Natasa-Higher Clerical Officer

Natasa is the first person you will meet coming into the Centre, and you can expect a warm greeting and friendly smile each time.

Natasa joined our Centre in early November 2023, and comes with a wealth of experience in the education sector. Her most recent post was that of Higher Clerical Officer in an neighbouring CTC, so Natasa comes armed with plenty of experience in the administration of a Training Centre, making her a real asset to us here. 

Already popular with our Learners, Natasa enjoys working with young people and seeing them progress beyond the Training Centre into Further Education or Employment.

In her spare time, Natasa enjoys Basketball and reading.

Jonathan

Jonny joined Liberties Training Centre in March 2022. His background is in film making and photography and has worked as an instructor within the CDETB for 10 years.He is an enthusiastic and passionate facilitator with experience collaborating with early school leavers, marginalized groups, and mature students.

Jonny hopes to help a learner realise their full potential through positive emotional, and practical support. He believes that instilling positive values, teaching life skills, and being a good role model can allow young people the space to grow.

Jonny can empathise through his own experiences with dyslexia, a challenge many of our learners experience. He feels education is a journey that is not often straight forward and for some like himself a more scenic route is travelled. He believes that being determined and not giving up when things don’t go as planned is one of the best ways to achieve your goals.

Qualifications: BA Hons in Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy, BA Hons in Film Production Film and Media, Dip in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy, Dip – Communications and Media Production, Certificate in Train the trainer.

He loves to be curious about the world, and enjoys photography, film, video games, cycling and BBQs with his family.  

Barry

Barry has been an instructor here since 2008.

Similar to a lot of the young people in the centre Barry is an early school leaver. It was obvious that the classroom environment didn’t suit him and he took the decision to find an alternative pathway through education. He enrolled in a Catering course in Ballark CTC and quickly found his comfort zone lay firmly in the kitchen.

Barry completed his apprenticeship as a Chef in DIT Cathal Brugha St. through the Kildare St. and University Club and worked for a number of years in professional kitchens. He always liked with the  idea of working with young people who are in were the same position as he was, when he left school and was given the opportunity to do this with the Liberties Training Centre.

Barry has studied Training & Education and Community education as well as Mindfulness practices for the classroom. He volunteers on the board of a local school and also for a national youth charity.

He loves listening to podcasts, watching stand-up comedy, all things Aston Villa and has a strange obsession for Christmas.

Karl

Karl joined the Liberties Training Centre in 2003. He started his engineering career in 1982. He has worked in small general engineering workshops, precision tool rooms and high tech production facilities. During his time in industry he has trained many apprentices to a high professional standard.

Qualifications:  Honours BA in Training and Education. Irish National Craft certificate. Senior Trade certificate. JEB ICT teacher’s diploma. City & Guilds certification in Pneumatics, Analogue Electronics, Digital Electronics, Industrial Robotics and Maintenance of Automated Factory Systems. Manual Handling Instructor certificate. Abrasive wheels Instructor certificate. Infinity Project teacher’s certificate.

Mairead

Mairead has been our Maths teacher since 2016.

She has been working in education in a variety of roles as a teacher and supervisor. She loves maths and working with people.

Mairead enjoys reading, knitting, baking, water sports and the occasional monster movie. She likes the variety of every day at Liberties Training Centre and the food’s great also!

Carmel

Carmel has been working with us since 2005 as our cleaner. Carmel the heart of the centre and makes sure we’re all looked after.  A local woman, she’s lived in the Liberties most of her life. She’s a huge part of the community, having volunteered as a Dublin City Council Committee member and taking part in local events such as the Liberties Festival.