COVID-19 has had, and continues to have, a severe impact on the Irish economy. Already we are seeing significant long term social and economic challenges for families, communities and local economies. Over 20,000 people in the Mid-West region whose livelihoods are being affected, as a result of this pandemic, can take advantage of upskilling opportunities to new career paths – without affecting their PUP or Social Payments.

Over the next 8 months Skillnet Ireland and the Irish Centre for Business Excellence (ICBE) will provide individuals, who have recently become unemployed due to the pandemic (Hospitality, Retail & Aviation), with an opportunity to realise a new career in a digital environment(Software, Data & Management and Customer Experience).

Having engaged with a number of multinational organisations in the region, we have identified placement opportunities and through virtual training courses we can help you realise new opportunities and prospects. These virtual courses have been structured in such a way to help develop participants with minimal IT skills, to a new level of knowledge and career advancement – previously unexplored.