PITMAN TRAINING CORK CENTRE WINS AWARD FOR FASTEST GROWING CENTRE

A local career-based training centre has been awarded a prestigious award after opening its doors in Cork only 2 years ago. The Pitman Training in Blackpool, Cork was the fastest growing centre in Ireland in 2009.

Centre Director Tomás Finneran was delighted with the achievement. "This is a great achievement for the team in Cork. It's thanks to the combined dedication and teamwork of our centre tutors, career advisors and management that has made this Ireland's fastest growing centre."

Tomás explained that for those recently made redundant, many have found that some practical training is necessary to gain the qualifications and skills that employers now take for granted from prospective candidates.

"Employers are becoming increasingly demanding with regard to qualifications and specific skills. For example, many of those unfortunate enough to have been made redundant recently may never have even heard of FETAC qualifications or used the latest versions of Microsoft Office, yet these are viewed as the minimum requirement for many of the positions that are currently advertised."

Training centres such as Pitman Training are a critical part of any economic recovery. "It is important that everything that can is done to support both the recent and long-term unemployed as our economy experiences a recession. Offering individuals the opportunity to train in computer, office and professional courses that offer practical skills that are essential for any modern workplace is a good start."

The Pitman Training name has been synonymous with quality training for generations starting out with one shorthand school in 1870. Today, Pitman Training is unique in being not only the oldest and longest running independent training organisation, but also for having one of the largest networks of training centres in the world. There are more than 90 Pitman Training Centres all over the UK, Ireland and the Middle East, training 50,000 people every year.

In fact, Pitman Training is now the largest independent training network in Ireland offering local solutions to businesses and individuals alike.  The organisation offers a choice of training options including full and part-time courses both at their centre and from home using their unique home-study system.

There are currently 15 Pitman Training centres across Ireland in towns such as Dundalk, Galway, Gorey, Mullingar, Sligo, Cork and Wexford. In 1992, Pitman Training launched a programme to expand its training network given the demand for highly practical career-based skills, a sector that the Institutes of Technology and Universities were struggling to address. Since then, Pitman Training has grown steadily to a network of 90 locations throughout Ireland and the UK with the first Pitman Training Centre in Ireland opening its doors in Dublin in 1994. 

As well as an ever-expanding range of courses for business, ICT and professionals, Pitman Training have developed their services further with FETAC government accreditation for all Pitman Training Diplomas. Another expanding market for Pitman Training is the move towards online and home-study training with more and more Pitman Training courses available online. Training Centres can therefore continue to deliver courses to individuals no matter where they are located.

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