Applications for PwC’s Future Business Assured Skills Academy are now open, with 20 training places available.
Applicants require a degree background in any discipline. Successful participants will receive eight weeks of industry-relevant training delivered by Belfast Met and Ulster University, and are guaranteed a job interview with PwC NI upon completion.
They will also receive a training allowance of £150 per week, travel expenses and may be eligible for childcare allowance.
The Academy aims to teach skills across project management, business analysis, business acumen and CIMA Fundamentals in Financial Accounting.
PwC announced that it would be providing 600 Assured Skills training places for potential career roles in November last year. This Academy is the next stage in the delivery of that plan, and is being supported by the Department for the Economy.
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Graeme Wilkinson, Director of Skills at the department said that the academies are “a successful and proven model of upskilling the local workforce, ensuring that local businesses have the people they need to grow.”
Claire McNally, PwC’s Head of Capability and Development in its Operate division commented that it is a “unique opportunity” which “offers 20 career changers or recent graduates the chance to upskill.”
Siobhan Lyons, Head of Economic Development at Belfast Met added that the college “seeks to equip participants with the real-world skills they need to succeed in the world of business and help support the wider economy.”
Applicants require at least a 2:2 in any degree discipline. The deadline for applications is Friday 21 February.
More information and details of how to apply are available at: www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/future-business-skills-academy
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