It apprenticeship

kodirl

Hi everyone,

Is there any such thing as an IT apprenticeship and which companies are hiring?

Jim2007

https://fit.ie

OMM 0000

kodirl wrote: »

Hi everyone,

Is there any such thing as an IT apprenticeship and which companies are hiring?

Can you clarify which area of IT you're interested in?

kodirl

OMM 0000 wrote: »

Can you clarify which area of IT you're interested in?

I'm interested in two areas really in this order:

1. Cyber Security
2. Software Development

OMM 0000

kodirl wrote: »

I'm interested in two areas really in this order:

1. Cyber Security
2. Software Development

Can you tell us a little about your qualifications / skill level in each of the above areas?

OMM 0000

I looked at your post history.

Two months ago you wanted to be an accountant: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=113736729

You trained as an electrician, you are studying business at night, and you work in the construction industry: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=113430194

I don't bring this stuff up to have a go at you or anything like that. I bring it up because I think it's fair to say you're a bit all over the place at the moment.

Both cyber security and software development are hard skills and require an education. It is very likely you won't be able to do software development, so you really should give it a go before you commit to anything. Buy a programming book (perhaps a beginners python book) and see if (a) you can do it and (b) you like it. It's likely you both can't do it and don't like it. That's normal. Computer science has the highest drop out rate of any college course because most people can't program (and hate it).

Cyber security is a huge area (I currently work in this area). No one will give you a job in this area without a qualification. You generally need a broad skillset. You could try becoming a network engineer and then moving into security that way.

I'm happy to answer any questions.

kodirl

OMM 0000 wrote: »

I looked at your post history.

Two months ago you wanted to be an accountant: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=113736729

You trained as an electrician, you are studying business at night, and you work in the construction industry: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=113430194

I don't bring this stuff up to have a go at you or anything like that. I bring it up because I think it's fair to say you're a bit all over the place at the moment.

Both cyber security and software development are hard skills and require an education. It is very likely you won't be able to do software development, so you really should give it a go before you commit to anything. Buy a programming book (perhaps a beginners python book) and see if (a) you can do it and (b) you like it. It's likely you both can't do it and don't like it. That's normal. Computer science has the highest drop out rate of any college course because most people can't program (and hate it).

Cyber security is a huge area (I currently work in this area). No one will give you a job in this area without a qualification. You generally need a broad skillset. You could try becoming a network engineer and then moving into security that way.

I'm happy to answer any questions.

I appreciate your reply, however my original post was a question asking "are there any IT apprenticeships in Ireland" which JIM2007 has kindly answered through his post.

bobbyy gee

you need a degree if you want to get a job

Jim2007

bobbyy gee wrote: »

you need a degree if you want to get a job

Rubbish.

AndrewJRenko

Civil Service recruited a batch of IT apprentices about 18 months ago. Sign up for updates on publicjobs.ie to stay abreast of future competitions.