M1 Drogheda Chamber Skillnet is guided and supervised by an experienced Steering Group. Steering group members comprise of representatives from various business sectors and business organisations, and has decision-making authority on behalf of the overall network.
Its main functions are:
To provide strategic direction and the skills strategies and programmes required by the region.
To oversee all major decisions on strategy, activities, and developments of the network
To identify the industry trends, challenges and strategic direction of the region.
To prioritise which training and education programmes and seminars should be developed and delivered by the network and to appoint colleges, trainers and consultants as providers to the network.
To provide direction and support to the network manager on the aims, objectives and priorities of the M1 Drogheda Chamber Skillnet.
To ensure that the grant provided to the network is used for up-skilling activities that are of benefit to member companies.
To monitor the key output targets that have been agreed with the funding body as a condition of the grant funding and ensure that the network meets or exceeds all key performance measures.
Our current Steering group members are:
Joe Lynch
Role: M1 Skillnet Manager
Drogheda & District Chamber
Breanndan Casey (Chair)
Role: Education & Outreach Manager
Dundalk Institute of Technology
Maeve Coleman
Role: Teacher
Drogheda Institute of Further
Education (DIFE)
Sarah Byrne
Role: Human Resources Manager
PCI Pharma Services
Deirdre McQuillan
Role: Project Team Leader
TU Dublin
Elaine Connolly
Role: Director
Cubicle 7 Entertainment
Alice Burns
Role: Vice President Culture & Capability
WaterWipes
Miriam Simon
Role: Owner / Founder
PTO.ie
Ronan Whitty
Role: Director of Business, Innovation & Enterprise
The Mill Enterprise Hub
Ciaran Farrell
Role: Group Training Manager
The Mill Enterprise Hub
Linda Ennis
Role: Employer Engagement Officer
Louth Meath Educational Training Board
Paul Berrill
Role: Accountant
Berrill Kiernan & Associates
Testimonials
Thanks very much for the training, learned a lot that I can use moving forward!
Gareth Lynch
Founder
We requested Office 365 Training from M1 Drogheda Chamber Skillnet as we were unable to source this training elsewhere. Linda was very helpful and arranged a course to suit our needs.
Aileen Phelan
Director Administration/Accounts
We attended the GDPR training on both days and the expert panel / trainers were very informative throughout the training.We look forward to seeing what training you have in the autumn.