LMETB AMTCE FET Advanced Manufacturing Pathways Schools Project

LMETB AMTCE FET Advanced Manufacturing Pathways Schools Project forms an intrinsic part of LMETB’s vision for training the next generation of second level students. The project, which is a collaboration between the FET and Schools Directorates in LMETB, is being offered as part of the FET structured Pathways and Transitioning opportunities for students and learners to participate in and experience FET. The aim is to inspire students to consider high-skilled STEM careers, and to broaden teachers’ views of the careers on offer.

Initially starting as a pilot in 2021, the project is in operation in LMETB Post Primary Schools as part of the Transition Year Programme. The project programme includes a combination of activities including visits into schools to offer practical workshops and brainstorming sessions, visits by students to LMETB’s Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence (AMTCE) and student participation in in-school group projects which involve idea generation, concept and prototype development.

Through engagement with the project, students and teachers are introduced to real-world applications of STEM and technologies used in advanced manufacturing, enabling both to learn new skills that allow them to better contextualise what is taught in schools with the requirements of the modern workplace. Students also have opportunities to interact with engineers from diverse backgrounds, highlighting potential career paths available to them in all areas of STEM, whilst teachers also have the opportunity to upskill in design software and 3D printing technologies. The project incorporates the latest technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Robotics and as part of the programme.

View the LMETB FET Advanced Manufacturing FET Pathways School Project 25/26 Information Booklet HERE

View information and photos from Awards Ceremony 24/25 Project HERE

Further information on the programme is available by emailing Project Co-ordinator at sfearon@lmetb.ie.

Further information on LMETB’s Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence is available on www.amtce.ie.