My department worked closely with invest northern ireland, several local information technology companies and south eastern regional college to design and develop a 15week course to convert nonit graduates into software testers. Some positions will appeal to those with many years of it experience while other will be available. The programme aims to provide graduates with the skills and experience required to take up exciting new opportunities in the information and communications technology ict industry. This instructorled, live training in ireland onsite or remote is aimed at software testers who wish to use selenium and katalon studio to create endtoend automated testing solutions. Belfast city onsite live software testing trainings can be carried out locally on customer premises or in nobleprog corporate training centres. The software testers academy has been the most successful intervention to date. Software testers academy success for newry student brendan. Farry supports those on the autistic spectrum into work. As part of the program a software testers academy has been introduced by del to respond to the shortage of ict professionals. Laura wilson test data analyst allstate northern ireland.
Colleges and universities across northern ireland are training the next generation of it. Bridging the gap for graduates allstate northern ireland. We use cookies to ensure the best user experience and to serve tailored advertising. Previous graduates who have taken part in academies have secured fulltime jobs in diverse areas such as. Novel it academy awards its first batch of graduates. Software testing foundation training istqb united kingdom. The software testers academy is an excellent example of supporting graduates to find employment. Jan 07, 2016 the 16 week long academy, a joint programme between the department for employment and learning del for northern ireland and invest northern ireland, trained 34 graduates with the skills and accredited qualifications identified by 21 participating employers for new job opportunities in their respective companies.
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Stephen farry, today launched the second cohort of the software testers academy. Find the latest jobs at assured skills academies software testers academy with northern ireland s leading recruitment site. Applications to the software testers academy will close on 26 august and the training programme for successful applicants will start at. Ict is one of the priority skills areas within northern ireland and is experiencing significant growth. Software testers academy software testers academy news. However, the department will guide you on eu requirements during the course of a project. This ranges from training courses on our testxpert testing software.
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