An Assured Skills Academy in Cloud Engineering with Deloitte has launched this week.
The academy will offer 20 high quality training places for people with an minimum 2:2 degree in any discipline.
Assured Skills is a pre-employment training programme run by Northern Ireland's Department for the Economy.
Participants will receive eight weeks of industry-relevant training with South Eastern Regional College (SERC). Completing the academy guarantees participants an interview for a role in the Cloud Engineering Team at Deloitte.
Due to the pandemic, training may be a hybrid of onsite and online learning through a virtual classroom provided by SERC.
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"I am pleased to announce 20 training places on this Cloud Engineering Assured Skills Academy with Deloitte and SERC," said Economy Minister Gordon Lyons.
"This Academy is an excellent opportunity for people with a degree to reskill for a career in business consultancy and potentially gain employment with leading multinational Deloitte. No experience is necessary – I urge anyone who is interested and eligible to apply."
Applications for the Deloitte Cloud Engineering Assured Skills Academy are open now and close at noon Sunday 22 August 2021.
Jackie Henry, Managing Partner People and Purpose Deloitte UK, added: "To grow our economy and remain competitive globally, Northern Ireland needs to continue to invest in enhancing skills in a number of key areas, particularly those linked to the digital and technology sector.
"Cloud engineering is one of the fast-growing digital sectors where there is high demand for talent and we at Deloitte are proud to be playing our part in developing skills in this area through the Assured Skills Academy. It is a great opportunity for those who obtain a place."
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Find out more and how to apply here.
Source: written based on press release
