Manufacturing Technician Level 6 programme

2 Year programme - Manufacturing Technician Level 6 programme:

Job profile: A manufacturing technician will be required to provide technical support function for manufacturing operations, including troubleshooting equipment and process issues, validation and qualification of the manufacturing site.

Academic block release: 15 weeks per year.

Summer Intake 2026 (Induction beginning of August, college in September 2026)
ATU Galway (Level 6,7,8) *IMPORTANT - Only one 2026 intake available for Galway
TUS Midwest (Level 6 only)
MTU Cork (Level 6,7,8)

Winter Intake 2026 (Induction Mid November, college January 2027)
TUS Midwest (Level 6 only)
MTU Cork (Level 6,7,8)
ATU Sligo (Level 6,7) *IMPORTANT – Only one 2026 intake available for Sligo
Dundalk IT (Level 6,7) *IMPORTANT - Only one 2026 intake available for Dundalk. This is a WINTER intake

3 Year programme - Manufacturing Engineer Level 7 programme:

Job profile: A manufacturing engineer will be required to facilitate efficient operations within the production area, to optimise existing processes, implement new processes and to ensure that production goals are met.

Academic block release: 15 weeks per year.

2025 intakes: Apprenticeship contracts start in July & August 2025 for Atlantic Technological University (Galway), Atlantic Technological University (Sligo), Munster Technological University (Cork) and Technological University of the Shannon (Mid-West Limerick), Dundalk Institute of Technology.