Tagged: Upskilling & News
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New ECDL programme launched in London News
16.05.2013 The annual forum of the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) Foundation in London marked the launch today of a revised ECDL programme to offer a wider range of models and,... -
Getting over the language barrier: how Irish job seekers can improve their career options News
12.04.2013 Ireland has become a base for a number of global tech companies, including major multinationals like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and PayPal. This booming technology... -
Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs aims to fill 900,000 predicted European ICT vacancies News
04.03.2013 With 900,000 ICT vacancies predicted for the EU in 2015, a Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs has been established to fill these positions through improved training initiatives... -
City and Guilds and ICBE offer free training for job-seekers News
19.02.2013 Two new targeted training programmes for job-seekers in Ireland will be delivered free of charge by the Irish Centre for Business Excellence (ICBE) in conjunction with City and...Categories: Upskilling, Training -
Skillnets opens new €500k training fund for Ireland’s private sector News
28.01.2013 Ireland's State-funded training and upskilling body Skillnets is launching a new €500,000 training fund specifically aimed at companies in the private sector. Groups of... -
Which Course Expo rolls into town this weekend with free course giveaways News
17.01.2013 The sixth Which Course Expo will take place in the Round Room in Dublin’s Mansion House this weekend (19-20 January) and attendees will have a chance to win a free or discounted... -
Tech start-up of the week: eBusiness Matters News
26.08.2012 As head of e-learning at Ballsbridge College, Brian Duffy is very active in the area of online education and has turned his skills to teaching small business owners how to build...Categories: Web Development, Web Design, Upskilling, Training, Private Irish Business, Enterprise, Education -
The writing on the wall: WebElevate aims to upskill 200 more job seekers (video) News
01.08.2012 WebElevate, an honours degree programme offered by Dublin’s Digital Skills Academy and certified by Dublin Institute of Technology, is seeking eligible participants to fill 200... -
Python lessons now available from Codecademy News
01.08.2012 Codecademy, a site where users can learn and teach how to code, is expanding its offerings to now include courses in Python. -
Skilled IT workers are in demand, but supply is short – report News
25.07.2012 Two reports published today by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) highlight the increasing demand for, and limited supply of, experienced IT personnel in Ireland... -
IIA launches digital inclusion campaign to Digitise the Nation News
17.07.2012 The Irish Internet Association (IIA) is sending a bright orange mobile training unit to a town near you as a new campaign to Digitise the Nation takes to the road to bring basic... -
Irish workers don’t have the language skills to fill half of PayPal jobs in Dundalk News
17.07.2012 Speaking at Dundalk Institute of Technology yesterday, PayPal’s vice-president of global operations Louise Phelan criticised the lack of language skills in Ireland and revealed...Categories: Upskilling, Recruitment, Finding a Job, Enterprise, Education, Careers and Employment, Career Advice -
Institute of Technology Blanchardstown to take on 350 Springboard students News
16.07.2012 The Institute of Technology Blanchardstown (ITB) has announced that 350 places on higher education courses will be provided to unemployed individuals via the Springboard...Categories: Upskilling, Education -
Foreign language proficiency and sales skills required to fill 2,200 future jobs News
22.06.2012 The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has launched a skills report from Forfás and the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) that highlights a critical need to...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Sales, Government, Enterprise, Education, Careers and Employment, Career Advice -
ICS Skills offering €5 courses for Father’s Day News
13.06.2012 In its efforts to get Ireland online, ICS Skills will be offering special discounted courses in basic digital skills as part of the BenefIT 3 scheme. -
Career Zoo 2012 hopes to have up to 4,000 jobs on offer News
28.05.2012 Now in its fourth year, a day at the Career Zoo just got bigger, with a move to the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD) and even more employers in attendance.Categories: Upskilling, Training, Recruitment, Finding a Job, Enterprise, Education, Careers and Employment, Career Advice -
Digital skills training extended so 40,000 more can BenefIT News
01.06.2012 Ireland's Minister for Communications has announced he is extending the availability of basic digital skills training under the BenefIT 3 scheme.Categories: Upskilling, Training, Internet, Government, Finding a Job, Education, Digital Media, Computers, Careers and EmploymentTags: Pat Rabbitte, Communications, Skills, Training, Education, silver surfers, Upskilling, digital, Online -
NUI Galway to upskill 4,600 people in digital technology News
10.10.2011 The Government has awarded NUI Galway €230,000 as part of an inter-agency collaboration to upskill 4,600 people in Galway categorised as “digitally excluded.” -
€1.8m scheme to help 40,000 digitally excluded Irish people News
27.09.2011 A start has been made to tackle Ireland’s digital divide through a €1.8m BenefIT 3 scheme involving 20 training projects that could allow 40,000 people to benefit from IT training. -
JobBridge places 1,124 people in internships in 10 weeks News
14.09.2011 The Government’s JobBridge scheme has more than 2,600 opportunities available on its website and 1,124 individuals placed in internships after its first 10 weeks, it emerged today.