Engineering Jobs - Demand outstrips supply & excellent salary prospects 

Starting salaries for newly qualified engineers are often in the range of €32,000 - €35,000  yet  there are not enough students selecting engineering as a career choice. IT Carlow and WIT offer a comprehensive range of engineering related courses from Level 6 to Level 8 relevant to manufacturing, construction, electronics and other fields and have been busy promoting these during ‘Engineers Week’. To get a flavour of the jobs currently available in engineering click here.

Skillnets  - Addressing Future Skills Needs 

Skillnets actively supports and works with businesses in Ireland to address their current and future skills needs.  Courses cover a diverse range of topics including, Sales, Safety, Professional Scrum Master and Milking Machine Technician to mention a few. Click here to see current courses for the South East. 

Growing Demand for Professionals in   Construction

Eoin Healy from Dungarvan, Co. Waterford qualified with a degree in Construction Management & Engineering in WIT in 2015. He is now Project Engineer with Clancy Construction, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Currently he is based on the site of Facebook’s €200 million Data Centre in Clonee, Co. Meath. Eoin said ‘there is a huge demand for engineers everywhere and especially in Dublin. Read more here . 

IT Carlow and UNUM Collaboration 

Collaboration between individual companies and their local Institute of Technologies can deliver tremendous benefits, including input to course curricula and developing a pipeline of talent for the company. UNUM Software Services and IT Calrow are a strong example, find out more here 

Could your business use €5000 ?

If you are a client of the Local Enterprise Office or Enterprise Ireland , you are probably eligible for a €5000 innovation voucher, which can be used to fund the expertise to help develop a new product, process or other innovation that would help your business.  This could build the skills and innovation capacity of your company. Contact your local Local Enterprise Office or Enterprise Ireland adviser for further information.