FINANCIAL services group FinTrU is offering 20 graduate training places in Derry as part of its latest round of recruitment.
The third FinTrU North West Academy provides successful applicants with six weeks of industry-relevant pre-employment training at North West Regional College and Ulster University. Upon successful completion of the academy, participants are then guaranteed job interview with FinTrU.
Leah McStravick, FinTrU academy manager, said they are hoping to build on the success of previous academies in Belfast and Derry.
“To date we have employed around 215 people who have graduated through Assured Skills Academies," she said.
"With no experience required, this is a fantastic opportunity for graduates in the north west to start a career in financial services and we look forward to welcoming the next cohort of successful applicants.”
Ann Williamson, head of employer skills at the Department for the Economy, which funds the academy programme, said it provides graduates with a pathway into a growing sector.
"The Assured Skills model of providing pre-employment training in conjunction with employers and further and higher education providers has a proven track record of creating a pipeline of skilled people for expanding local businesses. We are working with companies and training providers across Northern Ireland to develop more Assured Skills Academies in the coming months," Ms Williamson said.
Michael Pogue, senior lecturer in financial services at Ulster University Business School added: "UU Business School is committed to connecting education and skills to industry and to that end we are always keen to be involved in delivering accelerated training and development for graduates that will help them succeed in the financial services sector and that will support the wider economy generally.”
Applications for the third FinTrU Assured Skills North West Academy are open until June 17. No experience is required but applicants must hold a 2:2 degree or better in any discipline.
Last year FinTru announced plans to create 605 jobs and establish a new Derry office as part of a £38 million expansion.
A total of 300 jobs for graduates and professionals in the financial services industry are to be created in Belfast over the next four years, with a further 305 to be based at a new office in Derry.
