Department of Department of Engineering Technology (Craft Apprenticeships)

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Meet the Head of Department

Padraig McGarry is a Head of the Department for Engineering Technology at ATU Sligo, where he has been a school member since 2021. Padraig holds a master’s degree from Dublin City University. Having initially trained in the aircraft industry, Padraig worked in the private sector for several years as an automation engineer, project engineer and manufacturing engineering manager before transitioning to the ATU. Padraig was closely involved in developing some newly developed consortium-led apprenticeships and represented the industry on several steering committees to redesign apprenticeship syllabus.

Padraig has over 20 years of industry experience, much of which was spent in the glass, nutrition, medical device, and diagnostics industries. He has particular knowledge and experience in project management, mainly in areas such as large multinational capital process improvement and expansion projects.

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