麻豆精选

The Graduate 麻豆精选 Programme helps companies in the region by offering 12-month, well paid work experience placements in key sectors that span a wide variety of industries.

The programme supports organisations to drive innovation and recovery following the pandemic and gives graduates much-needed experience to advance their careers.

Alison Campbell Clark, originally from Oban, studied Gaelic language and culture at Sabhal M貌r Ostaig. After graduating, she was employed as a Gaelic development officer in Glasgow for Comunn na G脿idhlig.聽

Thanks to the Graduate Placement Programme, Alison has relocated to Lewis, where her mother is from, to take on the role of business development officer at Astar Media.

Astar is a Stornoway-based business working to deliver projects across the Gaelic sector, including consultations, events, communications support as well as running the successful FilmG short film competition on behalf of the Gaelic media organisation MG ALBA.聽

Alison said: 鈥淭he Graduate Placement Programme has provided me with many new opportunities, both personally and professionally. Without this programme, I wouldn't have been able to move home to Lewis or had the chance to join the Astar team. Since starting with Astar, I have explored new aspects of my professional development, and I'm loving life both in Lewis and at Astar.鈥澛�

Andrew Campbell graduated in media studies from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen and is now living back in Stornoway.

In his role as a graduate marketing coordinator at An Lanntair, his duties will include the planning and coordination of marketing duties in the arts centre including writing and producing digital content.

Sharath Chedalu comes from a town called Hyderabad in India. His studies started in New Dehli, where he studied Engineering, then to London, where he successfully completed a MSc in construction management. Shortly after graduating, Sharath moved to the Outer Hebrides in pursuit of some work experience to compliment his academic studies.

He is now employed by Lewis Builders as a trainee civil engineering technician and is currently working between their office and construction site on the West Side of the Isle of Lewis.

Sharath is getting an opportunity to put into practice the academics and is dealing with setting out from co-ordinates, levelling on site, dealing with health and safety, dealing with sub-contractors 鈥� all in all, a really hands on construction experience.

Eriskay-born and raised, Kathryn MacInnes, returned home to the island at the start of the pandemic after living in Glasgow.

With an interest in Eriskay's heritage, she volunteers with Comann Each nan Eilean (The Eriskay Pony Society) and joined Comann Eachdraidh Eirisgeidh through the graduate programme in 2022. In her role, she helps with the Ionad Eilean na h-脪ige project 鈥� a project to redevelopment the old school on the island.聽

Kathryn will be involved in all aspects of bringing this community led development to fruition, creating a community hub where residents and visitors to the island can socialise while learning about the area鈥檚 rich heritage and culture.

Mary Holmes moved to Uist in early 2023 to work in Benbecula with Studio Vans as a Designer and Maker. Mary is an interdisciplinary artist and designer who has recently graduated from the University of Cambridge with an undergraduate degree in architecture. 麻豆精选ing the studio鈥檚 growth, she is closely engaged with the development, refinement and fabrication of Studio Vans鈥� modular campervan conversions for mobile, low-carbon and low-impact travel.

The previous graduate programme delivered by 麻豆精选 that ran throughout 2021-22 saw ten graduates out of 14 retained by their employers at the end of their placements.

Joanna Peteranna, area manager for the Outer Hebrides area team, said: 鈥淭his popular graduate programme is such an excellent initiative and offers financial support to help employers to bring in enthusiastic and skilled graduates keen to implement their learning in the workplace. It is encouraging to see the graduates become part of our communities and use their learning to grow their skills in developing specific projects, which will help our communities to thrive.鈥�

The scheme is now closed for applications. Positions were available to all graduates that finished their studies in the last four years and there was no age restriction.

Other businesses that have recruited graduates through this round of the Graduate 麻豆精选 programme in the Outer Hebrides are Sandwick Bay Candles, Lewis Builders, Steinish Marine and Kenman Holdings Limited.

Ceumnaichean gam fastadh ann an Innse Gall

Tha ochdnar cheumnaichean air am fastadh gu Innse Gall sna beagan mh矛osan mu dheireadh, tron d脿rna cuairt de phr貌gram a tha maoinichte agus air a l矛bhrigeadh le Iomairt na G脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 nan Eilean (麻豆精选).

Tha Pr貌gram Taic Cheumnaichean a鈥� cuideachadh chompanaidhean san sg矛re le bhith a鈥� tabhann shuidheachaidhean greis gn矛omhachais air an deagh ph脿igheadh airson 12 m矛os, ann am pr矛omh roinnean a tha a鈥� c貌mhdach measgachadh farsaing de ghn矛omhachasan.聽聽 聽

Tha am pr貌gram a鈥� cur taic ri buidhnean gus 霉r-ghn脿thachadh agus ath-shl脿nachadh a sti霉ireadh 脿s d猫idh a鈥� ghalair-sgaoilte agus aig an aon 脿m a鈥� toirt e貌las air a bheil m貌ran feum do cheumnaichean gus an dreuchdan beatha adhartachadh. 聽

Bha Alison Chaimbeul Clark a tha 脿s an 脪ban bho th霉s, a鈥� sgr霉dadh c脿nan is cultar G脿idhlig aig Sabhal M貌r Ostaig. 聽An d猫idh dhi ceumnachadh, fhuair i cosnadh mar oifigear leasachaidh G脿idhlig aig Comunn na G脿idhlig ann an Glaschu.聽

Mar thoradh air a鈥� Phr貌gram Taic Cheumnaichean, tha Alison air imrich a dh猫anamh a Le貌dhas 脿s a bheil a m脿thair, airson dreuchd a ghabhail mar oifigear leasachaidh gnothachais aig Astar Media.

Tha Astar Media mar ghnothachas st猫idhichte ann an Ste貌rnabhagh a tha ag obair gus pr貌iseactan a l矛bhrigeadh tarsainn roinn na G脿idhlig, a鈥� gabhail a-steach co-chomhairlean, tachartasan agus taic chonaltraidhean a thuilleadh air a bhith a鈥� ruith na farpais shoirbheachail fhilmichean goirid FilmG, 脿s leth buidheann nam meadhanan G脿idhlig, MG ALBA.聽

Thuirt Alison: 鈥淭ha am Pr貌gram Taic Cheumnaichean air m貌ran chothroman 霉ra a thoirt dh貌mhsa, an d脿 chuid gu pearsanta agus gu proifeiseanta. 脌s aonais a鈥� phr貌graim seo, cha robh e air a bhith comasach dhomh mo dhachaigh a ghluasad a Le貌dhas no cothrom fhaotainn air a bhith nam ph脿irt de sgioba Astar. On a th貌isich mi aig Astar, tha mi air taobhan 霉ra de mo leasachadh proifeiseanta a rannsachadh, agus tha mi cho toilichte le mo bheatha ann an Le貌dhas agus aig Astar.鈥澛�

Cheumnaich Anndra Caimbeul ann an e貌las mheadhanan bho Oilthigh Robert Gordon ann an Obar Dheathain agus tha e a-nis air ais a鈥� fuireach ann an Ste貌rnabhagh.

Na dhreuchd mar cho-貌rdanaiche ceuma margaideachd aig An Lanntair, bidh a ghn矛omhan-obrach a鈥� gabhail a-steach planadh agus co-貌rdanachadh dhleastanasan margaideachd san ionad ealain, c貌mhla ri susbaint dhidseatach a sgr矛obhadh agus a riochdachadh.

Thill Kathryn NicAonghais a rugadh 鈥檚 a thogadh ann an 脠irisgeigh, dhachaigh chun an eilein aig toiseach a鈥� ghalair-sgaoilte an d猫idh a bhith a鈥� c貌mhnaidh ann an Glaschu.

Le 霉idh ann an dualchas 脠irisgeigh, tha i ag obair gu saor-thoileach le Comann Each nan Eilean (The Eriskay Pony Society) agus th脿inig i gu Comann Eachdraidh 脠irisgeigh tron phr貌gram ceuma ann an 2022. 聽Na dreuchd, tha i a鈥� cuideachadh le pr貌iseact Ionad Eilean na h-脪ige 鈥� pr貌iseact a tha an s脿s ann an ath-leasachadh na seann sgoile air an eilean. 聽

Bidh Kathryn an s脿s anns gach taobh de bhith a鈥� tarraing an leasachaidh seo fo sti霉ir na coimhearsnachd gu buil, a鈥� cruthachadh ionad coimhearsnachd far am faod luchd-c貌mhnaidh agus luchd-tadhail measgachadh gu s貌isealta agus iad aig an aon 脿m ag ionnsachadh mu chultar agus dualchas saidhbhir na sg矛re. 聽

Ghluais M脿iri Holmes a dh鈥橴ibhist tr脿th ann an 2023 airson obair ann am Beinn na Faoghla le Studio Vans mar Dhealbhadair is D猫anadair. Is e neach-ealain agus dealbhadair eadar-chuspaireil a th鈥� ann am M脿iri, a cheumnaich o chionn ghoirid bho Oilthigh Chambridge le fo-cheum ann an ailtireachd. 聽A鈥� cur taic ri f脿s an stiuidio, tha i gu dl霉th an s脿s anns an leasachadh, grinneachadh agus gn矛omhadh atharrachaidhean air bhanaichean campachaidh m貌idealach Studio Vans airson siubhal aig am bi buaidh 矛osal le c脿rbon 矛osal.

Thuirt Joanna Peteranna, manaidsear sgioba sg矛reil Innse Gall: 鈥淭ha am pr貌gram ceuma seo air a bheil m貌r-mheas na iomairt a tha s脿r-mhath agus tha e a鈥� tairgsinn taic ionmhasail gus luchd-fastaidh a chuideachadh le ceumnaichean d矛oghrasach agus sgileil a th脿ladh, a tha measail air an cuid ionnsachaidh a chur an gn矛omh san 脿ite-obrach. Tha e misneachail a bhith a鈥� faicinn nan ceumnaichean a鈥� tighinn gu bhith nam p脿irt de ar coimhearsnachdan agus a鈥� cleachdadh an ionnsachaidh gus an sgilean fh脿s ann an leasachadh phr貌iseactan s貌nraichte, a chuidicheas ar coimhearsnachdan gu bhith soirbheachail.鈥澛�

Tha an sgeama a-nise d霉inte do thagraidhean. Bha dreuchdan rim faotainn leis na ceumnaichean uile a chr矛ochnaich an sgr霉daidhean ionnsachaidh sna ceithir bliadhna mu dheireadh agus cha robh bacadh air aois.

Am measg ghnothachasan eile a tha air ceumnaichean a thrusadh tron chuairt seo den Phr貌gram Taic Cheumnaichean ann an Innse Gall, tha Sandwick Bay Candles, Lewis Builders, Steinish Marine agus Kenman Holdings Earranta.