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29/03/2007
High quality training key to success
The Permanent Secretary of the Department for Employment and Learning, Aideen McGinley today officially opened the rebuilt Workforce Training Services.
Located on the Springfield Road, Workforce has a long history of providing vocational training to young people and adults across Belfast.
The new £2 million training workshops accommodate training in construction trades, motor vehicle, care professions, catering, retail and business administration for over 450 people.
Mrs McGinley praised the contribution that training organisations such as Workforce made to the Skills Agenda launched last year by the Department and added: “The pursuit of high quality provision across the training sector in Northern Ireland is a top priority for the Department.
“Workforce has a vital role to play in servicing the training needs of local industry and this new training centre will enhance its ability to be a driver for skills and economic development for many years to come."
Chairman of Workforce Training Services, Michael Westland added: “This new training facility will enable Workforce to deliver a range of training programmes to the same high standards that have become the hallmark over the past 30 years.”
(JM/SP)
Located on the Springfield Road, Workforce has a long history of providing vocational training to young people and adults across Belfast.
The new £2 million training workshops accommodate training in construction trades, motor vehicle, care professions, catering, retail and business administration for over 450 people.
Mrs McGinley praised the contribution that training organisations such as Workforce made to the Skills Agenda launched last year by the Department and added: “The pursuit of high quality provision across the training sector in Northern Ireland is a top priority for the Department.
“Workforce has a vital role to play in servicing the training needs of local industry and this new training centre will enhance its ability to be a driver for skills and economic development for many years to come."
Chairman of Workforce Training Services, Michael Westland added: “This new training facility will enable Workforce to deliver a range of training programmes to the same high standards that have become the hallmark over the past 30 years.”
(JM/SP)
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