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Pramerica recognizes that our growth is directly related to the ongoing development
of our employees coupled with our ability to grow our knowledge base. That is why
learning and career development are key business objectives.
Partnering with local educational organizations has leveraged our success in
growing our knowledge base. In particular, we have benefited from rewarding
partnerships with the Irish National Training and Employment Authority FAS)
and the Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT). These local organizations
have responded to our skills requirements and produced fine graduates and valuable employees
FAS
has customized a unique client server and mainframe program preparing students
for Pramerica’s software development and quality assurance testing organization.
This is a very successful partnership and has produced over 90 new hires to date.
More recently, FAS developed an IT Access Support program preparing students for
Pramerica’s Operations and Call Center organization and has produced approximately
20 new hires since 2007.
LYIT has developed a postgraduate program
in conjunction with Pramerica. This program, a Higher Diploma in Financial
Services, provides students with specialized knowledge in the use of mainframe
legacy systems in a financial services environment. This specialized program has
produced 17 new hires to date.
The partnership with LYIT has also supported internal career progression.
The college developed specific programs where employees can complete higher
certificate and ordinary degree programs in IT and financial services.
These programs also offer excellent flexibility for staff to
study around their working day.
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