An innovative new programme will help young employed people gain vital work experience within the marketing industry.
The Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) and the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Ireland have developed the pilot marketing programme via the Youth Employment Scheme (YES) that will offer 20 marketing hopefuls the chance to gain invaluable industry experience.
Welcoming the scheme Employment and Learning Minister,Stephen Farry said:
“These are excellent opportunities offered by local marketing companies to provide young people with the experience, skills and qualifications to help them move towards employment. During the work experience, they will be given the chance to try out a range of tasks in a real work situation. The emphasis is on providing them with an opportunity to sample the world of work and give the work-related experience to help secure a job in the future.”
The Youth Employment Scheme is designed to give young people between the ages of 18 and 24 help and support in looking for permanent work by offering work experience and skills development opportunities.
Local companies, with the support of CIM Ireland, will offer a two to eight week work based marketing placement and/or a six to nine month skills development placement.
The Minister concluded: “I commend CIM Ireland for developing this programme and thank the employers for offering the placements. Participants will have the opportunity to gain professional marketing qualifications, along with experience in such diverse areas as digital marketing.”
As part of this pilot programme, funding is available from DEL through the Youth Employment Scheme to enable participants to obtain CIM recognised qualification including the Certificate in Marketing and the Diploma in Digital Marketing.
Christine Watson, CIM Ireland said: “These are excellent opportunities for young people to obtain valuable work experience including a real insight into the world of marketing and the genuine chance to carve out a exciting, worthwhile career with support from a marketing mentor. Never before has there been such an opportunity for young people to get involved in marketing and achieve relevant worthwhile qualifications.”
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Also recruiting is pharmaceutical company, Almac. Due to its continued expansion Almac is keen to attract ambitious project managers from a range of backgrounds. With 14 positions available the company is holding a recruitment fair on May 2 at the Europa Hotel, Belfast.
Director of Project Services at the company’s business unit, Abi Pesun said:
“Scientific and clinical services cannot function to optimal efficiency without the essential support our existing 50 Project Managers provide. We are looking forward to bringing in more enthusiastic Project Managers with varied specialities encompassing IT, logistics, customer service and more.
We hope the recruitment fair will dispel misconceptions about Almac and show that indeed it takes all kinds to make Almac the extremely successful company it has become over the years.”