Assured skills training programme

If you’re unemployed, under-employed, or want to change career, the assured skills pre-employment training programme can help you. Academy-style training will help you get a job by giving you the skills that expanding 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 global companies 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.

Current opportunities

Training programme	Location	Closing date for applications
Financial Services Academy	Belfast and North West	23 May 2022
Microsoft 365 Cloud Academy	Belfast	27 May 2022
Professional Services Academy	Belfast	5 June 2022
Software Engineering with .Net in Azure Academy	Belfast	10 June 2022
Legal Academy	Belfast and Derry/Londonderry	31 July 2022

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.

As well as opportunities for graduates, there are opportunities for people to re-skill by securing welding skills that are in demand in the manufacturing sector.

Training allowances

When you're in a training academy, you:

will receive a weekly training allowance of £155
will be reimbursed weekly travel expenses
may be eligible for child care allowance

Privacy notice

To find out how your information will be managed, you can view the privacy notice for Assured Skills.

Assured skills training academy video

To learn how a training academy can help graduates, watch the Assured skills video.

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