an All-Ireland robotics and automation apprenticeship programme, which is going through approval processes in both jurisdictions.
The centre of excellence was set up in 2021.
