Welcome… 19 th February 2015 Cloud Careers Information Seminar Training and Work Placement Programme for Job Seekers Cloud Careers

 Welcome,VCE  Overview of the Cloud Careers Programme  Outline of the Training Process  Past Participant Experiences  Company Panel  How to apply and what to do next  Questions and Answers Information Evening Schedule

ISA Software Skillnet Skillnets enterprise-led funding agency Irish Software Association Member companies Trainers and Colleges The National Training Network of companies working to support the development of skills across the sector

What is the Cloud Careers Programme? a 9-month process: Accredited Skills + Work Experience Training – 3 months 10 weeks full-time 5 days per week 8 modules Accreditation Company work placements – 6 Months 6 International software companies

Who is the programme for? Jobseekers who are interested in gaining the relevant skills and industry accreditations for employability in international companies in the Cloud Computing/virtualisation sector You are eligible for the Cloud Careers programme if:  You are currently unemployed  and/or you are recent graduate looking for your first job  and/or you have previously been working in a different sector and want to reskill  and you are eligible for the JobBridge Internship Programme

 Triage - Technical support engineer  IT -Cloud software systems administrator  Cloud Software Sales  Cloud application developer What jobs does this training skill me for?

Companies participating

Past Outcomes 92% of graduates are employed. Over 160 graduates now in employment in the sector. Job roles include: Technical Support Engineer, Triage Engineer, Product Specialist, Business Developer, Associate Solutions Architect, Datacentre Technician, Licensing Renewals, Rcm Upgrade Engineer. Employers: Apple Voxpro, VMware, EMC, VCE, Thomson Reuters, DELL Software, TrendMicro, Keuehne & Nagel

Training Programme

What is Cloud Computing? CPU/RAM Network Storage Virtualization Physical Cloud Services SaaS IaaS PaaS DaaS

Linux Basic Linux Advanced Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 – Active Directory CompTIA Network + vSphere 5.5 ICM EMC ISM Cyber Security Programme Modules

Certification What qualifications will the programme give you?

Training Location St Finnbarr’s College Farranferris Educational Campus. Redemption Rd, Cork.

Past Participants Ian O’Connor Ian Sharpe Anita Nagle Mary O’Regan Mary O’Regan

Work placements: Company Panel

Next Steps Next Steps

To be eligible you must have been in receipt of any of the following: for a minimum of three months (78 days) Jobseekers Allowance Jobseekers benefit Signing for social insurance contribution credits Disability Allowance OneParent Family Allowance Who is eligible?

1.Application forms: Download application from website. 2.CV’s: Submit application form with CV by closing date to 3.Company interviews: A number of applicants will be shortlisted for company interviews. You may be interviewed by more than one company 4.ISA Software Skillnet Offers: Following interviews offers of places will be issued by the ISA Software Skillnet to those successful. You must accept the offer within 24 hours 5.Social Welfare/JobBridge: You will then be given instructions on what to bring to your social welfare office to sign up for JobBridge 6.All approvals: You must have all JobBridge approvals by the induction day of the programme and confirmed back to the ISA Software Skillnet office How to apply

Key dates Deadline for applications: 5pm, Friday, 6 th March 2015 Offers madeFrom Friday 20 th March JobBridge registration to be completeThursday 2 nd of April Induction Day9 th April Cloud Careers Training10 th April – 19 th June Work Placements22 nd June for 6 months

Shortlisting – late offers Company preferences Availability for interviews Make sure your phone is on at all times and check s regularly You should accept the programme offer from the ISA Software Skillnet and then….go to your social welfare office (letter and instructions from us) Talk to us about any queries from your social welfare officer and keep us up to date on progress Make sure that you have the proper period of unemployment for JobBridge. If you are a few days off JobBridge eligibility you need to highlight this on your application form You will be issued a number of forms during the process. Return all forms at each stage quickly. Be sure that you can attend the induction day Be sure that you can commit to all of the training programme Important points to remember

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