Smurfit Westrock has developed an amazing partnership with the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID), which has gone from strength-to-strength over recent years.

We have been privileged to witness the impact of the Certificate programme every year, as we welcome a student to work with us during their placement and during the ‘SK Me @ My Best’ programme, where over the course of four weeks we help students prepare for the world of work by honing their interview skills.

The standard of the students on the programme and their commitment to their own development has been, without exception, outstanding. Not only are these students forging their own path in life, they are also creating space for those who come after them, by demonstrating their abilities, and show-casing the value they add to any workplace.

Access to high quality education can be life changing and this year we were delighted to further our support for the programme by launching the TCPID Timothy Dimka Scholarship. This scholarship is dedicated to the memory of Timothy Dimka, a former TCPID student who tragically passed away in September 2021, just as he was about to embark on his second year in the TCPID programme.

The scholarship will support one student a year for the duration of their two-year experience with TCPID. This scholarship represents a meaningful way for us to extend our support to people with intellectual disabilities and provide them with the resources they need to pursue their educational and career goals.