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Verify Recruitment are stepping into the hole left by FÁS and offering cut price IT training at a 40% discount

Thankfully the IT sector, or ICT (information communications technology) sector as it is often called, remains bouyant in Ireland. I’d hate to think how bad the recession in Ireland would be without the strength of the IT sector keeping us going.

This sector is the going to be engine of the economy that will drive Ireland out of recession; it is vital to the future success of the country’s wellbeing and deserves the upmost focus from the government. It’s not just the big boys like Google, eBay, Microsoft and PayPal, who have their EMEA Headquarters in Ireland, but it is the IT starts ups, that Ireland is so rich in, that need vital assistance. For all these companies, access to suitably qualified staff is vital if they are to succeed. We have seen this in places like India where IT skills are given a huge focus, so it’s vital to ensure the training and education needs of job seekers are in line with the needs of the most important employers, that is, the IT sector.

This brings us neatly to our friends as FÁS, the Irish government’s training agency, where do you start when talking about the FÁS farce? One day a film will be probably made about the total and utter mismanagement at FÁS, with managers living the high life and sucking up the excesses of the Celtic Tiger. But there is a much more serious side to the problems at FÁS, issues that the new bigwigs appointed to the run the agency yesterday need to address quickly, it’s just that when the economy is struggling, and IT job seekers need FÁS the most, but they are being let down the agency who should be providing free access to important courses.

Sadly this means that job seekers are having to pay for their own IT training in courses such as the renowned PRINCE2 project management methodology. The deadline for first tranche of this year’s PRINCE2 course closes next week on 29th January. The gaping hole left by FÁS has meant that private sector companies like Dublin’s Verify Recruitment (disclosure: they’re a client, and very nice one at that too) are trying to fill the gap and help candidates.

Before you think this is some cynical spin to promote a money making service, I would like to point out that Verify are offer the PRINCE2 course at cost price, yes that means at the price they get it for. They’re offering access to PRINCE2 at €695, that’s a 40% discount off the regular cost of €1,050. They can do this because they have agreed a no-frills version of the course where the free extras, like slap up lunches are removed. There is also more of home study element of the course. So by studying at home and eating a packed lunch candidates can save €355. That’s nice little saving in anyone’s books.

For more details please contact: Cathal Grogan, Verify Recruitment on http://www.verifyrecruitment.com/ but hurry now, there’s not long left to sign up.

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