Geo Driller - Apprenticeship

SETU Carlow Campus

Course code
GD-APP
QQI level
Level 6
NFQ type
Duration
2 Years
Attendance
CAO points
NFQ Level 6

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Course summary

The Geo Driller apprenticeship is a new two-year course which includes off-the-job training at Institute of Technology Carlow with the remaining time spent training on-the-job. Geo drilling extracts data required by built environment professions from the subsurface in the case of infrastructure development. It also explores the potential for natural resources by drilling into geological features. In addition, geo drilling facilitates the sustainable development of natural resources, in the areas of geothermal energy and ground water extraction.