Assured Skills Academies
If you’re unemployed, under-employed, or want to change career, then assured skills pre-employment training can help you. Academy-style training will help you get a job by giving you the skills that companies want.
How it works
The assured skills programme offers pre-employment training to give you the skills needed to compete for new employment opportunities.
It works with companies in Northern Ireland that have current job vacancies available and offers pre-employment training to meet the skills needed for those jobs.
If you successfully complete an assured skills academy training programme, you will be offered a job interview with the recruiting company.
Training allowances
When you're in a training academy, you:
- will receive a weekly training allowance of £175
- will be reimbursed weekly travel expenses
- may be eligible for childcare allowance
Current opportunities
Academy | Location | Closing date |
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Digital Skills Academy with Version 1 | Belfast Metropolitan College | 3 May 2024 |
Register your interest
To receive updates on new academy opportunities or to find out more about the assured skills training programme, contact the Department for the Economy - Employer Skills Branch.
Jobs secured through previous academies
People who have previously taken part in academies have secured full-time jobs in different areas such as:
- cyber security
- data analytics
- financial services
- legal services
- software development
- software engineering
- software testing
- welding
For most Academies your existing qualifications are important.
Whatever your vocational area, the companies involved in the training programmes want employees with drive and determination to succeed and a positive attitude to take on new challenges.
Assured skills training academy video
To learn how a training academy can help graduates, watch the Assured skills video.
Privacy notice
To find out how your information will be managed, you can view the privacy notice for Assured Skills.