Electrical Switchgear Academy with Vertiv - Application

Overview

The Electrical Switchgear Academy with Vertiv is supported by the Department for the Economy (DfE) and delivered in partnership with North West Regional College (NWRC).

Assured Skills Academies are a pathway to industry-leading training before entering the workforce or changing career. The Academy is a seven-week training course providing practical knowledge and real-world experience required to work in the sector.  Training will include five weeks intensive training at NWRC and two weeks work based training at the Vertiv site in Derry-Londonderry.

Successful participants in the Academy work towards a Level 2 entry level qualification in Electrical Installation (EAL) for work in the electrical switchgear sector.  Participants are guaranteed a job interview for a permanent role as a Junior Panel Wirer with Vertiv.  Offers of employment will be solely at the discretion of the company following the interview.

Participants will receive a weekly training allowance of £175 for the duration of the Academy, as well as help with travel and childcare expenses (if eligible).

Who can Apply?

No previous experience is needed but you must:

• be at least 18 years old by 24 February 2025;
• have a right to work and to undertake Assured Skills Training in the UK at the point of application and not be disqualified from doing either by reason of their immigration status.

Applications close at midnight on Sunday 26 January 2025.

Information Session, Interview and Training dates

Monday 10 February 2025 – Information Session will be held at Vertiv, 1 Fruit of the Loom Drive, Campsie Industrial Estate, Derry/Londonderry, BT47 3XY 

Tuesday 11, Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 February 2025 – Academy interviews 

Monday 25 February to Friday 11 April 2025 – Academy training

Applicants must be available for the entire duration of the training period. Any pre-scheduled commitments should be listed at question 21 on the application form.

Training takes place weekdays, 9am to 5pm.

Company Information

Vertiv is a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions. The company brings together hardware, software, analytics, and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centres, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv does business in more than 130 countries. For more information, and for the latest news and content from Vertiv, visit Vertiv.com

In November 2023 Vertiv announced the creation of approximately 200 jobs for the Derry-Londonderry area over the next four years, of which the majority will be operative roles.

Further Information

All correspondence will be via email, it is the applicant’s responsibility to act as required within the given time frame. Please ensure emails from assuredskills@economy-ni.gov.uk do not go to your junk mailbox.

Applications are welcome from everyone who meets the essential criteria and are particularly welcome from persons returning to work from a period of caring for their children or other family members.

If you have a disability and require assistance in completing this form, please email assuredskills@economy-ni.gov.uk or by telephoning 028 9041 6972.

For more information on this academy or to receive updates on new academy opportunities as they arise, contact the Department for the Economy – Employer Skills Branch.

To find out how we manage your information please see privacy notice below:

https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/publications/assured-skills-academies-privacy-notice

If you do not receive an email about your application by Friday 31 January 2025 please contact assuredskills@economy-ni.gov.uk and put Electrical Switchgear Academy in the subject line.

If you wish to make a complaint about the Assured Skills programme, please email assured.skills@economy-ni.gov.uk or telephone 028 9041 6972.

You need to complete all the following questions in the application link below.