New retail management course piloted at Letterkenny Institute of Technology
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 12:47PM A new initiative headed by IBEC Retail Skillnet, the Department of Social and Family Protection and Letterkenny Institute of Technology, is being piloted at present.
The new programme offers an 18 week intensive 3rd level course (Certificate in Retail Management Practice) and company work placements for unemployed people who wish to pursue a career in retail, while allowing participants to retain their unemployment entitlements during the programme. Due to the unique nature of the programme, it is envisaged that a large number of participants on the course will gain employment or go on further and higher education and complete their degree in retail.
The 30 people on this programme are unemployed and with different career backgrounds. They are from all over county Donegal and have work placements secured with local retailers in the Letterkenny area such as Homebase, Tesco, Halfords, Next and McElhinneys.
