Deloitte launches third Academy for NI graduates

  • Deloitte has launched applications for its third Assured Skills Academy, with this one offering 30 training places for people with degrees and a guaranteed job interview for a role in Deloitte's Enterprise Technology and Performance team. 

    Applicants must hold a minimum 2:2 degree in any discipline and successful participants will receive eight weeks of industry-relevant training with South Eastern Regional College (SERC). 

    Economy Minister Gordon Lyons said "this is an excellent opportunity for people with degrees seeking to start or change career in the Digital Enterprise services sector.

    “Assured Skills Academies have a successful track record in providing people with high quality training while helping employers access the skilled people they need to grow.

    “These training places, funded by my Department, will position participants strongly to compete for a job with Deloitte in this exciting sector and I would encourage everyone who is eligible to consider applying," he added. 

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    “To grow our economy and remain internationally competitive, Northern Ireland must continue to invest in enhancing digital skills to ensure that workers can make the most of new technologies and the benefits they bring to productivity and innovation," said Jackie Henry, Office Senior Partner at Deloitte in Northern Ireland.

    “Our Deloitte Digital Enterprise Academy offers exciting opportunities for graduates to develop new skills in areas such as technology design, data analytics and digital business management.

    "The programme offers a wide variety of creative and technical challenges and will provide a fantastic opportunity for graduates to benefit from training to develop skills that businesses across Northern Ireland are calling out for.”

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    Due to the pandemic, training may be a hybrid of onsite and online learning through a virtual classroom provided by SERC.

    Applications for the Deloitte Digital Enterprise Assured Skills Academy are open now and close on Sunday 5 September 2021.

    Applications are still open for the Deloitte Cloud Engineering Assured Skills Academy and the Deloitte Digital Assured Skills Academy too.

    The deadline for applications for these Academies are:
    • Deloitte Cloud Engineering Assured Skills Academy - midnight Sunday 22 August 2021.
    • Deloitte Digital Assured Skills Academy - midnight on Sunday 29 August 2021.

    For more information on any of these Academies and to apply visit Assured skills training programme

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