Assured Skills Academies
If you’re unemployed, under-employed or just want to change career, then the pre-employment training offered through Assured Skills Academies can help you. Providing industry relevant training, Assured Skills Academies will help you to get a job by giving you the skills that companies want.
How it works
Assured Skills Academies offer short pre-employment training courses, designed in partnership with industry to give you the skills needed to compete for new employment opportunities in a range of exciting sectors.
Working with companies in Northern Ireland that have current job vacancies, Assured Skills Academies offer training to meet the skills needed for those jobs.
If you successfully complete an Assured Skills academy, you will be offered a job interview with the recruiting company.
Who can apply
- applicants must be at least 18 years old
- applicants must have a right to work and undertake training in the UK at the point of application and must not be disqualified from doing either by reason of their immigration status and proof of this will be required to progress to interview
- individual academies may have enhanced eligibility criteria and details of this can be found within the academy application form
Training allowances
When you're in a training academy, you:
- will receive a maximum weekly training allowance of £175
- will be reimbursed weekly travel expenses
- may be eligible for a contribution towards childcare costs
Current opportunities
| Academy | Venue | Closing date |
|---|---|---|
| Welding Academy | South West College | Friday 4 April 2025 |
Register your interest
To register for updates on new academy opportunities or to find out more about Assured Skills Academies Department for the Economy - Employer Skills Branch.
Jobs secured through previous academies
People who have previously taken part in academies have secured full-time jobs in different areas such as:
IT
- cyber security
- software development
- digital engineering
Professional services
- risk and regulatory compliance
- data analytics
- business consultancy
Financial services
- financial crime
- FinTech
Manufacturing
- welding
- robotics
Privacy notice
To find out how your information will be managed, you can view the privacy notice for Assured Skills.