WebElevate: Learn New Digital Media Skills
A new digital media programme, WebElevate, is part of the Government's Springboard initiative to help people find new careers in Ireland's booming Irish technology sector.
With Ireland facing a digital skills shortage, the launch of a new industry-linked digital media programme, WebElevate, has been warmly welcomed.
The new programme aims to help plug the digital skills gap while supporting job seekers to forge new careers and self-employment opportunities in Ireland's booming Irish technology sector.
Launched by Digital Skills Academy in partnership with Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), WebElevate, a level 8 (honours-degree level) programme, is focused on providing job-seekers with skills for employment in Digital Media, in areas such as Mobile Application Development, Web Commerce, Global Digital Marketing and Web Video production.
Part of the Government's Springboard initiative, WebElevate offers job seekers the opportunity to take up a part-time programme in higher education and training, free-of-charge.
Delivered by Digital Skills Academy, WebElevate has places for 120 job seekers, who aspire to work in the digital media sector. A key component of the programme are structured work placements on industry projects, with participants working in multi-disciplinary teams developing applications and services in the fields of Mobile Applications, eCommerce services, and Web Video products.
Speaking at the launch, Paul Dunne, CEO of Digital Skills Academy, said “The Irish technology sector in Ireland and internationally offers so many exciting employment opportunities for people with the right skills. Not least because of the continued rise in IT employment - in excess of 2,500 jobs are currently unfilled in the ICT and gaming industries in Ireland. While supporting the growth of the digital media sector, we aim to support job seekers to build on the skills that they have from previous employment so they can find a new and rewarding employment path.”
For more information and to apply to the WebElevate course, please visit www.webelevate.ie