Economy Minister Gordon Lyons today (18 October) announced a new Assured Skills Academy with PwC offering 20 high quality training places.
Focusing on professional services, the Assured Skills Academy is open to people with a Level 5 qualification and relevant experience, or a 2:2 degree in any discipline.
Successful applicants receive eight weeks of industry-relevant pre-employment training at Belfast Met and Ulster University. Participants who complete the training have the opportunity to gain industry-recognised qualifications.
Speaking about the new academy, Gordon Lyons, Economy Minister said: “As our economic sector continues to recover, developing the local skills base is a key element to not only our initial recovery but to our long term economic growth. Those successful applicants to the Academy will not only benefit from a fantastic training opportunity, they will also receive £155 per week training allowance. They will also be guaranteed an interview with PwC in Belfast on completion of the training.”
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Deborah Stevenson, Operate Director at PwC, also added: “These Academies continue to be an important part of our growth plans and we're always impressed with the talent they introduce us to. In order to ensure the continued growth in the region, it's really important that people are able to find opportunities like this to upskill and to ultimately ensure businesses can invest further.”
The Assured Skills Academy, focusing on professional services, will cover a range of areas including Financial Crime, Compliance Testing, Customer Management, PMO Services and Business Operations.
Training is likely to be a blend of onsite and online learning delivered by Belfast Met and Ulster University. Successful applicants will require appropriate IT access in order to link to the online tuition.
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Applications for the PwC Future Business Skills Assured Skills Academy are open until noon on 8 November 2021. The selection process will include a video interview, to be held 16-18 November 2021. Training will commence for successful applicants on 6 December.
Applicants must hold a Level 5 qualification (HND or Foundation degree) and some experience in an office/banking/professional environment or a minimum 2:2 degree in any discipline.
More information and details on how to apply can be found on nidirect
Source: Written from press release.
